Privacy Policy
Effective date: September 17, 2026
Sarah Shust ("us", "we", or "our") operates the www.sarahshust.com website (the "Service").
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service, and the choices you have associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Information We Collect
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). This may include:
Email address
First name and last name
Any information you choose to include in a message sent through our contact form
Cookies and usage data
We collect this information in two places:
Contact form. When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, the reason for writing that you select, and your message. We use this information only to respond to your inquiry.
Email list. When you subscribe to receive journal entries, we collect your email address. We use it only to send you new journal entries and occasional related updates. Every email we send includes an unsubscribe link, and you may unsubscribe at any time.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your Personal Data.
Usage Data
We may also collect information about how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This may include your device's Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type and version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. If you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Examples of cookies we use:
Session cookies, to operate our Service
Preference cookies, to remember your preferences and settings
Security cookies, for security purposes
Analytics cookies, to understand how the Service is used
How We Use Your Data
We use the collected data for the following purposes:
To provide and maintain the Service
To respond to inquiries you send us
To send journal entries and related updates to subscribers who have requested them
To notify you about changes to our Service
To provide analysis or information that helps us improve the Service
To monitor usage of the Service
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
Service Providers
We use third party companies to operate our Service and to perform services on our behalf. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Squarespace. Our website is hosted by Squarespace, Inc., which processes website usage data and any information submitted through our forms. Squarespace's privacy policy is available at https://www.squarespace.com/privacy.
Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there.
Your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. We take steps reasonably necessary to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
Request access to the Personal Data we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate Personal Data
Request deletion of your Personal Data
Withdraw consent to marketing emails at any time, by using the unsubscribe link in any email or by contacting us
Object to or request restriction of how we process your Personal Data
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@sarahshust.com. We will respond within a reasonable period.
Disclosure of Data
We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend our rights or property
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability
Data Retention
We retain contact form submissions for as long as needed to respond to and follow up on your inquiry. We retain email addresses on our subscriber list until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove you.
Security of Data
The security of your data is important to us, but no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party sites or services.
Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from a child without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the effective date above.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes are effective when posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us by email at info@sarahshust.com.