Effective Date: April 5, 2026
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING OR USING OUR SITES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS POLICY.
1. Overview This Privacy Policy describes how the owner and operator of our sites (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects information in connection with your use of our sites. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling any information we collect with care and respect.
2. Information We Collect
a) Newsletter Subscriptions If you voluntarily submit your email address to subscribe to our newsletter, we collect and store that email address for the sole purpose of sending you periodic newsletters and updates. Submission of your email address constitutes your consent to receive such communications.
b) Analytics Data Our sites use Plausible Analytics, a privacy-focused analytics service. Plausible does not use cookies, does not collect personal data, and does not track users across sites or devices. The data collected by Plausible is anonymous and aggregated, and includes information such as page views and general traffic patterns. No personally identifiable information is transmitted to or stored by Plausible. For more information about Plausible’s data practices, visit plausible.io.
c) Geolocation Our sites use IP-based geolocation technology to determine the general geographic location of visitors for the purpose of complying with regional access laws and regulations. This process does not store your IP address or any personally identifiable information. Geolocation data is used solely to determine whether access to our sites is permitted from your region.
d) Information We Do Not Collect We do not collect your name, physical address, phone number, payment information, or any other personally identifiable information beyond what is described in this policy. We do not use tracking cookies. We do not collect data from minors.
3. How We Use Your Information We use the information we collect solely for the following purposes:
- To send newsletters and updates to subscribers who have opted in.
- To analyze anonymous traffic patterns for the purpose of improving our sites.
- To enforce regional access restrictions as required by applicable law.
4. How We Protect Your Information We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect any information we hold from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Your email address is stored securely and is accessible only to the site operator.
5. Sharing of Information We do not sell, rent, trade, lease, or otherwise distribute your email address or any other information to any third party for any purpose whatsoever. Your information will never be used for any purpose other than those described in this policy.
6. Third-Party Services Our sites use the following third-party services, each of which operates under its own privacy policy:
- Plausible Analytics — privacy-focused, cookieless analytics. See plausible.io/privacy
- IP Location Block — IP-based geolocation for regional access control. No personal data is stored.
- MaxMind GeoLite2 — IP geolocation database used locally on our server. No data is transmitted to MaxMind during normal site operation.
7. Newsletter Unsubscribe You may unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in every newsletter email, or by contacting us directly through our Legal Contact page. Upon unsubscribe, your email address will be removed from our mailing list promptly.
8. Data Retention We retain newsletter subscriber email addresses for as long as the subscription is active. Upon unsubscribe, your email address is deleted. Anonymous analytics data is retained per Plausible’s standard data retention policy.
9. Children’s Privacy Our sites are intended solely for adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect any information from persons under the age of 18. If we become aware that a minor has submitted information to us, we will delete it immediately.
10. Governing Law This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the State of Michigan. Any disputes arising under this policy shall be resolved in the courts of Michigan.
11. Changes to This Policy We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes become effective upon posting to our sites. Your continued use of our sites following any change constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
12. Contact If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our Legal Contact page.