This policy covers decayingmidwest.com and the blog at blog.decayingmidwest.com. Both are run by DecayingMidwest.
What these sites collect
When you view a page or click a link on either site, the site records the page, the link, the time, your time zone, the site that sent you (if any) and whether your browser has been here before. No cookies are set, no names, emails or IP addresses are stored, and nothing is shared with advertisers. This is used only to see which pages and links people find useful.
Newsletter and contact
If you sign up for the newsletter or send a message through the contact form, the email address you give is used only to reply to you or to send the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from any newsletter email, or ask to have your address removed by writing to connect@decayingmidwest.com.
The guide and the preset pack
Purchases of the guides and the preset pack are handled by Stripe. Stripe processes your payment details under its own privacy policy; this site never sees your card number. Your email address is used to deliver your files and for nothing else.
Google and YouTube tools
DecayingMidwest uses Google and YouTube's APIs to manage its own YouTube channels (for example, to upload videos and read channel statistics). Those tools act only on accounts owned by DecayingMidwest and never read, store or share data about anyone else. Use of information received from Google APIs follows the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. YouTube features are subject to the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.
Other sites
Links on this site go to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Amazon and other platforms. Each of them has its own privacy policy, and this one does not cover them.
Questions
Email connect@decayingmidwest.com. Buying the guide? The terms and refund policy are on their own page.
Last updated November 2026.