From cf87ca56586cb6a71bc6e17182808777d6d7d48c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Will Estes <westes575@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 18:12:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix contact/enroll confirmation being hidden along with the
 form it lived inside
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Both forms nested their status message as a child of the <form>, so
form.hidden = true on success hid the confirmation right along with it —
looked like nothing happened. Contact form now resets and stays usable
(you can send another message) instead of disappearing; enroll form still
hides after signup (no reason to sign up twice), but its confirmation is
now a sibling so it actually stays visible.

Also generalized the privacy policy's language from being anchored on
email courses specifically to covering any use of the site.
---
 content/privacy.md            | 35 ++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 layouts/_default/contact.html |  4 ++--
 layouts/courses/single.html   |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/privacy.md b/content/privacy.md
index 14da5e8..f046463 100644
--- a/content/privacy.md
+++ b/content/privacy.md
@@ -5,28 +5,28 @@ description: "How ReGround collects, uses, and protects your information."
 
 _Last updated: July 2026_
 
-This policy explains what information ReGround collects through
-reground.org and its related email courses, and what happens to it.
+This policy explains what information ReGround collects through use of
+reground.org, and what happens to it.
 
 ## 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
-  a course you've reached (so the course can be delivered at your pace).
-- **Newsletter list**: if you opt in at the end of a course (or by another
-  explicit signup), your email address and name, if given.
+Depending on how you use the site, that may include:
+
+- Your name, email address, and message, when you submit the contact form.
+- Your email address, and which step you've reached, if you sign up for
+  something delivered by email (a course, a guide, anything similar).
+- Your email address and name, if given, if you opt in to ongoing updates.
 
 ReGround doesn't use third-party analytics, ad trackers, or tracking
-pixels on this site. Email delivery, the course system, and the mailing
-list all run on infrastructure ReGround operates directly — nothing is
-handed to a third-party marketing platform.
+pixels on this site. Everything above runs on infrastructure ReGround
+operates directly — nothing is handed to a third-party marketing platform.
 
 ## Why ReGround collects it
 
 - To respond to messages sent through the contact form.
-- To deliver the email course(s) you sign up for.
+- To deliver whatever you signed 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.
+  as a side effect of simply using the site.
 
 ## What ReGround doesn't do
 
@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@ handed to a third-party marketing platform.
 
 ## Your control over it
 
-- **Unsubscribe**: every newsletter email includes an unsubscribe link.
-  Clicking it removes you from that list immediately.
-- **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.
+- **Unsubscribe**: every ongoing-update email includes an unsubscribe
+  link. Clicking it removes you from that list immediately.
+- **One-off signups** (like a course): these are self-paced with no
+  ongoing subscription — once you've received what you signed up for,
+  there's nothing further to opt out of unless you also joined the
+  ongoing updates list.
 - **Deletion**: reach out through [the contact form](/contact/) and
   ReGround will delete your information from these systems.
 
diff --git a/layouts/_default/contact.html b/layouts/_default/contact.html
index 8025f26..ed81810 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/contact.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/contact.html
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
   </div>
 
   <button type="submit" class="btn">Send message</button>
-  <p id="contact-status" role="status" style="margin-top:1rem;"></p>
 </form>
+<p id="contact-status" role="status" style="margin-top:1rem;"></p>
 
 <script>
   (function () {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       }).then(function (res) {
         if (!res.ok) throw new Error("request failed");
         form.reset();
-        form.hidden = true;
+        submitBtn.disabled = false;
         status.textContent = "Thanks — I'll get back to you soon.";
       }).catch(function () {
         submitBtn.disabled = false;
diff --git a/layouts/courses/single.html b/layouts/courses/single.html
index 8e9c833..a8a5ff0 100644
--- a/layouts/courses/single.html
+++ b/layouts/courses/single.html
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
   </div>
 
   <button type="submit" class="btn">Send me day one</button>
-  <p id="enroll-status" role="status" style="margin-top:1rem;"></p>
 </form>
+<p id="enroll-status" role="status" style="margin-top:1rem;"></p>
 
 <script>
   (function () {