Karat Arithmetic and what it collects

Karat Arithmetic is an independent editorial desk. It publishes one measurement taken from named public sources and republished with the date and the hour it was read. This page states plainly what the site collects, what it does not, and how the desk is paid.

What this desk is

Karat Arithmetic is an independent editorial desk. It is not a broker, not an exchange, not a licensed adviser, and it holds no client money. Its subject is one measurement, taken from named public sources and republished with the date and the hour it was read. The association publishes these rates before tax; the last column adds the three per cent a buyer pays. The sources are named under every table, with a link, so a reader can check the figure at its publisher.

Responsibility sits with the publication's editorial desk: Karat Arithmetic editorial team. The desk reads the sources, checks the figures, and answers corrections. Writing to the address on the contact page reaches the desk. Corrections are the reason the address exists: a figure that is wrong is corrected and the correction is dated. Nothing on the site is investment advice, a recommendation or an offer. The figures describe what things cost, not what a reader should do.

What the site itself stores

The site has no accounts, no login, no newsletter and no comment form. It sets no cookie of its own, runs no analytics and stores nothing in the reader's browser. A reader can open every page without being asked to sign up or leave an email address. The pages are served by a hosting provider which, like any web host, keeps its own technical request logs; the site's publisher does not read a reader's personal data out of them.

This means the desk cannot see who reads a page, how long a reader stays, or which figures a reader returns to. The hosting logs record only technical details such as the time a page was requested and the type of browser used. The desk does not combine those logs with anything else and does not use them to identify a reader. What a reader does on this site stays on this site; the desk has no way to follow a reader elsewhere.

Affiliate link and how the site is paid

The site links to one broker, FxPro, through an affiliate link, and is paid a commission if a reader opens an account there. The reader pays nothing to this site and nothing extra at the broker. This commission is the only way the site earns money. It does not sell data, does not take payment for favourable figures, and does not charge readers for access.

Because the link is an affiliate link, the desk has a financial interest in a reader following it. That interest does not change the figures. The measurement is taken from the same named public sources and republished with the same date and hour whether or not a reader ever clicks the link. The desk states the relationship plainly so a reader can weigh it.

How to write about data questions

Questions about a figure, a source, or a correction should be sent to [email protected]. The desk reads every message and answers what it can. A reader who believes a figure is wrong should name the table, the date, and the source where the correct figure appears. The desk checks the source and, if the figure is wrong, corrects it and dates the correction.

The desk cannot answer questions about what a reader should buy or sell, and it does not give investment advice. It also cannot answer questions about the broker's own site. The broker's site is operated by someone else, under its own terms and its own privacy policy, and following the link leaves this site. Questions about the broker should go to the broker.