Privacy Policy
Effective Date: October 3, 2026
This privacy policy (“policy”) will help you understand how Dr. David C. Gosselin and Dr. Ronald J. Bonnstetter (“us”, “we”, “our”) use and protect the data you provide to us when you visit and use mindscienceplaybook.com (“website”, “service”), including when you sign up for our newsletter or submit a question to the MindScience Playbook podcast.
We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time, and we will post the revised policy on this page with a new effective date. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page.
What User Data We Collect
When you visit the website, we may collect the following data:
Your IP address, browser and device type, and general location.
Your name, email address, and other contact information you give us through our forms.
Anything you send through our question submission form, including your question and any audio or video files you attach.
Information about how you use the website, such as the pages you visit and how long you stay, if you allow analytics cookies.
Why We Collect Your Data
We are collecting your data for several reasons:
To better understand your needs.
To improve our website and podcast.
If you sign up, to send you our newsletter and other emails containing the information we think you will find interesting.
To review and respond to your questions, and to feature them on the podcast.
Listener Questions and Submissions
When you submit a question, it may be read, played, or shown on the MindScience Playbook podcast and in related promotion, along with any audio or video you attach and your first name, unless you ask us not to use your name. Please do not include anything you would not want shared publicly, such as private health details or information about other people. See our Guidelines for Submitting Questions for more.
Who We Share Your Data With
We use trusted service providers to run the website, and they handle your information only on our behalf: Squarespace, which hosts the website and processes our forms, newsletter sign-ups, analytics, and cookies, and Google, which stores form submissions in Google Sheets. We do not sell your personal information.
Safeguarding and Securing the Data
Dr. David C. Gosselin and Dr. Ronald J. Bonnstetter are committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential. We take reasonable steps to protect the information we collect from theft, unauthorized access, and disclosure, and we limit access to the people who need it. No website or online storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
How Long We Keep Your Data
We keep form submissions and newsletter sign-ups only as long as we need them for the purposes in this policy, or until you ask us to delete them.
Our Cookie Policy
When you first visit, our cookie banner lets you accept all cookies, decline all, or manage your choices. If you accept analytics cookies, you agree to our use of the data they collect regarding your online behavior (analyze web traffic, web pages you visit and spend the most time on).
The data we collect by using cookies is used to understand which pages and episodes are most useful and to improve the website. Some cookies are necessary for the website to work and cannot be turned off.
Please note that cookies don't allow us to gain control of your computer in any way. They are strictly used to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not so that we can provide a better experience for you.
If you want to disable cookies, you can do it by accessing the settings of your internet browser. Clearing your cookies will also bring back the cookie banner so you can change your choices.
Do Not Track
Some browsers send a “Do Not Track” signal. Our website does not currently respond to these signals, but you can control cookies through our cookie banner and your browser settings.
Links to Other Websites
Our website contains links that lead to other websites, such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, and our guests' websites, books, articles, and podcasts. If you click on these links Dr. David C. Gosselin and Dr. Ronald J. Bonnstetter are not held responsible for your data and privacy protection. Visiting those websites is not governed by this privacy policy agreement. Make sure to read the privacy policy documentation of the website you go to from our website.
Restricting the Collection of your Personal Data
At some point, you might wish to restrict the use and collection of your personal data. You can achieve this by doing the following:
You choose what you share through our forms, and you can decline analytics cookies through our cookie banner. You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the link at the bottom of every email.
If you have already agreed to share your information with us, feel free to contact us at mindscienceplaybookpodcast@gmail.com and we will be more than happy to change this for you. You can also ask us to see, correct, or delete the information we hold about you. If your question has already been featured in a published episode, we may not be able to remove it from that episode.
Dr. David C. Gosselin and Dr. Ronald J. Bonnstetter will not lease, sell or distribute your personal information to any third parties, other than the service providers listed above, unless we have your permission. We might do so if the law forces us. We will only send you our newsletter if you sign up for it.
Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If we learn that a child under 13 has sent us personal information, we will delete it. If you believe this has happened, please contact us at mindscienceplaybookpodcast@gmail.com.
Contact Us
Questions about this policy can be sent to mindscienceplaybookpodcast@gmail.com.