Effective date: 08/01/2026
This page describes how stephaniegriswold.com (“this site,” “we,” or “I”) collects, uses, and protects personal information. This site is operated by Dr. Stephanie Griswold, a licensed clinical psychologist writing for a general audience. This site is not a clinical service and does not provide therapy, diagnosis, or treatment.
What we collect and why
Newsletter subscription. When you subscribe, we collect your email address. We use it only to deliver the newsletter. We do not sell, rent, or share your email address with third parties for marketing purposes.
Contact and inquiry forms. When you submit a form, we collect the information you provide (name, email address, and message). This information is used only to respond to your inquiry. We do not use it for marketing without your consent.
Cookies. This site uses standard WordPress session cookies for functionality (for example, to maintain your admin session if you are a site administrator). No advertising or third-party tracking cookies are intentionally set. Depending on your hosting provider and plugins, analytics or performance cookies may be present.
How data is stored and processed
Personal data submitted through this site is stored in the WordPress database hosted on Hostinger. It may be processed by the following categories of service providers to operate this site: hosting and infrastructure, transactional email delivery (SMTP provider), newsletter distribution (if an email service provider is connected), and anti-spam services. We select providers who handle data responsibly and, where required, under appropriate data processing agreements.
We do not sell personal data.
Retention
Newsletter subscriber addresses are retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion. Contact and inquiry form submissions are retained for up to 100 entries in the site database (older entries are automatically removed) and may also be retained in email for the period required to respond to your inquiry. We do not retain personal data longer than reasonably necessary.
Your choices
Unsubscribe. You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email, or by contacting us directly.
Access or deletion requests. You may request access to the personal information we hold about you, or request that it be deleted, by contacting us using the form on the Contact page. We will respond within a reasonable time.
Clinical information
This website is not a clinical service. Do not submit protected health information, diagnoses, medications, or other clinical details through any form on this site.
Contact
Questions or requests regarding this policy: contact form.