Privacy Policy
Updated On: Wednesday 1st January 2025
At www.dmfrost-Author.com, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our blog and subscribe to our newsletter. By accessing or using our site, you agree to the terms of this policy.
INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT
When you subscribe to our newsletter or engage with our blog, we may collect the following types of information:
- Personal Identification Information: Forename, surname, email address.
- Usage Data: Data on how you interact with our site, including browsing activities, links clicked, and pages viewed.
We collect personal data only when you voluntarily provide it, such as through newsletter subscriptions or other forms of engagement.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
The information we collect is used to:
- Send you our fortnightly newsletter, including updates, news, and promotional content related to fiction and paranormal and supernatural fiction.
- Provide personalized content and recommendations based on your interests.
- Process transactions (if applicable) related to the purchase of digital products through services like Pensight.
- Improve and personalize your experience on the blog.
- Communicate with you regarding your subscriptions, inquiries, and feedback.
DATA SECURITY
We take data security seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers solely for the purpose of delivering communications or transactions related to our blog. These third parties include:
- Sender.net (Email Marketing Platform): To send newsletters and promotional emails.
- Pensight: To process purchases of digital products on our site.
- Amazon: To include affiliate links in our newsletter and promotional emails.
- ProWritingAid: To include affiliate links in our newsletter and promotional emails.
- Scrivener: To include affiliate links in our newsletter and promotional emails.
We aim to work with third parties that commit to maintaining high privacy standards to protect your information; however, we recommend reviewing their privacy policies for details on their practices.
COOKIES
Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyse website traffic, and provide personalized content. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our site.
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly (e.g., remembering your login or shopping cart details).
- Performance Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors use our site, so we can improve the user experience (e.g., Google Analytics).
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies track your browsing habits to deliver personalized advertising (e.g., Amazon affiliate links).
By continuing to use our website, you consent to the use of these cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. However, please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain parts of the site.
For more detailed information about how cookies are used and how to control them, please refer to our Cookie Policy.
NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION DATA USAGE
When you subscribe to our newsletter, you agree to provide us with your forename, surname, and email address. This information is collected and used exclusively to send you our fortnightly newsletters and occasional promotional emails. These communications may include updates about our blog’s content, digital products, promotions, and related events aligned with our primary focus on paranormal and supernatural fiction.
NEWSLETTER DATA COLLECTION
We use Sender.net to manage our newsletters. When you subscribe, Sender.net may collect certain personal data, including your email address, first name, location, IP address, and the date you subscribed. This data is securely stored and used solely for:
- Managing your subscription,
- Improving the newsletter experience, and
- Tracking engagement for analytics purposes.
We retain your data only as long as your subscription is active or as required by applicable laws. You can access, update, or delete your data by contacting us at Contact@dmfrost-author.com.
For more details on how Sender.net handles data, please refer to their Privacy Policy.
AFFILIATE LINKS
Our newsletters may contain affiliate links to third-party websites, such as Amazon, ProWritingAid, Scrivener, etc. These links allow us to earn a small commission if you make a purchase through them, at no extra cost to you. Clicking on an affiliate link will redirect you to the third-party’s website, which operates under its own privacy policy and may collect and process your data. We encourage you to review their privacy policies to understand how they handle your information.
We only include affiliate links that are relevant to our content and align with our values. Supporting us through these links helps maintain and grow the blog without adding any cost to you.
DATA SECURITY AND SHARING
Your data is stored securely and is shared only with our trusted third-party partners—Sender.net, Pensight, ProWritingAid, Scrivener, and Amazon—for the sole purpose of delivering the communications and services you have opted into. We do not sell your personal information to any third parties.
YOUR RIGHTS AND UNSUBSCRIBING
You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link included in every email or by contacting us directly at Contact@dmfrost-author.com. Once you unsubscribe, we will delete or anonymize your personal data unless we are required to retain it for legitimate purposes, such as legal or accounting obligations.
EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those other websites directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.
YOUR RIGHTS
Under GDPR and other applicable data protection laws, you have several rights regarding your personal data. You can request access to the personal data we hold about you, ask for it to be corrected if it is inaccurate, or even request its deletion in some cases. Additionally, you have the right to restrict how we process your data, ask for it to be provided in a portable format, or object to specific types of processing. To exercise these rights, you can contact us directly at Contact@dmfrost-author.com. We are committed to responding to such requests in line with the applicable legal requirements.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Please review this Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed about how we are protecting your data.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: Contact@dmfrost-author.com