MindSpring Press respects the privacy of visitors to this website. This Privacy Policy explains, in general terms, what information may be collected when you visit the website and how that information may be used.
Information We May Collect
Depending on how you use the website, we may receive information such as:
- your name;
- email address;
- information you voluntarily provide through a contact or subscription form;
- information contained in a message you send to us;
- basic technical information associated with your visit; and
- information collected through cookies or similar technologies where applicable.
We do not ask visitors to provide personal information unless it is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
How We Use Information
Information provided to us may be used to:
- respond to enquiries;
- provide requested information;
- manage newsletter or email subscriptions;
- improve the website and its content;
- understand general website usage;
- maintain website security;
- administer services associated with the website; and
- comply with applicable legal obligations.
We do not intend to sell visitors’ personal information.
Email Communications
If you voluntarily subscribe to a MindSpring Press mailing list, we may use your email address to send newsletters, articles, publishing updates, resources or other communications relating to MindSpring Press.
You may unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter communications using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in the relevant email or by contacting us.
Quick Prompts (quickprompts.io)
MindSpring Press also operates Quick Prompts, a free prompt generator available at quickprompts.io. This Privacy Policy applies to that website in the same way it applies to this one.
Quick Prompts can be used without creating an account and without providing any personal information. The description you enter in order to generate prompts is used to produce your results and is not connected to your identity. That website sets no cookies and uses no analytics or advertising trackers.
Quick Prompts offers a free guide of twenty-five prompts as a download. Where you choose to request it, the email address you provide is used to send you that guide and to add you to the MindSpring Press mailing list described above. You may leave that list at any time using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in any email we send.
Cookies & Analytics
The website may use cookies, analytics tools or similar technologies to understand how visitors use the website, improve performance and understand which content is useful to readers. The specific technologies used may change as the website develops.
Third-Party Services
MindSpring Press may use third-party services for functions such as website hosting, analytics, email delivery, forms, security, embedded content or other website operations.
Those services may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms. Where third-party services are used, we seek to use reputable providers and to configure them appropriately for the intended purpose.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorised access, misuse, alteration or disclosure. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Children’s Privacy
This website is not specifically directed at children. We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through the website.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can review the situation and take appropriate action where necessary.
Your Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights in relation to the personal information we hold about you. These may include the right to ask for a copy of that information, to have it corrected or deleted, to object to or restrict certain uses of it, to withdraw consent where we rely on consent, and to receive information you have given us in a portable form.
You can exercise any of these by emailing info@mindspringpress.com with “Privacy” in the subject line. We may need to confirm your identity before acting on a request, and we will respond within the period required by applicable law.
You can unsubscribe from our emails at any time using the link in any message. If you are in the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
Where applicable law requires a legal basis for processing personal information, we rely on your consent (for example, for newsletters), our legitimate interests in operating, securing and improving the website, and compliance with legal obligations.
How Long We Keep Information
We keep personal information only for as long as it is needed for the purpose for which it was collected, or for as long as the law requires. Messages sent to us are kept while the enquiry is being dealt with and for a reasonable period afterwards. Subscription details are kept until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove them. Information held by analytics or email services is retained according to the settings and policies of those services.
International Visitors
This website can be reached from anywhere. Information collected through it may be processed or stored on servers located in a country other than your own, including by the third-party providers described above. Where that happens, we seek to use reputable providers that apply appropriate safeguards for international transfers.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in the website, services, technology or applicable requirements. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy, or requests concerning personal information, can be sent to info@mindspringpress.com.