Legal

Legal Pages for
The Storytellers Council 

Effective date: September 1, 2025
Controller: Amanda Miller, doing business as “The Storytellers Council.”
Contact: amanda@thestorytellerscouncil.com

1. Scope

This policy covers personal information processed through storytellerscouncil websites and pages that link to it (the “Site”). Right now, the Site is informational and includes a contact form; there are no user accounts and no analytics/advertising trackers enabled.

2. What we collect

• Contact form data: your name, email, and anything you write to us.
   
• Basic technical logs: IP address, user‑agent, timestamps, and similar diagnostics automatically captured by our hosting provider to keep the Site secure and reliable. We don’t attempt to identify you from logs.
   

We do not intentionally collect sensitive categories of data and we do not knowingly collect data from children (see §8).

3. Why we use data

• Respond to messages
• Operate, secure, and debug the Site (fraud/abuse detection, incident response).
  

We don’t profile individuals, make automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects, or run targeted advertising.
 

4. Sharing

We share personal information only with service providers acting on our instructions (e.g., web hosting - GoDaddy, email - Microsoft). They may use the data only to provide their services to us. We do not sell personal data and do not exchange it for targeted advertising.

5. Cookies & tracking

We use only strictly necessary cookies (if any) required to operate the Site. No analytics or advertising cookies are set at this time.

6. Retention

• Contact messages: retained up to 12 months (so we can respond and keep records), then deleted.
• Server logs: typically retained by our host for 7 days and then deleted/overwritten.
  

We may keep information longer if required by law, to resolve disputes, or to protect our rights.
 

7. Your choices and requests

If you’ve contacted us, you can email amanda@thestorytellerscouncil.com to request access, correction, or deletion of the information you provided. If you prefer not to share personal information, please don’t submit the contact form.

8. Children’s privacy

The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child has provided information, contact us and we’ll delete it.

9. Security

We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information we handle and require similar protections from our service providers.
 

10. Changes to this policy

We’ll post updates on this page and revise the Effective date above. If changes materially affect your rights, we’ll provide additional notice via the Site or email if we have it.

The Storytellers Council

Effective date: September 1, 2025

1. Acceptance

By accessing or using this website (the “Site”), you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree, do not use the Site.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Site. If you use the Site on behalf of another person or organization, you represent that you’re authorized to do so and that they agree to these Terms.

3. Informational use only; no professional advice

Content on the Site is for general information and creative/educational purposes. It is not legal, medical, financial, or other professional advice. You’re responsible for how you use the information.

4. Intellectual property; your limited license

The Site and its content are owned by us or our licensors and protected by copyright and other laws. We grant you a limited, revocable, non‑exclusive license to access and view the Site for personal, non‑commercial use. Except where a page explicitly says otherwise, you may not copy, redistribute, modify, scrape, or create derivative works without our prior written permission.

5. Permitted & prohibited uses

You agree not to, and not to help others to: (a) interfere with the Site’s operation or security; (b) attempt to gain unauthorized access; (c) use bots or scraping without permission; (d) upload or transmit anything unlawful, infringing, defamatory, or invasive of privacy; (e) reverse engineer any part of the Site.

6. Your submissions (e.g., via contact form)

If you send us messages, feedback, or other material, you grant us a non‑exclusive, worldwide, royalty‑free license to use, reproduce, store, and display that content to operate, maintain, and improve the Site and respond to you. Don’t send confidential information.

7. Third‑party links

The Site may link to third‑party websites or services. We don’t control them and aren’t responsible for their content or practices. Use them at your own risk.

8. Privacy

Our collection and use of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you agree we may process information as described there.

9. Disclaimers

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON‑INFRINGEMENT. We don’t guarantee the Site will be uninterrupted, secure, or error‑free.

10. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, OR DATA, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM WILL NOT EXCEED $100 OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR USING THE SITE (IF ANY), WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from your violation of these Terms or misuse of the Site.

12. Changes to the Site and these Terms

We may change or discontinue the Site, and we may update these Terms at any time. When we do, we’ll update the Effective date. Continued use means you accept the changes.

13. Severability; waiver; assignment

If any provision is unenforceable, the rest remain in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision isn’t a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them as part of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email amanda@thestorytellerscouncil.com