Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 11 July 2024
Seaford Shores Publishing respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit seafordshores.com and how it may be used.
Information We Collect
We may collect information in the following ways:
Information You Provide
You may choose to provide information when you:
- Fill out a contact form
- Request to be featured on the website
- Subscribe to a newsletter
- Send an email
- Submit author, book, or promotional information
This may include your name, email address, website, book title, author name, social media links, images, message content, and any other information you choose to send.
Automatic Information
Like most websites, seafordshores.com may collect basic technical information automatically, such as:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Pages visited
- Referring website
- Date and time of visit
- General location based on IP address
This information is generally used to understand website traffic, improve the site, prevent spam, and keep the website secure.
How We Use Information
Information may be used to:
- Respond to messages
- Review author feature requests
- Publish approved author or book features
- Send newsletters or updates, if you subscribed
- Improve website content and layout
- Monitor traffic and performance
- Protect the website from spam, abuse, or security problems
- Comply with legal obligations
Author and Book Feature Information
If you submit information to be featured on seafordshores.com, you understand that approved content may be published publicly on the website.
This may include your name, author bio, book cover, author photo, book description, website link, retailer links, social media links, and other submitted promotional details.
Do not submit anything you do not want made public.
Email and Newsletter
If you subscribe to a newsletter or email list, your email address will be used to send updates, announcements, articles, book news, or related content.
You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting us directly.
We do not sell email lists.
Cookies
This website may use cookies or similar tools to improve performance, remember preferences, measure traffic, or support security features.
You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being used. Some website features may not work properly if cookies are disabled.
Analytics
Seaford Shores Publishing may use analytics tools to understand how visitors use the website.
Analytics tools may collect information such as page visits, traffic sources, device type, browser type, and general location. This helps us improve the website and understand what content readers find useful.
Third-Party Services
This website may use third-party services for things such as:
- Website hosting
- Contact forms
- Email newsletters
- Spam protection
- Analytics
- Payment links
- Book retailers
- Embedded videos
- Social media links
These services may collect information according to their own privacy policies. Seaford Shores Publishing is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or services.
External Links
This website may link to outside websites, including retailers, author pages, social media platforms, review sites, and publishing platforms.
Once you leave seafordshores.com, this Privacy Policy no longer applies. Please review the privacy policy of any outside website you visit.
Sharing of Information
Seaford Shores Publishing does not sell your personal information.
We may share information only when necessary to:
- Operate the website
- Use trusted service providers
- Respond to your request
- Publish content you submitted for public feature
- Protect the website from spam, fraud, or abuse
- Comply with legal requirements
Data Security
Reasonable efforts are made to protect information submitted through this website.
However, no website, email system, or online service can be guaranteed completely secure. Please do not submit sensitive personal information through contact forms or email.
Children’s Privacy
This website is not intended to collect personal information from children under 13.
If you believe a child has provided personal information through this website, contact us and we will take reasonable steps to remove it.
Your Choices
You may contact Seaford Shores Publishing to:
- Ask what personal information you have submitted
- Request a correction
- Ask to be removed from an email list
- Request removal of submitted author or feature information, when reasonably possible
Some information may remain in backups, records, analytics, or previously published materials where removal is not practical or legally required.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
Your continued use of the website means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.
Contact
For privacy questions, corrections, or removal requests, contact:
Seaford Shores Publishing
Contact Us
Website: seafordshores.com