Privacy/Terms: third-person ReGround voice, drop draft notice, link contact form not raw email

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@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ description: "How ReGround collects, uses, and protects your information."
 _Last updated: July 2026_
-**This is a draft.** It hasn't been reviewed by a lawyer. Review before treating it as final.
+This policy explains what information ReGround collects through
 This policy explains what information ReGround ("I," "me") collects through
 reground.org and its related email courses, and what happens to it.
-## What I collect
+## What ReGround collects
 - **Contact form**: the name, email address, and message you submit.
 - **Email courses**: the email address you sign up with, and which step of
@@ -18,24 +16,25 @@ reground.org and its related email courses, and what happens to it.
 - **Newsletter list**: if you opt in at the end of a course (or by another
  explicit signup), your email address and name, if given.
-I don't use third-party analytics, ad trackers, or tracking pixels on this
+ReGround doesn't use third-party analytics, ad trackers, or tracking
-site. Email delivery, the course system, and the mailing list all run on
+pixels on this site. Email delivery, the course system, and the mailing
-infrastructure I operate myself — nothing is handed to a third-party
+list all run on infrastructure ReGround operates directly — nothing is
-marketing platform.
+handed to a third-party marketing platform.
-## Why I collect it
+## Why ReGround collects it
 - To respond to messages sent through the contact form.
 - To deliver the email course(s) you sign up for.
 - To send periodic updates to people who've explicitly opted in — never
  as a side effect of using the contact form or taking a course.
-## What I don't do
+## What ReGround doesn't do
- I don't sell or rent your information to anyone.
+- ReGround doesn't sell or rent your information to anyone.
- I don't share it with third parties except the infrastructure providers
+- ReGround doesn't share it with third parties except the infrastructure
-  necessary to run this site and send email (e.g. the hosting provider and
+  providers necessary to run this site and send email (e.g. the hosting
-  its network) — none of whom get to use it for their own purposes.
+  provider and its network) — none of whom get to use it for their own
  purposes.
 ## Your control over it
@@ -44,21 +43,21 @@ marketing platform.
 - **Email courses**: courses are self-paced with no ongoing subscription —
  once you've received the emails, there's nothing further to opt out of
  unless you also joined the newsletter list.
- **Deletion**: email me at [hello@reground.org](mailto:hello@reground.org)
+- **Deletion**: reach out through [the contact form](/contact/) and
-  and I'll delete your information from these systems.
+  ReGround will delete your information from these systems.
 ## Security
-Your information is stored on infrastructure I control directly, not
+Your information is stored on infrastructure ReGround controls directly,
-handed off to third-party SaaS platforms. That doesn't make it invulnerable
+not handed off to third-party SaaS platforms. That doesn't make it
-— no system is — but it does mean there's exactly one place your data
+invulnerable — no system is — but it does mean there's exactly one place
-lives, and one person accountable for it.
+your data lives, and one party accountable for it.
 ## Changes
-If this policy changes in a way that matters, I'll update the date at the
+If this policy changes in a way that matters, the date at the top of this
-top of this page.
+page will be updated.
 ## Questions
-[hello@reground.org](mailto:hello@reground.org)
+[Get in touch](/contact/).
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ description: "Terms for using reground.org and its email courses."
 _Last updated: July 2026_
 **This is a draft.** It hasn't been reviewed by a lawyer. Review before treating it as final.
 These terms cover using reground.org, its free email courses, and
 submitting the contact form. They don't cover the terms of any paid
 coaching, ghostwriting, or consulting engagement — those are agreed
@@ -21,30 +19,30 @@ apply it.
 ## Email courses
-Course content is mine, written for general educational use by whoever
+Course content belongs to ReGround, written for general educational use by
-signs up. You're welcome to apply what you learn to your own work; you're
+whoever signs up. You're welcome to apply what you learn to your own work;
-not entitled to redistribute, resell, or republish the course content
+you're not entitled to redistribute, resell, or republish the course
-itself without asking first.
+content itself without asking first.
 ## No warranty
 This site and its content are provided without warranties of any kind,
-express or implied. I make a good-faith effort to keep things accurate and
+express or implied. ReGround makes a good-faith effort to keep things
-working, but I don't guarantee any particular outcome from taking a free
+accurate and working, but doesn't guarantee any particular outcome from
-course or reading anything published here.
+taking a free course or reading anything published here.
 ## Liability
-To the extent the law allows, I'm not liable for damages arising from your
+To the extent the law allows, ReGround isn't liable for damages arising
-use of this site or its content. If you're looking for guarantees around a
+from your use of this site or its content. If you're looking for
-specific outcome, that belongs in a paid engagement's written agreement,
+guarantees around a specific outcome, that belongs in a paid engagement's
-not these terms.
+written agreement, not these terms.
 ## Changes
-I may update these terms as the site changes. Material changes will update
+These terms may be updated as the site changes. Material changes will
-the date at the top of this page.
+update the date at the top of this page.
 ## Questions
-[hello@reground.org](mailto:hello@reground.org)
+[Get in touch](/contact/).