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Privacy & disclosures

How this website works, where subscriptions happen, and how we label commercial links.

This website

This static site does not have its own email-signup form, user accounts, advertising pixels, or analytics scripts. It does not use browser storage or set cookies through its own code. Your hosting provider may process standard technical information, such as IP addresses and request logs, to deliver and secure the site.

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Emails and reader memories

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Affiliate recommendations

Some future articles or recommendations may include affiliate links. When we use a link that can earn a commission, we identify that relationship near the recommendation. Buying through those links can support Away Msgs.

The product link in the sample Halloween letter is currently an ordinary, untracked publisher link. It is not presented as a paid endorsement.

Sponsors

Paid placements are labeled near the placement. A brand mention on its own does not mean a company sponsors Away Msgs.

Questions

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If our privacy practices change, we’ll update this page.

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