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What M365Brief collects, why, where it is processed, and how to change your choices or get your data removed.

Last updated: October 27, 2026.

M365Brief is run by Deep Shah in Ontario, Canada. Questions about this page: [email protected].

The short version

  • Google Analytics 4 runs only if you click “Accept analytics”. If you decline, or never answer, no analytics cookies are set and nothing is sent to Google.
  • Cloudflare Web Analytics counts visits without cookies, so it does not need your consent.
  • The newsletter is run by beehiiv. Your email address is used only to send it.
  • There are no advertising scripts on this site.

When you first visit, a banner asks whether we may use Google Analytics. Until you accept, Google Analytics is not loaded at all.

If you accept, Google Analytics 4 sets cookies (named _ga and _ga_...) and collects:

  • the pages you view, how you arrived (for example a search engine or a link), and roughly how long you stay;
  • general device information, such as browser, operating system and screen size;
  • an approximate location (country and region), which Google derives from your IP address. Google Analytics 4 does not store IP addresses.

We switch off Google signals and ad personalization, and we don’t use Google Analytics for advertising. Google processes this data on our behalf and may process it outside Canada, including in the United States. See how Google uses data from sites that use its services.

Changing your mind: use Cookie settings at the bottom of any page, or this button: . If you withdraw consent, the site deletes its Google Analytics cookies and stops loading the tag.

Google Search Console

We use Google Search Console to see which searches lead people to the site. It works from Google’s own search data and adds nothing to your browser.

Cloudflare Web Analytics

Cloudflare Web Analytics counts page views in aggregate on every visit. It uses no cookies, does not fingerprint you, and does not track you across sites. Cloudflare may process this data outside Canada.

Newsletter (beehiiv)

  • The newsletter is delivered by beehiiv. When you subscribe, your email address goes to beehiiv.
  • You must confirm your address before anything is sent (double opt-in).
  • It is used only to send the newsletter and is never sold or shared.
  • Every email has an unsubscribe link. Unsubscribe requests take effect promptly, and always within 10 business days.
  • beehiiv may process data outside Canada, including in the United States. See beehiiv’s privacy policy.

Email

[email protected] uses Cloudflare Email Routing, which forwards messages to the owner’s personal inbox. Your message is kept only as long as needed to reply.

What your browser stores

  • Your light or dark theme choice (theme) and your analytics choice (analytics-consent) are stored in your browser’s local storage. They are never sent to us or anyone else. Clearing your browser data removes them.
  • Analytics cookies, only if you accepted them (see above).

Hosting

The site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare processes standard request data, such as IP addresses, to deliver the site and protect it from abuse, and may do so outside Canada.

Your rights

You can ask what personal information we hold about you, ask for it to be corrected, or ask for it to be deleted, by emailing [email protected]. Canadian residents have rights under PIPEDA. If you are not satisfied with our answer, you can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

Changes

If this page changes, the date at the top changes too.