Effective October 8, 2026. St. Mary’s Insider is operated by Michael Cole. This policy covers our newsletter, stmarysinsider.com, the Insider’s Guide, and inquiries you send us.
When you subscribe, we collect your email address and any information you choose to provide. When you contact us about a partnership, we collect the details you submit, such as your name, business, contact information, and advertising plans. Please do not send sensitive personal information through our forms.
We use this information to deliver the newsletter, manage subscriptions, respond to inquiries, arrange partnerships, understand readership, and keep our services secure. We do not use a partnership inquiry as permission to add you to the newsletter without your signup.
Subscriber lists stay in Beehiiv. Beehiiv hosts the newsletter and signup tools. It processes subscription records and technical information needed to provide those services. Depending on its features and your email settings, newsletter analytics can record opens, link clicks, IP addresses, browser or device information, and related engagement. Email privacy features can affect those measurements.
Our Beehiiv website may use cookies and similar technologies for site functions and analytics. Your browser can block or remove cookies, although some features may stop working. Where a consent control is offered, you can use it to manage optional cookies. Beehiiv’s own privacy policy explains its platform practices: https://www.beehiiv.com/privacy.
We do not sell, rent, or give subscriber email lists to sponsors. Sponsors may receive aggregate campaign results. If you click a sponsor’s link or submit information on another website, that business handles it under its own policy. We may disclose information when required by law or reasonably necessary to protect our services, safety, or legal rights. Service providers may process information needed to operate the newsletter.
You can unsubscribe using the link in our emails. To ask about access, correction, export, or deletion of your information, email [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity. We will handle requests under applicable law and explain any limits. Unsubscribing stops newsletter delivery. It does not automatically erase every record, and we may retain a suppression record to respect your choice.
We keep information only as needed to operate the newsletter, handle inquiries, honor your choices, meet legal obligations, and resolve disputes. We use reasonable safeguards and Beehiiv’s platform protections. No online service can guarantee complete security. Platform processing may take place in the United States or other locations where its providers operate.
The newsletter is intended for a general local audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect their personal information. Contact us if you believe a child has provided it. Other websites linked in our content have their own privacy practices.
We may update this policy as our services change. The effective date above identifies the current version. We will provide additional notice when required by law. Questions or privacy requests: [email protected].