The fine print, in plain words

Privacy

LAST STEEPED: JULY 2026 · DRAFT: HAVE A LAWYER READ THIS BEFORE LAUNCH

Spine & Kettle is a directory of book clubs in Singapore. We collect as little as a website can get away with, and this page says exactly what and why. We comply with Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).

What we collect, and why

• When you request to join a club: your name, email, and message. These go to that club's host so they can reply to you. That's the entire purpose.
• When you list a club: your name, email, and club details. Your email is never shown publicly; it receives join requests and your magic edit link.
• When you subscribe to The Weekly Steep: your email, used only to send the newsletter. The welcome email and every issue carry a one-click unsubscribe that works the first time.
• IP addresses are kept briefly to stop spam (rate limiting) and are deleted within 30 days.
• Your shelf (bookmarked clubs) lives only in your own browser. It never reaches our servers.

What we don't do

• No advertising, no trackers, no selling or sharing your data with anyone.
• No accounts, no passwords, no profiles of you.
• No analytics that identify you personally.

Where your data lives

Our database is hosted with Supabase and our site with Vercel; transactional email is sent via Resend. Each processes data only to provide the service described above.

Your rights

Write to hello@spineandkettle.com to see, correct, or delete any personal data we hold about you. We'll respond within 30 days, usually much faster; we're a small kettle.