site & privacy policies

SITE POLICY

All written content (with the exception of book synopses and sponsor-provided content) belongs solely to the author. This Dark Material retains all rights to original content.

PRIVACY POLICY

At This Dark Material I take the privacy needs of my visitors very seriously. Please continue reading to better understand what personal data may be collected when you visit and how it is used.

Your information may be collected when you do one of the following:

• Subscribe by e-mail via the link in my sidebar
• Comment on a blog post
• Contact me through my blog's contact form
• Enter a third-party giveaway*

In each case, the information collected generally consists of the name, e-mail address, and website you input into the above forms. This information is never shared with third parties*. My blog does use cookies for the purpose of analyzing content performance, as well as improving the website's usability for visitors by recording their site preferences based on previous activity. You can turn off cookies at any time through your internet browser's settings.

*Please see Third-Party Giveaways for more details.

If you opted-in to e-mail updates from this blog and would like to unsubscribe, you may do so at any time by following the instructions at the bottom of every e-mail.

I will occasionally use external links on my blog (i.e., to Goodreads, social media websites, or other personal blogs). These websites will all have their own privacy policies in place, which I am not responsible for in any way.

By continuing to use This Dark Material, you hereby consent to my privacy policies and agree to the terms mentioned above.

THIRD-PARTY GIVEAWAYS

I will occasionally feature a third-party giveaway as part of a book tour. This giveaways may require you to provide personal information to the sponsor in order for them to deliver prizes. As noted on the original post, by entering these giveaways you consent to providing this information to the third-party sponsor. This Dark Material does not share or save any of the information collected.

This Dark Material is not responsible for the shipping, damage, or loss of prizes mailed by a third-party sponsor.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have about these policies!