Kat Elton

Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 10, 2026  |  Last updated: November 10, 2026

Kat Elton ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect through katelton.com (the "Site"), how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have.

1. Information we collect

Information you give us

  • Contact form: your name, email address, phone number (optional), the topic you choose, and your message.
  • Emails you send us directly.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the Site, our hosting provider automatically receives basic technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, the pages you view, the page that referred you, and the date and time of your visit. We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to count visits. It does not use cookies, does not track you across other websites, and does not build a profile of you. The Site does not use cookies. See our Cookie Policy.

2. How we use information

  • To read and reply to your message, and to answer questions about Kat's books, speaking, interviews, and blog.
  • To operate, secure, and improve the Site, including blocking spam and abuse of the contact form.
  • To understand, in total, how many people visit the Site and which pages they read.
  • To comply with law and protect our rights.

3. How we share information

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for advertising. We share information only with:

  • Service providers who help us run the Site and respond to you, and who may use it only for that purpose. These are: Cloudflare (website hosting, security, spam protection, and cookieless visit counts) and our website and marketing agency, which receives contact form messages in its customer management system and passes them to Kat.
  • Legal and safety: when required by law, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of anyone.
  • Business transfers: if this business is sold or merged, as part of that transaction.

4. Your choices

  • Cookies: the Site does not use cookies, so there is nothing to accept or reject. You can still block cookies in your browser settings.
  • Global Privacy Control: we treat a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal from your browser as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of your information and targeted advertising. We do neither, but we will honor the signal if that ever changes.
  • Email: if we reply to you by email, you can ask us at any time to stop.

5. Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live (for example Colorado, California, and other states with privacy laws), you may have the right to: know and access the personal information we hold about you; correct it; delete it; receive a portable copy; and opt out of the sale or sharing of your information, targeted advertising, and certain profiling. You may also appeal our decision on your request. We will not treat you differently for using these rights.

To make a request, use the contact form on our home page and choose "Something else." We will confirm your identity before acting on a request and respond within 45 days, or tell you if we need more time as the law allows. An authorized agent may make a request for you with your written permission. To appeal a decision, reply to our response with "Appeal" in the subject line.

6. Health topics

Kat writes about living with chronic disease and pain. The Site is not a medical practice, and the contact form is not a way to get medical care. Please don't send detailed medical information through the form. If you have a medical emergency, call 911.

7. How long we keep information

We keep contact form messages for up to 2 years after our last conversation with you, unless you ask us to delete them sooner. Security logs, which can include IP addresses, are kept for a short time (usually days) to stop spam and abuse. Visit counts are kept only in total, without information that identifies you.

8. Security

We use reasonable safeguards, including encrypted (HTTPS) connections and spam protection on the contact form. No method of sending or storing information is 100% secure.

9. Children

The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has sent us information, contact us and we will delete it.

The Site links to other websites we don't control, such as Amazon for buying Kat's books. Their own privacy policies apply when you visit them.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. We will change the "Last updated" date above and, for important changes, post a notice on the Site.

12. Contact us

Kat Elton, Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Reach us through the contact form on our home page.