Effective October 13, 2026
Legal
Privacy Policy
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Who we are
AMERICAN STORY (“we”, “us”) operates americanstory.com. We are the controller of the personal data described in this policy. You can reach us at connect@americanstory.studio or at 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20006.
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What we collect
Newsletter (The Communiqué): if you subscribe, we collect your email address.
Correspondence: if you email or call us, we keep the information you share so we can respond.
Investor and partner materials: some decks are hosted by Pitch.com and may ask for your email before viewing. That information is processed by Pitch under its own privacy policy and shared with us.
Usage data: with your consent, we collect basic analytics about how the site is used, such as pages visited, device type and approximate location. We do not sell personal data.
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Why we use it and our legal bases
To send The Communiqué, based on your consent. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email or by contacting us.
To respond to inquiries and manage relationships, based on our legitimate interest in running our business.
To understand and improve the site, based on your consent through our cookie settings.
To comply with legal obligations, where applicable.
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Cookies
We use strictly necessary cookies to make the site work. Analytics, preference and marketing cookies are only set if you allow them in Cookie Settings, which you can change at any time from the link at the bottom of every page.
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Who we share it with
We share personal data only with service providers that help us run the site and our communications, including our website host (Framer), our newsletter and form provider, and Pitch.com for hosted presentations. They process data on our behalf and under contract. We may disclose data if required by law.
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International transfers
We are based in the United States. If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, your data will be transferred to the United States. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
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How long we keep it
We keep newsletter data until you unsubscribe, correspondence for as long as needed to handle your request and our relationship, and analytics data in aggregated or de-identified form. We delete or anonymize data when it is no longer needed.
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Your rights
Depending on where you live, including under the GDPR and UK GDPR, you have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to the processing of your personal data, to data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time without affecting earlier processing.
To exercise these rights, email connect@americanstory.studio. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
California residents may request to know, delete or correct personal information we hold. We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
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Children
This site is not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their personal data.
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Changes
We may update this policy from time to time. We will post the updated version on this page with a new effective date.