Privacy policy

1What I collect

• When you email me or book a call: your name, email address, and anything you choose to tell me about your business.
• When you send me your info from my digital business card: your name and email address. You can also choose to add your phone number, your business name, where we met, and a short note.
• When you visit the sites: my website hosts keep basic technical records, such as your IP address, browser type, and the pages you visit, to keep the sites running and safe. They also give me simple visit counts (see section 4).

The free tools on my site are web pages. You can use them without giving me your name or email.

I do not ask for payment details, Social Security numbers, or health information on these sites.

2How I use it

• To reply to you and schedule the call you booked.
• To follow up with you after we meet, by email, text, or phone, using only the details you gave me.
• To keep track of who I have talked with and what we talked about, so I don't drop the ball.
• To keep the sites working and secure.
• To see which pages people read, so I can make the sites more useful.

I do not sell your information. I do not rent it or trade it. I do not share it with anyone for their own marketing. I do not add you to a mailing list.

3Who helps me

A few trusted services help me run these sites. They only get what they need to do their part:

• Google runs my email, my booking calendar, the files where I keep my notes, and the fonts on these sites.
• Web3Forms carries the form on my digital business card to my email inbox.
• Netlify hosts sootheandsap.com and the card, and counts visits to them.
• Cloudflare hosts tools.sootheandsap.com and counts visits to it.

Each of these services has its own privacy policy. Some of them are based in the United States, so your information may be handled there.

4Cookies and tracking

These sites do not use advertising cookies, and I do not track you across other websites.

I use two simple visit counters: Netlify Analytics on sootheandsap.com and the card, and Cloudflare Web Analytics on tools.sootheandsap.com. They show me things like how many people visit, which pages they read, and roughly where visitors are from. Neither one uses cookies. Netlify counts visits from its own server records. Cloudflare uses a small piece of code that runs in your browser when the page loads. I see totals, not who you are.

Some pages remember small things in your own browser, like what you type into a free tool or that you already sent me your info from my card. That stays on your device. I can't see it, and clearing your browser data removes it.

Some browsers send a "Do Not Track" signal. Because these sites do not track you across websites, there is nothing for that signal to turn off.

5Your choices

• See, fix, or delete your information. Email me at selene@sootheandsap.com and I will help.
• Ask me to stop following up. Just say so by email or reply to my message, and I will stop.

6How long I keep it

I keep your emails, call details, and the info you sent from my card while we are in touch about working together. If you become a client, I keep business records as long as the law and good recordkeeping require. If you ask me to delete your information and I don't need to keep it, I will.

7Keeping it safe

I use trusted services with security protections, and I limit who can see your information. No website can promise perfect security, but I take care with what you share.

8Children

These sites are for business owners. They are not meant for children under 13, and I do not knowingly collect their information.

9Changes to this policy

If I change this policy, I will post the new version on this page and update the date at the top.

10Contact

Questions about your privacy? I'm glad to help.

Selene Powell, Soothe and Sap Company, LLC
selene@sootheandsap.com
Charlotte, North Carolina