Submitted information is used only for the purpose described at the point of collection, such as sending the newsletter, responding to an editorial request, verifying a listing, reviewing an event submission, or evaluating an expert-review application.
We do not sell personal information. Service providers used for hosting, security, email delivery, form processing, or analytics may process limited information on our behalf under their own service terms and privacy commitments. Before public forms are activated, each vendor will be documented in this notice.
Our launch plan favors privacy-first aggregate analytics. We do not plan to use cross-site behavioral advertising at launch.
We keep personal information only as long as it is needed for the stated purpose, legal obligations, security, dispute resolution, or maintaining an accurate publication record. Newsletter addresses remain until unsubscribe or list removal. Unsuccessful or resolved submissions should be periodically deleted or de-identified under the publication's retention schedule.
Where applicable, Maryland residents may have rights to access, correct, delete, obtain information about, or limit certain uses of their personal data. See our Data Rights page for the request process before forms go live.
The publication is designed for a general audience and is not intended to collect personal information from children. We do not knowingly build profiles about children.
We use access controls, encrypted transport, secure hosting, bot protection for public forms, limited collection, and vendor review as core safeguards. No internet service is risk-free, so we also maintain an incident-response process.
Creating Wellness Maryland is an independent editorial publication. Digital publishing operations are supported by Optivue Digital Marketing Services. The public privacy contact and data-request channel will be activated before personal-data forms are enabled.
Effective: November 2026. This preview policy will be finalized before public data collection begins.
