Find Your Colors

The Grotto Privacy Policy

In the gray world, "privacy" is a legal loophole. Here, it’s a boundary. I’m not interested in harvesting your data; I’m interested in cultivating our community.

1. The Shards of Data I Collect

To make this work, I need a few pieces of information.

Your Email: This is how I send the color to your inbox.

Your Name: If you provide it, I use it to address you as a human being, not a number.

Payment Information: If you step up as a Paid Pillar or a Prism Tier collector, your credit card info is handled entirely by Stripe. I never see your full card number, and I don't want to. They handle the vault; I just provide the value.

2. How I Use Your Information

I use your data for exactly one thing: Maintaining the Grotto.

I use it to send you the weekly essays, the audio narrations, and the chapter updates.

I use it to ship your signed hardbacks if you’re a Prism Tier member.

What I don't do: I don’t sell your email. I don’t trade your data to brokers. I don’t use your personal story for marketing without your explicit, written permission. Your journey is yours.

3. The Mechanics (Substack)

Find Your Colors is hosted on Substack. Because of that, they have their own set of eyes on the mechanics. They use cookies and tracking to make sure the site doesn't break and to show me "open rates" so I know which chapters are hitting home. You can read their full corporate-speak policy on their main site, but know that I only look at the stats that help me make this space better for you.

4. Protecting the Sanctuary

I take reasonable steps to protect your information from the "monochrome world" outside. However, the internet is still a wild place. By participating in the comments and community discussions, you acknowledge that anything you post publicly can be seen by other members of the Grotto.

The Pact: What is shared in the vulnerability of the comments should stay in the comments. Don't be the person who leaks someone else's shards.

5. Your Right to Fade Out

If you decide that the Grotto is no longer for you, you have the right to disappear.

You can unsubscribe at the bottom of any email.

You can delete your account through Substack’s settings.

Once you're gone, you’re gone. I won't haunt your inbox.

We’re here to erase the lines, not to be tracked by them. Thank you for trusting me with your email and your time. Let's keep the grotto safe.