Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 16, 2026

The Flask Half Full respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit this website, how that information is used, and the choices you have regarding your information.

Information You Provide

You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:

  • subscribe to The Flask Half Full newsletter;
  • submit a message through the contact form; or
  • otherwise contact The Flask Half Full directly.

Depending on how you interact with the site, this information may include your name, email address, and any information you choose to include in a message.

This information is used only for the purpose for which you provided it, such as sending the newsletter or responding to your inquiry.

Email Newsletter

The Flask Half Full uses Mailchimp to manage email subscriptions and send newsletters.

When you subscribe, your email address and other information you choose to provide may be stored and processed by Mailchimp in accordance with its own privacy practices.

You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the unsubscribe link included at the bottom of each email.

The Flask Half Full does not sell or rent its email list.

Contact Form

If you use the site’s contact form, the information you submit is used to respond to your message and may be retained as necessary for correspondence, recordkeeping, or site administration.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through the contact form.

Website Analytics

The Flask Half Full is hosted using WordPress and may use WordPress and Jetpack statistics and analytics tools.

These services may automatically collect information about visits to the site, such as pages viewed, referring websites, approximate geographic location, browser or device information, and other information about how visitors interact with the site.

This information is used to understand how the site is being used and to improve its content and performance.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Flask Half Full and the services used to operate it may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies.

These technologies may be used to operate website features, remember preferences, measure site traffic and performance, and understand how visitors interact with the website or email newsletters.

Your browser may allow you to block or delete cookies. Doing so may affect how some website features function.

The Flask Half Full may contain links to websites and services operated by third parties.

The Flask Half Full is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of those third-party websites. When you leave this site, the privacy policy of the website you visit applies.

Third-party services used in connection with this website may include WordPress/Automattic and Mailchimp.

Some posts may contain affiliate links. If you purchase something through an affiliate link, The Flask Half Full may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.

When a post contains affiliate links, complimentary products, sponsored content, or another material relationship with a company or brand, that relationship will be disclosed with the relevant content.

Such relationships do not determine the opinions expressed on The Flask Half Full.

How Your Information Is Shared

The Flask Half Full does not sell or rent your personal information.

Information may be processed by service providers used to operate the website and newsletter, such as website hosting, analytics, email delivery, and spam-prevention providers.

Information may also be disclosed when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect the website, its owner, or others.

Data Retention

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to operate the website, or to comply with applicable legal obligations.

Newsletter subscribers may unsubscribe at any time.

Your Choices and Privacy Requests

You may request information about personal information you have provided to The Flask Half Full or ask that it be corrected or deleted, subject to any information that must be retained for legitimate administrative, security, or legal purposes.

You may also unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link provided in those messages.

Children’s Privacy

The Flask Half Full is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. The site does not knowingly solicit personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes to the website, the services it uses, or applicable privacy practices.

The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was most recently updated.

Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy or requests concerning your personal information may be submitted through the Get in Touch page.