Last updated: September 13, 2026
Crystal by the Sea respects your privacy. This policy explains what information may be collected when you visit CrystalbytheSea.com, how that information may be used, and the choices you have regarding your information.
Who We Are
This website is operated by Crystal by the Sea.
Our website address is https://www.crystalbythesea.com.
Questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information may be sent to catherine@crystalbythesea.com.
Information We Collect
You may browse most of our website without providing personal information.
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including your name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter or otherwise submit information through the website.
Our website and hosting provider may also automatically collect limited technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, referring pages, and pages visited. This information is generally used for website security, operation, troubleshooting, and performance.
Newsletter and Email Communications
If you choose to join our Stay in the Loop mailing list, we may collect your email address and, if provided, your first name.
We use MailPoet to manage newsletter subscriptions and send email communications. Information submitted through our newsletter signup form may be processed by MailPoet for the purpose of managing your subscription and delivering our emails.
Subscribers may receive notices when a new issue of Tools to Heal Your World is published, along with occasional Crystal by the Sea news, events, and updates.
You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
We do not sell or rent our mailing list.
Cookies
Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to support basic website functions, remember preferences, improve performance, provide security, and understand how visitors interact with the site.
WordPress, plugins, embedded services, and other website features may place their own cookies when necessary for those functions.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect how certain parts of the website function.
Embedded Content and Third-Party Services
Pages and articles on this website may include embedded or linked content from other websites, such as social media services, videos, maps, or other external resources.
Embedded content may behave in the same way as if you visited the third-party website directly. Those services may collect data, use cookies, or track interactions according to their own privacy policies.
Our website may also use third-party services and WordPress plugins for functions such as email delivery, social sharing, website performance, security, and site administration.
Social Sharing
Some pages and posts may include social sharing tools that allow visitors to share content through third-party platforms.
When you use those features, the third-party service may receive information about your interaction according to its own privacy practices.
How We Use Your Information
Information collected through this website may be used to operate and maintain the website, manage newsletter subscriptions, send requested communications, respond to inquiries, improve website content and performance, prevent misuse or security threats, and comply with applicable legal obligations.
We do not use your personal information for purposes unrelated to those described in this policy without appropriate notice or consent.
Who We Share Your Information With
We may share limited information with service providers that help us operate the website and deliver our services, including website hosting, WordPress services, email delivery providers such as MailPoet, and other technical service providers.
These providers may process information only as necessary to perform the services they provide.
We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect our website, business, visitors, or legal rights.
We do not sell personal information.
How Long We Keep Your Information
Newsletter subscriber information may be retained for as long as you remain subscribed.
If you unsubscribe, certain limited information may be retained when necessary to maintain unsubscribe records, comply with legal requirements, prevent unwanted future mailings, or maintain system integrity.
Technical and security information may be retained for varying periods depending on the service involved and the reason it was collected.
Your Choices and Rights
You may unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the unsubscribe link contained in our emails.
You may also contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you have provided to us, subject to information we may be required to retain for legal, security, or administrative purposes.
Requests may be sent to catherine@crystalbythesea.com.
Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect information collected through this website. However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Children’s Privacy
This website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected without appropriate consent, we will take reasonable steps to remove it.
Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to websites operated by other businesses, contributors, artists, makers, practitioners, or organizations.
Crystal by the Sea is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of those sites.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as our website, services, or legal requirements change.
The date at the top of this page will indicate when the policy was most recently updated.