Last updated: Sept. 11, 2026
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The Mojave Beat (“we,” “us,” “our”) respects your privacy. This page explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.
Information we collect
Newsletter signups: If you subscribe to “Latest from The Mojave Beat,” we collect your email address through MailPoet. We use this only to send you our newsletter and related updates. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email.
Voluntary contributions: If you choose to support The Mojave Beat financially, your payment is processed through Stripe. We collect your name, email address, and ZIP Code. We do not store your payment card information — Stripe handles that directly. Contributions are voluntary and do not come with tax deductions or perks.
Advertising: The Mojave Beat may work with advertisers and sponsors to support its journalism. If you contact us about advertising or sponsorship, we collect the information you provide (such as your name, email, and business details) to respond to your inquiry and manage the advertising relationship. We do not sell or share this information with third parties. If The Mojave Beat begins using third-party advertising networks or tracking technologies, this page will be updated to disclose those specific services and how you can manage your preferences. We may share aggregate, anonymized audience information (such as general geographic location or overall site traffic patterns) with advertisers to help them understand our readership. We do not share information that identifies individual readers with advertisers.
Website usage: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site (pages viewed, time on site, general location by region). This helps us improve our coverage and site design.
Contact and submissions: If you contact us, submit a Letter to the Editor, or otherwise send us information, we collect what you provide (such as your name, email, and message) in order to respond to you or consider your submission for publication. If you submit an image (photo or graphic), along with a news tip, news release, or letter, we may use it in connection with publishing that submission.
Comments: Comments are disabled site-wide. We do not collect comment data.
Embedded content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles from other websites). Embedded content behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly, and those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with that content according to their own privacy practices.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect to:
- Deliver our newsletter and respond to inquiries
- Process voluntary contributions
- Understand and improve our readership and coverage
- Consider and, where selected, publish reader submissions (such as Letters to the Editor) with attribution as agreed
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Third-party services
We use third-party services to operate our website and business, including:
- MailPoet – Automattic (newsletter delivery)
- Stripe (payment processing for voluntary contributions)
- Google Analytics (website usage analytics)
Each of these services has its own privacy practices, which we encourage you to review.
Cookies
Our website may use cookies for basic functionality and analytics. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
How long we retain your data
Newsletter subscriber data is retained for as long as you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe, we stop sending you emails, and your data is handled according to MailPoet’s data retention practices. Contribution records are retained as needed for accounting and legal purposes. Letters to the Editor and other submissions are retained as part of our editorial records.
Your choices
You have control over the information we collect and how it’s used:
- Newsletter: You can unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every email.
- Contributions: Providing financial support is entirely voluntary, and you choose whether to participate.
- Cookies: You can control or block cookies through your browser settings. Note that some site features may not work as intended if cookies are disabled.
- Analytics: You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
- Your submissions: If you’ve submitted a Letter to the Editor, news tip, or other content, you can contact us at editor@mojavebeat.news to ask about correcting or withdrawing it.
Children’s privacy
The Mojave Beat is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to our practices
We may update this page from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the most recent revision.
Contact us
If you have questions about our privacy practices, contact us at info@mojavebeat.news or 1-877-240-8350.