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Last updated: 3 August 2026

This site is a personal blog. It is operated by Wei Ming Tan, a private individual based in Singapore. The site collects the minimum amount of information required to make it work, and nothing more. This page explains what that means in practice.

1. Who runs this site

My Daily Narrative is owned and operated by Wei Ming Tan (referred to below as "I" or "we"), an individual based in Singapore. This site is not a commercial enterprise. It does not sell products and does not, at the time of writing, run paid advertising. If that changes, this policy will be updated.

You can contact us at [email protected] or by post at:

Wei Ming Tan
c/o My Daily Narrative
Tiong Bahru Post Office
56 Eng Hoon Street
Singapore 160056

2. What we collect

We collect only two categories of information:

  • Information you give us directly — if you use the contact form or send us an email, we receive the name, email address, and message content you provide. We do not require you to create an account. There is no account to create.
  • Anonymous technical information — like most web servers, our hosting provider automatically logs standard technical data (IP address, timestamp, browser user agent, requested URL, HTTP status code) in server access logs. These logs are used only for security and troubleshooting.

3. What we do not collect

We do not use third-party analytics services such as Google Analytics. We do not run advertising trackers, pixel beacons, or fingerprinting scripts. We do not sell, share, or trade any personal information to third parties. We do not build advertising profiles. If you have installed browser tools that block third-party trackers, they will find nothing on this site to block.

4. Cookies

This site does not use cookies for tracking, analytics, or advertising. The only cookies that may be set are strictly technical, if required by our web server or by future security features. If we ever add cookies for any other purpose, we will show a clear cookie notice and ask for your consent first.

5. Why we hold your information

If you write to us via the contact form or by email, we use your name and email address for one purpose only: to reply to your message. We do not add you to any newsletter, marketing list, or database. There is no newsletter.

Server access logs are retained for a short period (typically up to 30 days) for security and diagnostic purposes, and are then deleted or overwritten by the hosting provider's normal log rotation.

6. Where your information is stored

The site is hosted on servers operated by a commercial web hosting provider. Some of these servers may be located outside of Singapore. Where personal data (for example, contact-form emails) is transferred outside Singapore, we rely on commonly used contractual safeguards with our hosting and email providers.

7. Your rights

Under Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA), and under other applicable data protection laws that may apply to visitors from outside Singapore, you have the right to:

  • Ask what personal data we hold about you.
  • Ask us to correct information that is inaccurate.
  • Ask us to delete information we hold about you, subject to any legal retention obligations.
  • Withdraw your consent for us to hold information you have shared with us.

To exercise any of these rights, please email us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Children

This site is intended for a general adult audience. It is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If a parent or guardian believes we have received information from a child, please contact us and we will delete it.

9. Third-party links

Some of our essays contain outbound links to other websites, including news articles, book listings, and public records. Once you leave My Daily Narrative, your visit is governed by the privacy policy of the site you have moved to. We are not responsible for the practices of third-party sites, and we cannot control what they do.

10. Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Material changes will be summarised in a short note on the home page for at least fourteen days.

11. Governing law

This policy is governed by the laws of the Republic of Singapore. Any dispute relating to this policy or to the site will be dealt with in the courts of Singapore.

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