Our Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Red String Press LLC ("we," "our," or "us"). As an independent publishing company, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our author's website [EmPenn.com] ("the Site").

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information Automatically Collected Through Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our Site. This includes:
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Books and offers viewed
- Geographic location (country/region level only)
- Device type and browser information
- Referral sources (how you found our Site)

2.2 Newsletter Subscription Information
We use MailerLite to manage our email marketing subscriber list and to send emails to our subscribers. MailerLite is a third-party provider, which may process your data using industry-standard technologies to help us monitor and improve our newsletter.

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect:
- Email address
- Name (if provided)
- Subscription preferences

MailerLite's privacy policy is available at https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy

You can unsubscribe from our newsletter by clicking on the unsubscribe link provided at the end of each newsletter at any time.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:
- To understand reader interests and preferences
- To improve our website and book offerings
- To send newsletters and updates (if you opt in)
- To respond to your inquiries
- To analyze the effectiveness of our marketing efforts

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website, hosted through MailerLite, uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience. These include:

4.1 Essential Cookies
- Enable basic website functionality
- Maintain your session security
- Remember your cookie consent choices
- Power core MailerLite platform functions

4.2 Analytics Cookies
- Google Analytics cookies to understand site usage
- Track which pages are visited most
- Measure how visitors interact with content

4.3 Platform Cookies
- Set by MailerLite for website functionality
- Enable newsletter signup forms
- Support other platform features

You can control cookies through:
- The cookie consent banner on our website
- Your browser settings
- Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We share your information with:
- MailerLite (for website hosting and email newsletters)
- Google Analytics (for website analytics)
- As required by law

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

6. Data Security

We implement standard security measures to protect your personal data, including:
- Secure SSL encryption
- Limited access to personal information
- Regular security assessments

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:
- Unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time
- Request information about what data we have about you
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Opt out of Google Analytics tracking

8. Children's Privacy

Our Site and books are not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy occasionally. We will post any changes on this page and update the "Last Updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or our practices, please contact us at:
- Email: hello@redstringpress.com
- Publishing Company: Red String Press LLC
- Address: 611 East Loop 499, Harlingen, TX 78550

11. Jurisdiction-Specific Rights

11.1 European Union (GDPR)
If you are in the EU, you have additional rights including:
- Right to access your data
- Right to correct inaccurate data
- Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
- Right to restrict processing
- Right to data portability

11.2 California (CCPA)
California residents have the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect
- Request deletion of personal information
- Opt-out of the sale of personal information (though we do not sell personal information)

12. Data Retention
- Newsletter subscription information is retained until you unsubscribe
- Google Analytics data retention is managed by Google according to their data retention policies
- MailerLite data retention follows their privacy policy