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Effective date: April 19, 2026  ·  Last updated: April 19, 2026
Applies to: you-explained.com and all associated pages and emails.

Who We Are

You, Explained is a psychology content brand that produces educational content about emotional patterns and their origins. We operate at you-explained.com and distribute content via email and social media platforms.

When this policy says "we," "us," or "our," it refers to You, Explained and the individual or entity operating this brand. When it says "you," it refers to anyone who visits this site, signs up for our email list, or downloads any of our materials.

If you have questions about this policy, contact us at: [email protected]

What Information We Collect

We collect the minimum amount of information necessary to operate this site and send you the content you requested.

Information you give us directly:

• Your email address, when you sign up to receive the Pattern Decoder guide or our weekly emails.

• Any information you include if you reply to one of our emails or contact us directly.

Information collected automatically:

• Basic analytics data — pages visited, time on page, general geographic region (country or state level), browser type, and device type. This is collected in aggregate and is not linked to your email address.

• Email engagement data — whether you opened an email or clicked a link in it. This is standard behavior for all email marketing platforms.

• Cookies used by our email service provider and any analytics tools we use. See the Cookies section below.

Information we do not collect:

• Payment information — we do not process payments on this site at this time.

• Sensitive personal information such as health records, financial data, or government identification.

• Your name, unless you include it when contacting us.

How We Use Your Information

We use your email address to:

• Deliver the Pattern Decoder guide you requested.

• Send you our weekly email, which covers one emotional pattern per issue.

• Occasionally inform you about other You, Explained content, guides, or products that are directly related to what you signed up for.

We use analytics data to understand how people find and use this site so we can improve it. We do not use analytics data to build individual profiles or to target you with advertising.

We will never use your information to contact you about products or services unrelated to You, Explained.

How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your email address or any personal information. We do not share it with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

We share your information only with the service providers necessary to operate this site and deliver our emails. These include:

• Our email service provider (ESP), which stores your email address and sends emails on our behalf.

• Our website host and any analytics tool we use.

These providers are contractually required to protect your data and are prohibited from using it for their own purposes beyond providing services to us.

We may disclose information if required by law — for example, in response to a valid court order or subpoena. We will notify you of such a request to the extent we are legally permitted to do so.

Cookies

This site uses cookies — small text files stored in your browser — for the following purposes:

• Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with the site. We use Google Analytics for this purpose. If you use Google Analytics, it operates under Google's privacy policy.

• Email tracking: Our email service provider may set a cookie when you click a link in one of our emails to measure engagement.

We do not use advertising cookies. We do not use cookies to build cross-site tracking profiles.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings. Doing so may affect how some parts of this site function.

Email Communications

By submitting your email address on this site, you agree to receive:

• A one-time delivery email containing the Pattern Decoder guide.

• Ongoing weekly emails from You, Explained covering emotional patterns, tools, and related content.

• Occasional emails about You, Explained products or resources when they become available.

You can unsubscribe from all emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send you. Unsubscribing removes you from all future emails. Your email address will be removed from our active list within 2 business days of your request, as required by applicable law.

After unsubscribing, we may retain your email address on a suppression list to ensure we do not contact you again. We do not use suppressed addresses for any other purpose.

Data Retention

We retain your email address for as long as you remain subscribed to our list. If you unsubscribe, your active record is removed and replaced with a suppression entry.

Analytics data is retained in aggregate form and is not linked to individual identities.

If you contact us directly, we retain that correspondence for as long as is reasonably necessary to respond and to maintain records of our communications.

Your Rights

Depending on where you are located, you may have legal rights regarding your personal data. These vary by jurisdiction but may include:

• The right to access the personal data we hold about you.

• The right to correct inaccurate data.

• The right to request deletion of your data.

• The right to withdraw consent for processing where consent is the legal basis.

• The right to data portability.

• The right to object to or restrict certain types of processing.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law (typically 30 days). We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.

If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or California, additional rights and protections may apply under GDPR, UK GDPR, or the CCPA/CPRA. We are committed to honoring those rights regardless of your location.

Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a minor, please contact us at [email protected] and we will delete it promptly.

Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. Our site is served over HTTPS. Our email service provider uses industry-standard security practices.

No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we take it seriously and will notify you if a breach occurs that affects your data, as required by law.

Third-Party Links

Our emails and website may contain links to third-party platforms, including social media platforms where You, Explained content is published. This privacy policy applies only to you-explained.com and our direct email communications. Third-party sites have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. If the changes are material, we will notify subscribers by email.

Continued use of this site or our email list after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

Questions, requests, or concerns about this privacy policy should be directed to:

You, Explained
[email protected]

This Privacy Policy was last reviewed on April 19, 2026. It is written to be clear and readable, not to obscure what we do with your information. If anything is unclear, write to us and we will explain it plainly.