Privacy Policy

What information do we collect?

The security of this website and your information is very important to Ted Forbes / Forbes Studio, LLC. Any information that we collect is fully focused on the best service and communications for you, the website user.  

FORM SUBMISSIONS

We collect information from you on various forms located throughout this website. 

  • When you opt in to joining our email list, we collect your name, email address, and content preferences. We use this information to communicate with you regularly and effectively. Mailchimp is our current email marketing provider and stores the personal information listed above and protects this data in keeping with their security policies.

  • When you register for a workshop or other educational experience, we collect your name, email address, and phone number. We may also collect other custom information that is specific and necessary for individual workshops/experiences, such as collecting your food preferences when meals are provided during an educational experience. 

  • When you purchase a book, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and shipping information. We use this data to ensure accurate shipping via the United States Postal Service. 

  • When you make any purchase on this site, payment is processed via Stripe, a third-party payment processing provider. Stripe also receives your personal information and processes it in accordance with their privacy policies.

ANALYTICS

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal information when you visit this website, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Web pages you view while on this website

  • Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Searches 

  • Timestamps

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Additionally, we use this information to learn more about key analytics—site traffic and activity. You can read more about how Squarespace uses your data (site usage information of end users) for its own purposes in their privacy policy.

COOKIES

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device.

These necessary and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.

These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.

Who do we share information with?

Squarespace, the third-party host of this website, and Stripe, the third-party payment processing provider for this website are the only entities who have access to information that you share on this website. Their collection of your information is essential to the function of this website. We do not share your information with any other third parties.


Links to other websites

We may provide links to other websites on TedForbes.com. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of those sites. You are advised to review the privacy policy of these other websites prior to use. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of other websites. 

Your consent

By using TedForbes.com, you consent to this privacy policy. Should you have any questions or concerns about your privacy as a user of TedForbes.com or how your data is kept and used, please contact us at studio@tedforbes.com. 


Changes to this policy

Ted Forbes / Forbes Studio, LLC reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy per legal requirements or as deemed necessary. 

January 2026