Effective Date: 21/09/2025
At Hash Black (https://hashblackauthor.com
), we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, make purchases, or subscribe to our marketing communications.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://hashblackauthor.com
Information We Collect
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a “hash”) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/
After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may be able to download and extract location data from uploaded images.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and for necessary website functions. This includes:
– Saving your name, email, and website details when you leave a comment, so you don’t need to re-enter them later (lasts 1 year).
– Session cookies for log-in and screen display preferences.
– Cookies that remember your login (“Remember Me” option) for up to 2 weeks.
– Temporary cookies to test if your browser accepts cookies (deleted when closed).
You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some website functionality may be affected.
Embedded Content
Articles or pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited the other site directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions.
Marketing and Buyer Data Collection
If you purchase books or other products through this website, we collect personal information necessary to process your order, including your name, billing/shipping address, email address, and payment details (handled securely by third-party payment processors).
We also use MailerLite to manage email subscriptions and marketing campaigns. When you sign up for our newsletter, or when you purchase through the site and opt in, your name and email address are transferred to MailerLite for secure storage and email marketing purposes. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any email. MailerLite’s privacy policy can be found here: https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy.
We use buyer and subscriber data to:
– Fulfill and deliver your purchases.
– Send order confirmations and updates.
– Provide marketing updates, promotions, or new release announcements.
– Improve our website and services.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments: Retained indefinitely, along with metadata, to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
User accounts: For registered users, we store personal information in their profile. Users may view, edit, or delete this information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Marketing data: Retained until you unsubscribe from our mailing list.
Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Contact Us
If you have questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: hash@hashblackauthor.com
Website: https://hashblackauthor.com