I’m a children’s book author and a picture book aficionado. My main objective is to share my love of kidlit with like-minded readers as well as promote my own books at the same time. I have no interest whatsoever in selling your personal information and it’s my policy to respect users’ privacy and comply with any applicable laws and regulations regarding any personal information that may be collected via the website https://joannakrystalbooks.com.
When do I collect information?
When you subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the contact form, or comment on a blog post, you voluntarily give out your name and email address and I collect this information from you.
However, if you do not wish to subscribe to the newsletter, contact me, or comment, the website can be accessed without giving out the above-mentioned information as there is no requirement to sign up for any offerings.
https://joannakrystalbooks.com will never send out emails to users who haven’t signed up for the newsletter or specifically asked for a reply to their query.
How do I use your information?
If you sign up for the newsletter, I will send you periodic emails with picture book recommendations and news regarding my own books, such as character art and cover reveals, as well as discount information regarding certain titles of mine available on Amazon.com.
I use MailerLite to manage my subscriber list. For their privacy policy, go to: https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy
If you comment on a blog post or use a contact form, I will not use your email address for purposes other than record keeping.
How do I protect your information?
There are several ways in which I protect your information: SSL certificate for transmission protection, encryption of personal data in the database, passwords implicitly saved in the database as the so-called hashes, passwords regularly changed, copies of the data provided on the takt website, regular software updates on the site.
How Long Do I Keep Your Personal Data
Currently the default retention period is 30 days.
However, if necessary, I may retain your personal information for my compliance with a legal, accounting, or reporting obligation.
Children’s Privacy
I do not aim any of the website features directly at children under the age of 18, and I do not knowingly collect personal information about children under 18.
Use of Cookies
I use “cookies” to collect information about you and your activity across the website. A cookie is a small piece of data that my website stores on your computer, and accesses each time you visit, so I can understand how you use my site. This helps me serve you content based on preferences you have specified.
Changes to This Policy
At my discretion, I may change this privacy policy to reflect updates to my business processes, current acceptable practices, or legislative or regulatory changes. If I decide to change this privacy policy, I will post the changes here at the same link by which you are accessing this privacy policy.
Contact
For any questions or concerns regarding your privacy, you may contact me via the website contact form: