PRIVACY POLICY
Hush Grove Studio
Effective Date: November 1, 2026
At Hush Grove Studio, we believe meaningful connections begin with trust. We respect your privacy and are committed to handling personal information with care, transparency, and responsibility.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you visit our websites, hushgrovestudio.com and hushgrovestudio.ca, or communicate with us.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide
When you contact Hush Grove Studio through our website, we may collect:
Your first and last name
Your email address
The contents of your message
Any additional information you voluntarily provide
We do not currently operate an email newsletter or mailing list, and submitting our contact form does not subscribe you to marketing communications.
Information Collected Automatically
Our website is hosted by Squarespace, which may collect certain technical and usage information, including:
IP address
Browser type and device information
Pages visited and website interactions
Referring websites
Dates and times of visits
Cookie preferences and related technical information
This information may be used to support website functionality, security, and analytics.
2. How We Use Your Information
We collect and use information for purposes including:
Responding to messages, questions, and inquiries
Communicating about our books, authors, tarot collections, and creative projects
Reviewing potential collaborations and publishing inquiries
Operating and maintaining our website
Monitoring website performance and improving visitor experience
Protecting our website against unauthorized activity
Complying with applicable legal requirements
We do not sell personal information.
We do not use contact-form submissions to send unsolicited promotional emails.
3. Contact Forms and Communications
When you submit a message through our contact form, the information you provide is processed through Squarespace and stored using a Google Drive account managed by Hush Grove Studio.
We use this information to respond to inquiries, manage correspondence, and maintain appropriate business records.
Access to submitted information is intended to be limited to authorized individuals responsible for managing studio communications.
Please avoid submitting sensitive personal, financial, or confidential information through our contact form.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies provided through Squarespace.
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies support basic website functionality, security, and visitor preferences. These cookies may be necessary for the website to operate properly.
Non-Essential Cookies
Depending on the services and features in use, optional cookies may support website analytics, performance measurement, and other functionality.
Hush Grove Studio has enabled Squarespace's cookie consent banner and configured non-essential cookies to be restricted according to visitor consent.
Visitors are provided with options to:
Accept all cookies
Decline non-essential cookies
Manage cookie preferences
Visitors may also review or change their selections through the Cookie Preferences control available on our website.
Cookie settings can additionally be managed through individual browser preferences.
5. Website Analytics
Hush Grove Studio uses Squarespace's available website analytics tools to understand how visitors interact with our website.
These tools may provide information about website traffic, page visits, referring sources, and visitor activity.
Squarespace's activity log is enabled, and analytics-related processing is subject to the applicable privacy and cookie settings.
We use this information to understand website performance, improve navigation, and create a better visitor experience.
6. External Websites and Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to independently operated websites and services, including:
Online booksellers, such as Amazon
Social media platforms, including Instagram
Author websites and other creative resources
Third-party publishing or creative platforms
When you follow a link to an external website, its own terms and privacy policies apply.
Hush Grove Studio does not control and is not responsible for the privacy practices of independently operated third-party websites.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of external services before sharing personal information.
7. Third-Party Service Providers
To operate our website and manage communications, we use third-party service providers, including:
Squarespace: Website hosting, contact-form processing, website functionality, and analytics.
Google Drive: Storage of contact-form submissions and related correspondence records.
These providers may process or store information in jurisdictions outside Ontario or Canada, where different privacy laws may apply.
We rely on appropriate service-provider safeguards and take reasonable steps to manage personal information responsibly.
We may also disclose information when required or permitted by applicable law.
8. Information Security
Hush Grove Studio takes reasonable measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, disclosure, alteration, and loss.
These measures include using established website hosting and storage services and limiting access to information where appropriate.
Although we take privacy and security seriously, no electronic transmission or storage system can guarantee absolute security.
9. Information Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:
Respond to inquiries and manage related correspondence
Maintain appropriate business records
Operate and protect our website
Meet applicable legal or regulatory obligations
When personal information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to delete or anonymize it.
10. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on applicable privacy laws, you may have the right to:
Request access to personal information we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of information, where applicable
Withdraw consent for certain uses of personal information, subject to legal limitations
Ask questions about our privacy practices
To submit a privacy-related request, please contact Hush Grove Studio using the information provided below.
We will review and respond to requests in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
11. Children's Privacy
Hush Grove Studio features creative works that may include children's literature and family-friendly content.
However, our website's contact form is not intended to collect personal information directly from children without appropriate parental or guardian involvement.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that we can review the matter.
12. Future Newsletters and Services
Hush Grove Studio may introduce additional website features in the future, including journal subscriptions, publication announcements, or optional email updates.
We do not currently operate these subscription services.
If they are introduced, we will provide appropriate information about how personal information is collected and used, obtain consent where required, and update this Privacy Policy as necessary.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our website, services, technology, or applicable legal requirements.
Any revisions will be published on this page with an updated effective date.
We encourage visitors to review this policy periodically.
14. Contact Us
For questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information, please contact:
Hush Grove Studio
Ontario, Canada
Website: hushgrovestudio.com
Contact: Through the Contact page on our website
We welcome privacy-related inquiries and will make reasonable efforts to respond in a timely manner.