Privacy Policy
Effective date: 08/08/2026
Michael Talbot respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit this website, how that information is used, and the choices available to you.
### Information We Collect
You may choose to provide personal information when you:
- Subscribe to an email newsletter
- Submit a contact form
- Request information about books, events, or author updates
- Enter a giveaway, promotion, or reader activity
This information may include your name, email address, and any message or information you voluntarily provide.
This website may also automatically collect limited technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referral source, and general location. This information may be collected through cookies, website analytics, or similar technologies.
### How Information Is Used
Information collected through this website may be used to:
- Send newsletters, book announcements, and author updates you requested
- Respond to messages or questions you send
- Improve website performance, content, and reader experience
- Maintain website security and prevent misuse
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
I do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
### Email Communications
If you subscribe to my newsletter, you may receive news about *Threadborn Echo*, *Threadborn Succession*, future books, appearances, promotions, and related author content.
You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in every email or by contacting me at [your author email address]. After you unsubscribe, your information may be retained only as necessary to honor that request, maintain records, or comply with legal obligations.
### Cookies and Analytics
This website may use cookies and similar technologies to help the site function, understand visitor activity, and improve content. Cookies are small files stored by your browser that may remember preferences or help measure general website use.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website features.
### Third-Party Services
This website may use third-party services to operate features such as website hosting, email newsletters, analytics, embedded media, social-media links, or book-purchase links. These providers may collect or process information according to their own privacy policies.
Third-party services used on this site may include:
- **Wix**, for website hosting and website tools
- **[Mailchimp / MailerLite / ConvertKit / Wix Email Marketing]**, for newsletter delivery
- **[Google Analytics or other analytics provider]**, for aggregate website traffic information
- Retailers and platforms such as Amazon, Goodreads, BookBub, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or TikTok when you click links that leave this website
Please review the privacy policies of those services for information about their practices.
### Data Security
Reasonable measures are used to protect information submitted through this website. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method is completely secure, and I cannot guarantee absolute security.
### Children’s Privacy
This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. I do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through this website, please contact me so it can be removed.
### Your Choices
You may contact me to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you have provided, subject to applicable legal and operational requirements.
### Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
### Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, contact:
Michael Talbot
mike.talbot@threadbornecho.com