Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2026

Katya Brackett respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, and shared when you visit katyabrackett.com, subscribe to communications, contact Katya Brackett, purchase products, download digital content, or otherwise interact with this website.

By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please discontinue use of the website.

Information We Collect

The information collected depends on how you interact with the website.

You may voluntarily provide information when you:

  • subscribe to the Katya Brackett newsletter
  • submit a contact form
  • purchase books or other products
  • create or use a customer account
  • request customer support
  • participate in promotions, giveaways, reader offers, or bonus-content opportunities
  • download digital content
  • communicate by email
  • interact with forms, checkout pages, or other website features

This information may include:

  • name
  • email address
  • billing address
  • shipping address
  • telephone number
  • account information
  • order information
  • products purchased
  • payment status
  • customer-service communications
  • information you choose to include in a message or form

Shopping Activity and Customer Accounts

When you browse or shop on this website, information may be collected about products you view, items added to your cart, purchases, and other interactions with the store.

If customer accounts are enabled, information such as your name, email address, account details, order history, and preferences may be stored to provide account functionality and improve your shopping experience.

If you create an account, you are responsible for keeping your login credentials secure.

Direct Purchases and WooCommerce

This website may offer direct sales of books, merchandise, digital products, or other items through WooCommerce.

When you place an order, information necessary to process and fulfill that order may be collected, including:

  • name
  • email address
  • billing address
  • shipping address
  • telephone number, when required
  • products purchased
  • order history
  • payment confirmation or payment status
  • shipping and fulfillment information

Order information may be used to process transactions, fulfill purchases, communicate about orders, provide customer service, prevent fraud, maintain business and tax records, and comply with legal obligations.

Payments

Payments are processed through third-party payment providers used at checkout.

Payment providers may collect information such as your name, billing address, payment method, and payment credentials according to their own privacy and security practices.

Katya Brackett does not ordinarily receive or store your complete credit or debit card number when payments are processed through a third-party payment processor.

Shipping and Fulfillment

If you purchase a physical product, information such as your name, shipping address, email address, telephone number, and order details may be shared with shipping carriers, printers, fulfillment providers, or other service providers as reasonably necessary to fulfill and deliver your order.

These providers receive only the information reasonably necessary to perform their services.

Digital Products and BookFunnel

This website may use BookFunnel to deliver ebooks, audiobooks, reader magnets, bonus materials, advance copies, or other digital content.

When BookFunnel is used to deliver content, information such as your email address, the content requested or purchased, and information necessary to complete delivery may be transmitted to BookFunnel.

BookFunnel processes information according to its own privacy practices.

Newsletter and Email Marketing

If you subscribe to the Katya Brackett newsletter, your name and email address may be processed through Kit (formerly ConvertKit) or another email marketing provider used by this website.

Emails may include:

  • new-release announcements
  • book news and updates
  • behind-the-scenes content
  • reader bonuses
  • promotions
  • preorder or launch information
  • direct-sale offers
  • other author-related communications

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in those emails.

Even if you unsubscribe from marketing messages, transactional emails relating to purchases, downloads, customer accounts, order status, or customer service may still be sent when necessary.

Contact Forms and Customer Support

If you submit a contact form or contact Katya Brackett directly, the information you provide may be used to respond to your inquiry, provide support, and maintain a record of correspondence where reasonably necessary.

Information submitted through contact forms is not sold to third parties.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit this website, certain technical and usage information may be collected automatically.

This may include:

  • IP address
  • browser type
  • device type
  • operating system
  • approximate geographic region
  • pages viewed
  • referring website or source
  • interactions with pages, links, or store features
  • date and time of visits
  • network or connection information

This information may be used to operate, secure, analyze, and improve the website.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website may use cookies, pixels, local storage, web beacons, and similar technologies to:

  • operate essential website functions
  • maintain shopping-cart and checkout functionality
  • remember preferences
  • understand how visitors use the website
  • improve website performance
  • prevent fraud or misuse
  • measure marketing effectiveness
  • support analytics
  • provide relevant content or promotions

Where required by applicable law, visitors may be given the opportunity to accept, reject, or manage non-essential cookies through the website’s cookie consent tools.

This website may use CookieYes or a similar service to manage cookie consent.

Blocking or deleting cookies may affect certain website features, including shopping-cart, checkout, login, or preference functionality.

Analytics

This website may use analytics tools or services to understand how visitors interact with the site.

Analytics data may be used to:

  • measure website traffic
  • understand visitor behavior
  • improve navigation and content
  • evaluate website performance
  • understand how visitors find the site
  • measure the effectiveness of marketing or promotional efforts

Analytics providers may process data according to their own privacy policies.

Advertising and Tracking Technologies

This website may use advertising, remarketing, or conversion-measurement tools provided by social media platforms, advertising services, or other marketing providers.

These services may use cookies, pixels, or similar technologies to measure activities such as:

  • page visits
  • newsletter signups
  • product views
  • cart activity
  • purchases
  • other website interactions

Where legally required, non-essential advertising or tracking technologies will be subject to applicable consent requirements.

How We Use Information

Information collected through this website may be used to:

  • process payments and fulfill orders
  • deliver physical and digital products
  • communicate about purchases or accounts
  • provide customer support
  • send newsletters and marketing communications where permitted
  • deliver requested content or reader bonuses
  • maintain and improve the website
  • analyze website usage and performance
  • prevent fraud, spam, misuse, or security threats
  • maintain accounting, tax, and business records
  • comply with applicable laws and legal obligations
  • enforce website policies
  • protect the rights, safety, and integrity of the website, business, and users

How Information May Be Shared

Personal information is not sold or rented for monetary compensation.

Information may be shared with third parties when reasonably necessary to operate the website or provide services requested by you.

These third parties may include:

  • website hosting providers
  • WooCommerce and ecommerce-related service providers
  • payment processors
  • email marketing providers
  • BookFunnel or other digital-delivery providers
  • shipping carriers
  • printing and fulfillment providers
  • analytics providers
  • security and fraud-prevention services
  • website maintenance or technology providers
  • accountants, legal professionals, or other professional advisers
  • government, tax, regulatory, or law-enforcement authorities where required by law

Service providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and contractual obligations.

Security and Fraud Prevention

Information may be used to detect, investigate, prevent, or respond to fraudulent, illegal, suspicious, or malicious activity.

Reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures are used to protect information processed through this website.

However, no method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Data Retention

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

Retention periods may vary depending on factors such as:

  • order fulfillment
  • customer-service needs
  • account administration
  • accounting and tax obligations
  • fraud prevention
  • legal requirements
  • dispute resolution
  • enforcement of agreements or policies

Order records may be retained for longer periods when required for bookkeeping, tax, legal, or regulatory purposes.

Newsletter information may be retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion, subject to information that must be retained for legal or compliance purposes.

Third-Party Websites and Services

This website may contain links to third-party websites, retailers, social platforms, payment providers, email providers, BookFunnel, or other external services.

These third parties operate under their own privacy policies and terms.

Katya Brackett is not responsible for the privacy, security, accuracy, or content of third-party websites or services.

Social Media

This website may link to Katya Brackett’s social profiles, including:

  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • TikTok

If you interact with those platforms, information is handled according to the privacy policies and practices of the respective platform.

Giveaways, Promotions, and Reader Offers

From time to time, this website may offer giveaways, contests, promotions, reader magnets, bonus content, advance copies, or other reader opportunities.

Information submitted in connection with these activities may be used to administer the promotion, verify eligibility where necessary, deliver requested content, contact participants, and comply with applicable legal requirements.

Additional rules or terms may apply to specific promotions.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

These may include the right to:

  • request access to personal information
  • request correction of inaccurate information
  • request deletion of certain information
  • request information about how your information is used or shared
  • request a portable copy of certain information
  • object to or restrict certain processing
  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • appeal certain privacy decisions where required by law
  • opt out of marketing communications

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

To protect your information, identity verification may be required before a privacy request is completed.

Marketing Preferences

You may unsubscribe from promotional email communications at any time using the unsubscribe link contained in those emails.

Opting out of marketing communications does not prevent the website from sending non-promotional messages when necessary, such as:

  • order confirmations
  • shipping updates
  • download instructions
  • account notices
  • customer-service communications

California and Other U.S. State Privacy Rights

Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional privacy rights under applicable state law.

Where required, eligible users may request access, correction, deletion, portability, or information regarding certain uses or disclosures of their personal information.

You will not be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights provided by applicable law.

Katya Brackett does not sell personal information for monetary compensation.

International Visitors

Visitors outside the United States may have additional privacy rights under applicable laws.

Where required, personal information may be processed on a lawful basis such as:

  • consent
  • performance of a contract
  • legitimate interests
  • compliance with legal obligations

Information may be processed or stored in the United States or other countries where service providers operate.

Where legally required, appropriate safeguards may be used for international transfers of personal information.

Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed toward children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children under 13.

If personal information from a child is discovered to have been collected unintentionally, reasonable steps will be taken to delete it.

Legal and Business Requirements

Information may be disclosed when reasonably necessary to:

  • comply with applicable law
  • respond to lawful requests or legal process
  • protect legal rights
  • investigate fraud or security issues
  • enforce agreements or policies
  • protect the safety of users, customers, or others

If the business associated with this website is reorganized, sold, transferred, merged, or otherwise involved in a business transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction where permitted by law.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes to this website, business practices, technology, services, or applicable law.

The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will be revised when material changes are made.

Contact

For privacy questions, requests, or concerns, please contact:

Katya Brackett
Email: hello@katyabrackett.com
Website: katyabrackett.com