The Peat Brief is a private, invitation-only briefing. This notice explains what personal information the service holds and why.
For each reader account: a username, an email address, and a security log of sign-in activity (including IP address and browser information). Passwords are stored only as one-way hashes; one-time sign-in codes are stored hashed and expire within minutes.
We process this information under legitimate interests: operating a private briefing for invited readers and keeping their accounts secure.
The site sets strictly necessary cookies only: a session cookie (keeps you signed in), a trusted-device cookie (skips the email code on devices you have verified) and a short-lived sign-in cookie used during login. There are no analytics or advertising cookies.
Hosting by Vercel, database by Neon, and sign-in code emails by Resend, each acting as a processor under their standard data processing agreements.
Sign-in logs are kept for a limited period and then deleted automatically. Account details are kept while the account exists.
You can ask the administrator for a copy of your data, a correction, or deletion of your account at any time. If you are unhappy with how your data is handled you can complain to the ICO (ico.org.uk).