[mungoman2]

I'd like to know more how it works. Will the recipient get spammed either directly (by advertisement on the postcard) or indirectly (selling the address)?

Without clear statements on this I would have to either not use the service or first mail a postcard to myself, wasting resources if the service is truly free.

[Symbiote]

$ 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!

[icebraining]

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.

[bmir-alum-007]

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

[Symbiote]

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.

[likethemoon]

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"

[bmir-alum-007]

Ah cool.

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