Privacy Policy

L'enclos operates as a labor of love, not a corporate or institutional enterprise. With no advertising on the site, most standard internet privacy concerns are not applicable. However, in alignment with our commitment to transparency, we provide this privacy policy to inform you of the information we receive from you and how we manage it.

INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE

Newsletter: If you choose to subscribe to the L'enclos newsletter, you'll provide your name and email address. We use these solely to deliver the newsletter to your inbox. Rest assured, we do not share these details with any "third parties." You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the UNSUBSCRIBE link in the top right corner of any newsletter edition.

Donations: If you generously decide to donate to L'enclos — thank you! — you'll provide your name, donation amount, and payment card information. Our secure financial service provider, Braintree, will handle these transactions and receive your payment card information, using it exclusively to process your donation. (If you choose to donate monthly, you can cancel your recurring donation anytime.)

Communications: If you reach out to us via email, whether directly or in response to our automated newsletter, we will receive your email address and any other information you choose to provide.

INFORMATION AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED

Usage Information: L'enclos is hosted on the WordPress platform, which includes a statistical analytics feature, helping us understand how readers engage with our site. This means we have access to anonymized information about the pages our readers visit and the times of those visits. WordPress may add features to their analytics at any time, which would become available to us.

HOW L'ENCLOS USES YOUR INFORMATION

We use your information solely to communicate with you if you have opted to receive the newsletter, to process donations, and to better understand how you interact with the site, which helps us improve it. Your information is never shared with "third parties," although it is stored — securely — within external services that handle our newsletter delivery (MailChimp) and donation processing (Braintree).

OTHER

Data Transfers: As L'enclos is based in the United States, if you visit the site from another country, your data may be transferred to the United States and other countries that may have different data protection laws than the country where you initially provided the information.

Data Security: We make every effort to ensure L'enclos and your information remain as secure as possible. However, given the nature of the internet, no security measures can guarantee 100% security due to factors beyond our control. We, like any other website, could potentially be targeted by a cyberattack. Despite this, we continually strive to protect your information to the best of our ability.