What Information Does This Site Collect? Newsletter or Blog: If you voluntarily sign up for L.J. Epps newsletter or blog, this site will record your email address, First, and Last name. When subscribers click on a link in one of my emails or fills out a form, the site may record this information. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form. Subscribers may unsubscribe at any time. You may ask for all your data to be deleted at any time.
Giveaways and Contests: If you enter a giveaway, your Name, and email address is collected. If you win a physical prize, you will be asked to give your name and physical address.
Non-personal Information This website may collect non-personal information about visitors when they interact with the site. This information may include the browser name, means of connection to the site, and other non-identifying information. Information could be as follows: Files, hits, kbytes, pages, referrers, response codes, unique search strings, sites, unique URL's, unique user agents, usernames and visits.
Log Files We makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and the number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track users movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
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How Is the Information Used? Newsletter and blog subscribers’ names and emails will only be used for receiving the newsletters, the blog, or communication from L.J. Epps. Giveaway entrants will be sent emails only about the giveaway, unless they also signed up for the newsletter or blog. Information on which email links are clicked on the most will help L.J. Epps choose links that interest readers in future emails.
Sharing of Personal Information Subscriber information is never shared with a third party. Additionally, this Website uses third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies. The only exceptions for the third-party links are below. This in no way distributes the emails or signs subscribers up to any other services.
Third-party links Sometimes L.J. Epps will include third-party links through email or on these websites. These sites have their own policies and you should read those before subscribing or purchasing from them.
This Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
MailChimp – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. They store your name and email address for the purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to MailChimp’s privacy policy for further information.
BookFunnel - is an ebook delivery platform. They store your name and email address for the purposes of delivering such communications for ARCs. Please refer to BookFunnel’s privacy policy for further information.
NetGalley - is an ebook delivery platform. They store your email address for the purposes of delivering such communications for ARCs. Please refer to NetGalley’s privacy policy for further information.
Security of Information All information is saved by ipage and only L.J. Epps and ipage can access that information. Should a data breach ever occur, subscribers will be notified within 7 days.
Use of the Website by Minors All subscribers must be 13 or older or have the consent of a parent or guardian. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 13 in its database, please contact us immediately and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Changes to This Privacy Policy L.J. Epps may update this privacy policy at any time. A notice about such changes will be posted on the website. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
Your Acceptance of These Terms By visiting and using http://www.ljeppsauthor.com you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you can simply not use the site. Continued use of the site means you accept the policy and any periodic changes. Questions? If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or anything else please contact us at novels@ljeppsauthor.com