Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 5/12/2026

Main Street Futures respects your privacy.

This Privacy Policy explains how Main Street Futures collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, contact us, watch embedded videos, interact with our content, or engage with us through related platforms and services.

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Main Street Futures,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Main Street Futures, LLC., the owner and operator of the Main Street Futures website and related media channels.

By using this website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Who We Are

Main Street Futures is a media, education, and community-oriented platform focused on local prosperity, household stability, earning power, small business strength, ownership, local opportunity, and place-based change.

Our website serves as the home base for our articles, videos, newsletter, topic pages, editorial standards, and related resources.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information in three main ways: information you provide directly, information collected automatically, and information provided by third-party services.

A. Information You Provide Directly

You may provide personal information when you:

• subscribe to our newsletter;
• submit a contact form;
• send us an email;
• register for future events, workshops, or offerings;
• respond to surveys or feedback requests;
• submit comments, questions, or other communications;
• interact with us through social media or linked platforms.

This information may include:

• name;
• email address;
• organization or business name;
• phone number, if provided;
• city, state, or general location, if provided;
• message content;
• subscription preferences;
• any other information you choose to submit.

Please do not submit confidential, sensitive, financial, medical, legal, or highly personal information through general website forms.

B. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics tools, server logs, pixels, embedded content, or similar technologies.

This may include:

• IP address;
• browser type;
• device type;
• operating system;
• pages viewed;
• links clicked;
• time spent on pages;
• referral source;
• approximate location;
• date and time of visit;
• search terms used on the site;
• interactions with forms, videos, or embedded content.

This information helps us understand how visitors use the site, improve the user experience, measure content performance, and protect the website.

C. Information From Third-Party Platforms

If you interact with Main Street Futures through YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, X, newsletter platforms, social scheduling tools, or other third-party services, those platforms may collect information according to their own privacy policies.

We may receive limited information from those platforms, such as engagement data, referral information, subscriber analytics, or public profile interactions, depending on the platform and your settings.

3. How We Use Information

We may use the information we collect to:

• operate and maintain the website;
• send newsletters and email updates;
• respond to messages or inquiries;
• improve content, articles, videos, and site experience;
• understand audience interests and engagement;
• measure article, video, newsletter, and CTA performance;
• manage subscriptions and unsubscribe requests;
• monitor website security and prevent abuse;
• troubleshoot technical issues;
• comply with legal obligations;
• enforce our Terms of Use;
• support future events, resources, or educational offerings;
• develop Main Street Futures as a media and education platform.

We do not use personal information to provide individualized financial, legal, tax, real estate, medical, or investment advice.

4. Newsletter and Email Communications

If you subscribe to the Main Street Futures newsletter, we may use your email address to send:

• articles;
• videos;
• essays;
• platform updates;
• event announcements;
• educational resources;
• content recommendations;
• future partner or sponsor information, if applicable.

You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails.

We may use a third-party newsletter or email service provider, such as [Insert Newsletter Platform — e.g., beehiiv, Kit, Mailchimp, etc.], to manage subscriptions and deliver email communications. That provider may process your information according to its own privacy policy and terms.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Main Street Futures may use cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies to:

• remember site preferences;
• understand website traffic;
• measure content engagement;
• improve site performance;
• support analytics;
• protect against spam, abuse, or security threats;
• understand referral traffic from social media or other sources.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. If you disable cookies, some parts of the website may not function properly.

If we later use a cookie consent banner or privacy management tool, we will provide additional options where required by applicable law.

6. Analytics

We may use analytics tools such as Google Analytics 4, Google Search Console, Google Tag Manager, or similar tools to understand how visitors use the website.

Google states that websites using Google Analytics must disclose the use of Google Analytics and explain how it collects and processes data. Google Analytics Terms also require users to post a privacy policy and disclose how Google Analytics collects and processes data.

Analytics tools may collect information such as pages viewed, links clicked, device information, browser information, approximate location, referral source, and other usage data.

We use this information to improve the site, understand what content is useful, measure newsletter conversion, and learn how visitors arrive at Main Street Futures.

You can learn more about Google’s privacy practices through Google’s privacy materials and controls. Google explains that its privacy policy describes what information it collects, why it collects it, and how users can manage, export, or delete information.

7. Embedded Videos and Third-Party Content

Main Street Futures may embed videos from YouTube or other video platforms.

When you view or interact with embedded videos, the third-party platform may collect information about your interaction according to its own privacy policy and terms.

Where practical, we may use YouTube’s privacy-enhanced embed options. YouTube states that Privacy Enhanced Mode prevents views of embedded YouTube content from influencing the viewer’s YouTube browsing experience.

Even when privacy-enhanced options are used, third-party platforms may still collect certain information when you interact with embedded content. Your use of those platforms is governed by their own terms and privacy policies.

8. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information as a core business practice.

We may share information with trusted service providers that help us operate Main Street Futures, including providers for:

• website hosting;
• email newsletter delivery;
• analytics;
• contact forms;
• video hosting;
• social media management;
• automation and AI-assisted workflows;
• design and production tools;
• security and spam prevention;
• legal, accounting, or administrative support.

These providers may access information only as needed to perform services for us and are expected to protect that information according to their own obligations and policies.

We may also share information:

• if required by law, subpoena, court order, or legal process;
• to protect our rights, safety, users, or the public;
• to investigate fraud, abuse, or security issues;
• in connection with a business transfer, merger, reorganization, or sale of assets;
• with your consent or at your direction.

9. AI-Assisted Operations

Main Street Futures may use artificial intelligence tools and automation systems to support research organization, drafting, editorial workflows, social packaging, video scripting, analytics review, operational planning, or content production.

We aim to use AI tools responsibly and with human oversight.

We do not intentionally use AI systems to make final editorial judgments, publish content without review, or replace human responsibility for accuracy and trust.

If information you submit is processed through an AI-assisted workflow, we will aim to limit the information used to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose. You should not submit sensitive, confidential, financial, medical, legal, or proprietary information through general website forms.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

The FTC advises businesses to understand what personal information they have, how it moves through the business, who has access to it, and how to secure it. The FTC also emphasizes keeping only what is necessary, protecting the information retained, properly disposing of information no longer needed, and creating a plan for security incidents.

No website, email system, database, or internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

If you believe your information has been compromised through your interaction with Main Street Futures, please contact us at [Insert Privacy Contact Email].

11. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

For example:

• newsletter subscription information may be retained while you remain subscribed;
• contact form submissions may be retained as needed to respond or maintain business records;
• analytics data may be retained according to the settings of our analytics provider;
• records may be retained longer if required for legal, security, tax, compliance, or dispute-resolution purposes.

When information is no longer needed, we will aim to delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it.

12. Your Choices

You may have choices regarding your information, including:

• unsubscribing from email communications;
• disabling cookies through your browser;
• contacting us to request access, correction, or deletion of certain information;
• asking questions about how your information is used;
• opting out of certain communications;
• adjusting privacy settings on third-party platforms.

To make a privacy-related request, contact us at:

[Insert Privacy Contact Email]

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

13. State Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have additional privacy rights under applicable state law.

For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act gives certain California consumers rights to know what personal information a covered business collects and how it is used or shared, to request deletion with some exceptions, to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, and to be free from discrimination for exercising privacy rights. California regulations also provide guidance on how businesses should inform consumers of their rights and handle requests.

Main Street Futures may not be subject to every state privacy law at launch, depending on our size, revenue, data practices, location, and user base. Even so, we aim to treat privacy requests seriously.

If you believe you have rights under a state privacy law, you may contact us at:

[Insert Privacy Contact Email]

14. Children’s Privacy

Main Street Futures is not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us at [Insert Privacy Contact Email].

15. Third-Party Links

The Main Street Futures website may link to third-party websites, platforms, tools, videos, newsletters, articles, data sources, or social media pages.

We do not control those third parties and are not responsible for their privacy practices, content, policies, or actions.

You should review the privacy policies of any third-party website or platform you use.

16. Sponsored Content, Partners, and Future Monetization

Main Street Futures may eventually include sponsorships, partnerships, affiliate links, events, workshops, memberships, or paid products.

If we work with sponsors, partners, vendors, or affiliates, we may collect or share information as reasonably necessary to administer those offerings, subject to this Privacy Policy and any additional terms disclosed at the time.

If we materially change how we collect, use, or share personal information, we will update this Privacy Policy.

17. International Visitors

Main Street Futures is operated from the United States.

If you access the website from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be processed in the United States or in other countries where our service providers operate.

Privacy laws in those jurisdictions may differ from those in your location.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When we do, we will update the “Last Updated” date above.

If we make material changes, we may provide additional notice where appropriate, such as by posting a notice on the website or sending an email to subscribers.

Your continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.