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Re: Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide

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how does this work? Is there a business model?

If you scroll down you'll see they have ads and a way to donate to the site. "It costs us some to print and post your photos as postcards. Please support us to keep this service free, forever."

De facto nonprofit.

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How is it financially possible? Paper has a cost Ink has a cost Postage has a cost Either it is done from the office and this will soon be detected, or it is done from home, with a bankrupcy risk close to 100% Sorry!

Re: Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide

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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.

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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"

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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?

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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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