Effective Date: June 12, 2026
The Curiosity Table (the "Site"), operated by John Franklin Wiley (collectively "we", "our", or "us"), provides this Privacy Policy to inform you of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information we receive through the Site and through any services provided by us through the Site. This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Site. Your continued use of the Site after a posted update signifies your assent to the revised Privacy Policy.
We collect information you voluntarily provide when you contact us through the Site or submit a form. Depending on the form, this may include:
When you visit the Site, certain information is automatically collected, including your Internet Protocol (IP) address, access times, browser type, language preferences, operating system, screen size, and the page that referred you to the Site. We also collect information about your activity on the Site (which pages you visit, how long you stay, where you scroll, where you click).
The Site uses cookies (small data files stored on your device) to recognize repeat visits and to understand how the Site is used. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. For general information about cookies, see allaboutcookies.org.
We use Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"), to understand how the Site is used. Google Analytics places cookies on your device that generate information about your use of the Site, including your IP address. That information is transmitted to and stored by Google. The information is used to evaluate use of the Site, compile reports on Site activity, and provide other services relating to Site activity. Google's use of cookies and the information collected is governed by Google's Privacy Policy.
We use Microsoft Clarity, a behavioral analytics service provided by Microsoft Corporation, to understand how visitors interact with the Site. Clarity captures information such as how you use and navigate the Site (mouse movements, scroll depth, clicks) and may record anonymized session recordings of your visit. Clarity does not capture content you enter into form fields by default. The information collected is governed by the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
We use the information we collect to:
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only in the following circumstances:
We may also share aggregated or de-identified information that does not personally identify you.
The Curiosity Table is the umbrella under which John Franklin Wiley's teaching and conversation work gathers. This includes The Noticing Podcast (thenoticingpodcast.com) and the author home at johnfranklinwiley.com. Information collected through this Site may be referenced within the family of properties for the purpose of providing you with the content or notifications you have requested. The same standards described in this Privacy Policy apply across those properties.
You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from us at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in those emails or by sending a request to john@johnfranklinwiley.com. After opting out, we may still send you transactional or administrative messages.
You can disable cookies in your browser settings. You can also install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on to prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about you. To opt out of Microsoft Clarity, see Microsoft's Privacy Statement for instructions.
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act) gives you the right to know what personal information we have collected about you, to request deletion of that information, to correct inaccurate information, and to opt out of any sale or sharing of your personal information. We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. To exercise these rights, contact us at john@johnfranklinwiley.com.
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to processing of your personal information, and the right to data portability. The legal bases on which we process your information include your consent (for example, when you submit a form), our legitimate interests (operating and improving the Site), and our legal obligations. To exercise these rights, contact us at john@johnfranklinwiley.com.
The Site is not directed to children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us so that we can delete it.
We retain the information you submit for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the services you have requested, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. We use commercially reasonable safeguards to protect your information, but no method of transmission or storage over the Internet is completely secure.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Effective Date" at the top of this policy reflects when it was last updated. Material changes will be highlighted on the Site.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our information practices, please contact us at john@johnfranklinwiley.com.