Privacy Policy

At H.A. Laine, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website or subscribe to our newsletter.

Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us:

• Newsletter Subscriptions: When you sign up for our newsletter, we collect your email address and optionally your first name. This is processed through MailerLite, our email service provider.
• Contact Information: If you email us, we receive your email address and any information you choose to include in your message.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Send you newsletter updates about new books, blog posts, and author news
• Respond to your emails and inquiries
• Improve our website and content

Third-Party Services

We use MailerLite to manage our newsletter subscriptions. When you subscribe, your email address is stored on MailerLite's secure servers. MailerLite is GDPR compliant and committed to data protection.

We use Google Analytics 4 and Vercel Analytics to understand website traffic, page performance, reader engagement, and conversion events such as newsletter signups and book-retailer clicks. Google Analytics may use cookies, device information, approximate location, and Google signals where available to provide aggregated reporting and audience insights.

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties except as described in this policy.

Data Retention

We retain your email address for as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any newsletter email, or by contacting us directly.

Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Union, you have the following rights:

• Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate data.
• Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to Data Portability: You can request your data in a machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: hello@halaineauthor.com

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies for analytics, website performance, and reader experience. Analytics cookies help us understand which pages readers visit, which links they click, and whether newsletter and sampler signups are working correctly.

You can manage cookies in your browser settings and can opt out of Google Analytics with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. You can also use the website privacy choices control to accept or reject optional analytics storage and audience-measurement consent signals.

External Links

Our website contains links to external sites, including book retailers (Amazon, Goodreads, etc.). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any site you visit.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Email: hello@halaineauthor.com