Privacy policy

First Light Bangkok is a free email newsletter. This page explains what data we hold and why. The short version: we store your email address to send you the newsletter you asked for, and nothing else.

Who is responsible

First Light Bangkok, reachable at hello@firstlightbangkok.com. Contact details are on the imprint page.

What we collect and why

• Your email address, when you subscribe. Legal basis: your consent (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a) and Thailand's PDPA). You join the list when you submit the signup form. We store the time and source of your consent, and every email carries a one-click unsubscribe link.
• Newsletter statistics such as opens and clicks, collected by our sending provider. We use them only to see whether the newsletter works.
• Standard server logs when you visit this site (IP address, time, page), kept briefly by our hosting provider for security. This site sets no cookies of its own; the measurement tools below set theirs.

Measuring our ads and the page

• Meta Pixel and Meta Conversions API(Meta Platforms). When you visit, the pixel tells Meta which pages you saw and sets a cookie; when you sign up, we tell Meta a signup happened and send a scrambled (hashed) copy of your email address, your IP address and browser type. We use this only to see which of our ads bring readers and to show them to similar people. To opt out, block third-party cookies or trackers in your browser, and manage how Meta uses this data under “Your activity off Meta technologies” in your Meta account settings.
• Microsoft Clarity (Microsoft) records how visitors scroll, click and move on this site, as heatmaps and session replays, and sets a cookie to tell visits apart. What you type into the signup form is masked and never recorded. We use it only to make the page easier to use. To opt out, block cookies or trackers for clarity.ms in your browser.

Under GDPR and Thailand's PDPA you can object to this measurement at any time: email us and we will delete the data we hold about you.

Who processes it

• Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH, Germany) stores the subscriber list and sends the emails, on servers in the EU.
• Vercel hosts this website.
• Meta (Meta Platforms Ireland and Meta Platforms, Inc.) receives the pixel and signup events described above.
• Microsoft (Microsoft Corporation) runs Clarity.

We never sell your address. Apart from the hashed copy sent to Meta to measure our ads (see above), we never share it with anyone else.

How long we keep it

Until you unsubscribe. Every issue contains a one click unsubscribe link; withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it. After unsubscribing, your address is kept only on a suppression list so we do not email you again.

Your rights

You can ask for access, correction, deletion, or a copy of your data at any time, and you can complain to a supervisory authority. Email hello@firstlightbangkok.com and we will sort it out.