1️⃣ Request an Invite

Membership is invite-only so we an support each person with care. We review each request and reply within a week.

2️⃣ Accept Your Invitation

A $15/month ($150/year) membership opens the door to guided Shield Up! quests, 4 personal invites to the Initiative to share with others, and privacy updates.

3️⃣ Choose Your Quests

Pick any Shield Up! quest that inspires you. Complete as many as you like either with a cohort in a guided experience or on your own. Either way, Privacy Pup stays by your side to encourage and support you as you lock down your data.

4️⃣ Earn Badges + Receive Surprises

You never know when the Pup will pop in to say "well done." 🐶

The more you do, the greater your impact for yourself and for others.

Each Shield Up! Quest is a multimedia digital book with videos, screenshots, and simple, step-by-step actions.

• Solo learners receive a PDF with access to the multimedia book.
• Members access the guided version inside the Initiative.

You select the journey

Do one, do all, in any order. None of the quests take over two to three hours of your time in total, and almost every mission is less than five minutes to complete. The quests include:

Shield Up! Brokers' Bog

Boot the data brokers out of your business.

Data brokers operate behind the scenes collecting and selling your personal information to advertisers, insurance companies, government agencies and scammers. Shut them down. Delete your personal profiles.

Shield Up! Inbox Island

Ditch an inbox that reveals more of your life than you realize.

Set up a privacy-focused email, move your contacts and logins, forward what matters (not the junk), and shut down your old account for good. It’s time your inbox worked for you, not advertisers.

Shield Up! Cloaked Coast

Browse like no one's watching.

Without a VPN, Internet Service Providers, data brokers, hackers, and ad networks can see where you go, what you do, and who you are. Install a VPN to keep your digital life private from coffee shop Wi-Fi to your home network and everything in between.

Shield Up! Stop the Snoop

Block app, website and browser tracking. 

Lock down the privacy of your devices, turn tracking off on your phone, apps, keyboard and digital assistant, limit app permissions, protect your search, and block cookies.

Shield Up! METAmorphosis

Escape the Meta web and still stay social.

Shrink your digital shadow across Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Lock down your profile, stop Meta’s silent surveillance, control what’s collected, and protect your data without logging off for good.

Shield Up! DeGoogle Your Life

Break free from one of Big Tech's largest data hoarders.

Google knows more than your best friend. Chrome knows your searches, Maps your movements, Docs your greatest thoughts, Sheets the numbers most important to you. YouTube logs what you watch. Reclaim your digital independence by untangling from Google’s web, step by step.

🌍 Build the Movement

Be a Mentor

Guide and protect others

Help a friend, family member, or neighbor complete a quest.

Spread the Word

Buy a t-shirt or a cap

Let's be an old-fashioned word-of-mouth movement. Be a walking billboard for privacy sake!

Host a Delete Me Party

Clear your record

Host or attend a “Delete-Me” Party (as in, delete your data), and request removal from major data brokers and corporate databases.

💰💚🏘️  The more you do, the greater your impact

*The quests for 2026 establish the foundational elements of good privacy hygiene. Every year, we will add new quests including Shield Up! Hearth & Home (Internet of Things) and Shield Up! Ground Your Data (the Cloud) in 2027.

At PrivacyMatters2u, we believe education works best when people feel respected, not watched.

Many platforms rely on tracking, engagement scoring, and behavioral monitoring to decide how and when to communicate with users. We intentionally take a different approach.

What this means in practice

• We do not track whether you complete quests
• We do not score engagement or monitor participation
• We do not personalize messages based on your behavior
• We do not use silence or inactivity as a signal

Instead, we design our courses and quests as structured, self-paced programs. Encouragement emails and updates are sent as part of the curriculum — not in response to your individual activity.

You decide how and when to participate.

How we communicate

• RSS feeds are available for privacy-respecting access to content
• Emails are used only for: Welcome messages, Access instructions, Program schedules, Optional encouragement tied to the course structure, and the Navigator newsletter.

These emails are not used to monitor or optimize your behavior.

How we listen and improve

We do want to know what’s working — and what isn’t.

We rely on voluntary feedback, not hidden tracking.

• Surveys are optional
• You can always respond anonymously
• If you choose to include your email, it’s only so we can reply and help
• Feedback is reviewed to improve content clarity and usefulness — not to profile members

Once a support issue is resolved, we don’t retain personal feedback histories or build profiles.

Our commitment

We aim to:

• Support without surveillance
• Encourage without pressure
• Improve through listening, not inference

If something isn’t working for you, we want to hear it — directly, respectfully, and on your terms.

Terms and Conditions: 

Terms and Conditions for PrivacyMatters2u Initiative: 

Operated by: SummerSnow Publications, LLC ("SummerSnow," "we," "our," "us") 

Last Updated : December 2025

Contact: info_privacymatters2u@proton.me

Statement of Purpose 

The PrivacyMatters2u Initiative (the “Initiative”) is a for-profit membership program operated by SummerSnow Publications LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company. 

Membership in the Initiative provides educational tools, privacy training resources, and access to multimedia Shield Up! privacy quests and related member benefits. 

Participation in the Initiative is governed by these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”). By enrolling as a member, you agree to be bound by these Terms. 

Relationship to SummerSnow Publications LLC 

The Initiative is a project of SummerSnow Publications LLC (“SummerSnow”). 

Members of the Initiative have no ownership interest or financial claim to any part of SummerSnow Publications LLC or its other business divisions. 

Membership Terms 

Membership fees: Members may enroll in the Initiative through either (a) a recurring monthly subscription at the rate posted on the membership page (non-refundable except as required by law), or (b) a recurring annual subscription paying for ten months and receiving two months free (for a total of twelve (12) months) when paid in full (non-refundable except as required by law). All rates are subject to change from time to time.

Membership term:

For monthly subscribers, membership is provided on a month-to-month basis beginning on the date of enrollment.

For annual subscribers, membership is provided for a twelve (12) month period beginning on the date of enrollment.

Renewal:

Monthly memberships renew automatically each month at the prevailing membership rate unless cancelled prior to the renewal date.

Annual memberships renew automatically each year at the prevailing annual rate unless cancelled prior to the renewal date.

Membership benefits: Members receive access to Shield Up! privacy quests, guided cohort opportunities, member-only updates, and other benefits described on the Initiative website as updated from time to time.

Payments and Platform 

The Initiative uses a third-party shopping platform and payment processor, Payhip with Stripe. You can find out more about Payhip at https://payhip.com/ and Stripe at https://stripe.com/. By accessing or purchasing Content from SummerSnow, you are agreeing to Payhip’s Terms of Use and Stripe’s Terms of Use.  

SummerSnow uses EmailOctopus for its email campaigns. You can find out more about EmailOctopus at its website, https://emailoctopus.com/. By signing up for the Initiative, you are agreeing to SummerSnow’s use of EmailOctopus and to EmailOctopus’s Terms of Use. For more information, please visit EmailOctopus’s website. 

Member Conduct 

Members agree to: 

Use resources for lawful personal use only; 

Treat other members respectfully in online and offline interactions; 

Communicate constructively and with kindness in Signal texting threads understanding that the groups are self-moderated and dependent on the self-regulation of the members 

Protect other members’ privacy and refrain from unauthorized data sharing; 

Comply with these Terms and all applicable laws; 

Respect the copyrighted material owned by SummerSnow and its licensors and provided to Members for personal use only. 

Violations may result in suspension or termination of membership. 

Privacy Quests and Badges 

Members may complete as many Privacy Quests during their membership year as are listed on the Member site. 

Upon completion of each quest, members receive a Badge acknowledging their participation. 

Quests are self-directed educational activities intended to raise awareness and promote better digital privacy practices. 

Privacy Pup’s Surprise Thank-You Gifts

From time to time, and at its sole discretion, SummerSnow may offer non-monetary appreciation gifts (“Surprise Gifts”) to members who complete a certain number of quests or engage meaningfully with the Initiative.

Surprise Gifts are optional, discretionary tokens of appreciation and are not guaranteed.

Surprise Gifts do not represent wages, compensation, dividends, financial interests, or any form of profit-sharing.

The number and type of Surprise Gifts, as well as any eligibility criteria, may change at any time without notice.

Receiving or not receiving a Surprise Gift has no impact on membership status, rights, or access to Initiative materials.

This program is intended solely as an optional expression of gratitude and recognition and shall not be construed as a financial incentive or contractual promise.

Independent Program 

The PrivacyMatters2u Initiative is not a cooperative, investment vehicle, or security offering. 

Taxes 

Members are responsible for reporting any gifts or other items received from SummerSnow as personal income where applicable under federal, state, or local law.

Affiliate Partnerships 

Affiliate partnerships (e.g., with Incogni, NordVPN, Proton) are for educational and funding purposes. 

The Initiative may receive commissions when members or the public purchase products or services through referral links. Affiliate relationships do not imply endorsement. SummerSnow is not responsible or liable for any interaction you may have with any affiliate or your relationship with any affiliate. By following a link from the Initiative website, you acknowledge and agree that you are leaving the Initiative website and are responsible for familiarizing yourself with the terms and conditions and privacy policy of any third party website, whether affiliate or non-affiliate. 

Intellectual Property 

All content, logos, training materials (including Shield Up), videos, graphics, and text associated with the Initiative are owned by SummerSnow. Members are granted a limited, personal, non-transferable, revocable license to view and use these materials for personal educational purposes only. 

Disclaimer & Limitation of Liability 

Membership in the Initiative does not guarantee any specific outcome, financial return, or data-privacy result. Membership participation and quest completion are voluntary. 

SummerSnow and its affiliates are not responsible for any data loss, technical issues, or damages arising from privacy actions taken by members (e.g., account deletions, settings changes, or third-party software use or malfunction) arising from participation in the Initiative or use of its materials. 

Use of the Initiative-provided materials is at your own risk. 

Termination 

Membership may be cancelled by either party with written notice. If you cancel your membership at any time, it will terminate at the end of your then-current subscription year. 

SummerSnow reserves the right to discontinue the Initiative or modify its structure at any time, with reasonable notice to members. 

Returns 

All purchases from this website are non-refundable. If you purchase an Initiative-branded item from the third-party website Printify, refunds are governed by Printify's policies. 

Governing Law 

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to conflict of law principles. 

By joining the PrivacyMatters2u Initiative, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms & Conditions. 

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY 

YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE CONTENT IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, SERVICES AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITH NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES WHATSOEVER. SUMMERSNOW EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, AND OTHER WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES, OR REPRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. WITHOUT LIMITATION, SUMMERSNOW MAKES NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE THAT THE CONTENT OROR THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, CORRECT, COMPLETE, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SERVICES OR THE CONTENT WILL BE CORRECTED. 

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IF YOU OBTAIN MATERIALS, INFORMATION, CONTENT, OR SERVICES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA OR DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM. 

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 

IN NO EVENT WILL SUMMERSNOW BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE WHATSOEVER RELATED TO OR ARISING FROM THE SERVICES OR THE CONTENT OR ANY USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE CONTENT, OR OF ANY SITE OR RESOURCE LINKED TO, REFERENCED, OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SERVICES OR THE CONTENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SQUARE, PAYHIP, EMAILOCTOPUS, AND SPONSORED LINKS, OR FOR THE USE OR DOWNLOADING OF, OR ACCESS TO, ANY MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOST SAVINGS OR LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA, EVEN IF SUMMERSNOW IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS EXCLUSION AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORIES. 

AGREEMENT UPDATES 

SummerSnow reserves the right to make changes to this Agreement at any time SummerSnow will inform people of changes to the agreement by email 30 days in advance, and continuing to participate will constitute agreement to updated terms If any change to this Agreement is found invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that change is severable and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining changes and the remainder of this Agreement. Your continued use of and access to the Content, the Initiative, and the SummerSnow services after changes to this Agreement constitutes your acceptance of the changes. If you do not agree to any changes, you must stop accessing or using the Content and the Initiative. 

DISPUTES 

You agree that this Agreement and your purchase of Content from SummerSnow are governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to conflict of law principles. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts, tribunals, agencies and other dispute resolution organizations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in all disputes arising out of, relating to, or concerning SummerSnow products and/or this Agreement. If any part of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the Agreement shall govern. 

Contact 

For questions about these Terms, membership, or the Privacy Bonus Program, contact: 

📧 info_privacymatters2u@proton.me

📍 SummerSnow Publications LLC – Minneapolis, MN 

SummerSnow Content Agreement

OVERVIEW

Thank you for your interest in our Shield Up! Training series including Stop the Snoop, Inbox Island, Cloaked Coast, DeGoogle, METAmorphosis, and other PrivacyMatters2u titles published through SummerSnow!  

SummerSnow Publications LLC (“SummerSnow”) values its relationship with its customers, so this SummerSnow Content Agreement (“Agreement”) is provided to ensure clarity in the relationship and ease of making transactions. The following are terms of a legal agreement between you and SummerSnow. By using the SummerSnow services to access SummerSnow’s Shield Up! Quests and courses (the “Content”), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Agreement and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including export and re-export control laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use SummerSnow’s services or purchase access to the Content.

All transactions with SummerSnow will be governed under the general commercial laws of the State of Minnesota as supplemented or modified by this Agreement, without regard to conflict of law principles. SummerSnow will accept your order only if (1) you accept the terms of this Agreement, and (2) the Content you have selected is available. SummerSnow reserves the right to cancel your order in its sole discretion, for any reason.

Confirmation of receipt of your order does not constitute acceptance of your order; your order is accepted only when you receive confirmation that the order has been shipped or fulfilled. This Agreement is the complete agreement between you and SummerSnow regarding your purchase of access to the Content and replaces any prior oral or written communications between you and SummerSnow. Any additional or different terms in any order or written communications from you are void. If there is a commercial agreement in effect between you and SummerSnow, then the terms of the commercial agreement govern this transaction.

PERMITTED USE; RESTRICTIONS

Your purchase grants you a license to access the Content for your personal use only. You may not (i) transfer, copy or display Content, except for your personal use; (ii) sell, rent, lease, distribute, or broadcast any Content; (iii) remove any proprietary notices or labels on Content; (iv) attempt to disable, bypass, modify, defeat, or otherwise circumvent any digital rights management or other protection system applied to Content; or (v) use the Content for any commercial or illegal purpose. If you require an educational or commercial license, please contact SummerSnow at summersnowpub@icloud.com

SummerSnow reserves the right to accept or refuse your purchase of access to the Content, or to restrict use of and access to the Content and the SummerSnow services in its discretion. You may not transfer or assign your access to the Content. SummerSnow may take actions that it deems reasonably necessary to prevent fraud and abuse, including placing restrictions on the amount of Content or other SummerSnow services that are accessible at any one time.

THE CONTENT

The Content is available to you in one of two ways: 1) as part of a membership, which includes access to courses that will assist you with completing the quests; or 2) as individual quests that nonmembers can purchase individually as e-books. Once you have purchased access to the Content, we encourage you to experience the Content promptly after purchase. We are not able to guarantee that the Content will be available indefinitely, and you will lose access to the courses if you allow your membership to lapse. SummerSnow will not be liable to you if the Content becomes unavailable for any reason or for any period of time, including but not limited to changes to or unavailability of the platform that SummerSnow uses to make the Content available to you (see Payments and Platform below).

The Content may be updated from time to time without notice to you, as determined by SummerSnow in its sole discretion. Typically, these changes will include refreshing links, correcting grammar, and similar minor changes.

PRICES AND RENEWAL

Except as otherwise indicated on the purchase page for the Content, pricing is for a one-year period of access to the Content starting the day you buy it; if you still want to access the Content after the access period, you have the option to renew the license at the current rate if that edition of the Content is still being sold. Should a new edition of the Content be released, you can purchase a subscription to the new edition at the rate shown on its purchase page. 

The prices displayed for the Content are quoted in U.S. dollars and are valid and effective only within the United States, and such prices do not include sales taxes, if applicable, which will be added to your total price. If you are located outside the United States, please be sure that you are aware of the price in your local currency, and that your credit card company may charge a currency conversion fee, for which SummerSnow is not responsible.

If Content is quoted at an incorrect price due to typographical error or error in pricing information: 1) SummerSnow has the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for the product quoted at the incorrect price, even if SummerSnow has confirmed the receipt of your order and charged your credit or debit card: and 2) if SummerSnow has charged your credit or debit card but subsequently canceled your order, SummerSnow will promptly issue a credit to your credit or debit card account for the amount charged. You are responsible for taxes, if any, for each product from the date SummerSnow ships it to you. No other discounts, quantity entitlements, or promotions apply unless expressly specified for this transaction.

PAYMENTS AND PLATFORM

SummerSnow uses a third-party shopping platform and payment processor, Payhip with Stripe. You can find out more about Payhip at https://payhip.com/ and Stripe at https://stripe.com/. By accessing or purchasing Content from SummerSnow, you are agreeing to Payhip’s ’s Terms of Use and Stripe’s Terms of Use. When you place an order for Content, you will be asked to provide personal information including but not limited to your name, physical address, telephone number, and credit or debit card information. This information will be used to process your order and payment, and for related purposes. For additional information, please read Payhip’s Privacy Policy and security information, as well as Stripes’s Privacy Policy and security information.

When you purchase the Content, SummerSnow receives the following personally identifiable information: name, phone number, email, and address. SummerSnow uses this information to provide you with access to the Content you have purchased and may use it for marketing purposes. SummerSnow does not rent or sell your personally identifiable information.

RETURNS

All purchases are non-refundable. 

OUTSIDE WEBSITES

There may be links or references to other websites and resources provided within the Content or otherwise accessible through SummerSnow’s services. SummerSnow does not own or control these third-party websites, and this Agreement not apply to them. SummerSnow makes no representations, warranties, or other commitments whatsoever about any third-party websites resources that may be referenced, accessible from, or linked to the Content or SummerSnow’s services. A link to a third-party website does not mean that SummerSnow endorses the content or use of such website or its owner. In addition, SummerSnow is not a party to or responsible for any transactions you may enter into with third parties, even if you learn of such parties (or use a link to such parties) from the Content or otherwise access it through SummerSnow’s services. Accordingly, you acknowledge and agree that SummerSnow is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and is not responsible or liable for any content, services, products, or other materials on or available from those sites or resources.

When you access a third-party website, even one that may contain the SummerSnow name or logo, please understand that it is independent from SummerSnow, and that SummerSnow does not control the content on that website. It is up to you to take precautions to protect yourself from viruses, worms, trojan horses, and other potentially destructive programs, and to protect your personal information as you deem appropriate.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE CONTENT IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, SERVICES AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITH NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES WHATSOEVER. SUMMERSNOW EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, AND OTHER WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES, OR REPRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. WITHOUT LIMITATION, SUMMERSNOW MAKES NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE THAT THE CONTENT OR THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, CORRECT, COMPLETE, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SERVICES OR THE CONTENT WILL BE CORRECTED.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IF YOU OBTAIN MATERIALS, INFORMATION, CONTENT, OR SERVICES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA OR DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL SUMMERSNOW BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE WHATSOEVER RELATED TO OR ARISING FROM THE SERVICES OR THE CONTENT OR ANY USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE CONTENT, OR OF ANY SITE OR RESOURCE LINKED TO, REFERENCED, OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SERVICES OR THE CONTENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SQUARE, FLIPHTML5, AND SPONSORED LINKS, OR FOR THE USE OR DOWNLOADING OF, OR ACCESS TO, ANY MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOST SAVINGS OR LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA, EVEN IF SUMMERSNOW IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS EXCLUSION AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORIES.

AGREEMENT UPDATES

SummerSnow reserves the right to make changes to this Agreement at any time with or without notice to you. If any change to this Agreement is found invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that change is severable and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining changes and the remainder of this Agreement. Your continued use of and access to the Content and the SummerSnow services after changes to this Agreement constitutes your acceptance of the changes. If you do not agree to any changes, you must stop accessing or using the Content and SummerSnow’s services.

DISPUTES

You agree that this Agreement and your purchase of Content from SummerSnow are governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to conflict of law principles. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts, tribunals, agencies and other dispute resolution organizations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in all disputes arising out of, relating to, or concerning SummerSnow products and/or this Agreement. If any part of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the Agreement shall govern.

Last revised: January 12, 2026

Effective Date: October 2025

Operated by: SummerSnow Publications LLC (“SummerSnow,” “we,” “our”)

Contact: info@privacymatters2u.com

1. Our Commitment to Privacy

We believe privacy is a fundamental right.

The PrivacyMatters2u Initiative collects only the minimal personal information necessary to manage memberships, deliver materials, and process the annual Privacy Bonus.

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information to any third party.

2. Information We Collect

When you join, we collect:

• Name and email address (for member communications)
• Mailing address (for merchandise fulfillment)
• Payment information (processed securely by Payhip/Stripe)
• Optional Quest completion details (used solely to verify participation)

We do not collect or store sensitive personal data such as government IDs, social security numbers, or private account credentials.

3. How We Use Your Information

Your information is used only to:

• Manage membership and send program updates
• Deliver Welcome Packages and Certificates
• Track Quest completions for bonus eligibility
• Issue Privacy Bonus payments
• Provide discounts and affiliate offers from privacy-respecting partners

Affiliate links (e.g., Incogni, NordVPN, Proton) are tracked only through anonymous referral IDs and never tied to individual member identities.

4. Data Sharing

We share limited data only with trusted service providers essential to operations such as payment processors, shipping platforms, and email systems all of whom are required to protect your data under strict privacy agreements.

We do not share member information with advertisers, data brokers, or analytics firms.

5. Data Retention

We retain member records only as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose of membership and comply with legal or accounting obligations.

You may request deletion of your data at any time by emailing info@privacymatters2u.com.

6. Your Rights

Members may at any time:

• Request access to, correction of, or deletion of their data
• Withdraw consent for communications
• Request confirmation of any data we hold

7. Relationship to SummerSnow Publications LLC

The PrivacyMatters2u Initiative operates as a program under SummerSnow Publications LLC.

All data collected through this program is used only for the Initiative’s activities and is not shared or combined with other SummerSnow operations, such as publishing, acting, or multimedia projects.

8. Security

We use industry-standard encryption, password protection, and secure servers for all member information.

9. Updates

We may occasionally update this policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Members will be notified of any material changes via email or website notice.

10. Contact

For any privacy questions or requests, contact us at:

info@privacymatters2u.com

SummerSnow Publications LLC – Minneapolis, MN