Privacy Policy (bioshawna 🌙)

Effective date: February 8, 2026

Publication: bioshawna 🌙

Contact email: hi@bioshawna.com

Mailing address: Nashua, NH, USA

1) Overview

This Privacy Policy explains how bioshawna 🌙 (“we,” “us”) collects, uses, and shares information when you visit our Substack publication, subscribe, comment, or otherwise interact with our content.

Important Substack note: This publication is hosted on Substack. Substack provides the platform, payments (if enabled), and core subscription infrastructure, and it may process information on our behalf under its own policies.

2) Information we collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Information you provide

  • Email address (when you subscribe)

  • Name or profile details (if you add them)

  • Comments, replies, messages, or survey responses you send us

  • Payment-related info if you purchase a paid subscription (processed via Substack and its payment providers)

• Information collected automatically

  • Device and browser data (e.g., IP address, browser type)

  • Usage data (pages viewed, links clicked, time on page)

  • Cookie/identifier data (see “Cookies + Analytics”)

3) How we use your information

We use information to:

• Deliver posts and newsletters you requested

• Manage subscriptions (including paid subscriptions, if applicable)

• Respond to messages and support requests

• Improve content, performance, and user experience

• Track basic audience analytics (including via Google Analytics, if enabled)

• Maintain security and prevent abuse

4) Cookies + analytics (Google Analytics)

We may use Google Analytics to understand how readers use the publication (e.g., what pages are popular, general traffic patterns). Substack pages can include analytics and cookies used for measurement, and Substack may reference Google Analytics-related cookies/identifiers in its ecosystem.

Opt-out options: Google provides a Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on that can help prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics on sites using supported GA scripts.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings (blocking or deleting cookies may affect site functionality).

5) Email communications

If you subscribe, you’ll receive emails from this publication (posts, updates, and occasional announcements). You can unsubscribe using the link in any email.

We aim to follow best practices aligned with FTC guidance for commercial email, including honoring opt-out requests promptly.

6) Affiliate links + sponsorship disclosures

Some posts may include affiliate links or sponsored content. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

We disclose material connections when relevant (affiliate relationships, sponsorships, gifted products) in line with FTC endorsement guidance.

7) How we share information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information:

• With Substack and service providers that help operate the publication (hosting, email delivery, payments, analytics)

• If required by law, legal process, or to protect rights, safety, and security

8) Data retention

We retain information only as long as needed for the purposes described above (subscription management, analytics, legal/security needs). You can unsubscribe at any time.

9) Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to:

• Request access to the personal information we hold about you

• Request correction or deletion

• Object to or restrict certain processing

To make a request, email hi@bioshawna.com. We may need to verify your request (for example, by confirming access to the email address on the subscription).

10) Children’s privacy

This publication is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

11) Security

We use reasonable safeguards to protect information, but no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

12) Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will revise the “Effective date” at the top when changes are made.

13) Contact

Questions? Reach us at: hi@bioshawna.com

Mailing address: Nashua, NH, USA