Privacy Policy
Last updated: 17 July 2026
The Old Broadside (theoldbroadside.com) is operated by Florence Publishing Ltd, an independent publisher registered in the United Kingdom. This policy explains what data the site handles. The short version: we run no accounts, we ask for no personal information, and we collect as little as the site can function on.
What we collect
The site has no user accounts, no sign-up forms, no comment system and no newsletters requiring your details at this time. You can read every page without telling us anything.
We use Vercel Analytics to understand aggregate traffic — which pages are read and roughly where visitors come from. It is a privacy-friendly measurement tool: it does not use cookies and does not track individuals across sites. Data is aggregated and cannot be used by us to identify you.
Hosting and server logs
The site is hosted on Vercel, with DNS provided by Cloudflare. Like virtually all web infrastructure, these providers process IP addresses and request metadata to deliver pages and defend against abuse. Their handling of that data is described in their own privacy policies.
Advertising
The site may display advertising (such as Google AdSense) to fund publication. If and when advertising is enabled, ad providers may use cookies or similar technologies to serve and measure ads, and where required we will present a consent notice before any such cookies are set. This policy will be updated at that time.
External links
Articles link to Wikipedia as their source, and the site links to our social profiles and to Ko-fi, where readers can support the publication. Those sites are governed by their own privacy policies; following a link is your choice, and nothing is shared with them by us when you do.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law you have rights over personal data a service holds about you. Since we hold none, there is usually nothing to request — but if you believe otherwise, or have any question about this policy, contact us and we will help.
Contact
Questions about this policy can be sent to hello@theoldbroadside.com, or see the contact page for other channels.