Privacy Policy
Anna Stearns | Buncombe County Commissioner-elect
Last updated: November 4, 2026
Your privacy matters to me. This policy explains what information may be collected when you visit this website, how that information is used, and the choices you have regarding your personal information.
Information We Collect
When you complete a form on this website, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, and any information you choose to include in your message.
We also collect information about how visitors use the website through analytics tools, cookies, and similar technologies. This may include your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and interactions with the website.
How Your Information Is Used
Information submitted through this website may be used to:
Respond to your questions, comments, or requests.
Send occasional email updates about my work on the Buncombe County Commission and issues affecting our community, if you choose to subscribe.
Improve the website and understand how visitors use it.
Measure the effectiveness of outreach and communications.
Providing your contact information does not automatically subscribe you to email updates. You may opt in through the website's signup form.
Email Communications
If you subscribe to email updates, your information will be maintained through Squarespace Email Campaigns.
You may unsubscribe at any time using the link included in each email. You may also contact us to request removal from the mailing list.
Cookies, Analytics, and Third-Party Services
This website uses third-party services to operate and improve the visitor experience, including:
Squarespace: Provides website hosting, contact forms, and email subscription services.
Google Analytics: Helps us understand website traffic and visitor interactions.
Meta Pixel: May collect information about website visits and interactions to measure advertising effectiveness and support outreach.
Weglot: Provides website translation services, including a Spanish-language version of the site.
These services may use cookies or similar technologies and process certain visitor information according to their own privacy policies.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, the website's cookie preferences.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell personal information collected through this website.
Information may be shared with service providers as necessary to operate the website, manage communications, provide translations, and analyze website activity.
Information may also be disclosed when required by applicable law.
Information Security and Retention
We use established third-party platforms to manage website information and communications. No online system can guarantee absolute security.
Personal information is retained as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, subject to applicable legal and recordkeeping requirements.
Public Office and Official County Business
This is a personal public-facing website associated with Anna Stearns and is not an official Buncombe County government website. Messages submitted through this website are not a substitute for communications through official county channels. Communications relating to public business may be subject to applicable North Carolina public records laws, depending on their content and circumstances.
Your Choices
You may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you have submitted, subject to applicable legal requirements. You may unsubscribe from email communications at any time.
Contact
For questions about this privacy policy or how information submitted through this website is handled, please use the Contact form on this website.
This policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in website practices or applicable requirements.