Privacy Policy

Information we collect

We collect information in two situations only.

First, when you write to us. If you send a note through our contact page or by email, we receive your email address, your name if you include it, and whatever you decide to write — a question about a duffel bag's dimensions, a request for a styling angle, a correction to a guide. We keep that message so we can reply and so we can remember the exchange if you write again.

Second, when a page is served. Our web server logs standard technical data: the page you requested, the date and time, your browser and device type, and an approximate region derived from your IP address. This is ordinary server behaviour, not a tracker we built, and it exists so the site stays online and so we can tell which guides readers actually use.

We do not ask for payment details, government identifiers, or anything about your health, and there is no reason to send them. If a message contains more than we need, we delete the excess once the question is answered.

How we use what we receive

A message you send us is used to answer you. That is the whole purpose. If your question is useful to other readers — say, how a backpack's straps sit over a winter coat — we may rewrite the answer into a guide, but we strip your name and email first and we never publish the message itself.

Server logs are used in aggregate: how many people read the duffel and weekender guide this month, whether a page loads slowly, whether a link is broken. We look at totals, not at individuals.

Security, children, and outside links

We protect what we hold with ordinary, sensible measures: encrypted connections between your browser and our server, limited inbox access, and a habit of deleting messages once a thread is closed. No system is flawless, so we keep the amount of personal data we hold deliberately small — there is simply less to lose.

This site is written for an adult audience interested in Vera Bradley backpacks, duffel bags and purses. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If a message from a minor reaches us, we delete it once we notice.

Some guides link to other websites — a brand's own page, a museum exhibition about textile design, a repair reference. Once you follow a link, that site's privacy practices apply, not ours. We choose links with care but we cannot speak for what other sites do with your data.

If you spot something on this page that no longer matches how the site actually works, tell us. A policy is only useful while it stays true.