Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 1, 2026

Hi, we’re 1 Hoot Academy, a small family-run homeschool resource business based in Virginia, USA, run by Jeff Rivard as a sole proprietor. This policy explains in plain language what information our website, www.1hootacademy.com, collects, how we use it, and the choices you have.

The short version

• We collect very little: only what you choose to send us, plus basic technical information.
• We don’t use analytics, advertising trackers or tracking pixels.
• Memberships, payments and free downloads all happen on Patreon, not on our site.
• We never sell your information. Ever.

Information you give us

Our contact form. When you use our Contact page, you give us your name, your email address and your message. The form sends that information to our inbox (1hootacademy@gmail.com). We use it only to read your message and reply. We don’t add you to a mailing list or share your message with anyone.

The form also has a hidden “honeypot” field that people can’t see. It helps us catch spam bots. It doesn’t collect anything about you.

Emailing us directly. If you email 1hootacademy@gmail.com, we’ll have your email address and whatever you include, and we use it only to help you.

We don’t currently have a newsletter, comments or accounts on this site.

Information collected automatically

Server logs. Like most websites, our web host, DreamHost, automatically keeps standard server logs, such as your IP address, browser type and the pages you visited. These logs are used for security and to keep the site running.

No analytics or advertising trackers. We don’t track visitors. We don’t use Jetpack Stats, Google Analytics, Facebook or other tracking pixels, or any other analytics or advertising tools on this site.

Cookies

Cookies are small files your browser saves. Our site, built on WordPress with the Elementor page builder, uses only essential cookies that WordPress and Elementor need to work (for example, when the site owner is logged in). We don’t use analytics, tracking or advertising cookies, which is why you won’t see a cookie banner here. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings at any time.

Services we rely on

Patreon. Memberships (Free Flock, The Perch and The Nest), free downloads and payments happen on Patreon. When you join, Patreon collects and processes your information, including payment details, under the Patreon Privacy Policy. We never see or store your card information. Through Patreon, we can see things like your name, email and membership tier so we can deliver what you joined for.

Adobe Fonts. Our pages load fonts from Adobe (Typekit), which may receive your IP address and browser information. See the Adobe Privacy Policy.

Hosting and backups. DreamHost hosts our site. We use UpdraftPlus to make secure backups, which are stored in our Google Drive account.

Gmail. Messages from our contact form are delivered through Gmail (using the FluentSMTP plugin) to our Google account. Google stores Gmail and Google Drive data under its own privacy policy.

Jetpack Social. We use Jetpack Social to share our new posts to our own social media accounts. It doesn’t track visitors to our site.

Social media and other links

Our site links to our pages on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and X, and to other helpful websites. When you visit those sites, their own privacy policies apply, not this one. We aren’t responsible for how they handle your information.

Children’s privacy

Our resources are made for homeschooling families, but this website is meant for parents and other adults. It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, consistent with the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

We kindly ask parents and members not to share children’s personal information (such as full names, photos, school details or addresses) in contact form messages or in our Patreon community. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we’ll delete it promptly.

We don’t sell your data

We don’t sell, rent or trade your personal information, and we don’t share it for advertising. We only share information when we have to by law, or with the services listed above so the site can work.

How long we keep information

We keep contact messages only as long as we need them to help you and run our small business. After that, we delete them. Server logs and backups are kept for limited periods by our host and backup service. We take reasonable steps to protect your information, but no website is 100% secure.

Your choices and rights

You can ask us to see, correct or delete any information you’ve sent us. Just reach out through our Contact page or email 1hootacademy@gmail.com, and we’ll take care of it. To manage your Patreon account or data, use your Patreon settings or contact Patreon.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we’ll post the new version here with a new effective date.

Contact us

1 Hoot Academy (Jeff Rivard, sole proprietor), Virginia, USA
Contact page: https://www.1hootacademy.com/contact/
Email: 1hootacademy@gmail.com