Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

When you interact with our website or submit a contact or media inquiry form, we collect personal information you voluntarily provide. This includes:

  • Contact Data: Your name, email address, phone number (if provided), and media organization or company name.
  • Inquiry Details: Topic, request specifics, deadlines, and any additional notes in your submission.
  • Technical & Usage Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, device identifiers, and timestamps gathered through log files and cookies.

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information, nor do we collect personal data from children under the age of 16.

How We Use Your Information

We process your personal data for the following specific purposes:

  • Responding to media inquiries, press requests, speaking requests, and general messages.
  • Operating, securing, and maintaining website performance and technical infrastructure.
  • Analyzing site traffic and usage via aggregated analytics to improve overall site functionality.
  • Preventing spam, fraudulent activity, and security threats.

We do not sell or share your personal information to third parties for monetary consideration or cross-context behavioral advertising.

Cookies, Analytics & Google Policy Compliance

This website uses cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies. In accordance with Google’s Consent Requirements and global privacy regulations:

  1. Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for core site features, accessibility, and security. These load automatically.
  2. Analytics & Performance Cookies: (e.g., Google Analytics) Help us understand how visitors interact with the site. These cookies and their related data tags are only activated based on your explicit preferences or consent settings.
  3. Google Consent Mode: Our website communicates user consent preferences directly to Google services using Google Consent Mode. No analytics or tracking tags execute without appropriate consent signals.

You can adjust or withdraw your cookie choices at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the website footer or adjusting your browser settings.

Universal Opt-Out & Global Privacy Control (GPC)

We recognize and honor recognized opt-out preference signals, including Global Privacy Control (GPC). If your browser transmits a GPC signal, our site automatically treats it as a request to opt out of non-essential cookies and tracking mechanisms.

Contact Forms & Spam Protection

Inquiry submissions are processed to route messages to our team and may be scanned through automated spam detection services (such as Google reCAPTCHA or Akismet) to block malicious traffic.

Embedded Content From External Sites

Pages on this site may feature embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, tweets, audio clips). Embedded content from third-party sites behaves as if you visited that external site directly. These platforms may collect data, place cookies, and monitor your interaction.

Data Retention & Third-Party Vendors

We retain personal data submitted via contact forms only for as long as necessary to manage media interactions and business communications, or to fulfill legal and accounting obligations. We share data only with service providers (such as web hosting, email infrastructure, and security platforms) bound by strict confidentiality and security agreements.

Your Privacy Rights (US State & Global Laws)

Depending on your state or jurisdiction (including California CCPA/CPRA, Virginia VCDPA, Colorado CPA, Connecticut CTDPA, EU/UK GDPR, and other applicable statutes), you have specific rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to Know / Access: Request details on what personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to Correct / Rectify: Request corrections to inaccurate personal data.
  • Right to Delete: Request deletion of personal data we have collected from you, subject to legal retention exceptions.
  • Right to Opt-Out: Request to opt out of the sale, sharing, or processing of your personal data for targeted advertising.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.

To submit a request regarding your data rights, please contact us using our website contact form.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your legal privacy rights, please reach out via our online contact form.

Disclaimer: In accordance with DoD Directive 1344.10, 5 CFR § 2635.702, and 5 U.S.C. §§ 7321–7326 (Hatch Act), this website is maintained exclusively by the author strictly in his private capacity, on his personal time, and using his personal resources. Any references to the author's rank, title, current or prior affiliation with the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government are included strictly for background and identification purposes only. Nothing contained on this site represents or reflects the official position, policy, or endorsement of the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

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