Effective Date: October 13, 2024

Introduction

This Privacy Policy outlines how Steve McDonald collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website stevemcdonaldauthor.com or interact with our services. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and complying with applicable data protection laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).  

Information We Collect  

We may collect the following types of personal information from you:

• Information you provide:
  • Name
  • Email address
  • Shipping address
  • Billing address
  • Other information you voluntarily provide, such as when you contact us or leave a comment
• Information automatically collected:
  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referring website
  • Pages visited on our website
  • Date and time of visits  

How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To process your orders: We use your information to fulfill your book orders, including shipping and billing.
• To communicate with you: We may contact you to provide updates on your orders, address any issues, or send you marketing communications related to our books or services.
• To improve our website and services: We analyze your interactions with our website to enhance your user experience and improve our offerings.
• To send you newsletters: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use your email address to send you periodic updates and promotions. You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time.

Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:

• Service providers: We may engage third-party service providers to assist us with certain functions, such as shipping, payment processing, and email delivery. These service providers will have access to your personal information only as needed to perform their tasks.  
• Legal requirements: We may be required to disclose your personal information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes.

Your Rights

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Rights

If you are a California resident, you have certain rights under the CCPA, including:

• Right to Know: You have the right to know what personal information we collect about you, the categories of sources from which we collect it, the purposes for which we use it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information under certain circumstances.  
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information.  
• Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights.  

To exercise your CCPA rights, please contact us using the information provided below.  

Additional Rights

In addition to your CCPA rights, you may have other rights regarding your personal information, including:

• Access: You may request access to the personal information we hold about you.  
• Rectification: You may request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.  
• Erasure: You may request that we delete your personal information under certain circumstances.
• Restriction of processing: You may request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.
• Data portability: You may request that we provide your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.  

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the information provided below.  

Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. Please be aware that there is always a risk of unauthorized access to your information.  

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, please do not provide any personal information through our website.  

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:  

Steve McDonald
privacy@stevemcdonaldauthor.com
35111 NEWARK BLVD
STE F #5018
NEWARK, CA 94560
stevemcdonaldauthor.com

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates.