Privacy Policy

Last updated: 10 November 2026

The Mountain Narrative (“TMN”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is an independent digital publication exploring mountains, mountaineering, and the people, histories and cultures connected to them.

We respect the privacy of our readers, subscribers and contributors. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect personal information when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, submit editorial contributions or communicate with us.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Information you provide voluntarily

• Your email address when subscribing to our newsletter or registering as a member.
• Your name, email address and other details provided when contacting us.
• Stories, photographs, correspondence and other materials submitted for editorial consideration.

Website and readership information

We use Ghost's built-in analytics to understand how visitors discover and interact with our publication. This may include page visits, referral sources, approximate geographic locations and readership trends.

Where applicable, Ghost may associate content engagement with registered member accounts.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information to:

• Deliver newsletters and editorial updates you have requested.
• Manage newsletter subscriptions and membership accounts.
• Respond to enquiries, feedback and editorial submissions.
• Review contributions and communicate with potential contributors.
• Understand readership trends and improve our website and editorial content.
• Maintain the functionality, security and reliability of our publication.
• Comply with applicable legal obligations.

We do not sell or rent personal information to advertisers or data brokers.

3. Newsletter Subscriptions

Our newsletters and membership services are managed through Ghost, the publishing platform used by The Mountain Narrative.

When you subscribe, your email address is used to deliver editorial content and updates from our publication.

You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our newsletters.

Unsubscribing from newsletters does not necessarily delete your membership account or all associated information. You may contact us to request the removal of your personal information, subject to applicable legal requirements.

4. Website Analytics and Cookies

The Mountain Narrative uses Ghost's built-in, first-party, cookie-free web analytics to understand website traffic and readership patterns.

This may include information such as page visits, referral sources, approximate geographic locations and content engagement.

Ghost uses Tinybird as part of its analytics infrastructure. Analytics information may be processed or stored outside your country of residence.

Although Ghost's native web analytics do not rely on tracking cookies, certain website functions, including member authentication, may use essential cookies or similar technologies.

Some embedded content from third-party websites may use their own cookies or tracking technologies, subject to those providers' privacy practices.

We do not currently use Google Analytics, Meta Pixel or additional advertising-tracking tools.

5. Third-Party Services and External Links

Our website and newsletters are hosted and managed through Ghost. We may also use third-party service providers for website infrastructure, email communications and other operational functions.

These providers may process information where necessary to deliver their services.

Our articles may contain links to external websites, social media platforms or embedded content. These external services operate under their own privacy policies.

We encourage readers to review the privacy practices of third-party websites before providing personal information.

6. Editorial Contributions

If you submit a story, photograph, interview proposal or other material for editorial consideration, we may retain the information provided to review your submission and communicate with you.

Where a contribution is selected for publication, we will discuss appropriate attribution, permissions and publication arrangements.

Submitting material does not guarantee publication.

Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information about yourself or others unless it is necessary and appropriate for the editorial context.

7. Data Retention and Security

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, or as required or permitted by applicable law.

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, loss or misuse.

However, no online platform or electronic storage system can guarantee absolute security.

8. International Data Processing

As The Mountain Narrative uses online publishing and communication services, personal information may be processed or stored in different jurisdictions.

Where applicable, we take reasonable steps to ensure that the processing and transfer of personal information comply with relevant data protection laws and requirements.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on applicable laws, you may have the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you.
• Request corrections to inaccurate personal information.
• Withdraw consent for certain uses of your personal information.
• Request deletion of your membership account or personal information, where applicable.
• Raise questions or concerns about how your information is handled.

We will review and respond to requests in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our publication, website functionality, service providers or applicable legal requirements.

Any updates will be published on this page with a revised date.

11. Contact

For privacy-related enquiries, requests or concerns, please contact:

The Mountain Narrative

Privacy and Data Protection Enquiries

Email: hello@themountainnarrative.com

Website: https://themountainnarrative.com