Privacy Policy
Effective Date: October 2, 2026
Salty & Thriving LLC respects your privacy and is committed to being transparent about how information is collected and used when you visit saltyandthriving.com.
This Privacy Policy explains the types of information we may collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you.
Information You Provide
You may voluntarily provide personal information when you interact with this website, including when you:
- subscribe to the Salty & Thriving newsletter;
- submit a contact form;
- communicate with us by email; or
- otherwise provide information directly to us.
Depending on how you interact with the site, this information may include your email address, name, message content, and other information you choose to provide.
Newsletter and Email Communications
If you subscribe to the Salty & Thriving newsletter, your email address is used to send you email communications from Salty & Thriving.
Newsletter subscriptions and email campaigns are currently managed through Squarespace.
You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the Unsubscribe link included at the bottom of our marketing emails.
We do not sell or rent our email subscriber list.
Contact Forms
If you submit a contact form through this website, the information you provide is used to respond to your message and communicate with you regarding your inquiry.
Submitting a contact form does not automatically subscribe you to marketing emails unless you separately choose to join the Salty & Thriving newsletter.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit this website, certain information may be collected automatically through Squarespace and related website technologies.
This information may include:
- your browser, network, and device information;
- your IP address;
- pages you visit on this website;
- web pages you visited before arriving at this website;
- clicks and interactions with the site;
- internal links used;
- scrolling and searches;
- timestamps;
- referring websites; and
- approximate location information derived from your IP address.
We use this information to understand site traffic and activity, improve website performance, and better understand which content and resources are useful to visitors.
Squarespace Analytics and Activity Log
This website uses Squarespace's built-in analytics tools to help us understand how visitors use the site.
Squarespace's Activity Log is currently enabled. It may display recent page visits, visitor IP addresses, referring URLs, and related browsing activity.
This information is used for website analytics, traffic measurement, security, and improving the visitor experience.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Salty & Thriving uses cookies and similar technologies to help the website function, remember preferences, understand website traffic, and improve the visitor experience.
Our website currently uses a cookie consent banner. Non-essential cookies are restricted until a visitor chooses to accept them.
Visitors may choose to:
- accept all cookies;
- decline non-essential cookies; or
- manage individual cookie preferences.
Visitors may also revisit their cookie preferences using the Cookie Preferences control available on the website.
Blocking or declining certain cookies may affect how some website features or analytics function.
Squarespace
This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace provides website hosting, analytics, email campaign, form, security, and related services used to operate Salty & Thriving.
Squarespace may process visitor and subscriber information as necessary to provide those services. Squarespace's handling of information is also governed by its own privacy policies and terms.
Connected Social Platforms and Third-Party Services
Salty & Thriving maintains accounts on third-party platforms such as Instagram and Pinterest and may provide links or sharing features that connect visitors with those platforms.
For example, Pinterest Save buttons may appear on blog content so visitors can save images or posts to Pinterest.
When you interact with a third-party platform, feature, link, or service, that company's privacy practices and terms apply. Salty & Thriving does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites or platforms.
Third-Party Links
This website may contain links to third-party websites, resources, products, or services.
Once you leave saltyandthriving.com, the privacy practices of the third-party website or service apply. Salty & Thriving is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites.
How We Use Information
Information collected through this website may be used to:
- operate and maintain the website;
- respond to questions and messages;
- send newsletter communications to subscribers;
- understand website traffic and visitor activity;
- improve content, resources, and website experience;
- protect the website from misuse or security threats; and
- comply with applicable legal obligations.
How We Share Information
Salty & Thriving does not sell your personal information.
Information may be shared with service providers that help us operate the website and business when reasonably necessary to provide those services.
Information may also be disclosed when required by law, legal process, or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Salty & Thriving, its users, or others.
Data Retention
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including business, legal, accounting, security, or reporting purposes.
Newsletter subscribers may unsubscribe at any time.
Your Choices and Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information under applicable privacy laws.
You may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you have provided directly to Salty & Thriving, subject to applicable legal and business recordkeeping requirements.
You may also manage your cookie preferences directly through the website's Cookie Preferences control.
Children's Privacy
Salty & Thriving is intended for adults and is not directed toward children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information. However, no website, internet transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time as Salty & Thriving grows, website services change, or legal requirements evolve.
When changes are made, the updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, contact:
Salty & Thriving LLC
hello@saltyandthriving.com