Fields of Alchemy — Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 25th, 2026. Operating entity: We Touch the Earth, LLC, doing business as Fields of Alchemy
1. About This Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how Fields of Alchemy ("Fields of Alchemy," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit fieldsofalchemy.com (the "Site"), become a member, book a space, attend a gathering, or otherwise interact with us. It applies to information we collect from you as a visitor, prospective member, current member, guest, or event participant.
This policy does not apply to the information that our members — therapists, counselors, bodyworkers, coaches, and other practitioners — collect from their own clients and patients in the course of their professional practices. Our members are independent practitioners responsible for their own privacy compliance, including any obligations under HIPAA, Oregon mental health confidentiality law, or their licensing boards. Fields of Alchemy is not a HIPAA business associate, and we do not access, store, or process our members' client records.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information you provide directly
We collect information you give us when you:
Contact us through the Site, by email, or by phone (your name, email address, phone number, and the content of your message);
Sign up for a membership or tour (your name, email, phone, professional background, and the type of space you're interested in);
Become a member (the above, plus billing information, professional licensure information, insurance certificates, emergency contact, and the details set out in your Membership Agreement);
Book a space or register for a gathering (your name, email, booking details, and any payment information);
Subscribe to our mailing list (your name and email address);
Apply to host an event or offer a workshop (your name, contact information, professional background, and the details of your proposed offering).
2.2 Information collected automatically
When you visit the Site, certain information is collected automatically:
Device and browser information (IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type);
Usage information (pages visited, time spent, links clicked, referring URLs);
Cookies and similar technologies (see Section 4).
2.3 Information collected on the premises
When you visit or use Fields of Alchemy in person, we may collect:
Security camera footage of common areas, entry points, and hallways. Private offices and studios are not monitored.
2.4 Information from third parties
We may receive information about you from:
Payment processors who handle your transactions;
Booking and scheduling platforms;
Professional references you provide;
Members who refer or introduce you;
Publicly available sources, including the websites or professional listings of practitioners who apply for membership.
2.5 What we don't collect
We don't ask for, and don't want, sensitive personal information beyond what's necessary to run our business. We do not knowingly collect Social Security numbers, government ID numbers (other than what may appear incidentally on insurance certificates), or financial account credentials.
3. How We Use Information
We use the information we collect to:
Operate and improve the Site and our space;
Respond to your inquiries and provide information about membership;
Process applications, schedule tours, and onboard new members;
Bill and process payments;
Verify insurance and professional licensure;
Communicate with you about your membership, bookings, billing, building updates, gatherings, and other operational matters;
Send you marketing communications about Fields of Alchemy, where you've consented to receive them and subject to your right to opt out;
Maintain the security of the building and protect our members, guests, and property;
Comply with our legal obligations, respond to lawful requests, and protect our legal rights;
Detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, abuse, or breaches of our Terms and Conditions.
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
The Site uses cookies and similar technologies to function properly, remember your preferences, understand how visitors use the Site, and (if you've opted in where required) to support analytics or marketing.
Strictly necessary cookies are required for the Site to operate (for example, to keep you logged in to the Members' Portal or to remember what's in your cart).
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors find and use the Site. We use Squarespace Analytics and Google Analytics for this purpose. These tools collect information such as IP addresses, browser information, pages visited, and time on site, generally in aggregate or pseudonymous form. Cobot, the platform that powers our Members' Portal and member management, also generates usage data when members log in and use it.
Marketing cookies, if any, are described in our cookie banner or settings tool, and you can decline them where applicable laws require consent.
You can usually control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect how parts of the Site work.
5. How We Share Information
We share personal information only as described here:
5.1 Service providers
We work with third-party vendors who help us operate. These currently include:
Website hosting, e-commerce, and event registration: Squarespace
Member management, member billing, room booking, and the Members' Portal: Cobot (operated by Upstream — Agile Services GmbH, based in Germany)
Payment processing: Stripe (which underlies our recurring member billing and most online payments), with PayPal and Venmo accepted for certain payments, and Squarespace Commerce for purchases made directly through the Site
Email and communications: Google Workspace (Gmail) for our business email and correspondence with members, and Squarespace for newsletter and marketing emails sent through the Site
Analytics: Google Analytics and Squarespace Analytics for Site usage, and Cobot for usage within the Members' Portal
Accounting and bookkeeping: our accountant and any tax or bookkeeping software we use
These vendors process information on our behalf, under contractual obligations to use it only for the services they provide to us. Each maintains its own privacy policy that governs how it handles information independently of this one. Notably, Cobot may process member information on servers located in or outside the United States; please see the international transfers note in Section 12.
5.2 Legal and safety
We may disclose information when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to:
Comply with a subpoena, court order, or other valid legal process;
Respond to a request from a government, regulatory, or law enforcement authority;
Enforce our Terms and Conditions or other agreements;
Protect the rights, property, or safety of Fields of Alchemy, our members, our guests, or the public.
5.3 Business transfers
If Fields of Alchemy is involved in a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, financing, or reorganization, information we hold may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to standard confidentiality protections.
5.4 With your consent
We may share information for any other purpose with your consent.
6. Data Retention
We keep personal information only as long as we reasonably need it for the purposes described in this policy or as required by law. Specifically:
Membership records, billing records, and insurance certificates: for the duration of your membership and for at least seven (7) years after termination, to support our tax, accounting, and legal obligations.
Contact and tour-inquiry records: for up to two (2) years after our last interaction, unless you become a member.
Marketing list subscriptions: until you unsubscribe.
Building access logs: for up to ninety (90) days, except where retained longer for a specific security or legal reason.
Security camera footage: generally retained on a short rolling cycle (typically thirty (30) days or less), then overwritten, except where preserved for a specific incident.
Site analytics data: as set by our analytics providers' default retention settings.
When we no longer need information, we delete it or anonymize it.
7. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information against loss, theft, and unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration. Payment card information is handled by PCI-compliant payment processors and is not stored on our systems. The Members' Portal uses platform-standard authentication and encryption.
No system is perfectly secure, however. We cannot guarantee absolute security, and you share information with us at your own risk. If we become aware of a security incident affecting your personal information, we will notify you as required by applicable law.
8. Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. We honor these rights regardless of whether we're strictly required to by law in a given state, because we believe they're reasonable.
You may request to:
Access the personal information we have about you;
Correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete;
Delete your personal information, subject to exceptions for information we're required to keep (such as billing records and insurance certificates);
Opt out of marketing communications at any time, by clicking the unsubscribe link in any marketing email or by emailing us;
Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not sell or share personal information in the senses these terms have under U.S. state privacy laws.
8.1 Oregon residents
Under the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act, Oregon residents have rights to access, correct, and delete personal information we hold, to obtain a portable copy, and to opt out of certain processing. Whether or not our business meets the thresholds for full applicability of the OCPA, we honor these requests.
8.2 California residents
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (as amended by the CPRA), California residents have the rights to know, access, correct, and delete personal information; to opt out of sale or sharing; to limit the use of sensitive personal information; and to not be discriminated against for exercising these rights. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined under California law.
8.3 Residents of other states
Residents of other states with consumer privacy laws (including Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Montana, and others) may have similar rights under their states' laws. You can exercise them through the contact information below.
8.4 How to exercise your rights
To exercise any of these rights, email Contact with the subject line "Privacy Request" and tell us what you'd like us to do. We may need to verify your identity before responding, particularly for access or deletion requests, to be sure we're not disclosing your information to someone else. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law (generally forty-five (45) days, with one possible extension).
You may also designate an authorized agent to act on your behalf, subject to our verification of that authority.
9. Marketing Communications
If you've signed up for our mailing list or are a current member, we may send you occasional emails about events, gatherings, new offerings, or building news. Every marketing email includes an unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing from marketing does not affect operational communications about your membership (billing, building updates, booking confirmations, and the like).
10. Children's Privacy
The Site and our membership are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under thirteen (13). If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us and we will delete it.
Children of any age may, of course, be brought to the premises by members or guests in appropriate circumstances; this policy does not address in-person visits except as covered by Sections 2.3 and 5.2.
11. Third-Party Links and Services
The Site may link to third-party websites or services (such as our Instagram page, our members' professional sites, and external articles or resources). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before sharing information with them.
12. International Data Transfers
Fields of Alchemy is based in Oregon and our services are intended for users in the United States. If you access the Site from outside the U.S., your information will be transferred to and processed in the U.S., which may have different data protection laws than your country. By using the Site, you consent to that transfer.
In addition, some of the service providers we use to operate our business — most notably Cobot, our member management platform — are based outside the United States or may process information on servers located outside the United States. When this is the case, we rely on those vendors' contractual safeguards and, where applicable, on standard data transfer mechanisms recognized under their local laws to protect the information involved.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we'll post the updated version at this URL and revise the "Last updated" date at the top. If the changes are material — meaning they meaningfully reduce your rights or expand our collection or use — we'll notify active members by email or through the Members' Portal in advance. Continued use of the Site or your membership after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
14. Contact Us
Questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our handling of your information:
Fields of Alchemy
We Touch the Earth, LLC
917 SW Oak Street
Portland, OR 97205
For privacy-specific requests, please use the subject line "Privacy Request" so it gets to the right place quickly.
If there's a conflict between this Privacy Policy and the Fields of Alchemy Terms and Conditions, the Terms and Conditions control, except with respect to the specific privacy practices described here.