Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 1, 2026

Rage Against the Salon (“RATS”) is an independent art and culture publication operated by 11 Wishes Media LLC DBA Rage Against the Salon. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share personal information when you visit www.rageagainstthesalon.com, purchase a subscription or merchandise, sign up for updates, submit content, or communicate with us.

Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with RATS, we may collect:

Contact information: Your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.

Order and subscription information: Billing and shipping details, products purchased, subscription status, and transaction records.

Communications and submissions: Information you provide through messages, forms, surveys, reviews, artist submissions, or advertising inquiries.

Communication preferences: Your newsletter preferences and records of any email or text message consent.

When you purchase a gift subscription, we may also collect the recipient’s name and delivery address to fulfill that gift.

Payments are handled through third-party payment processors. We receive information needed to manage your purchase, such as payment confirmation and transaction details.

We may also automatically collect technical information, including your IP address, browser and device type, pages visited, and interactions with our website.

How We Use Your Information

We use personal information to:

Process purchases and manage subscriptions, including recurring billing when authorized.

Ship newspapers, merchandise, and items included with your subscription.

Send order confirmations, shipping updates, and subscription notices.

Respond to questions and provide customer support.

Review contributor submissions and advertising inquiries.

Send newsletters, publication updates, and promotional communications in accordance with your preferences and applicable law.

Understand website use and improve our content, products, and services.

Prevent fraud, maintain security, and meet legal and accounting obligations.

How We Share Your Information

We may share information with service providers that help us operate RATS, including website and customer-management platforms, payment processors, shipping carriers, fulfillment partners, and email or text messaging providers.

For example, a fulfillment partner may receive your name, mailing address, and order details to deliver your purchase.

We may also disclose information when required by law, to respond to valid legal requests, or to protect our rights, customers, and services. Information may be transferred as part of a merger, acquisition, or sale of the business, subject to applicable law.

Email Communications

If you subscribe to our email updates, we may send news about upcoming issues, artist features, merchandise, events, and special offers.

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails using the unsubscribe link included in those messages. Unsubscribing from promotional emails does not cancel your paid subscription. We may still send essential messages about your orders, billing, or subscription.

Text Messages

If you opt in to receive text messages from RATS, we may send messages related to your orders, subscription, or customer support. Promotional text messages will be sent only with the required consent.

Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Consent to receive promotional text messages is not a condition of purchase.

Reply STOP to opt out or HELP for assistance. You may also contact us using the details below.

We do not share mobile numbers or text messaging opt-in information with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes. We may share this information with providers that help deliver our messages.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functions, remember preferences, and understand how visitors use the site.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect features such as checkout or saved preferences.

Contributor Submissions

All Submissions or requests for participation should be sent to: [email protected].

If you send us artwork, photographs, writing, interview responses, or other material for consideration, we use the information you provide to review your submission and communicate with you.

Publication permissions, credit, and any agreed public biographical information are addressed separately through our submission process or contributor agreement. Sending a submission does not automatically subscribe you to promotional communications.

Information Security and Retention

We use reasonable safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. No website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, manage subscriptions, maintain required business records, resolve disputes, and comply with legal obligations.

Your Privacy Choices

You may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, or to update your communication preferences.

Depending on where you live and which laws apply, you may have additional privacy rights. We will handle requests in accordance with applicable law and may need to verify your identity.

Some information may need to be retained for legal, accounting, security, or transaction-related purposes. A privacy request does not automatically cancel a paid subscription; please contact us separately to request cancellation.

Third-Party Websites

Our website may link to artists, museums, advertisers, social media platforms, and other third-party websites. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies. We encourage you to review those policies before providing personal information.

Children’s Privacy

Our website and purchasing services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can investigate and take appropriate steps to remove it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our services or practices change. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. We will provide additional notice when required by law.

Contact Us

For privacy questions or requests, contact:

Rage Against the Salon
Operated by 11 Wishes Media LLC

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.rageagainstthesalon.com