Last updated: [09/24/26]

1. Introduction

Welcome to Nerdy Pleasures ("we," "us," or "our").

We respect your privacy and aim to be clear about what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how it is used, and the choices available to you.

This Privacy Policy applies when you visit Nerdy Pleasures, become a member, subscribe to email updates, contact us, participate in a Nerdy Pleasures community activity such as the Drawing & Art Challenge, or otherwise provide information through the website.

If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please discontinue use of the site.

2. Who We Are

Nerdy Pleasures is an independently operated publication powered by the self-hosted Ghost publishing platform.

Nerdy Pleasures determines how personal information collected through this website is used. Third-party service providers may process limited information on our behalf when necessary to operate the website, deliver email, host content, or provide related services.

Website: https://nerdypleasures.com/

Contact: contact@nerdypleasures.com

3. Information We Collect

Membership and Newsletter Information

When you become a free member or subscribe to Nerdy Pleasures emails, we may collect information such as:

  • Your email address
  • Your name, if provided
  • Your newsletter subscription preferences
  • The date and source of your signup
  • Membership status
  • Email delivery and engagement information, such as whether an email was delivered, opened, or interacted with
  • Other account information generated through Ghost's membership features

Nerdy Pleasures currently offers free memberships only and does not collect payment information for memberships.

Information You Provide Directly

If you contact Nerdy Pleasures, reply to an email, participate in a site feature, or otherwise communicate with us, we may receive the information you choose to provide.

This can include your:

  • Name or display name
  • Email address
  • Message or inquiry
  • Website or social media links
  • Files, images, or other materials you send to us

Drawing & Art Challenge Submissions

If you participate in a Nerdy Pleasures Drawing & Art Challenge or another community showcase, we may collect information you voluntarily provide with your submission, including:

  • Your name or chosen display name
  • Your email address
  • Your submitted artwork
  • Artwork titles or descriptions
  • Website or social media links you choose to provide
  • Other information included in your submission

Your email address is used for submission administration and communication and will not be published as part of your showcase entry unless you specifically ask for it to be displayed.

Information submitted specifically for public display, such as artwork, a display name, artwork description, or social link, may be published as described in the applicable challenge or submission guidelines.

Submitting artwork does not transfer ownership of the artwork to Nerdy Pleasures. Permissions relating to publication and display are described in the applicable submission guidelines.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the website, certain technical information may be recorded automatically by the website, server, or software used to operate it. This may include:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device and operating system information
  • Pages visited
  • Date and time of access
  • Referring website or source
  • Basic server log information

Analytics and Membership Activity

Nerdy Pleasures uses analytics provided through Ghost to understand membership and newsletter activity.

This may include information such as:

  • Where members sign up on the website
  • Membership signup and growth rates
  • Newsletter delivery and open activity
  • Other aggregate membership and newsletter performance information provided by Ghost

We use this information to understand how visitors discover and use Nerdy Pleasures, evaluate newsletter performance, and improve the website and its content.

4. How We Use Your Information

We may use information collected through Nerdy Pleasures to:

  • Provide access to member content
  • Send newsletters and content updates you have chosen to receive
  • Manage memberships and subscription preferences
  • Send membership confirmation and login messages
  • Respond to questions, inquiries, or support requests
  • Operate and maintain the website
  • Protect the security and proper functioning of the website
  • Understand how the website and its content are being used
  • Comply with applicable legal obligations

Drawing & Art Challenge and Community Submissions

Information submitted for a challenge or community feature may also be used to:

  • Receive, review, and organize submissions
  • Contact you regarding your submission
  • Display accepted artwork on Nerdy Pleasures
  • Include accepted artwork in a Submission Showcase
  • Credit your work using the display name or attribution information you provide
  • Link to a website or social media account when you specifically provide it for that purpose
  • Administer challenge features such as awards or featured selections
  • Maintain an archive of previous Nerdy Pleasures challenges and showcases

We will not add a challenge participant to the Nerdy Pleasures newsletter simply because they submitted artwork. Newsletter membership requires a separate subscription.

5. Publicly Submitted Information

Some Nerdy Pleasures features are specifically designed to display user-submitted material publicly.

If you submit artwork or other content for inclusion in a Drawing & Art Challenge, Submission Showcase, or similar feature, the information identified for publication may become publicly accessible on the internet.

Depending on what you provide, this may include:

  • Your artwork
  • Your chosen display name
  • Artwork title
  • Artwork description
  • Website or social media links provided for attribution

Private contact information used to administer your submission, including your email address, will not be displayed publicly unless you specifically request otherwise.

Publicly displayed content may be viewable, shared, linked to, indexed by search engines, or otherwise accessed by people outside Nerdy Pleasures.

Challenge artwork may also be displayed through the Nerdy Pleasures Lychee photo gallery or embedded Lychee albums used on Nerdy Pleasures pages.

Where laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or UK GDPR apply, Nerdy Pleasures may process personal information under one or more of the following legal bases:

We may rely on your consent when you voluntarily subscribe to newsletters or provide information for a particular purpose.

You may withdraw consent to receive email newsletters at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in Nerdy Pleasures emails.

Legitimate Interests

We may process limited information where reasonably necessary to operate, secure, maintain, and improve Nerdy Pleasures, provided those interests are not overridden by your applicable privacy rights.

Performance of a Requested Service

When you contact us, request access to member features, or submit material for a challenge or showcase, certain processing may be necessary to provide the feature or service you requested.

We may process or retain information when necessary to comply with applicable laws or valid legal requirements.

7. How We Share Information

Nerdy Pleasures does not sell, rent, or trade personal information to third parties.

Information may be processed or disclosed in limited circumstances necessary to operate Nerdy Pleasures.

Website and Hosting Services

Nerdy Pleasures is self-hosted. Our hosting provider may process technical information such as IP addresses and server logs as part of providing hosting and security services.

Our hosting provider may process technical information such as IP addresses and server logs as part of providing hosting and security services.

Ghost

Nerdy Pleasures uses the Ghost publishing platform to manage website content, memberships, newsletters, and related features.

Information associated with a Nerdy Pleasures membership may be stored and processed through the Ghost installation used to operate this website.

Email Delivery

Nerdy Pleasures may use an email delivery service to send membership messages, newsletters, or other requested communications.

If a third-party email delivery provider is used, that provider may process information such as your email address and delivery-related data only as necessary to provide those services.

Nerdy Pleasures uses a self-hosted Lychee photo gallery for images and galleries.

Artwork submitted for public display may be uploaded to the Nerdy Pleasures Lychee gallery and made accessible through gallery pages or embedded albums.

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable law
  • Respond to a valid legal request
  • Protect the rights, safety, or security of Nerdy Pleasures or others
  • Investigate fraud, abuse, or security concerns

8. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Nerdy Pleasures may use cookies or similar technologies necessary for website functionality.

These may include cookies used for:

  • Member authentication
  • Maintaining login sessions
  • Remembering website or membership preferences
  • Security and fraud prevention
  • Website analytics, if enabled

Ghost's membership system may use authentication technologies necessary to allow members to sign in and access member content.

These technologies may include those used for:

  • Member authentication
  • Maintaining login sessions
  • Remembering website or membership preferences
  • Security and fraud prevention
  • Membership and newsletter analytics provided through Ghost

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain essential cookies may prevent membership or login features from functioning correctly.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer period is required by law.

Membership Information

Membership information is generally retained while your Nerdy Pleasures membership remains active.

If you unsubscribe from email, information necessary to record your unsubscribe preference may be retained so that your choice can be respected.

If you request deletion of your membership, associated personal information will be removed from active systems within a reasonable period, subject to technical, security, backup, or legal requirements.

Server Logs

Technical server logs are retained according to the practices and configuration of our hosting environment.

Messages and Correspondence

Emails and other correspondence may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries, maintain records of important communications, resolve disputes, or address administrative matters.

Drawing & Art Challenge Submissions

Private submission information, including correspondence and contact information, may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to administer the challenge, resolve questions about a submission, and maintain appropriate records.

Artwork and attribution information intentionally published as part of a Submission Showcase or other Nerdy Pleasures feature may remain publicly available as part of the site's archive.

You may contact Nerdy Pleasures to request removal of your publicly displayed challenge submission. Removal from Nerdy Pleasures does not necessarily remove copies previously indexed, cached, downloaded, or shared by third parties outside our control.

10. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide rights relating to your personal information.

These may include the right to:

  • Request access to personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of certain personal information
  • Request restriction of certain processing
  • Object to certain uses of your information
  • Request a portable copy of certain information
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

You may unsubscribe from Nerdy Pleasures newsletters at any time using the unsubscribe link included in an email.

To make a privacy request, contact:

contact@nerdypleasures.com

We will respond to valid requests within the timeframe required by applicable law.

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

If applicable law gives you the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority, you may also contact the appropriate authority in your location.

11. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

These measures may include:

  • HTTPS encryption
  • Access controls
  • Secure account credentials
  • Server and software security practices
  • Limiting administrative access to information

No internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. While we take reasonable precautions, absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

12. International Data Processing

Nerdy Pleasures and the services used to operate it may process or store information in countries other than the country in which you live.

Privacy and data protection laws may differ between jurisdictions.

Where required by applicable law, appropriate safeguards will be used for international transfers of personal information.

Primary server region: USA

Nerdy Pleasures may contain links to websites, social networks, services, embedded content, or other resources operated by third parties.

This includes links participants may provide alongside artwork submitted to a challenge or showcase.

Nerdy Pleasures does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites. When you leave Nerdy Pleasures or interact directly with an external service, that service's own privacy policy and practices apply.

14. Children's Privacy

Nerdy Pleasures is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to Nerdy Pleasures in violation of applicable law, please contact us so that the information can be reviewed and, where appropriate, removed.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when Nerdy Pleasures features, technology, service providers, or legal requirements change.

When the policy is updated, the Last updated date at the top of this page will also be changed.

For significant changes that materially affect how member information is handled, we may provide additional notice when appropriate.

We encourage visitors and members to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

16. Contact

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding privacy at Nerdy Pleasures, please contact:

Nerdy Pleasures

Email: contact@nerdypleasures.com

Website: nerdypleasures.com