Privacy Policy

This policy describes how personal information is collected and used through Megan B. Herman’s website and newsletter.

Use of personal information

Megan B. Herman uses personal information to deliver requested newsletter communications, manage subscription preferences, respond to inquiries, operate and secure this website, and measure website and newsletter engagement. With your permission where applicable, information about website activity may also be used to measure the effectiveness of advertising, as described below.

Service providers process information to support these activities. Substack’s processing is also governed by its own Privacy Policy.

Cookies, analytics, and advertising

With your permission, we use Google Analytics to understand which links bring visitors to this website and how visitors use its pages. Google may process page addresses, campaign tags, browser and device information, and interactions with the website. You can manage Analytics and Performance cookies through Cookie Preferences. Learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

This website uses essential cookies for its operation. With your permission, it may also use optional analytics and advertising technologies, including Meta Pixel, to help us understand website activity and measure how people respond to our Facebook and Instagram ads.

Meta Pixel may collect information about your browser or device, pages viewed, and interactions with this website and share it with Meta. Meta processes information under its own Privacy Policy.

You can accept or decline optional cookies when the banner appears and update your choice through Cookie Preferences at the bottom of each page.

Meta Pixel loads only after you allow Advertising cookies. You can withdraw permission at any time through Cookie Preferences. Withdrawing permission stops future Meta tracking from this website without needing to refresh the page. It does not erase information already sent to Meta. Declining Advertising cookies does not prevent you from using the website.

When your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we keep Meta Pixel disabled even if you previously allowed Advertising cookies.

Newsletter subscriptions

The newsletter is provided through Substack, which processes subscriber information and may collect email engagement data, including opens and link clicks, under its Privacy Policy. Website cookie preferences do not apply to newsletter tracking. Subscribers may unsubscribe using the link included in each newsletter email.

Data retention

Personal information is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy. Subscriber information is retained while a subscription remains active, with limited records retained afterward to honor unsubscribe requests and meet applicable legal obligations. Routine correspondence is reviewed annually, and conversations closed for more than 12 months are deleted unless continued retention is necessary.

Privacy inquiries and requests to delete personal information may be sent to megan@meganbherman.com.