Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 28, 2024

Introduction

Welcome to AuthorBooksInOrder.com ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and the personal information that you provide to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected to it (collectively, the "Site").

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site.

Information We Collect

Personal Data

We may collect personal identification information from you in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you visit our site, register on the site, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features, or resources we make available on our Site. You may be asked for, as appropriate:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Mailing address
  • Phone number

Non-Personal Data

We may collect non-personal identification information about you whenever you interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include:

  • Browser name
  • Type of computer or device
  • Technical information about your connection to our Site
  • Search queries
  • Referring website addresses

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect from you in the following ways:

  • To personalize your experience and deliver content and product offerings relevant to your interests
  • To improve our website to better serve you
  • To administer contests, promotions, surveys, or other site features
  • To send periodic emails regarding book recommendations, our services, or other information
  • To follow up with you after correspondence (live chat, email, or phone inquiries)

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Site may use "cookies" to enhance your experience. Your web browser places cookies on your hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about you. Cookies help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since browsers differ, look at your browser's Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

Third-Party Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.

We may also release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.

Non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Third-Party Links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Our book reviews may include affiliate links to online bookstores. If you click on these links and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, please do not submit any Personal Information through our Site. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children's Internet usage and to help enforce this Policy by instructing their children never to provide Personal Information through our Site without their permission.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as:

  • The right to access personal information we hold about you
  • The right to request correction of inaccurate personal information
  • The right to request deletion of your personal information
  • The right to object to processing of your personal information
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to withdraw consent

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.