PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: September 9, 2026

The Hamilton Post Magazine (“The Hamilton Post,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, subscribe to our communications, submit content, register for events, communicate with us, or opt in to receive text messages.

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

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1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

• Name

• Email address

• Mobile phone number

• Contact information

• Information submitted through website forms

• Article, story, photo, video, or other content submissions

• Event registration information

• Communications you send to us

• SMS/text messaging consent information

• Other information you voluntarily provide

 

We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you use our website, such as browser type, device information, IP address, pages visited, referring websites, and general website usage information.

 

2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We may use information we collect to:

• Provide and operate our website

• Respond to questions and requests

• Manage subscriptions

• Communicate with members of our community

• Review article and content submissions

• Provide information about events

• Send newsletters and other communications

• Send SMS/text messages when you have provided consent

• Send announcements, updates, promotions, special offers, and other information you have requested

• Improve our website, content, and services

• Maintain the security and integrity of our website

• Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations

 

3. EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS

If you subscribe to our email communications, we may send you magazine news, updates, event information, promotions, and other communications.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in the applicable email.

 

4. SMS/TEXT MESSAGE PRIVACY

If you voluntarily opt in to receive SMS/text messages from The Hamilton Post Magazine, we may use the mobile phone number you provide to send you text messages consistent with the consent you provided.

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Messages may include magazine updates, upcoming events, announcements, promotions, special offers, and other relevant news.

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Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.

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You may opt out of SMS messages at any time by replying STOP. You may reply HELP for assistance.

Consent to receive marketing text messages is not a condition of purchasing any goods or services.

We do not sell, rent, or share your mobile phone number or SMS opt-in consent information with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes.

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Mobile information will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Information sharing with service providers used to support the SMS program, such as messaging platforms and telecommunications providers, may occur as necessary to provide the messaging service.

 

SMS opt-in data and consent will not be shared with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

 

5. HOW WE MAY SHARE INFORMATION

We may share information with service providers that assist us with operating our website and providing services, such as website hosting, email delivery, communications, analytics, event administration, and SMS delivery.

These providers may access information only as reasonably necessary to provide their services to us.

We may also disclose information when required by law, legal process, court order, or governmental request, or when reasonably necessary to protect our rights, users, or others.

We do not sell your personal information.

 

6. WIX AND THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Our website is hosted using Wix and may utilize Wix services and other third-party tools to provide website functionality, forms, communications, analytics, and messaging.

These third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy practices.

Our website may also contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of websites that we do not operate.

 

7. COOKIES AND WEBSITE TECHNOLOGIES

Our website and service providers may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, understand how visitors use it, remember preferences, and improve website performance.

Your browser may allow you to control or disable certain cookies.

 

8. CONTENT SUBMISSIONS

When you submit an article, photograph, video, story, comment, or other material to The Hamilton Post Magazine, we may collect the information included with your submission for purposes of reviewing, communicating about, and administering the submission.

Please do not submit confidential or sensitive personal information unless specifically requested.

 

9. DATA SECURITY

We use reasonable administrative and technical measures designed to protect personal information.

However, no website, electronic transmission, or data storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

 

10. DATA RETENTION

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, maintain business and legal records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and comply with applicable legal obligations.

 

11. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate parental or guardian consent.

If we learn that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected improperly, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

 

12. YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES

Depending on applicable law and your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the ability to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information.

You may contact us to submit a privacy-related request.

 

13. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.

 

14. CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact:

The Hamilton Post Magazine

Website: TheHamiltonPostMagazine.com

Email: editor@thehamiltonpost.com