Privacy & your reading experience
A concise explanation of the features in this opening edition. Updated 24 October 2026.
Your reading list stays in this browser
Bookmarks and your daylight or evening reading preference are stored using this browser’s local storage. They do not sync between devices and are not submitted to Northgate as a reader profile. Clearing site data removes them.
Search works on the edition
The search feature downloads an index of this edition’s articles and matches your search text in your browser. The site does not send search queries to an external search or advertising service.
No newsletter registration or advertising trackers
The opening edition has no newsletter signup, payment form, advertising tracker, or site-authored analytics script. The hosting service may process technical request and authentication information to serve and protect the site. This page describes Northgate’s own features rather than the hosting provider’s separate services.
External links
The research directory and image captions include outside links. Opening those links takes you to services with their own privacy practices. Illustrative photography and editorial portraits are included with the site’s assets; article captions identify their nature.
Content and attribution
Northgate’s AI-assisted articles are original editorial text. The editorial source record retains the materials used for factual context. The site does not reproduce full third-party articles. The five AI editorial personas and the founder’s AI-enhanced portrait are disclosed in our AI transparency statement.