About This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information handled by American Publishers Empire through this website and our related writing, editing, design, marketing, and publishing services. It explains the categories of information we collect, why we use it, when it may be shared, and the choices available to you.
Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following categories of information:
- Contact information: Your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and other information you provide when requesting information, submitting a form, or placing an order.
- Project information: Manuscripts, book ideas, illustrations, cover concepts, project instructions, correspondence, and other creative materials you choose to share with us.
- Transaction information: Purchase details, invoices, package selections, and payment status. Payment card or bank details may be collected directly by the payment processor used at checkout. We do not intend to store complete payment-card details on our website servers.
- Communications: Messages, emails, chat records, call details, support requests, and feedback you provide to us.
- Technical and usage information: IP address, device and browser information, referring pages, pages viewed, approximate location derived from an IP address, cookie identifiers, and information about how you interact with our website.
How We Collect Information
We collect information directly from you when you complete a form, contact us, submit project materials, communicate with our team, or purchase a service. We may also collect technical and usage information automatically through cookies and similar technologies. Service providers may provide us with information needed to process transactions, maintain our website, measure performance, or deliver requested services.
How We Use Information
We may use personal information to:
- Respond to inquiries and provide requested quotes or information.
- Provide and manage writing, editing, design, marketing, and publishing services.
- Communicate about projects, orders, support requests, invoices, and service updates.
- Process and maintain transaction records.
- Operate, maintain, secure, troubleshoot, and improve our website and services.
- Detect or prevent fraud, misuse, security incidents, and violations of our terms.
- Comply with applicable legal, accounting, and regulatory obligations.
- Send marketing communications where permitted by law or with consent when consent is required. You may unsubscribe from promotional emails using the link provided in those emails or by contacting us.
Legal Grounds for Processing
Where applicable law requires a legal basis, we process personal information as necessary to perform a contract or take steps at your request, comply with legal obligations, pursue legitimate business interests that do not override your rights, or based on your consent. You may withdraw consent where processing depends on consent, without affecting processing that occurred before withdrawal.
How We Share Information
We may share personal information only as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including with:
- Service providers: Companies that support website hosting, cloud storage, communications, analytics, customer service, project delivery, security, and payment processing.
- Publishing and distribution services: Selected third-party platforms or vendors when necessary to provide a service you request. Their own terms and privacy policies may apply.
- Professional advisers: Accountants, legal advisers, insurers, or auditors where reasonably necessary.
- Authorities and legal recipients: Government bodies, courts, law-enforcement agencies, or other recipients when required by law or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, and security.
- Business-transfer recipients: Relevant parties involved in a proposed or completed merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of business assets, subject to appropriate confidentiality measures.
We do not sell personal information for money. If our use of advertising or analytics technologies is treated as a “sale” or “sharing” under an applicable privacy law, you may contact us to exercise any opt-out right available to you.
Cookies, Analytics, and Advertising Technologies
We and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website usage, measure performance, prevent fraud, and evaluate marketing or advertising campaigns.
These technologies may collect device identifiers, IP address, browser information, pages visited, referring URLs, and interactions with our website. Where required, non-essential cookies will be used only after consent. You can manage cookies through available consent controls and your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect website functionality.
If Google advertising or measurement services are used, Google may process information as described on its Business Data Responsibility page. You can also review Google’s available advertising controls through your Google account.
Project Materials and Third-Party Information
Please share only information and materials that you are authorized to provide. If a manuscript or other project material contains personal information about another person, including a child, you are responsible for having an appropriate right or permission to provide that information to us. We use project materials to provide the requested services and for related operational, support, security, and legal purposes.
Children’s Privacy
Our website and commercial services are intended for adults, including authors, parents, guardians, and other authorized representatives. We do not knowingly request personal information directly from children under 13 through this website. A parent or guardian who believes that a child has provided personal information without appropriate authorization may contact us to request review and deletion, subject to applicable legal requirements.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including providing services, maintaining project and transaction records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, preventing fraud, and meeting legal, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements. Retention periods vary according to the type of information, the nature of the relationship, and applicable obligations. Information may be deleted, anonymized, or securely archived when it is no longer required.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. Access is limited according to business need. However, no internet transmission or storage system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
International Data Transfers
Our service providers and publishing or distribution platforms may process information in countries other than the country where you live. Where required by applicable law, we use appropriate measures designed to protect personal information transferred across borders.
Your Privacy Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live and subject to applicable exceptions, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or a copy of your personal information. You may also have rights to restrict or object to certain processing, withdraw consent, request data portability, or opt out of certain advertising-related uses.
To submit a privacy request, contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by law, subject to verification of their authority. You may also have the right to contact or complain to the relevant privacy or data-protection authority in your location.
Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may link to third-party websites, payment processors, publishing platforms, or other services. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies. We encourage you to review those policies before providing information directly to a third party.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices, services, or applicable requirements. The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Material changes may also be communicated through another appropriate method where required.
Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy or to submit a privacy request, contact American Publishers Empire using the details below:
- Email: info@americanpublishersempire.com
- Phone: (855) 496-7796
Please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line or opening message so your request can be directed appropriately.
