Privacy & Cookies
We collect as little information as practical and use it only to operate Always Onward, communicate with you, and protect the website.
Last updated: October 28, 2026Information we collect
This website does not offer public user accounts, purchases, or comments. Production staff can sign in to a protected guest inbox. If you sign up for the first-episode notice, we collect the email address you enter. If you email us, suggest a guest, or otherwise contact us, we may also receive information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, message, and details about a proposed story.
If you submit our Be Our Guest questionnaire, we securely store your preferred name, email address, optional phone number and contact preference, and any answers or selections for the production team to evaluate potential guests and follow up by your preferred contact method. Submission grants no permission to record, publish, or broadcast your story, likeness, voice, photographs, or other material. Recording and publication permissions are handled separately through our guest release process. A submission does not guarantee an appearance.
Our hosting and security providers may automatically process limited technical information, such as an IP address, browser type, device information, request time, and security signals. The site also retrieves typefaces from Google Fonts, which may cause your browser to connect to Google’s servers.
How we use information
We use signup addresses to let you know when the first episode is available and to send occasional Always Onward updates. We may use other information to respond to messages; evaluate story, guest, or partnership ideas; plan and produce the podcast; operate, secure, and improve the website; comply with law; and protect the rights and safety of Always Onward, our guests, and others.
We do not sell personal information. We do not currently use personal information for targeted advertising.
Your choices
You may ask what personal information you have provided to us, request a correction, or ask us to delete it, subject to legal and operational needs. You can unsubscribe from Always Onward updates at any time, or email hello@alwaysonwardpodcast.com. You can also control cookies through your browser, although blocking essential security cookies may affect access to the site.
We keep signup addresses and correspondence only as long as reasonably useful for the purpose for which they were received, or as required for legal, security, or recordkeeping reasons.
Children’s privacy
Always Onward is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through this website.
Contact and updates
Questions or privacy requests may be sent to hello@alwaysonwardpodcast.com.
We may update this notice as the website and podcast develop. The date at the top will show when it was last revised.