Privacy Policy

Effective date: March 2026 · Last updated: March 2026

Hello, curious human. You've landed on our Privacy Policy, which means either (a) you care deeply about data privacy and we respect that enormously, or (b) something went wrong and you ended up here by accident, in which case — welcome anyway, stay a while, there's an easter egg at the bottom.

The short version: we don't sell your data, we don't share it with third parties for profit, and we genuinely only collect what we need. We're a regenerative community project, not a surveillance company. The whole point is to build a world that treats people better. That starts here.

1. What We Collect — And Why

Contact Form Submissions

When you fill out our "Step Forward" form, we collect: your name, email address, location (if you provide it), your selected role, skill checkboxes, and your written answers. We collect this because we want to be able to respond to you like an actual human being, which requires knowing who you are and what you said.

(We read every single one. Genuinely. And we delight in them.)

Newsletter Subscriptions

If you subscribe via Substack, Substack collects your email address per their own privacy policy. We use it only to send you updates about The Audacity. We do not share it, sell it, or use it to make you feel bad about yourself in any way.

Analytics (if enabled)

We may use basic, privacy-respecting analytics (such as Plausible or similar cookieless tools) to understand how many people visit the site and which sections they read. We do not use Google Analytics or any tracking that follows you around the internet. Your browsing is your own business.

What We Do NOT Collect

Cookies (beyond any strictly necessary technical ones), device fingerprints, location data without your explicit input, anything we don't actually need, your soul — although if you want to offer it in exchange for a spot in The Regency, we're flattered and also that's not how it works.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to: respond to your form submission, send you updates you opted into, understand interest in the project, and connect you with the community when the time comes. That's it. We are not sophisticated enough to do anything nefarious with your data even if we wanted to, which we don't.

3. Who We Share It With

Nobody. Not for money. The only data processors who may touch your information are the platforms we use to run the site (Cloudflare Pages for hosting, Formspree or similar for form delivery, Substack for newsletters). Each of these has their own privacy policy and is subject to applicable data protection laws.

4. Your Rights — Especially If You're in the EU

Under GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), if you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have the following rights, which we respect fully and without drama:

Right to access — You can ask us what data we hold about you. Right to rectification — You can ask us to correct it if it's wrong. Right to erasure — You can ask us to delete it entirely. Right to restrict processing — You can ask us to stop using it. Right to data portability — You can ask for a copy. Right to object — You can tell us to stop, and we will.

To exercise any of these rights, use the contact form with the subject line "Data Request" and we will respond within 30 days because that is legally required, but also because it's the right thing to do.

5. Data Retention

We keep form submission data for as long as we are actively building The Audacity and communicating with potential community members — and no longer. When the project either launches or ceases to exist, data will be securely deleted. Newsletter subscriber data is managed by Substack and subject to their retention policies; you can unsubscribe and request deletion from them directly at any time.

6. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information. We use HTTPS, we don't store payment information (we don't accept payments directly — that's GoFundMe's department), and we don't leave sticky notes with your email address on coffee shop tables. Basic stuff, done properly.

7. Third-Party Links

Our site links to Substack, GoFundMe, Instagram, and potentially Discord. Each of these is its own universe with its own privacy policy. Once you click away from us, you're in their territory, not ours.

8. Children's Privacy

Our site is not directed at children under 16. We don't knowingly collect data from anyone under 16. If you are under 16 and somehow reading this privacy policy — first, we're impressed, second, please ask a parent or guardian before submitting any forms.

9. Changes to This Policy

If we update this policy in any meaningful way, we'll note the new effective date at the top. We'll also try to tell our newsletter subscribers if the changes are significant. We won't bury important changes in impenetrable legalese — that's not who we are.

10. Contact

Questions about this policy? Concerns? Want to tell us you appreciate that we wrote this in actual English? Use the contact form — we read everything.