Last updated September 4, 2026.
Who we are
Dear Louisiana is an independent publication sharing original stories about Louisiana’s people, food, places, culture, and traditions. Our website is dearlouisiana.com. Questions about this policy or your information may be sent to hello@dearlouisiana.com.
Information we collect
We collect information you choose to provide, such as your email address when you join our newsletter and the name, email address, and message you submit through our contact form. Our website and service providers may also process basic technical information such as browser type, device type, referring page, approximate location, and site activity needed to operate, secure, and understand the website.
How we use your information
- To confirm and manage newsletter subscriptions.
- To send Dear Louisiana stories, updates, and occasional announcements you requested.
- To respond to messages, story ideas, and other inquiries.
- To operate, protect, troubleshoot, and improve the website.
- To understand aggregate site performance and readership.
Newsletter choices
Newsletter signup uses single opt-in. Your subscription becomes active when you submit the form. Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe option. You may also ask us to remove or correct your subscription information by emailing hello@dearlouisiana.com.
Service providers and sharing
We use service providers to host and operate the website, deliver email, manage communications, and measure site performance. These currently include Flywheel/WP Engine, WordPress, SendGrid, Google Workspace, Google Analytics, Metricool, and Google Search Console. They may process information only as needed to provide those services. Dear Louisiana does not sell or rent subscriber information.
Cookies, analytics, and embedded content
The website uses Google Analytics to understand aggregate readership, traffic sources, page engagement, newsletter signup activity, and contact-form activity. Google Analytics may use cookies or similar identifiers and may process technical information such as device type, browser type, approximate location, referring page, and on-site activity. Dear Louisiana has disabled Google Signals and advertising-personalization signals in its site configuration and does not send newsletter addresses, contact-form contents, or other intentionally submitted personal information to Analytics. Learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services. Articles may also include embedded content such as YouTube videos. Embedded content can behave as though you visited the provider directly and may be governed by that provider’s privacy practices.
How long we retain information
Active newsletter subscription information is retained while you remain subscribed. After you unsubscribe, we may retain the minimum record needed to honor your opt-out and prevent unwanted resubscription. Contact messages and operational records are retained only as long as reasonably needed for the purpose they were collected, security, or legal obligations.
Your requests
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you have provided to us. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request, and we may retain information when required for security, legal, or administrative purposes.
Children’s privacy
Dear Louisiana is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as our publication and services change. The latest version will be posted on this page with its updated date.