- Effective Date: April 14, 2026
- Last Updated: April 14, 2026
Introduction
Welcome to BehindTheDraft.com (“the Site”), owned and operated by Daniel Redbird, a Writer, Storytelling Educator, and Creative Process Documentarian. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit BehindTheDraft.com.
Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the Site.
Who We Are
- Site Owner: Daniel Redbird
- Website: https://www.BehindTheDraft.com
- Contact Email: [email protected]
For any privacy-related questions or requests, you may contact us directly at the email above.
Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in the following ways:
3.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:
- Subscribe to our newsletter or email list
- Submit a comment on a blog post
- Fill out a contact form
- Participate in surveys, challenges, or giveaways
- Send us an email directly
This information may include your name, email address, and any other details you choose to share in your message or submission.
3.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit BehindTheDraft.com, certain information is collected automatically through cookies and similar tracking technologies, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
- Operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Referring URL (the page you came from)
- Date and time of your visit
This information is used to analyze site traffic, improve user experience, and understand how our content is consumed. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for full details.
3.3 Information from Third-Party Services
We may receive limited information about you if you interact with our content through third-party platforms (e.g., social media sharing, embedded content), subject to those platforms’ own privacy policies.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To deliver and improve our content — Understanding how readers engage with our posts helps us create more useful and relevant material.
- To send newsletters and updates — If you subscribe to our mailing list, we will send you blog updates, creative resources, and occasional announcements. You may unsubscribe at any time.
- To respond to inquiries — When you contact us, we use your information to reply to your message.
- To moderate comments — Submitted comments are reviewed before or after publishing to maintain a respectful and constructive community.
- To analyze site performance — Aggregated, anonymized data helps us understand overall traffic patterns and optimize the Site.
- To comply with legal obligations — We may use your information as required by applicable law.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or other jurisdictions with data protection laws, our legal basis for processing your personal data includes:
- Consent — Where you have given clear consent (e.g., subscribing to our newsletter).
- Legitimate Interests — For analytics and improving our content, where our interests do not override your rights.
- Legal Obligation — Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal requirement.
Cookies
BehindTheDraft.com uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze traffic, and support third-party integrations. For a full breakdown of the cookies we use and how to manage them, please see our Cookie Policy.
Third-Party Services
We may use the following types of third-party services that may have access to certain information:
Service Type | Purpose |
Email Marketing Platform (e.g., Mailchimp, ConvertKit) | Sending newsletters and managing subscribers |
Analytics (e.g., Google Analytics) | Tracking site usage and performance |
Comment Systems (e.g., Disqus, native CMS comments) | Managing reader comments |
Social Media Plugins | Sharing content on social platforms |
Hosting Provider | Storing and serving Site content |
Each of these services operates under its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review them independently.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law. Specifically:
- Email subscribers — Data is retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
- Comments — Retained as long as the associated blog post is live, unless you request removal.
- Contact form submissions — Retained for a reasonable period to maintain correspondence records, then deleted.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access — Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification — Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure — Request deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”).
- Right to Restrict Processing — Request that we limit how we use your data.
- Right to Data Portability — Request your data in a portable, machine-readable format.
- Right to Object — Object to our processing of your data based on legitimate interests.
- Right to Withdraw Consent — Withdraw consent at any time for consent-based processing (e.g., newsletter).
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.
Children’s Privacy
BehindTheDraft.com is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us immediately at [email protected] and we will take steps to remove it.
Links to External Sites
Our blog posts may contain links to external websites for reference or inspiration. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party site you visit.
Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we do, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please reach out:
- Daniel Redbird Writer, Storytelling Educator & Creative Process Documentarian
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://www.BehindTheDraft.com