About Ghost
Cricket Yorkshire runs on Ghost, an independent, open-source publishing platform run by the non-profit Ghost Foundation. I chose it partly because privacy is built in rather than bolted on.
Ghost doesn't set advertising or tracking cookies. Its built-in analytics work without cookies. Data for sites hosted on Ghost(Pro), like this one, is stored in the EU.
Ghost hosts the site and sends newsletters on my behalf, and only handles your data on my instructions. You can read Ghost's own privacy policy too. I never sell, rent or trade your personal data.
Who I am
Cricket Yorkshire is run by me, John Fuller, as a sole trader. I decide how your personal data is used, which makes me the data controller under UK data protection law.
For any privacy question or request, email me at support@cricketyorkshire.com. I'm registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
What I collect and why
I collect as little as I can, and only what's needed to run the site and membership. The law calls the reason I'm allowed to use each piece of data its "lawful basis".
What | Why | Lawful basis |
|---|---|---|
Your email address and (optionally) your name | To create your free membership, let you sign in and comment, and run competitions | Contract: providing the membership you signed up for |
Your newsletter choices | To send Boundary Notes and any other emails you've chosen | Consent: you can change this any time |
Newsletter opens and clicks | To understand which stories readers value, so I can write more of them | Legitimate interests |
Paid membership details (plan, payment status) | To give you paid access and manage your subscription | Contract, plus legal obligation for tax records |
Comments and your display name | To show your comments on the site | Contract |
Competition entries | To run the competition and contact winners | Contract |
Sharing your details with a prize partner | Only if you tick the opt-in box on the entry form | Consent |
How the site is used (pages viewed, rough location, referrer) | To understand what's working on the site | Legitimate interests |
Emails you send me | To reply to you | Legitimate interests |
Website analytics
I use Ghost's built-in analytics, which are first-party and cookie-free. I no longer use Google Analytics.
The analytics don't use cookies or any other browser storage to follow you across visits, browsers or devices. Unique visitors are counted within 24-hour windows, so a return visit a few days later counts as a new visitor. The data is sent through cricketyorkshire.com itself, stored in the EU, and only I can see it.
If you're signed in as a member, Ghost also records your member ID and whether you're a free or paid member alongside the posts you view. This helps me see which kinds of stories matter most to members. This data is never shared with anyone else.
Membership and Boundary Notes
Free membership needs only your email address; a name is optional. There are no passwords. You sign in with a one-time link or code sent to your inbox.
You can change your email address, choose which newsletters you get, or unsubscribe at any time from the Account page on the site. Every newsletter also has an unsubscribe link at the bottom.
Understanding what readers value
When I send Boundary Notes or another email, Ghost records whether it was opened and which links were clicked. I use this to understand what readers find most useful, so I can spend my time on the stories and features that serve you best. I look at it mainly in aggregate, though Ghost does show me engagement for individual members. Many email apps block or blur open-tracking, so the figures are approximate anyway.
Moving from MailerLite
If you subscribed to the Cricket Yorkshire newsletter before 13 October 2026, your email address was moved from MailerLite to Ghost so you keep receiving it as a free member. Once the move is complete, I'll close the MailerLite account and delete the list held there.
Paid membership and Stripe
Paid memberships are processed by Stripe. Your card details go straight to Stripe; I never see or store your full card number.
I can see limited billing information: your plan, payment status, renewal date and the last four digits of your card. I keep payment records for as long as HMRC requires.
Stripe also uses payment data for its own purposes, such as fraud prevention, and is responsible for that under its own privacy policy. Stripe's checkout pages are hosted by Stripe and may set Stripe's own cookies.
Comments
Members can comment on posts. Your display name, anything you add to your profile (such as your club or role), and your comments are visible to other readers. Your email address is never shown.
To display a profile picture, Ghost may check an anonymised version of your email address (a "hash") against Gravatar, which has its own privacy policy. I can edit or remove comments that break the site's house rules, and you can delete your own.
Competitions and prize partners
Competitions are open to free members. I use your details to run the competition and contact you if you win.
Some competitions are run with a prize partner. I'll only pass your name and email address to that partner if you tick the opt-in box on the entry form. The box is never pre-ticked, and not ticking it doesn't affect your chance of winning.
Once shared, the partner is responsible for your details under its own privacy policy, which I'll name on the entry form. Apart from this opt-in, I never share reader data with partners, sponsors or anyone listed in the Suppliers Guide.
Children
Cricket Yorkshire isn't aimed at children. You must be 16 or over to create a free membership account, and 18 or over to become a Paid Member or enter competitions. If you think a child has given us their details, email support@cricketyorkshire.com and we'll delete them.
Cookies and analytics
This site only uses cookies that are strictly necessary for it to work, such as keeping members signed in and processing payments securely through Stripe. I don’t use advertising cookies.
If you’re not signed in, Ghost sets no cookies at all. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but you’ll need the member cookies to stay signed in.
I measure visitor numbers without cookies, using Ghost’s built-in analytics and Plausible Analytics. Neither stores anything on your device or tracks you across websites, and both keep their data in the EU. If you’re signed in as a member, Ghost links your page views to your membership so I can see which articles members read.
Older articles
Some older articles still contain content embedded from other services, such as YouTube videos, podcast players and social media posts. When you open one of these articles, that service may set its own cookies, under its own privacy policy. I’m replacing these with plain links and aim to finish by 31 December 2026. Until then, you can block third-party cookies in your browser settings if you’d prefer.
If I ever add a service that needs non-essential cookies, I’ll update this page and ask for your consent first.
Cookie | Set by | What it does |
|---|---|---|
ghost-members-ssr, ghost-members-ssr.sig | Ghost | Keeps you signed in as a member |
__cf_bm | Cloudflare | Protects the site from bots and abuse |
If you're not signed in, Ghost sets no cookies at all. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but you'll need the member cookies to stay signed in.
If I ever add a service that needs non-essential cookies, I'll update this page and ask for your consent first.
Contact form
If you get in touch using our contact form, the details you give us (such as your name, email address and message) are collected and stored by Airtable, the service we use to manage enquiries.
We use this information only to reply to you and keep a record of our conversation. Our lawful basis is our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries.
Airtable is based in the United States and processes this data on our behalf under appropriate safeguards for international transfers. We keep enquiries for [two years] and then delete them. You can ask us to delete yours sooner by emailing support@cricketyorkshire.com.
Affiliate links
Some posts include affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate links are always flagged on the page where they appear, and they never affect what I write or recommend.
I currently work with:
- Village Cricket Co, through its affiliate platform BixGrow
- Retailers on the Impact affiliate network
- Amazon: some older posts may still contain Amazon links. Cricket Yorkshire is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
These links don't set any cookies on cricketyorkshire.com. When you click one, the affiliate network or retailer records that you came from Cricket Yorkshire, usually with its own cookie on its own site, so the sale can be credited to me. That tracking is covered by the retailer's or network's own privacy policy.
Who else handles your data
A small number of trusted services help me run the site. Each one only gets what it needs.
Service | What it does | Where |
|---|---|---|
Ghost (Ghost Foundation) | Hosts the site, membership, newsletters and analytics, acting on my instructions | EU |
Stripe | Processes paid memberships | UK, EU and US |
Cloudflare | Delivers the site quickly and protects it from attacks | Global network |
Prize partners | Receive entrants' details, only with opt-in consent | Named on each entry form |
Where data is handled outside the UK, these services use approved legal safeguards, such as UK adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses, to protect it to UK standards.
How long I keep your data
Data | How long |
|---|---|
Membership account and newsletter preferences | Until you delete your account or ask me to |
Comments | Until you or I delete them, or your account is deleted |
Payment and billing records | At least five years after the relevant tax return deadline, as HMRC requires |
Competition entries | [6 months] after the competition closes |
Emails you send me | [2 years], unless needed for an ongoing matter |
Website analytics | Kept in aggregate; not used to identify casual visitors |
Your rights
You can ask me to show you the personal data I hold about you, correct it, delete it, or give it to you in a portable format. You can also object to how I use it, ask me to limit its use, or withdraw consent you've given.
Many of these you can do yourself from the Account page on the site. For anything else, email support@cricketyorkshire.com. I'll respond within one month, and there's no charge.
If you have any concerns about how your data is handled, please contact me. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk).
Changes to this notice
I review this notice regularly and will update it whenever something changes, such as a new affiliate partner or service. This version was last updated on 14 October 2026.
Thanks for reading, and for supporting independent club cricket writing.
John Fuller, Founder, Cricket Yorkshire.