Privacy Policy

Zeek Media, Inc. is a non-profit progressive media company. Our aim is to spread ideas, not to make money. However, we can’t print a magazine without paying for paper and ink, and we won’t be able to keep publishing online unless we figure out a way to pay our staff. That means we have to convince you, our readers, to give us money in exchange for the value of the content we provide. That financial need leads us to collect some types of information.

Like most websites today, Zeek relies on Google Analytics, so that we can tell advertisers how many people are reading pieces on the site, and what content they like. We are concerned about the amount of data Google collects. Nevertheless, what we learn is restricted to the limited amount of information that Google Analytics provides: your internet service provider, your current hometown, and what search query might have brought you to us.

We also use Facebook and Twitter to connect to our readers. Facebook has begun collecting data on users; read their privacy policy. We use Facebook because their software is well known, and we prefer that comments are attached to names and faces. Unfortunately, we don’t have the money or time to set up or moderate a strong, spam-free, non-anonymous commenting system. We appreciate your feedback on our decision to use Facebook for this purpose.

Should you choose to sign up for our newsletter, make a donation, or purchase an issue of Zeek’s print edition, you will be asked to submit your name, physical mailing address, email address, and, if making a purchase, credit card information for billing. Zeek retains this information for internal purposes only. It will not share it with any third parties.

Sincerely,

Jo Ellen Green Kaiser, Editor, and the Zeek team