Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 2026
This policy explains what information this site collects through use of thistleandmoth.org, and what happens to it.
What this site collects
Depending on how you use the site, that may include:
- Your name, email address, and message, when you submit the contact form.
- Your email address, if you sign up for the free story.
- Your email address and name, if given, if you opt in to ongoing updates.
- Your name, email, manuscript, bio, and (optionally) a headshot, if you submit work through the submissions page.
This site doesn’t use third-party analytics, ad trackers, or tracking pixels. Everything above runs on infrastructure operated directly — nothing is handed to a third-party marketing platform.
Why this site collects it
- To respond to messages sent through the contact form.
- To deliver the free story you signed up for.
- To review manuscripts submitted for consideration.
- To send periodic updates to people who’ve explicitly opted in — never as a side effect of simply using the site.
What this site doesn’t do
- This site doesn’t sell or rent your information to anyone.
- This site doesn’t share it with third parties except the infrastructure providers necessary to run the site and send email (e.g. the hosting provider and its network) — none of whom get to use it for their own purposes.
Your control over it
- Unsubscribe: every ongoing-update email includes an unsubscribe link. Clicking it removes you from that list immediately.
- The free story: this is a one-off signup with no ongoing subscription — once you’ve received it, there’s nothing further to opt out of unless you also joined the ongoing updates list.
- Deletion: reach out through the contact form and your information will be deleted from these systems.
Security
Your information is stored on infrastructure controlled directly, not handed off to third-party SaaS platforms. That doesn’t make it invulnerable — no system is — but it does mean there’s exactly one place your data lives, and one party accountable for it.
Changes
If this policy changes in a way that matters, the date at the top of this page will be updated.