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Privacy Policy
Ann Rau Marketing & Events Consultant A DBA of Emerge LLC annloreerau.substack.com
Last updated: March 29, 2026
1. Overview
This Privacy Policy explains how Ann Rau Marketing & Events Consultant, a DBA of Emerge LLC (”we,” “us,” or “our”), collects, uses, stores, and protects information about you when you subscribe to or interact with this Substack publication.
This policy applies to our own use of your information. It operates alongside Substack’s Privacy Policy, which governs how Substack Inc. handles your data on their platform. Substack’s Privacy Policy is available at substack.com/privacy.
2. Information We Collect
When you subscribe to this publication through Substack, we may receive the following information from Substack:
Your name
Your email address
Your subscription status (free or paid)
We do not independently collect payment information. All payment processing is handled by Substack and Stripe in accordance with their own privacy policies and security standards.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your name and email address for the following purposes:
To deliver this publication to you via the Substack platform
To communicate with you about your subscription
To invite you to join our independent email newsletter list (see Section 4 below)
To maintain records in our customer relationship management (CRM) system for business purposes
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party.
4. Our Email Newsletter List and Your Choices
In addition to delivering this publication through Substack, we maintain an independent email newsletter list. If you subscribe to this publication, you may receive a separate invitation to join our email newsletter list. Your choices are:
Opt in: You will be added to our email newsletter list and receive periodic communications from us outside of Substack.
No response: If you do not respond to the invitation, you will not be added to our email newsletter list. You may receive future invitations periodically.
Opt out: If you decline the invitation or unsubscribe from our email list at any time, you will not receive further invitations and will not be added to our newsletter list. Your information will remain in our CRM system for internal records purposes only, and you will not receive marketing communications from us.
You may unsubscribe from our email newsletter list at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in every email we send.
5. Data Storage and CRM
Subscriber information, including name and email address, may be stored in our customer relationship management (CRM) system. This information is used to manage our subscriber relationships and communication history. We take reasonable steps to protect this information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
6. Data Retention
We retain your information for as long as you are a subscriber to this publication or as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy. If you cancel your subscription and request deletion of your information, we will honor that request to the extent practicable, except where we are required to retain information for legitimate business or legal purposes.
To request deletion of your information from our systems, contact us at connect@annrau.com.
7. Third-Party Services
This publication operates on the Substack platform. Substack handles the delivery of emails, payment processing (through Stripe), and platform-level data management. Please refer to Substack’s Privacy Policy at substack.com/privacy for information about how they handle your personal data.
8. Your Rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:
Request access to the personal information we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of your information from our systems
Withdraw consent to receive communications from us at any time
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at connect@annrau.com.
9. Colorado Residents
This publication is operated by a Colorado business. We comply with applicable Colorado privacy laws. If you are a Colorado resident and have questions about your privacy rights, please contact us at connect@annrau.com.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the effective date at the top of this document. Continued subscription to this publication after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
11. Contact
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, contact us at:
Ann Rau Marketing & Events Consultant A DBA of Emerge LLC Fort Collins, Colorado connect@annrau.com