Last Updated: August 20, 2026
The Dead Pixels Society (“The Dead Pixels Society,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit the Dead Pixels Society website, subscribe to our newsletters, listen to podcasts, contact us, register for events, or otherwise interact with our services.
By using the Dead Pixels Society website or services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information in several ways.
Information You Provide
You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:
- Subscribe to a newsletter or email list.
- Contact The Dead Pixels Society.
- Submit a comment, question, article, press release, photograph, or other material.
- Register for an event, webinar, or other program.
- Participate in a survey, promotion, or similar activity.
- Communicate with us regarding advertising, sponsorship, editorial coverage, or other business matters.
This information may include your name, email address, company, job title, telephone number, mailing address, and any other information you choose to provide.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address.
- Browser and device type.
- Operating system.
- Referring website.
- Pages viewed.
- Links clicked.
- Date and time of visits.
- General geographic information derived from an IP address.
- Website usage and interaction information.
This information may be collected through cookies, analytics tools, server logs, pixels, and similar technologies.
2. WordPress
The Dead Pixels Society website is built using WordPress.
WordPress and WordPress plugins used on the site may process certain technical information necessary to operate the website, provide functionality, prevent spam, maintain security, and improve website performance.
Depending on the plugins and features enabled on the website, information such as IP addresses, browser information, form submissions, cookie information, and website interactions may be processed.
Some WordPress plugins and services are provided by third parties and are governed by the privacy policies of those providers.
3. Email Newsletters and Mailchimp
The Dead Pixels Society uses Mailchimp to manage and distribute its email newsletters.
When you subscribe to The Dead Pixels Society newsletter, information you provide, including your email address and, when requested, your name or other information, may be transferred to and stored by Mailchimp for the purpose of managing your subscription and delivering our newsletters.
Mailchimp may also collect information concerning your interaction with newsletter emails. This may include whether an email was delivered or opened and whether links within an email were clicked.
The Dead Pixels Society may use this information to understand newsletter readership, measure engagement, improve our newsletters, and manage our subscriber list.
You may unsubscribe from The Dead Pixels Society newsletters at any time by using the unsubscribe link included at the bottom of our newsletter emails.
After you unsubscribe, certain information may be retained as necessary to record and honor your unsubscribe request.
Mailchimp processes information in accordance with its own privacy policies and terms.
3. How We Use Information
Dead Pixels Society may use collected information to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve the website and services.
- Deliver newsletters and other communications requested by users.
- Respond to questions, inquiries, and requests.
- Publish or evaluate submitted editorial material.
- Understand website traffic and audience behavior.
- Measure the performance of articles, newsletters, podcasts, advertising, and other content.
- Administer events, webinars, surveys, or promotions.
- Communicate with advertisers, sponsors, contributors, and other business contacts.
- Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, security threats, and technical problems.
- Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations.
- Protect the rights and interests of The Dead Pixels Society and its users.
We may also use aggregated or de-identified information for research, analytics, business planning, and other purposes.
The Dead Pixels Society website is built using WordPress.
WordPress and WordPress plugins used on the site may process certain technical information necessary to operate the website, provide functionality, prevent spam, maintain security, and improve website performance.
Depending on the plugins and features enabled on the website, information such as IP addresses, browser information, form submissions, cookie information, and website interactions may be processed.
Some WordPress plugins and services are provided by third parties and are governed by the privacy policies of those providers.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The Dead Pixels Society may use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies to operate the website and understand how visitors use it.
These technologies may be used for:
- Essential website functionality.
- Security and fraud prevention.
- Remembering preferences.
- Website analytics.
- Measuring audience engagement.
- Advertising and marketing measurement.
Some cookies may be placed by third-party services used on the website.
Where required by applicable law, we will obtain appropriate consent before using non-essential cookies or similar tracking technologies.
You may also be able to restrict or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
5. Analytics
The Dead Pixels Society may use third-party analytics services to understand website traffic and visitor behavior.
These services may collect information about your device, browser, approximate location, referring source, pages visited, and interactions with the website.
Analytics information helps us understand which content is useful to readers and improve the performance and operation of the website.
6. Advertising and Sponsorships
The Dead Pixels Society may display advertising, sponsorships, affiliate links, or other commercial content.
Advertising and technology partners may use cookies or similar technologies to measure advertising performance or, where permitted, deliver advertising based on audience characteristics or interests.
Third-party advertisers and service providers operate under their own privacy policies.
Where required by law, The Dead Pixels Society will provide appropriate disclosures and choices concerning advertising-related tracking.
7. Podcasts and Embedded Content
The Dead Pixels Society may provide podcasts, videos, social-media posts, and other content through third-party platforms or embedded services.
When you interact with embedded content, the third-party provider may receive information about your device and your interaction with that content.
Your use of those services is also subject to the privacy policies of the applicable third-party providers.
8. Links to Other Websites
The Dead Pixels Society frequently links to company websites, news sources, research, social-media platforms, event websites, advertisers, sponsors, and other third-party resources.
The Dead Pixels Society is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites.
We encourage users to review the privacy policies of websites they visit.
9. How We Share Information
The Dead Pixels Society does not sell personal information in exchange for money.
We may disclose information to third parties when reasonably necessary to operate our services, including providers of:
- Website hosting and maintenance.
- Email and newsletter distribution.
- Website analytics.
- Advertising and marketing technology.
- Event registration and management.
- Data storage and security.
- Business and technical services.
These providers may process information on our behalf in connection with the services they provide.
We may also disclose information when required by law, court order, subpoena, governmental request, or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, safety, or security of Dead Pixels Society, our users, or others.
If The Dead Pixels Society undergoes a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale, or transfer of assets, information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.
10. Personal Information and Targeted Advertising
Certain privacy laws define terms such as “sale,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising” broadly enough to include some uses of advertising cookies and similar technologies, even when personal information is not exchanged for money.
If The Dead Pixels Society engages in activities that fall within those definitions, users will be provided with applicable privacy rights and opt-out mechanisms as required by law.
11. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, meet business and operational requirements, resolve disputes, maintain appropriate records, and comply with legal obligations.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
12. Data Security
The Dead Pixels Society uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect personal information.
However, no website, electronic transmission, or data-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or stored by our services.
13. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide rights concerning your personal information.
These may include the right to:
- Request access to personal information we maintain about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Request deletion of certain personal information.
- Obtain a copy of certain personal information.
- Opt out of certain uses or disclosures of personal information.
- Opt out of targeted advertising or certain forms of data sharing.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Appeal certain decisions regarding a privacy request.
These rights vary by jurisdiction and may be subject to exceptions.
To submit a privacy request, contact us using the information provided below.
We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
14. Children’s Privacy
The Dead Pixels Society is intended for a general and professional audience and is not directed to children under 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that such information has been collected without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
15. International Visitors
The Dead Pixels Society is based in the United States, and information collected through the Services may be processed or stored in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.
Privacy and data-protection laws in these locations may differ from those in your country of residence.
Where required, appropriate safeguards will be used for international transfers of personal information.
16. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers provide “Do Not Track” signals or other privacy-preference mechanisms.
Because industry standards concerning these signals continue to evolve, our website may not respond to all browser-based Do Not Track signals.
Where required by applicable law, we will recognize legally applicable opt-out preference signals.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
The Dead Pixels Society may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our services, technology, business practices, or legal requirements.
When changes are made, the revised Privacy Policy will be posted on the website and the “Last Updated” date will be changed.
Material changes may be communicated through additional notices when appropriate or required by law.
18. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or your personal information, contact:
The Dead Pixels Society
Email: gary@thedeadpixelssociety.com
Website: www.thedeadpixelssociety.com
Mailing Address: 14302 Pinehurst Lane, Grand Blanc, MI 48439
For privacy-related requests, please include enough information for us to understand and respond to your request.
One provision I’d verify carefully before posting is “The Dead Pixels Society does not sell personal information.” If the site uses Google advertising, programmatic ads, Meta pixels, affiliate tracking, or similar technology, the legal definition of “sell” or “share” in some states can be broader than the everyday meaning.
If you tell me what platform Dead Pixels Society runs on (e.g., WordPress), what you use for newsletters, analytics, and advertising, I can make this much more specific to the site’s actual data practices rather than leaving it as a generic policy.