Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 21, 2026

This is a personal site, not a data operation. The policy below describes what's collected when you visit daniellebfranz.com, how it's used, and how to reach Danielle's team with privacy questions.

If you'd rather skim than read: nothing is sold, nothing is shared with advertisers, and the only people on the other side of your form submission are Danielle, her team, and — for inquiries that touch her work at the American Conservation Coalition — ACC.

What's collected

When you fill out the Contact form, the site collects what you put in it: your name, your professional title and organization (if you share them), your email address, the subject of your note, and the message itself. You may also opt into a brief statement about America's natural beauty — that's an editorial signal, not a data field used for anything else.

When you subscribe to Danielle's newsletter, the site collects your email address.

When you simply visit the site, Squarespace — the platform daniellebfranz.com is built on — records standard server information: the page you viewed, your approximate location based on your IP address, your device type, and the site you came from. This is the same information any website's server logs collect, and it's used to understand how the site is read, not to identify you personally.

If analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) are added in the future, this page will be updated to name them.

How it's used

Inquiries sent through the Contact form are read by Danielle and her team and answered directly. For booking, press, or fellowship inquiries that touch Danielle's work at the American Conservation Coalition, the relevant information may be shared with ACC so the inquiry can be answered properly.

Newsletter subscribers receive Danielle's occasional notes on culture, conservation, and country — sent rarely, written carefully. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of any newsletter email.

Site analytics are used to understand which essays and pages people are reading, so Danielle can write what people actually want to read.

That's the whole list.

What it's NOT used for

• Your information is never sold to third parties.
• It's not used for targeted advertising.
• It's not used to track you across other websites.
• It's not shared with anyone outside Danielle's team and, where relevant, ACC.

Where the data lives

The site runs on Squarespace, which stores form submissions on Squarespace's servers in the United States. Squarespace has its own privacy policy and data protections, available at squarespace.com/privacy.

Newsletter delivery is handled by Substack. When you enter your email in the newsletter field on this site and hit Subscribe, your email is passed to Substack — daniellebfranz.com itself does not store newsletter subscribers. You'll finish the subscription on Substack's site, where Substack stores your information under its own privacy policy, available at substack.com/privacy.

Your rights

You can write to Danielle's team and ask for any of the following:

• A copy of the personal information the site has about you.
• Correction of anything that's wrong.
• Deletion of your information from the site's records.
• An unsubscribe from the newsletter (you can also do this yourself via any newsletter email).

To make a request, use the Contact form or reach the team via the address listed there.

Where applicable, you also have rights under regional laws such as the EU's GDPR and California's CCPA. Those rights are honored regardless of where you write from.

Cookies

The site uses cookies that are necessary for it to function (for example, to remember whether you've dismissed a banner or are logged into a subscriber area, if those exist). It does not use cookies for advertising or third-party tracking. Most browsers let you decline cookies if you'd like; some site features may stop working if you do.

Children

The site isn't directed at children under 13, and personal information from anyone under 13 isn't knowingly collected. If you're a parent who believes your child has sent information through this site, please write to Danielle's team and it will be removed.

Changes to this policy

If this policy is updated, the new version will replace this one on this page and the "Last updated" date at the top will change. Material changes will be noted on the home page or in a newsletter for at least 30 days after they take effect.

Contact

For any privacy question — including a request for a copy of your data, a correction, or a deletion — write to Danielle's team via the Contact form on this site. Responses come within 48 hours.

This page describes how the site handles personal information. It isn't legal advice. If you're navigating a specific situation that involves your data, consider speaking with an attorney.