The Designer’s Bench Privacy Policy

The Designer’s Bench respects your personal privacy, and I collect your name, email address, and phone number (optional) for just two purposes: 1.) To send you the monthly newsletter, The Grain, and 2.) to promote the book, “Jewelry Casting in the Small Shop,” associated with this website. Your personal information is used only on this site and with your consent. For a more detailed explanation of Personal Information and Consent, see the sections below. I also keep your information safe. It will never be sold to any third parties for any reason. 

Personal Information

The questions on the Contact Form page (Under the “What is your experience level?” are optional and only used by The Designer’s Bench to gain an understanding of user demographics and provide the most useful content possible in the blog posts and newsletter of The Grain. If you as a user wish to change any of your information or wish to be removed from the list of subscribers to The Grain, you need only send your request to that effect through the same contact form. Personal information is stored only for active subscribers to The Grain, and it will be deleted either upon request of the user, or after being inactive for six (6) months. 

Consent

By using this website, you are providing your consent to this privacy policy. If you do not agree with these privacy policies, discontinue using the website. By clicking the “Submit” button on the Contact Form, you are giving your consent to this website to use and store your private information for purposes described in this policy.

Updates

This Privacy Policy may be changed periodically, and for that reason you are encouraged to check back here to see what is new, and how it might impact your user experience. This policy was last updated May 1, 2026.

Questions

Anything unclear? Please send your questions to me using the Contact Form.