Privacy Policy

This is the privacy policy for DAM Cowboy (www.damcowboy.com), an independent publication and toolkit owned and operated by Stacks LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company. We try to write this the way we write everything else: plain English, no boilerplate.

What we collect

If you subscribe to The Roundup

Your email address, and a source tag describing how you arrived at the signup form (e.g. homepage-hero, roundup-cta,permission-pass-stacks). We do not require a name, but you can give us one if you want. We use this only to send you the newsletter and related announcements.

If you submit a firm or consultant pre-listing

Your name, work email, website URL, LinkedIn URL, headquarters location, the service lanes you ranked, and any free-text notes. This is kept private, not shown to the public, and used only to contact you when the relevant directory opens for claims.

When you visit the site

Standard server logs (IP address, user agent, requested URL, timestamp), kept for operational debugging only. Google Analytics 4 with IP anonymization enabled, used to understand which pages get read. We do not run third-party advertising pixels, session-replay tools, fingerprinting libraries, or any tracking that follows you across sites.

Who processes this data

We use a small set of well-known processors. We list them so you can audit:

• Supabase (Postgres + Auth) for the database and any future auth flows. US-based.
• Loops for newsletter sends and contact storage. US-based.
• Resend for transactional email (signup confirmations, contact form receipts). US-based.
• Railway for hosting the web application. US-based.
• Google Workspace for our own mailboxes (the accounts you might email). US-based.
• Google Analytics 4 for site analytics. IP-anonymized.
• Squarespace as domain registrar and DNS.

How we use your email

One thing: to send you content you asked for. Specifically:

• The weekly Roundup, on Fridays
• Occasional product or publication announcements (rare)
• A welcome message and confirmation that your subscription is active

We do not sell, rent, or syndicate the email list. We do not give your email to vendors listed on the site. We do not transfer the list to other companies, including Stacks LLC, for marketing purposes outside of DAM Cowboy.

How to opt out

Every newsletter we send includes a one-click unsubscribe link in the footer. Click it and you are removed from the list within minutes. You can also email casey@damcowboy.com and ask to be removed, or to request a copy or deletion of any other data we have on you.

Cookies

We use the smallest practical set:

• A session cookie set by Google Analytics for visit measurement.
• A small cookie (dc_subscribed) we set after you subscribe, which hides the "subscribe" CTAs from you on return visits. Functional only; not used for tracking.
• An admin cookie set for the site operator on the/admin section. You will never see this unless you are us.

Your rights under GDPR, CCPA, and similar laws

If you are in the EU, UK, California, or any jurisdiction with similar data rights laws, you have the right to: see what data we hold about you, correct it, delete it, request it in machine-readable form, and object to its processing. Emailcasey@damcowboy.com with the request. We will respond within 30 days.

Children

DAM Cowboy is for working professionals. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 13. If we learn that we have, we delete it.

Changes

When this policy changes materially, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top and, if the change affects you, mention it in The Roundup. We will not change this policy retroactively for data already collected without your consent.

Contact

Questions, concerns, or data requests: casey@damcowboy.com. Postal address: Stacks LLC, Nashville, TN.