Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Matthew Levy (‘we’, ‘our’, or ‘the website’) collects, uses, and protects information obtained through matthewlevy.com. By using this website, you agree to the practices described below.
1. Information We Collect
We collect personal information only when you voluntarily provide it. This includes your name and email address when you submit a contact form or subscribe to our newsletter, and any message content you submit through the contact form.
We may also collect non-personally identifiable information automatically, including browser type, operating system, pages visited, time spent on those pages, and referring URLs. This information is collected through standard analytics tools and is used to improve the website’s functionality and content.
2. How We Use Your Information
Information submitted through the contact form is used solely to respond to your enquiry. Email addresses collected through the newsletter subscription are used to send updates about new book releases, blog content, and relevant announcements. We do not share, sell, or rent your personal information to any third party for marketing purposes.
3. Email Communications
If you subscribe to the newsletter, you may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in every email. Following unsubscription, your email address will be removed from the active mailing list within a reasonable period.
4. Cookies
This website uses cookies to understand how visitors navigate the site. Cookies are small data files placed on your device that allow the site to remember your preferences and measure usage patterns. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Some parts of the website may not function correctly if cookies are disabled.
5. Third-Party Services
This website may use third-party services for analytics, email management, and book purchasing. These services operate under their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them. We do not control how these services handle data collected on their own platforms.
6. Data Security
We take reasonable technical measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Children's Privacy
This website is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 16. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through this site, please contact us so that we can remove it.
8. Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the website following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
9. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please use the Contact page to reach us.