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$ whois freepostcards.me Registrant Name:Private Registrant Registrant Organization:A Happy DreamHost Customer

No terms and conditions, no privacy policy. I'm not giving them my address!

I don't get it, addresses are public, no? I suppose the name isn't, but you could just as well use just the initials or something.

That's not the issue. Is the uncertainty of unwittingly signing yourself or the recipient up for junkmail or yourself for more spam.

Exactly.

If the website were European, I'd expect a tick-box to opt out from marketing (email or snail mail), which the company would be bound by.

thx for the suggestions, we added a line to the form

"We are truly based on donations.you will get no ads and no spam. thx"

Ah cool.

Also, what data is collected permanently, for how long? What happens if the venture where acquired? Whom would own that?

as posted on the website no data is stored. Data is not shared/sold. if we get donations this will keep working, otherwise we will close it. this is it.

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