Privacy Policy
Effective Date: July 22, 2026
Introduction
At Literary Collectibles, we believe trust is earned. When you visit our website, subscribe to updates, contact us, or participate in a Literary Collectibles project, we want you to understand what information we collect, why we collect it, and how we use it.
Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with the website, we may collect:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your mailing address, when voluntarily provided
- Information submitted through contact, interest, or participation forms
- Information provided by authors participating in Literary Collectibles projects
- Basic website usage information collected through standard analytics tools
- We collect only the information reasonably necessary to operate our programs, manage projects, improve the website, and communicate with you.
How We Use Your Information
Information may be used to:
- Respond to questions and inquiries
- Send announcements and newsletters you have requested
- Manage Literary Collectibles projects
- Process author participation
- Improve the website and visitor experience
- Inform you about future collections, events, releases, or opportunities
- We do not sell your personal information.
Email Communications
If you join our mailing list, you may receive occasional updates about new Literary Collectibles releases, collection announcements, author features, special projects, and related literary-preservation initiatives. Every marketing email will include an unsubscribe option.
Cookies and Analytics
Our website may use cookies and analytics tools to understand how visitors use the site. These tools help us improve content, navigation, and the overall visitor experience.
Analytics information may include general usage details such as pages visited, browser type, device type, referring website, and approximate geographic region. This information is generally used in aggregate and is not intended to personally identify individual visitors.
You may be able to limit or disable cookies through your browser settings. Doing so may affect certain website features.
Third-Party Services
We may use trusted third-party services, including Mailchimp, payment processors if added in the future, website-hosting providers, embedded media services, and analytics providers.
These third parties maintain their own privacy policies and practices. Literary Collectibles is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or services.
Author Information
Authors who participate in Literary Collectibles projects may voluntarily provide biographies, photographs, book information, professional details, and other materials for publication.
These materials are used only in accordance with the permissions granted by the author and for purposes connected to the Literary Collectibles project, Registry, promotion, preservation, or related public presentation. Authors should not submit information they do not want displayed publicly.
Registry Information
Certain information connected to Literary Collectibles Registry records may be displayed publicly, including Registry numbers, collectible titles, author names, collection names, edition information, publication details, images of registered collectibles, and authenticity and verification information.
Registry information is intended to document Literary Collectibles items and may remain part of the historical record even if ownership changes. Personal contact information will not be displayed publicly unless the individual has specifically authorized its publication.
Data Security
We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information submitted through the website. However, no internet transmission, electronic storage system, or security method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You provide information through the website at your own risk.
Data Retention
We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries, manage active and historical projects, maintain Registry and authenticity records, and meet administrative, legal, accounting, or operational requirements.
Registry and historical project records may be retained indefinitely when necessary to preserve the integrity of Literary Collectibles documentation.
Links to Other Websites
The Literary Collectibles website may include links to third-party websites, author pages, publishers, payment services, social-media platforms, or embedded content. We are not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of those third parties.
Children’s Privacy
The Literary Collectibles website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that personal information from a child under 13 has been submitted without appropriate permission, we will take reasonable steps to remove it.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as the website, Registry, collections, or services develop. Any revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of the website after changes are posted indicates acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy may be sent to LiteraryCollectibles@outlook.com.