Who we are
Linchpin Magazine (linchpinmagazine.com) Last updated: June 2026
This policy explains, in plain language, what personal information we collect when you use our site, why we collect it, and the choices you have. We have kept it short on purpose. If anything is unclear, write to us, and we will explain it properly.
Who is responsible for your information
Linchpin Magazine is published by Kable Digital Media LLP, registered in India.
If you have any questions about your information, or you want to use any of the rights set out below, contact:
dolly@kablegrams.com | Kable Digital Media LLP | Panaji, Goa, India
We are the people responsible for your information (the “data controller”, in legal terms).
What we collect
We only collect what we need.
When you sign up for our newsletter. We ask for your email address
When you email us. If you write to us, send a nomination, submit a Pips item, or get in touch about a story, we receive your email address, your name, and whatever you choose to put in the message.
When you visit the site. Some information is collected automatically through cookies and similar tools: your approximate location, the type of device and browser you use, the pages you look at, and how you arrived at the site. Our security tool also records technical details such as your IP address to protect the site from attacks.
We do not collect special categories of data (such as health, religion or political views), and we ask you not to send us any.
How we use it, and on what basis
| What we do | Why we are allowed to (legal basis) |
|---|---|
| Send you our newsletter | Your consent, which you can withdraw at any time |
| Reply to your emails, and consider nominations and Pips submissions | Our legitimate interest in running the magazine and responding to you |
| Understand how the site is used, so we can improve it | Your consent for analytics cookies |
| Keep the site safe and working | Our legitimate interest in security, and our legal duties |
Comments
When you leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also your IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Cookies
We use cookies to keep the site working and secure, to remember your choices, and to understand how the site is used through analytics.
When you first arrive, you can accept or refuse non-essential cookies. You can change your mind at any time through your browser settings. Refusing analytics cookies will not stop you from reading the site.
Additionally, if you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on the site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you have visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Who else sees your information
We do not sell your information, and we do not share it with anyone else for their marketing.
We do use a small number of trusted service providers who help us run the site. They only act on our instructions and only handle what they need to:
- Website hosting (Pressable)
- Website security (Wordfence)
- Newsletter delivery (EmailOctopus)
- Website analytics (Google Analytics)
We may also share information if required by law or to protect our rights or the safety of others. Comments and form submissions may also be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Information that leaves India
Some of our service providers are based outside India, including in the United States. When your information is sent abroad, we take steps to keep it protected to the standard required by law, and we share only what is necessary.
How long we keep it
- Newsletter details: until you unsubscribe, after which we remove you from the list.
- Emails you send us: up to 24 months after the matter is closed, unless we need to keep them longer for legal reasons.
- Analytics: for the period set within Google Analytics.
- Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
We delete or anonymise information once we no longer have a reason to keep it.
Your rights
Wherever you live, you can ask us to:
- show you the information we hold about you
- correct it if it is wrong
- delete it
- stop or limit how we use it
- send it to you or another provider in a usable format
- stop using it where we rely on our legitimate interest
You can also withdraw your consent at any time, for example by unsubscribing from the newsletter. Doing so does not affect anything we did before you withdrew it.
To use any of these rights, email dolly@kablegrams.com. We will respond as soon as we can, and within one month, as the law requires. There is no charge.
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, you can complain to us first, and you also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
Children
This site is meant for people aged 18 and over. It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If we learn that we have, we will delete it.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top and, for important changes, we will say so on the site.
Contact
dolly@kablegrams.com | Kable Digital Media LLP | Panaji, Goa, India
