Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy — Tau Publishing, LLC
Effective July 15, 2026
Peace and Good.
At Tau Publishing, our work is rooted in the Franciscan spirit of simplicity, respect, and care for one another. That same spirit guides how we treat the trust you place in us when you visit our website, order a book, sign up for our newsletter, or bring one of our Franciscan Journey products into your home. This Privacy Policy explains, as plainly as we can, what information we gather, why we gather it, and how we look after it.
By using our website or Services, you agree to the practices described here.
1. What We Gather
a. What You Share With Us Directly
- Your name, email address, mailing address, and phone number
- Billing and shipping details when you place an order
- Payment information (handled securely by our third-party payment processor — we never store your full card number ourselves)
- Anything you tell us through a contact form, newsletter sign-up, or note to our team
- Any other information you choose to share in the course of corresponding with us
b. What Your Visit Tells Us
- Your IP address, browser and device type, and operating system
- Which pages you visit, how long you stay, and where you came from
- Cookies and similar small tools that help our site function well (more on these in Section 4)
c. What We Learn From Trusted Partners
- Information passed along by our payment processor, shipping carriers, or fulfillment partners
- Insights from analytics or marketing tools we use to understand how our site is doing
2. Why We Gather It
We use your information to:
- Prepare and send your order — whether it's a book from our catalog or a product from our Franciscan Harvest line
- Keep you updated on your order or answer questions you send our way
- Share our newsletter and occasional updates, but only if you've asked us to — and you can always step away from that list
- Improve our website and the experience of working with us
- Keep our Services safe and trustworthy
- Meet our legal obligations and stand behind our commitments
We do not sell your personal information. That has never been, and will never be, how we do business.
3. Who We Share It With
We keep our circle of trust small and purposeful. We may share information with:
- Partners who help us do our work well — payment processors, shipping and fulfillment companies, email providers, and our website host. They're only permitted to use your information to help us serve you.
- Manufacturing partners, such as those who produce items for our Franciscan Harvest line, solely as needed to get your order to your door.
- Legal authorities, only when required by law or necessary to protect the safety, rights, or property of Tau Publishing, our customers, or others.
- A future steward of our mission, in the rare event of a merger, acquisition, or transfer of our assets — always with the same care for your information that we've shown all along.
4. Cookies and Similar Tools
Our website uses small tools called cookies to remember your cart, understand how visitors find and use our site, and, occasionally, support outreach about our books and products.
You're welcome to adjust your browser settings to limit or block cookies at any time. Doing so may simply mean parts of the site work a little less smoothly.
5. How Long We Keep Things
We hold on to your information only as long as it serves a real purpose — fulfilling an order, meeting a legal requirement, resolving a dispute, or honoring an agreement. When that purpose has passed, we let it go.
6. Your Choices
Wherever you're writing to us from, you have the right to:
- Ask what information we hold about you, and to see it
- Ask us to correct or delete it
- Step away from our marketing emails at any time — just click "unsubscribe" or let us know directly
- Object to, or ask us to limit, how we use your information
If you live in California, the European Union, or another place with its own privacy laws — such as the CCPA or GDPR — you may have further rights under those laws. We're glad to help you understand and exercise them; just reach out.
7. Little Ones
Our Services aren't directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly gather personal information from them. If we discover we've done so by mistake, we'll take steps to delete it promptly.
8. Keeping Your Information Safe
We take reasonable, sensible precautions — administrative, technical, and physical — to protect your information. No system connected to the internet is perfectly secure, but we treat this responsibility with the seriousness it deserves.
9. Other Paths From Our Site
Our website may link out to other sites, including those of our partners. Once you leave our site, their own privacy practices apply, not ours. We'd encourage you to take a look at their policies too.
10. How to Reach Us
If you have a question, a concern, or simply want to know more about how we care for your information, we welcome you to write or call:
Tau Publishing, LLC
13990 Colville Circle
Carmel, Indiana 46033
11. As Things Change
Every so often, we may need to update this policy — to reflect a new practice, a new law, or simply a better way of doing things. The "Last Updated" date at the top will always tell you when that last happened. We invite you to check back from time to time.
This Privacy Policy covers Tau Publishing, LLC's website and affiliated offerings, including Franciscan Journey and Franciscan Harvest