This site is operated by Amy Kinlaw, a sole proprietor based in Cheshire, Connecticut, United States. The legal address for any privacy correspondence is:

Amy Kinlaw
2356 Red Bud Lane
Cheshire, CT 06410
United States

For all privacy matters, the fastest way to reach us is by email at hello@morningroutine.fit.

We collect three categories of information, and only when you give it to us directly or interact with the Site:

1. Information you give us. When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. When you use the contact form, we collect your name, email, the subject category, and the message you send. Nothing else.
2. Information collected automatically. When you visit the Site, our server logs may record your IP address, browser type, referring page, and pages visited. This is standard for any website on the internet. We use this only for security and basic analytics, not to identify you personally.
3. Cookies and similar technologies. We use a small number of cookies (see the Cookies section below) to remember preferences and measure traffic. You can disable cookies in your browser at any time, and the site will continue to work.

We do not collect, and we have no use for, the following: your phone number, your physical address, your government ID, your payment information (we don’t take payments through the Site), your health data, your location data beyond the country level, or your behavior across other websites.

We use the limited information we collect for these specific purposes:

• To send you our newsletter, Sunday Morning Notes, if and only if you subscribed to it
• To send you a notification when we publish a new article, if you’ve opted in
• To reply to messages you send through the contact form
• To understand which articles readers find useful, in aggregate (which posts get the most visits)
• To keep the site secure and running properly
• To comply with any legal obligations we may have

We do not use your information for targeted advertising, profiling, automated decision-making, or any other purpose not listed above.

We do not sell your personal information. We do not rent it. We do not trade it. Period.

We do, however, rely on a small number of trusted service providers to operate the Site. They have access to a limited part of your data only to do their specific job, and they are contractually required to protect it. These are:

• Our web host — stores the Site’s files and database (which includes your email if you subscribed). Located in the United States.
• Our email delivery service — sends our newsletter and transactional emails. They process your email address solely to deliver mail.
• Google Analytics — provides aggregate visitor statistics. We use IP anonymization and do not enable advertising features. You can opt out using Google’s opt-out tool.
• Legal requests — we will disclose information only if required by a valid legal process (court order, subpoena) or to protect rights, property, or safety. We will tell you if this happens, unless legally prevented from doing so.

Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device. We use them sparingly:

• Essential cookies — required for the site to function (for example, to remember if you’ve dismissed a notice). These don’t need consent.
• Analytics cookies — used by Google Analytics to count visitors and understand which pages are popular. Anonymous and aggregate.

We do not use advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, or third-party tracking cookies.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. The major browsers all let you block, delete, or be notified about cookies. Disabling them won’t break the site.

We keep your data only as long as we need it for the purpose you gave it to us:

• Newsletter subscribers: we keep your email until you unsubscribe. After unsubscribing, we keep a record of the unsubscribe (just your email and an opt-out flag) so we don’t accidentally email you again. You can ask us to delete this completely.
• Contact form messages: we keep messages for up to 24 months for reference, then we delete them. You can ask us to delete yours sooner.
• Server logs: typically rotated and deleted within 30 to 90 days.

You have real, enforceable rights over your personal data, regardless of where you live. We honor all of them for everyone, not just for people in jurisdictions that legally require it. You can:

• Access the data we have about you
• Correct anything that’s wrong
• Delete your data (“right to be forgotten”)
• Export your data in a portable format
• Opt out of any communication at any time
• Object to how we process your data
• File a complaint with a data protection authority if you live in a region with one (in the EU, your local DPA; in California, the AG’s office)

To exercise any of these rights, email hello@morningroutine.fit. We respond within 30 days, usually much sooner. We will never charge you for honoring your rights.

This Site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13 (or under 16 in the EU). If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information to us, please email hello@morningroutine.fit and we will delete it immediately.

The Site is hosted in the United States. If you visit from outside the US, your information will be transferred to and processed in the US. We rely on standard contractual clauses and appropriate safeguards where required by EU/UK data protection law.

We protect your data with reasonable technical and organizational measures: HTTPS encryption across the Site, restricted access to the subscriber database, regular software updates, and good password hygiene. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, but we treat your data the way we’d want our own treated.

If we ever discover a data breach affecting you, we will notify you by email within 72 hours and tell you what happened, what data was involved, and what steps we’re taking.

If we change this policy, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of the page. For significant changes (anything affecting how we use or share your data), we will email subscribers at least 14 days before the change takes effect.

We will never quietly broaden what we do with your data. If something material changes, you’ll hear about it.

Any questions, requests, or complaints about your privacy or this policy:

Email:hello@morningroutine.fit
Mail: Amy Kinlaw, 2356 Red Bud Lane, Cheshire, CT 06410, USA

We aim to reply to every privacy request within 48 hours.