Privacy policy

Last updated November 12, 2026

Last updated November 12, 2026. Published by Bots & Ledgers.

This privacy policy describes how Bots & Ledgers ("we," "us") collects, uses, and shares information when you visit botsandledgers.com or sign up for our weekly email. The publication is published by Bots & Ledgers. The legal entity that operates the site and the list is Blue Hat LLC:

  • Legal entity: Blue Hat LLC
  • Mailing address: 375 Waterman Ave, East Providence, RI 02914
  • Contact email: hello@botsandledgers.com

What we collect

When you subscribe to the weekly email, we collect:

  • Your email address
  • The date and time you signed up
  • A short source label (for example, "homepage" or "archive") so we know which form you used
  • The consent text shown to you when you signed up
  • If you unsubscribe, the date and time you left the list, and a one-time token used only to process that request

To stop signup spam, we may also store a one-way hash of your IP address for a short rate-limit window. We do not use that hash to profile you or to send marketing.

We do not ask for your name, firm name, or payment information on this site today. Please do not send us client data, tax documents, or other confidential records through the signup form.

How we use your email list information

We use your email to send the Bots & Ledgers weekly newsletter and occasional service messages about the list itself (for example, a confirmation or an unsubscribe notice). We do not sell your email address. We do not share it with other companies for their own marketing.

The list is stored in a database on Cloudflare (see hosting, below). It is designed so we can later export or sync subscribers to a newsletter platform such as Beehiiv. No such platform is connected yet. If we add one, we will update this policy and only use a provider that will send the newsletter on our behalf.

Hosting and processors

This website is hosted by Cloudflare, Inc. When you visit the site, Cloudflare processes technical information that is typical of any website, such as your IP address, browser type, and the pages you request, in order to deliver the site, keep it secure, and maintain its reliability.

If you use the signup form, the information listed above is stored in a Cloudflare D1 database bound to our site. Cloudflare acts as a service provider / processor for that hosting and storage.

Cookies and analytics

We do not use advertising cookies, and we do not currently run a marketing or product-analytics pixel on this site (no Google Analytics, no Meta Pixel, no similar tracker).

The site loads fonts from Google Fonts. That means Google may receive your IP address and browser details when a page loads. We do not control Google's use of that information.

Cloudflare may set strictly necessary cookies (for example, to protect the site from abuse or to support performance and security). Those are not used by us to advertise to you.

For more detail, see our cookie policy.

Your choices and rights

You can unsubscribe at any time with the link in any email we send, or by visiting our unsubscribe page with a valid link. After you unsubscribe, we keep a minimal record of your address and the unsubscribe date so we do not email you again by mistake. You may also write to hello@botsandledgers.com to ask us to delete that residual record, to correct your information, or to request a copy of what we hold about you.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights, including under the EU/UK GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA / CPRA):

  • The right to know what personal information we collect and how we use it
  • The right to access and to receive a copy of your information
  • The right to correct inaccurate information
  • The right to request deletion, subject to limited records we may need to keep (for example, to honor an unsubscribe)
  • The right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information. We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
  • The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To make a request, email hello@botsandledgers.com. We will need enough information to find your record (usually just the email you used to subscribe) and may need to verify that you are the person making the request. Authorized agents may submit a request with proof of authorization. If we decline a request we will explain why, and you may appeal by replying to that email.

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom and believe we have not resolved your concern, you may also contact your local data-protection authority.

Retention

We keep active subscribers for as long as they remain on the list. After someone unsubscribes, we keep a limited record as described above unless you ask us to delete it. Rate-limit hashes are only useful for a short window and are not kept as a marketing profile.

Children

This newsletter is written for working accountants and bookkeepers. It is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their information.

Changes

We may update this policy as the site and the email list grow. The "last updated" date at the top will change when we do. If we make a material change to how we use the email list, we will say so on this page and, where appropriate, in an email to subscribers.

Contact

Questions about privacy, or a request to access, correct, or delete your information, can be sent to hello@botsandledgers.com, or by mail to Blue Hat LLC, 375 Waterman Ave, East Providence, RI 02914.