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Privacy Policy

Privacy policy and cookie information.

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What data do we collect?

We collect your email address and first name if you sign up for our newsletter, and
no other identifiable information about you.

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide us with your email address and name when and if you sign up
for our newsletter.

How will we use your data?

Your email address is only used to send you our newsletter, and your name to personalise it. It is not
passed to any other parties except for this purpose.

Your email address and first name are passed to our partner
Email Octopus for this purpose and this
purpose only. They will never sell your details to anyone else, or
contact you directly.

How do we store your data?

Your email address and first name are securely stored on Email Octopus's servers. The
account is secured with two-factor authentication (2FA).

We keep your details as long as you are subscribed to our newsletter. If
you unsubscribe we may keep your email address and first name on file for a period of
up to six months so you will not need to reconfirm it if you decide to
resubscribe.

Once this period expires we will purge your data from Email Octopus's
servers permanently.

Marketing

We will never share your data with any other companies for any purpose.
Any marketing information will come directly from us.

You have the right at any time to stop us from contacting you for
marketing purposes. A link to unsubscribe will be provided in every
newsletter.

What are your data protection rights?

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data
protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

  • The right to access – You have the right to request we provide
    copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this
    service.
  • The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we
    correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the
    right to request us to complete the information you believe is
    incomplete.
  • The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase
    your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request
    that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under
    certain conditions.
  • The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to
    our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to data portability – You have the right to request that
    we transfer the data that we have collected to another
    organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions. If you
    make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at
our email privacy@markhoodauthor.com

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard
Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you
visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically
through cookies or similar technology.

For further information, visit
allaboutcookies.org

How do we use cookies?

We do not use cookies.

How to manage your cookies?

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website
tells you how to remove cookies from your browser.

Privacy policies of other websites

This website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy
applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another
website, you should read their privacy policy.

As previously mentioned, we use Email Octopus for sending the newsletter.
Their GDPR privacy policy is available on their
website.

We also use Cloudflare for hosting, caching and website delivery. Their
GDPR privacy policy is available on their
website.

Changes to our privacy policy

We keep our privacy policy under regular review and place any updates
on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 19th February 2026.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the data we hold
on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection
rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: privacy@markhoodauthor.com

How to contact the appropriate authority

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that we have not
addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the
Information Commissioner’s Office.

Last updated: February 19, 2026