Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 19, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Future West collects, uses, shares and protects information when you visit or interact with https://future-west.org/ (the “Site”).

Future West is operated by AAA Marketing Hub, a business of AMH Design Limited. In this Privacy Policy, “Future West,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the operator of the Site.

By using the Site, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information:

• Device and online activity information: such as your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, language preferences, pages viewed, links clicked, referring and exit pages, date and time of visits, and interactions with the Site.
• Cookie and advertising information: such as cookie identifiers, advertising identifiers, browser settings, and information about advertisements or affiliate links displayed or clicked.
• Approximate location information: such as general geographic location inferred from your IP address.
• Information you provide: such as your name, email address and the contents of messages you send by email, through the newsletter signup or through another Site feature.
• Purchase information: if we offer paid products and you make a purchase, such as your name, email address, billing details, purchase details and payment status. Payment-card information is processed by our payment provider and is not stored in full by us.
• Information from service providers and partners: information received in connection with analytics, email delivery, affiliate tracking, advertising, payment processing and fraud prevention, where permitted by law.

We collect information directly from you, automatically through cookies and similar technologies, and from service providers and partners that help us operate, analyze, secure and fund the Site.

How We Use Information

We may use information we collect to:

• Operate, maintain, secure and improve the Site;
• Understand Site traffic, performance and visitor engagement;
• Respond to messages, questions, corrections and requests that you send to us;
• Send our newsletter and other email communications if you choose to subscribe;
• Provide and process products or services you request, including purchases, confirmations and refunds;
• Track affiliate referrals and, where we display advertising, display, measure and limit advertising subject to your choices;
• Detect, investigate and prevent fraud, security incidents, misuse and other harmful or unlawful activity;
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our rights; and
• Protect the security, rights, property and safety of Future West, our readers and others.

Cookies and Analytics

We and our partners use cookies, pixels, tags and similar technologies to operate the Site, understand how visitors use it, remember preferences, prevent fraud and track affiliate referrals.

We use Google Analytics, provided by Google LLC, to understand how visitors find and use the Site. Google may collect information such as your IP address, device and browser information, and pages viewed. For more information, please review how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

A cookie is a small text file stored on your device by your browser. You may be able to manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some Site features.

Advertising and Affiliate Links

Some articles contain affiliate links. When you click one, the partner may set a cookie or use a similar technology to record that you came from Future West, so we can receive a commission if you buy or sign up.

The Site does not currently display third-party advertising. If we add an advertising network, we will update this Privacy Policy to name it and describe how it uses cookies and similar technologies, and we will offer the privacy choices required by law.

Your Cookie and Advertising Choices

You may manage cookies through your browser settings. Depending on your device and browser, you may be able to block third-party cookies, delete existing cookies or receive a notification before a cookie is stored.

For additional information about interest-based advertising and available opt-out tools, you may visit:

• Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out tool;
• Network Advertising Initiative opt-out tool; and
• Digital Advertising Alliance AppChoices tool for participating mobile-app advertising.

Email Newsletters and Mailchimp

If you subscribe to Future West Field Notes or otherwise choose to receive email updates from us, we may collect your email address and, where provided, your name.

We use Mailchimp, an email marketing service provided by Intuit Inc., to manage subscriber lists and send newsletters. Mailchimp processes subscriber information on our behalf to deliver emails, keep subscription records and help us understand email engagement, such as whether an email was opened and which links were clicked.

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in each email, or by contacting us. We may keep limited information as necessary to honor your unsubscribe request and comply with legal obligations.

For more information, please review Mailchimp’s Privacy Statement.

Payments

If we offer paid products, such as guides or workbooks, payment processing will be provided by a third-party payment provider. We do not receive or store your complete payment-card number. We may receive limited information about your purchase, such as your name, email address, billing address, amount, payment status and order number. The payment provider processes personal information under its own privacy policy, which will be linked at checkout.

How We Share Information

We may disclose information to the following categories of recipients:

• Service providers: companies that provide hosting, security, content delivery, analytics, email marketing, payment processing and similar services on our behalf.
• Analytics, affiliate and advertising partners: for analytics, referral tracking, fraud prevention and, where we display advertising, advertising delivery and measurement.
• Professional advisers and authorities: lawyers, accountants, insurers, regulators, law-enforcement agencies, courts and other parties when reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to legal process, protect rights or safety, or enforce our agreements.
• Business transferees: a buyer, successor or other participant in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization or sale or transfer of assets.
• Other parties at your direction or with your consent.

We do not sell personal information for money. However, disclosures of online identifiers, browsing information and related information to analytics, affiliate or advertising partners may be considered a “sale,” “sharing” or use for targeted advertising under certain US state privacy laws.

US State Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and subject to legal exceptions, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or a portable copy of personal information that we hold about you. You may also have the right to opt out of certain uses of personal information for targeted advertising, sale or sharing.

To submit a privacy request, please contact us and include “Privacy Request” in your message. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request. You may use an authorized agent where permitted by law. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

California Privacy Rights

This section applies to California residents to the extent the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (the “CCPA”), applies to our processing of personal information.

In the preceding 12 months, we may have collected identifiers (such as name, email address, IP address and cookie identifiers), commercial information (such as products purchased), internet activity information, approximate geolocation data and inferences about interests. We collect this information from you, from your use of the Site and from service providers and partners, and use it for the purposes described above.

California residents may have the right to know, access, correct, delete and limit certain uses of their personal information, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. To exercise these rights, contact us and include “California Privacy Request” in your message. We will process opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control, where required by law. We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of consumers under 16.

Information for Visitors in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom and Switzerland

If you are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), the United Kingdom (“UK”) or Switzerland, we process your personal data only where we have a valid legal basis, which may include:

• Consent: for non-essential cookies, email marketing and similar technologies where consent is required;
• Legitimate interests: to operate, secure, maintain, improve and understand the use of the Site, prevent fraud and respond to inquiries, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights;
• Legal obligations: where processing is necessary to comply with law; and
• Contractual necessity: where processing is necessary to provide a product or service you request.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time. Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, deletion of or restriction of your personal data, to object to certain processing and to request a portable copy of certain data. To exercise these rights, contact us and include “EU/UK Privacy Request” in your message. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority.

We and our service providers may process personal data outside the EEA, UK or Switzerland. Where required, we take steps to provide an appropriate level of protection for such transfers, such as approved contractual safeguards.

Data Retention

We keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. For example, contact messages are kept as long as needed to respond to and document the request, subscription information until you unsubscribe or ask for deletion, transaction information for the period required by tax and accounting rules, and analytics information according to the provider’s settings.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure.

International Data Transfers

The Site may be accessed from countries around the world. Information collected through the Site may be processed, stored or accessed in countries other than the one where you live, including countries where our service providers operate. Those countries may have data-protection laws that differ from yours.

Children’s Privacy

The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has given us personal information, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps.

Third-Party Links

The Site links to third-party websites, products and services, including official government sources and affiliate partners. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, content or policies. Please review the privacy policies of any third-party website you visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated version on this page and revise the effective date at the top.

Contact Us

If you have questions or requests about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us.

Future West is operated by AAA Marketing Hub, a business of AMH Design Limited.