{"id":312,"date":"2025-05-03T02:31:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T02:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jevelin10.local\/membership-join\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T07:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T07:05:09","slug":"membership-join","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/birdandocean.com\/studio\/membership-join\/","title":{"rendered":"Join BaO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747267351976{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;892&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; title=&#8221;Come join the party!&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text_my_black&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(The pic is from the <a 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Registering on Bird and Ocean will give you access to everything on the site. There\u2019s no advertising, no sponsorships, no affiliate links \u2014 just the writing itself, along with images, links to music, and internet oddities. I don&#8217;t collect any info except whatever email address and user name you input. When you register, you automatically join the newsletter group, which you can opt out of from a link in the newsletter. I hope you&#8217;ll enjoy the site!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Privacy:<\/strong><br \/>\nI don&#8217;t want anybody&#8217;s info. I have to ask for an email address (and confirmation of the address) in order to avoid AI bots scraping the site. If you&#8217;d rather keep your email private, I recommend using an email relay service. <a href=\"https:\/\/search.im-in.space\/search?q=email+relay+service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s some more info about email relay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cookies. 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