Privacy Policy

 

WHAT INFORMATION DOES THIS SITE COLLECT?

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal information when you visit this website, including:

  • Information about your browser, network and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Web pages you view while on this website

  • Your IP address

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. You can read more about how Squarespace uses your data (site usage information of end users) for its own purposes in their Privacy Policy.

ANALYTICS

This website collects personal information to power my site analytics, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

I provide this information to Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

NEWSLETTERS

If you voluntarily sign up for my newsletter/updates/advance reader copies (ARCs) by submitting information to this website via webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. We provide this information to Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us and help us manage our relationship with you. We also provide this information with Google Mail and Microsoft for storage.You can refuse to supply personal information, but that will exclude you from certain related activities such as receiving newsletters, updates and advance reader copies (where available). When subscribers click on a link in an email or fill out a form, the site may record this information (see below how this information is used).

Subscribers may unsubscribe at any time. You may ask for all your data to be deleted at any time.

 

GIVEAWAYS AND CONTESTS

If you enter a giveaway, your name and email address is collected. If you win a physical prize, you will be asked to give your name and physical address.

 

COOKIES

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

These necessary and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.

These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described below, only when you acknowledge the cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.

FONTS

This website serves font files from and renders fonts using Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, these third parties may receive personal information about you, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, or device

  • Information about this site and the page you’re viewing on it

  • Your IP address

HOW IS THE INFORMATION USED?

Newsletter subscribers’ names and emails will only be used for receiving the newsletters, or communication from me.

Advance reader copy (ARCs) subscribers’ names and emails will only be used for receiving the advance reader copy, or communication from me.

Giveaway entrants will be sent emails only about the giveaway, unless they also signed up for the newsletter.

Information on which email links are clicked on the most will help me choose links that interest readers in future emails.

I may use affiliate codes in some of the emails or on the site.

 

SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Subscriber information may be shared with a third party service, such as MailerLite or BookFunnel (see ‘Third-Party Links/Services’ below. Email addresses may occasionally be used to create lookalike audiences for online marketing. This in no way distributes the emails or signs subscribers up to any other services.

 

THIRD-PARTY LINKS/SERVICES

Sometimes I will include third-party links through email or on the website. These sites have their own policies and you should read those before subscribing or purchasing from them.

I use third-party services such as BookFunnel and MailerLite to deliver digital content, including advance review copies and newsletters. When you receive content through BookFunnel or MailerLite, your information is subject to their privacy policy and data handling practices.

 

SECURITY OF INFORMATION

All information is saved by Squarespace and only I can access it. Should a data breach ever occur, subscribers will be notified within 7 days.

 

USE OF THE WEBSITE BY MINORS

All subscribers must be 18 or older or have the consent of a parent or guardian.

 

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

I may update this Privacy Policy at any time. A notice about such changes will be emailed to subscribers. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

 

YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS

By visiting and using www.mandybyatt.com you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you can simply not use the site. Continued use of the site means you accept the policy and any periodic changes.

 

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or anything else on www.mandybyatt.com, please contact me at mandy@mandybyatt.com.