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Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by jpl56 on Monday July 13, 2015 @09:00AM (#9877804)
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 by likethemoon on Monday July 13, 2015 @09:19AM (#9877898)
it is for now no profit
Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by icefox on Sunday July 26, 2015 @11:32PM (#9953187)
How are you during the printing and postal submission?
Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by mungoman2 on Monday July 13, 2015 @05:59AM (#9877186)
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.

Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by Symbiote on Monday July 13, 2015 @06:08AM (#9877195)
$ 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!

Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by icebraining on Monday July 13, 2015 @06:11AM (#9877204)
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.
Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by bmir-alum-007 on Monday July 13, 2015 @08:26AM (#9877675)
That's not the issue. Is the uncertainty of unwittingly signing yourself or the recipient up for junkmail or yourself for more spam.
Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by Symbiote on Monday July 13, 2015 @09:51AM (#9878035)
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.

Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by likethemoon on Monday July 13, 2015 @02:53PM (#9880180)
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"

Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by bmir-alum-007 on Monday July 13, 2015 @05:39PM (#9881333)
Ah cool.

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

Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by likethemoon on Monday July 13, 2015 @06:01PM (#9881452)
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.
Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by likethemoon on Monday July 13, 2015 @06:11AM (#9877206)
Hi, Thanks for the interest. The project is not commercial for now and this is a thing between friends. So no worries about spam and advertising. We are truly based on donations. thx.
Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by strzzz on Monday July 13, 2015 @08:35AM (#9877715)
I tried using it, but the form does not accept my @gmail.com address. Says "Mmm… That email does not look valid". please fix
Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by likethemoon on Monday July 13, 2015 @09:20AM (#9877900)
we just tried again,it works. can you please try again?
Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by PauloManrique on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @09:42AM (#9884782)
I can't upload a picture, getting "An error occurred while uploading the file"
Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by likethemoon on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @10:30AM (#9885127)
strange,please send us an email
Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by likethemoon on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @11:23AM (#9885591)
So,have you used it? how/what can we improve?(beside the TOS)
Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by anje on Friday July 17, 2015 @05:07AM (#9901836)
I got the postcard!thx!
Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by rtpg on Monday July 13, 2015 @05:47AM (#9877150)
how does this work? Is there a business model?
Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by dewey on Monday July 13, 2015 @05:52AM (#9877169)
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."

Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by bmir-alum-007 on Monday July 13, 2015 @08:27AM (#9877681)
De facto nonprofit.
Re:Show HN: Send free postcards worldwide by ispich on Monday July 13, 2015 @05:27AM (#9877106)
cool!