Consumer health data policy

Baby Dispatch doesn't ask about anyone's health, and it never asks for a due date or a birth date. A list about a baby's first year can still say something about the people on it, so this page treats the list as consumer health data under Washington's My Health My Data Act.

What's collected, and why

An email address, any gear you tick on the sign-up form, such as Car seats, and where you signed up (a forwarded issue's number, or a short name for the site that linked you). They are used to send the Friday email and the Money Clock, to keep track of who asked for what, and to count how readers find Baby Dispatch. Nothing else is done with them. No pregnancy, due date or baby's age is worked out from them.

Where it comes from

From you, on the sign-up form. Nowhere else.

What's shared

The email address, the gear ticks and where you signed up. They are never sold.

Who it's shared with

One email service, which stores the list and sends the email. Today that is Kit. There are no affiliates.

How to use your rights

You can ask whether Baby Dispatch holds data about you, see it and who has it, withdraw consent, or have it deleted, including from the email service. Write to hello@babydispatch.com from the address on the list, so the request can be matched to you. It's free, and you'll get an answer within 45 days. If the answer is no, reply to that email to appeal, and you'll get a written answer within 45 days. If the appeal is denied, you can complain to the Washington Attorney General at atg.wa.gov.

Unsubscribing stops the email. A delete request removes the data too.