A subscription-based newsletter platform that enables writers to publish content directly to subscribers and monetize their work through paid subscriptions. The platform hosts independent journalists, writers, and content creators who distribute everything from political commentary to specialized industry analysis. Their policies are significant because they govern content moderation decisions, payment processing for creator income, and data handling practices that affect both writers and their subscriber audiences.
High — provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium — provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low — standard terms with minimal consumer impact.
The cap functions as a limitation on Substack's financial exposure across all dispute categories and creates a ceiling on recoverable damages regardless of actual harm claimed. This structure affects…
This is Substack's Privacy Policy, covering how the platform collects and uses Personal Information from readers, subscribers, and creators across its writing, video, and podcast publishing services. The policy authorizes …
Substack's Terms of Use govern all use of its platform by readers, creators, and organizations, covering content rights, subscriptions, account termination, and dispute resolution. The agreement grants Substack a royalty-free, …
Substack updated its privacy policy on May 5, 2026 to disclose that it shares account identifiers with child safety organizations to detect child sexual abuse material, added a one-month deadline …
View change record →Substack's updated privacy policy removes language describing a one-month response timeline for certain privacy rights requests and eliminates explicit disclosure about sharing account identifiers with child safety consortia. The policy …
View change record →ConductAtlas tracks 2 Substack documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.
Substack has made 8 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.
ConductAtlas has classified 35 provisions across Substack's tracked documents. 2 are rated high severity, 23 medium, and 10 low.
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