Freedom Architecture is a writing, education, and consulting business operated by Julie Skye. This Privacy Policy explains how Freedom Architecture, referred to in this policy as "Freedom Architecture," "we," "us," or "our," collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you visit julieskye.com, contact us, subscribe to our publications, purchase a product or service, or otherwise interact with us.
By using this website or providing information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Information you provide directly
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your billing or mailing address
- Information submitted through contact forms, questionnaires, applications, surveys, or correspondence
- Information you provide when subscribing to a publication or mailing list
- Information connected with purchases, consultations, or customer-support requests
- Testimonials, reviews, feedback, or other content you voluntarily submit
- Any other information you choose to provide
Please do not submit highly sensitive personal, medical, financial, or identity information through ordinary website forms or email unless we specifically request it through an appropriate method.
Payment information
Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers, including Stripe and, where applicable, Substack.
We generally do not directly receive or store your complete credit-card or bank-account information. Payment processors may collect your payment details, billing information, transaction information, device information, and other information needed to complete and secure your transaction.
Your use of a third-party payment service is also governed by that provider's own privacy policy and terms.
Information collected automatically
When you use the website, our website platform, hosting providers, and other service providers may automatically collect information such as:
- Your Internet Protocol address
- Browser and device type
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages viewed
- Dates and times of visits
- Approximate geographic location
- Website interactions
- Cookie, log, and similar technical information
We may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary to operate and secure the website. Additional analytics or marketing technologies may be used if they are enabled on the website.
2. How We Use Information
We may use personal information to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve the website
- Provide essays, newsletters, subscriptions, digital products, educational materials, consulting, and related services
- Process purchases, subscriptions, renewals, cancellations, and refunds
- Communicate with you about inquiries, purchases, appointments, accounts, or customer-support matters
- Send newsletters, essays, announcements, and promotional communications when permitted
- Personalize and improve our content, services, and customer experience
- Maintain business and transaction records
- Detect fraud, abuse, security threats, or prohibited activity
- Protect our rights, property, customers, and business
- Enforce our agreements and policies
- Comply with tax, accounting, legal, and regulatory obligations
- Carry out another purpose disclosed when the information is collected
3. Email Communications
You may receive operational emails related to purchases, subscriptions, appointments, account activity, or customer-support requests.
You may also receive newsletters or promotional emails when you subscribe or otherwise consent to receive them. You can unsubscribe from promotional emails by using the unsubscribe link included in the message.
Unsubscribing from promotional communications will not prevent us from sending necessary transactional or administrative messages.
4. How We Share Information
We may share information with service providers that help us operate the business, including providers involved in:
- Website creation, hosting, and maintenance
- Payment processing
- Newsletter publishing and email delivery
- Scheduling and communications
- Cloud storage
- Business administration and recordkeeping
- Analytics, if enabled
- Fraud prevention and information security
- Professional services such as accounting, legal, or technical support
These providers may include Lovable, Stripe, Substack, and other providers we use now or in the future.
We may also disclose information:
- When required by law, subpoena, court order, or legal process
- To investigate or prevent fraud, abuse, security threats, or unlawful conduct
- To protect our legal rights or the safety of others
- In connection with a merger, sale, financing, reorganization, or transfer of all or part of the business
- With your direction or consent
We do not sell personal information for money.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small files that websites store on a device to remember information or support website functionality.
Our website or its service providers may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as:
- Maintaining website functionality
- Remembering preferences
- Securing the website
- Understanding website performance
- Measuring visitor activity, if analytics are enabled
You can adjust cookie permissions through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the website function.
Where legally required, we will request consent before using nonessential cookies.
6. Third-Party Websites and Services
The website may link to third-party platforms, publications, social-media services, payment processors, or other websites. We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or practices of third-party services.
Review the privacy policies of any third-party service before providing information to it.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Provide the requested products or services
- Maintain business and transaction records
- Fulfill tax, accounting, contractual, and legal obligations
- Resolve disputes
- Enforce agreements
- Protect the security and integrity of the business
Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and the reason it was collected.
8. Information Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect personal information.
However, no website, email transmission, payment system, or electronic-storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You provide information electronically at your own risk.
9. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights concerning your personal information, potentially including the right to:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you
- Ask us to correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion of certain information
- Request information about how personal information has been used or disclosed
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Object to or restrict certain uses
- Receive a portable copy of certain information
- Appeal a decision concerning a privacy request
- Opt out of certain targeted advertising, sales, or sharing, where applicable
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal exceptions.
To make a privacy request, email Julie@julieskye.com with the subject line Privacy Request. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising an applicable privacy right.
10. International Visitors
Freedom Architecture is operated from Florida in the United States. If you access the website from another country, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate.
Privacy laws in those locations may differ from the laws where you live.
11. Children's Privacy
The website and our products and services are intended for adults and are not directed to children under 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete it.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our business, technology, services, or legal obligations.
The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Your continued use of the website after an update signifies your acknowledgment of the revised policy.
13. Contact Us
Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be sent to:
Freedom Architecture
Operated by Julie Skye
Email: Julie@julieskye.com
Website: https://julieskye.com
Florida, United States