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Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 2024

// TL;DR

We collect your email to tell you about the book. That's it. We don't sell it, share it, or do anything weird with it. We're developers, not data brokers.

1. What We Collect

When you join the waiting list, we collect:

That's literally it. No tracking cookies. No analytics surveillance. No fingerprinting.

-- SELECT email FROM waiting_list; -- That's the whole query.

2. What We Do With It

Action Do We Do It?
Email you about "What the SQL!" book updates ✓ Yes
Email you about related SQL/database content ✓ Occasionally
Sell your email to third parties ✗ Never
Share with "partners" or advertisers ✗ Never
Spam you with unrelated stuff ✗ Never
Use for AI training data ✗ Never

3. How We Store It

Your email is stored securely through our email service provider. We use industry-standard security practices. No, we don't store passwords in plaintext. We're not monsters.

4. Your Rights

You can:

-- DELETE FROM waiting_list WHERE email = 'you@example.com'; -- Done.

5. Third-Party Services

We use minimal third-party services:

We don't use Google Analytics, Facebook pixels, or any of that surveillance capitalism stuff.

6. Cookies

This site doesn't use cookies. No cookie banner needed. You're welcome.

7. Children

This site isn't directed at children under 13. If you're under 13 and interested in SQL, that's awesome, but get a parent to sign up.

8. Changes

If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top. We won't suddenly start doing creepy things with your data.

9. Contact

Questions about your data? Reach out at @ddrscott or through the blog at ddrscott.github.io.

10. The Bottom Line

We're developers who wrote a book about SQL. We're not a data company. We don't want to be a data company. Your email is safe with us because we genuinely don't care about doing anything with it except telling you about the book.

We're good people doing good things. That's it.