Effective date: April 30, 2026

PeachPol is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it and the choices you have when you visit our website or subscribe to our content.

Who we are

PeachPol is a Georgia-focused political news and analysis platform. Our website address is https://peachpol.com.

Information we collect

PeachPol may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, including:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Payment information, if you subscribe to paid content

We may also collect non-personal information automatically, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device information
  • Pages visited and time spent on the site

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of a comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data. Visitors may be able to download and extract location data from images on the site.

How we use information

PeachPol uses the information we collect to:

  • Deliver newsletters and content you have requested
  • Manage subscriptions and payments
  • Communicate with you about updates, products or services
  • Improve our website, content and user experience
  • Monitor site performance and prevent fraud or abuse

Email and subscriptions

If you subscribe to PeachPol, your email address will be managed through Mailchimp, a third-party email service provider.

You may receive newsletters, updates and promotional messages. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link at the bottom of any email.

Payments

Payments for subscriptions are processed through Stripe, a third-party payment processor. PeachPol does not store full payment card information on its servers.

Stripe may collect and process your payment information in accordance with its own privacy policy.

Cookies

PeachPol uses cookies to improve your experience on the site.

If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience and may last up to one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set 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, cookies may be used to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies may last up to two days, and display preference cookies may last up to one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login may persist for up to two weeks.

Additional cookies may be set when you edit or publish content. These cookies contain no personal data and expire after a short period.

You can control cookie settings through your browser.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content, such as videos, images or articles. Embedded content behaves as if you have visited the external website directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies and monitor your interaction with the content.

Sharing of information

PeachPol does not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share information with trusted third-party service providers, including Mailchimp and Stripe, to help operate the website, send emails and process payments.

We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights and security.

Data retention

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely.

For users who register on the site, we store the personal information provided in user profiles. Users may view, edit or delete their personal information at any time, except for usernames. Website administrators may also access and edit that information.

Your rights

You may:

  • Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Request that we delete your personal data
  • Unsubscribe from emails at any time
  • Disable cookies through your browser

Certain data may be retained for administrative, legal or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Data security

PeachPol takes reasonable measures to protect your information. However, no system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Changes to this policy

PeachPol may update this policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

Contact

For questions about this policy, contact:

PeachPol
info@peachpol.com