The Uncanny Squad

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 01 June 2026

1. Who is responsible for your data

The Uncanny Squad is operated by:

Hiya Gaine
Amboßweg 40E
13437, Berlin
Germany
Email: privacy@theuncannysquad.com

As the operator of this website and newsletter, I am the data controller under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. What data I collect and why

Newsletter subscriptions

When you subscribe to the Uncanny Intel newsletter, your email address is collected and stored via beehiiv (Lighthouse Labs, Inc., USA).

Purpose: To send you the newsletter you signed up for.

Legal basis: Your consent (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)), given at the point of subscription.

Retention: Until you unsubscribe. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any newsletter email.

Website analytics

This website uses Vercel Web Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. This tool collects aggregated, non-identifiable data including page views, referral sources, country of origin, and bounce rate. No cookies are set, and no personal data is stored.

Purpose: To understand site performance and improve content.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)).

Contact by email

If you contact me at contact@theuncannysquad.com, your email address and the content of your message will be processed solely to respond to your enquiry.

Purpose: To respond to your message.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)).

Retention: Emails are kept for as long as necessary to resolve your enquiry and then deleted.

3. Third-party services

beehiiv

Newsletter subscriptions are managed by beehiiv (Lighthouse Labs, Inc., USA). Your email address is stored on beehiiv's servers. beehiiv acts as a data processor on my behalf under a Data Processing Agreement.

For details on how beehiiv handles data, see their privacy policy at beehiiv.com/privacy.

Vercel

This website is hosted and served by Vercel, Inc. (USA). Vercel processes request data (including IP addresses) as part of serving the site. Vercel Web Analytics is used for aggregated, cookieless analytics.

For details, see Vercel's privacy policy at vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Pexels

One image on this website is loaded directly from the Pexels CDN (Canva Pty Ltd). When your browser loads this image, your IP address is visible to Pexels as part of the standard request.

For details, see Pexels' privacy policy at pexels.com/privacy-policy.

Social sharing links

Some pages include links to share content on Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Facebook, and WhatsApp. These are standard links — no data is collected unless you click one, at which point you are taken to that platform and their privacy policy applies.

4. Data transfers outside the EU

Both beehiiv and Vercel are US-based companies. Data transfers to the USA are carried out on the basis of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) as approved by the European Commission.

5. Your rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access — You can request a copy of the data I hold about you.
  • Correction — You can ask me to correct inaccurate data.
  • Deletion — You can ask me to delete your data.
  • Objection — You can object to processing based on legitimate interest.
  • Restriction — You can ask me to restrict processing of your data.
  • Portability — You can request your data in a portable format.
  • Withdraw consent — Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, contact: privacy@theuncannysquad.com. I will respond within 30 days.

6. Right to complain

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. In Germany, the relevant authority depends on the state in which you are located. The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) can be reached at bfdi.bund.de.

7. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes materially, I will update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the website or newsletter after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.