Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to LEKISH LITERARY CO. (“Lekish,” “we,” “our,” or “us”).

We provide author marketing and literary support services to authors and clients internationally, including in the United States and the United Kingdom. We understand that privacy is important, and we are committed to handling personal information responsibly.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use and share it, how we protect and retain it, and the choices and rights available to you.

This policy applies to our website, communications, inquiries, and the services we provide. By using our website or communicating with us, you acknowledge that you have had the opportunity to read this policy. Where consent is legally required, we will seek it separately.

1. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with us.

1.1 Information You Provide

When you contact us, request information, or engage our services, we may collect:

• Your name and professional contact details, such as your email address.
• Your author name, book title, genre, publishing details, and related professional information.
• Information about your marketing objectives, service requests, preferences, and project requirements.
• Messages, emails, feedback, and other communications you send us.
• Manuscripts, book covers, photographs, promotional materials, and other files you provide for a project.
• Project agreements, invoices, payment records, and relevant transaction details.
• Information reasonably necessary to provide, manage, and support our services.

Payment card or banking details may be processed directly by a third-party payment provider. Where that is the case, the provider’s own privacy policy and security practices may also apply.

1.2 Publicly Available Information

As part of our professional author-marketing activities, we may discover and review publicly available information about authors and their books. This may include:

• Author names and professional profiles.
• Book titles, descriptions, genres, and publishing information.
• Public author websites and social media profiles.
• Publicly displayed professional contact information.
• Public information about book promotion and online visibility.

We may use relevant information to understand an author’s professional work and, where permitted by applicable law, introduce our services through appropriate professional communication channels.

We do not intentionally seek sensitive personal information when researching authors for business outreach.

1.3 Technical Information

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected by our website hosting provider or other tools we use. Depending on the website’s actual configuration, this may include:

• IP address and general device or browser information.
• Pages visited and interactions with the website.
• Referral information and approximate location inferred from technical data.
• Website performance, diagnostic, and security logs.
• Cookie identifiers and analytics information, if those technologies are enabled.

The specific technical information collected depends on the tools and settings used by our website. We will update this policy if our actual practices change.

2. How We Use Information

We may use personal information for the following purposes:

• Responding to inquiries: To answer questions, discuss potential projects, and communicate with prospective clients.
• Providing services: To plan and deliver agreed author-marketing services, prepare promotional materials, and manage campaigns.
• Managing projects: To coordinate team members, communicate progress, obtain approvals, and deliver completed work.
• Processing payments: To manage invoices, confirm payments, administer refunds, and maintain financial records.
• Professional outreach: To identify relevant authors and books and, where legally permitted, introduce our services to potential clients.
• Maintaining our website: To operate, troubleshoot, protect, and improve our website and services.
• Protecting our business: To detect suspected fraud, address misuse, resolve disputes, and maintain appropriate records.
• Meeting legal obligations: To comply with applicable laws, lawful requests, and recordkeeping requirements.

We will use information in ways that are relevant to these purposes and consistent with applicable data protection requirements.

3. Legal Grounds for Processing

Depending on the information involved, the purpose of processing, and the law that applies, we may rely on one or more of the following legal grounds:

• Consent: Where you have given valid consent for a particular use of your information.
• Contract: Where processing is necessary to enter into or perform an agreement with you.
• Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for legitimate business purposes, such as responding to relevant professional inquiries, managing projects, or protecting our services, provided those interests do not override applicable rights.
• Legal obligations: Where we need to process or retain information to comply with applicable law.
• Other lawful grounds: Where another legal basis is permitted and appropriate under the relevant data protection law.

The legal basis available to us may differ depending on your location and the circumstances. Where consent is the appropriate legal basis, you may withdraw it, subject to any lawful limitations.

4. Professional Outreach and Marketing Communications

LEKISH LITERARY CO. may contact authors about its services using professional contact details obtained directly from them or from publicly available sources.

Where required, we will obtain consent before sending marketing communications. We will also comply with applicable rules governing email marketing, privacy, and electronic communications in the recipient’s jurisdiction.

If you receive an unsolicited marketing email from us and no longer wish to receive such messages, you may request to opt out by replying to the email or contacting us at lekishliteraty.co@proton.me.

We will process opt-out requests within the timeframe required by applicable law and will maintain the minimum information reasonably necessary to respect your preference and prevent further unwanted marketing.

Opting out of marketing communications will not prevent us from sending essential administrative messages to existing clients where those messages are necessary for an ongoing project or otherwise legally permitted.

5. How We Share Information

We do not sell personal information to third parties in exchange for payment.

We may share information in the following circumstances:

5.1 Authorized Team Members

Our team operates across different countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. Relevant information may be accessed by authorized team members who need it to perform their assigned responsibilities, coordinate projects, or provide client support.

Access should be limited to what is reasonably necessary for the work involved.

5.2 Service Providers

We may use third-party providers for services such as:

• Website hosting and maintenance.
• Email and business communications.
• File storage and collaboration.
• Payment processing and invoicing.
• Project management and customer support.
• Website analytics, security, and technical support, if enabled.
• Automatic website translation when a visitor selects a language other than English.

These providers may process information on our behalf or under their own terms, depending on the service. Where required, we will take appropriate steps to protect personal information and establish suitable contractual arrangements.

Our language selector uses GTranslate. If you choose French, Spanish, German, or Italian, the translation service is loaded and may process the text displayed on the page, along with technical information such as your IP address and browser details, to provide machine translation. Your language choice may be stored in your browser’s local storage. GTranslate operates under its own privacy practices; see the GTranslate Privacy Policy. Machine translations may be incomplete or inaccurate.

5.3 Third-Party Platforms

When providing services, we may work with platforms such as Goodreads, Amazon, social media networks, email marketing services, and other relevant tools.

Information submitted to or processed by these platforms may be handled under their own privacy policies and terms. We do not control the privacy practices of independent third-party platforms.

5.4 Legal and Business Protection

We may disclose information where reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to lawful requests, protect rights and safety, investigate suspected fraud, or establish or defend legal claims.

If our business structure changes, information may also be transferred as part of a lawful business reorganization or transfer, subject to applicable privacy requirements.

6. International Data Transfers

Because our team and service providers may operate in different countries, personal information may be accessed or processed across national borders.

Data protection laws differ between countries. Where international transfers are subject to legal requirements, we will take reasonable steps to use an appropriate transfer mechanism or other safeguard required by the applicable law.

Depending on the circumstances, safeguards may include contractual protections, recognized adequacy arrangements, or other legally approved measures.

You may contact us using the details in this policy to request further information about relevant international data transfers, subject to applicable law and the protection of confidential information.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including delivering services, maintaining business records, resolving disputes, and complying with legal obligations.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and why it was collected. For example:

• Project communications and deliverables may be retained while a project is active and for a reasonable period afterward.
• Financial and transaction records may be retained for the period required by applicable law.
• Inquiry and outreach information may be retained while it remains relevant to our professional communications, subject to applicable rules and opt-out requests.
• Information that is no longer required may be deleted, anonymized, or securely disposed of where appropriate.

We will periodically consider whether retained information is still necessary, subject to legal and legitimate business requirements.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, and disclosure.

These measures may include access controls, limiting information access to authorized team members, using reputable service providers, and maintaining appropriate security practices for files and communications.

However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We therefore cannot promise absolute security.

If a personal data breach occurs, we will take appropriate steps in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and the applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you.
• Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances.
• Request that we restrict or object to certain processing.
• Request a copy of certain information in a portable format, where applicable.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
• Opt out of marketing communications.
• Lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority.

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal exceptions.

To submit a privacy request, contact us at lekishliteraty.co@proton.me. We may need to verify your identity before responding. We will respond within the timeframe required by the applicable law.

10. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to support essential website functions, maintain security, remember preferences, or understand how visitors use the website.

The GTranslate language selector stores the selected target language in browser local storage using the key __GT_TRANSLATE_LANGS, so the selected language can be used on other pages. The translation service is loaded when a visitor chooses a non-English language or returns with a saved translation preference.

Other cookies and technologies may depend on our website hosting, design, embedded content, and analytics settings.

Where legally required, we will request consent before using non-essential cookies or similar technologies. You may also be able to manage cookies through your browser settings.

For more information, please see our Cookie Information page.

11. Third-Party Websites

Our website or communications may contain links to external websites, services, or platforms. These third parties operate independently and may have their own privacy policies and practices.

We are not responsible for the privacy, security, or content of websites we do not control. We encourage you to review the applicable privacy policy before providing personal information to a third party.

12. Children’s Privacy

Our services are intended for authors, publishing professionals, and other individuals seeking professional marketing support. Our website and services are not knowingly directed at children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where doing so would violate applicable law. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us so we can assess the situation and take appropriate action.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our services, website technologies, business practices, or legal obligations.

When changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Where required by law, we will provide additional notice or seek consent for material changes.

We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our privacy practices.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or need information about how we handle personal data, please contact us:

Business Name: LEKISH LITERARY CO.
Email: lekishliteraty.co@proton.me

We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy-related inquiries within the timeframe required by applicable law.