Privacy Policy
Introduction
Turnbuckle Dispatch (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors and users. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Please read this policy carefully. By accessing or using Turnbuckle Dispatch, you agree to the terms outlined below.
Information We Collect
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns, including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and other diagnostic data. This information is collected through cookies, log files, and similar tracking technologies.
Information You Provide
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as your name and email address when subscribing to our newsletter, submitting a contact form, or leaving a comment on an article.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and understand where our visitors come from. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Disabling cookies may affect certain features of the website.
Types of cookies we may use include:
- Essential cookies: Required for basic site functionality.
- Analytics cookies: Used by Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors interact with our content.
- Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdSense and its certified advertising partners to serve ads based on your interests and browsing behavior. These cookies allow Google and its partners to deliver personalized advertisements to you based on your visits to this site and other sites on the internet.
- Preference cookies: Store your settings and preferences for future visits.
Google AdSense and Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites on the internet. Google and its certified ad networks may collect and use data about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to Turnbuckle Dispatch and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You may also opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
For more information about how Google uses data when you visit our site, please review Google’s Privacy & Terms.
Third-Party Services
We may use third-party services that collect, monitor, and analyze visitor data. These services include:
- Google Analytics (Google LLC): For website traffic analysis and reporting. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymized data about how visitors use our site. You can learn more at Google’s Privacy Policy.
- Google AdSense (Google LLC): For serving display advertisements. See the “Google AdSense and Advertising” section above for details on how your data is used.
- Amazon Associates: We participate in the Amazon Associates affiliate program. When you click affiliate links on our site and make a purchase, Amazon may collect data in accordance with its own privacy policy.
- Email marketing services: For managing newsletter subscriptions and communications.
- Social media platforms: For social sharing functionality and embedded content, including embedded posts from X (formerly Twitter). When embedded social media content is displayed, those platforms may collect data about your visit according to their own privacy policies.
These third-party services have their own privacy policies governing their use of your data. We encourage you to review their respective policies.
How We Use Your Information
We use collected information to operate and maintain our website, improve user experience, analyze usage trends, send newsletters and editorial updates (with your consent), respond to inquiries and support requests, serve relevant advertising, and comply with legal obligations.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell your personal information. We may share anonymized or aggregated data with third parties for analytics and advertising purposes. We may disclose your information if required by law, regulation, or legal process, or if necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Turnbuckle Dispatch, our users, or the public.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law. You may request deletion of your data by contacting us at [email protected].
Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to access the personal data we hold about you, request correction of inaccurate data, request deletion of your data, object to or restrict certain processing of your data, request data portability, and withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].
California Residents (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have the right to request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, request deletion of your personal information, and opt out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell personal information. To submit a request, contact us at [email protected].
European Visitors (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area, we process your data based on legitimate interest (site analytics, security), consent (newsletter subscriptions, personalized advertising), or contractual necessity. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time and to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Use of Artificial Intelligence
Turnbuckle Dispatch may use artificial intelligence tools to assist in content creation, including drafting, editing, research, and summarization. All AI-assisted content is reviewed and edited by our editorial team before publication to ensure accuracy, quality, and editorial integrity. AI tools may also be used for operational purposes such as generating social media posts and analyzing data. The use of AI does not affect how we collect, store, or process your personal data as described in this policy.
Children’s Privacy
Turnbuckle Dispatch is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected such information, we will take steps to delete it promptly.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Your continued use of the website after any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Last Updated: April 15, 2026
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at [email protected].