Privacy Policy
The not-so-exciting, but important, fine print.
Last updated: August 12, 2026
Welcome to WynterRowan.com. Your privacy matters to me.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you
visit this website, how that information may be used, and the choices
available to you.
By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this
Privacy Policy.
Information You Choose to Share
You may choose to provide personal information when you contact me,
subscribe to a mailing list, participate in a giveaway, download a
reader extra, or otherwise communicate through this website.
This information may include:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Information included in a message you send
- Files or images you voluntarily upload through a contact form
- Newsletter or mailing-list preferences
- Any other information you choose to provide
Please do not send sensitive personal information through the website’s
contact forms.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, WynterRowan.com may automatically receive limited
technical information when you visit the site.
This may include:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Date and time of visits
- Referring website or page
- General website usage information
This information may be collected by the website, hosting provider,
security services, analytics services, or similar technologies used to
operate and protect the site.
How Information May Be Used
Information collected through WynterRowan.com may be used to:
- Respond to messages and questions
- Provide information or downloads you request
- Send newsletters or author updates you have chosen to receive
- Operate and maintain the website
- Understand how visitors use the website
- Improve website content and usability
- Prevent spam, fraud, abuse, or security problems
- Comply with legal obligations when required
Email & Newsletters
If you choose to subscribe to an email list or newsletter, the
information you provide may be used to send author news, book updates,
new blog posts, special announcements, reader extras, and similar
communications.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the
unsubscribe link included in the email.
Transactional or personally requested communications may still be sent
when necessary to respond to something you requested.
Cookies & Similar Technologies
WynterRowan.com may use cookies and similar technologies to help the
website function, remember preferences, measure website activity,
improve performance, and protect the site from misuse.
Some cookies may be placed by third-party services used by the website.
Your browser may allow you to block, limit, or delete cookies. Disabling
certain cookies may affect how some parts of the website work.
Analytics
This website may use analytics tools to better understand how visitors
find and use the site. Analytics information generally helps show things
such as popular pages, traffic sources, device types, and general usage
patterns.
Analytics information is used to help maintain and improve the website
rather than to personally identify individual visitors.
Third-Party Services
WynterRowan.com may rely on outside companies to provide services needed
to operate the website. Depending on the features used on the site,
these services may include:
- Website hosting
- Email delivery and newsletter services
- Spam prevention
- Website security
- Analytics
- Embedded media
- Social media features
These companies may process limited information as necessary to provide
their services and may have their own privacy policies.
Embedded Content
Pages or blog posts may contain embedded content such as videos, images,
social media posts, or other material from third-party websites.
Interacting with embedded content may allow the third-party provider to
collect information according to its own privacy practices.
Links to Other Websites
WynterRowan.com may contain links to other websites, including book
retailers, social media platforms, publishing-related sites, and
KindHandsBooks.com.
Once you leave WynterRowan.com, the privacy practices of the other
website apply. I am not responsible for the privacy practices, content,
or security of third-party websites.
Children’s Privacy
WynterRowan.com is an author website intended for a general audience,
including adult readers, parents, caregivers, educators, librarians,
and others interested in books and creative work.
The website is not directed to children under the age of 13,
and children under 13 should not submit personal information through
contact forms, newsletter forms, or other interactive features without
the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.
If I become aware that personal information has been collected directly
from a child under 13 in circumstances where it should not have been
collected, reasonable steps will be taken to delete it.
Sharing Your Information
I do not sell your personal information for money.
Information may be disclosed to service providers that help operate the
website or provide requested services. Information may also be disclosed
when reasonably necessary to:
- Comply with applicable law or legal process
- Protect the website and its visitors
- Investigate fraud, abuse, or security issues
- Protect legal rights or property
How Long Information Is Kept
Personal information is generally kept only as long as reasonably
necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to maintain
appropriate business records, resolve disputes, protect the website,
or comply with applicable legal requirements.
Different types of information may be retained for different periods.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on where you live and the laws that apply, you may have rights
relating to your personal information.
These may include the ability to request that I:
- Tell you what personal information I have about you
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Delete certain personal information
- Provide a copy of certain information
- Stop or limit certain uses of your information
You may also unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time using the
unsubscribe link provided in those messages.
California & Other U.S. State Privacy Rights
Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional privacy rights
under applicable state law.
If a state privacy law applies to WynterRowan.com and to your request,
requests will be handled in accordance with the applicable requirements.
WynterRowan.com does not discriminate against visitors for exercising
privacy rights provided by applicable law.
Visitors Outside the United States
Visitors located outside the United States may have additional rights
under the privacy laws that apply in their country or region.
When applicable, you may contact me to ask about access, correction,
deletion, restriction, objection, or other rights concerning personal
information you have provided through this website.
Keeping Information Secure
Reasonable administrative and technical measures are used to help
protect information associated with this website.
However, no website, email system, or method of transmitting information
over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally to reflect changes to
the website, its services, or applicable requirements.
When this policy is updated, the revised date at the top of this page
will also be changed.
Questions About Your Privacy?
If you have a question about this Privacy Policy, information you have
submitted through the website, or a privacy-related request, please use
the contact page.
Thank you for visiting my little corner of the internet. ♡