Privacy Policy
Effective Date: July 25, 2026
Last Updated: July 25, 2026
Sadie Colt respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit the Sadie Colt website, subscribe to the reader list, request free reader content, receive an advance reader copy, or otherwise communicate with Sadie Colt.
1. Who We Are
This website is operated under the author name Sadie Colt.
Website: https://sadiecoltauthor.com
Email: sadie@sadiecoltauthor.com
Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be sent to the email address above.
2. Information We May Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:
Your first name
Your email address
Information you provide when subscribing to the reader list
Messages you send by email or through a contact form
Information connected with a reader magnet, bonus scene, advance reader copy, giveaway, promotion, or other reader offer
Our website and service providers may also collect limited technical or engagement information, including:
Internet Protocol address
Browser and device type
Approximate geographic location
Date and time of visits
Pages or links visited
Email opens and link clicks
Reader-offer claims or book downloads
Information needed to operate, secure, and improve the website and reader services
Please do not submit sensitive personal information through this website or by email.
3. How We Use Information
We may use personal information to:
Deliver books, bonus scenes, advance reader copies, and other requested reader content
Add subscribers to the Sadie Colt reader list
Send newsletters, release announcements, reader extras, promotions, and occasional author news
Respond to questions or messages
Manage reader promotions, advance reader programs, and book launches
Understand how readers interact with emails, links, and book-delivery pages
Maintain and improve the website and reader experience
Protect the security and proper operation of our services
Meet legal, regulatory, or administrative requirements
We do not sell or rent subscriber email addresses or personal information.
4. Email Marketing and MailerLite
We use MailerLite to manage the Sadie Colt subscriber list and send newsletters and other email communications.
MailerLite may process information such as your name, email address, subscription status, email opens, and link clicks in order to provide its email-delivery and reporting services.
MailerLite’s Privacy Policy is available at:
https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy
You may unsubscribe from Sadie Colt marketing emails at any time by selecting the Unsubscribe link included at the bottom of each email.
After you unsubscribe, we may retain a limited record of your email address on a suppression list so that your unsubscribe request can continue to be honored.
5. Book Delivery and BookFunnel
We use BookFunnel to provide ebooks, bonus scenes, advance reader copies, reader magnets, and other digital content.
Depending on the particular BookFunnel page, BookFunnel may:
Collect your first name and email address on our behalf
Confirm your email address
Add your information to our MailerLite subscriber list
Send a private book-delivery or download link
Provide technical assistance with downloading or reading a book
Record information related to claims, page visits, downloads, browsers, or devices
BookFunnel processes this information to provide the requested book-delivery service. Information collected for the Sadie Colt reader list may be transferred to MailerLite in accordance with the signup choices shown on the applicable BookFunnel page.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The website, emails, BookFunnel pages, and MailerLite services may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, server logs, or similar technologies.
These technologies may be used to:
Operate and secure the website
Remember preferences
Measure email opens and link clicks
Measure page visits, claims, and downloads
Diagnose technical problems
Understand and improve reader engagement
You may adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Blocking certain cookies may affect how some website features or linked services function.
7. How Information May Be Shared
We may share information only as reasonably necessary with service providers that help operate the Sadie Colt author business, including:
MailerLite
BookFunnel
Website hosting, domain, security, and technical-service providers
Email and communications providers
Professional advisers or service providers when reasonably necessary
These providers may process information only in connection with the services they provide or under their own applicable privacy policies and legal obligations.
We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with the law, respond to a lawful request, protect legal rights, investigate fraud or misuse, or protect the security of readers and services.
8. Third-Party Websites and Retailers
The Sadie Colt website and emails may contain links to third-party websites, including Amazon, other booksellers, social-media platforms, BookFunnel, and promotional partners.
When you follow one of these links, the third party’s own privacy policy and terms apply. Sadie Colt is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites.
Purchases made through Amazon or another retailer are processed by that retailer. Sadie Colt does not directly receive or store your complete payment-card information from those transactions.
9. Legal Bases for Processing
Where applicable privacy law requires a legal basis, we may process personal information based on:
Your consent, such as when you voluntarily subscribe to the reader list
Your request for a book, bonus scene, advance reader copy, or other reader content
Our legitimate interests in operating, securing, and improving the author website and reader services
Compliance with legal obligations
You may withdraw consent to marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an email.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy.
Newsletter information may be retained while you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe or request deletion, we may retain limited information when necessary to honor the request, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, maintain records, or prevent unwanted future emails.
Messages and administrative records may be retained for a reasonable period when needed to respond to inquiries, manage reader programs, protect legal rights, or maintain business records.
11. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request:
Access to personal information held about you
Correction of inaccurate information
Deletion of personal information
Restriction of certain processing
A portable copy of information you provided
Withdrawal of consent
Objection to certain uses of your information
You may submit a request by emailing:
sadie@sadiecoltauthor.com
We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests. Some information may be retained when required or permitted by law.
12. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures, together with established service providers, to protect personal information.
However, no website, email transmission, storage system, or internet service can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should use care when deciding what information to send online or by email.
13. International Processing
Our readers and service providers may be located in different countries. Personal information may therefore be processed or stored outside the country in which you live.
When required, service providers are responsible for using appropriate measures to protect international transfers of personal information under applicable privacy laws.
14. Children’s Privacy
The Sadie Colt website and reader list are not directed to children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has submitted personal information, please contact sadie@sadiecoltauthor.com so that the information can be reviewed and deleted when appropriate.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when our website, reader services, service providers, or legal obligations change.
The revised policy will be posted on this website with an updated “Last Updated” date. Continued use of the website after an update is subject to the revised policy.
16. Contact
Questions, privacy requests, or concerns may be sent to:
Sadie Colt
Email: sadie@sadiecoltauthor.com
Website: https://sadiecoltauthor.com