Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how personal data may be collected, used, stored, and protected when you visit https://claraeharlowe.com.
This website represents the author brand Clara E. Harlowe and is used as an official author website to provide information about books, series, author updates, external retailer links, and contact options.
This Privacy Policy is intended to apply to visitors from different regions, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other countries, subject to applicable local law.
1. Who we are
The website represents the author brand:
Clara E. Harlowe
Website:
For privacy-related questions, you can contact:
2. What personal data we collect
This website may collect limited personal data when you interact with it.
Contact form
If you contact Clara E. Harlowe through the contact form, we may collect the information you provide, such as:
- Your name
- Your email address
- The subject of your message
- The content of your message
- Any other information you choose to include
This information is used only to read, manage, and respond to your inquiry.
The legal basis for this processing may include your consent when you submit the contact form, our legitimate interest in responding to messages and professional inquiries, and, where applicable, the need to take steps prior to entering into a possible agreement or collaboration.
Please do not include sensitive personal information in the contact form unless it is strictly necessary for your inquiry.
Technical data
Like most websites, some technical data may be processed automatically when you visit the site. This may include:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device information
- Date and time of access
- Pages visited
- Referring website
- Basic server logs
This technical data is generally processed by the website hosting provider and may be used for security, maintenance, troubleshooting, spam prevention, and proper operation of the website.
Analytics data
This website may use analytics tools in the future, such as Google Analytics or similar services, to understand how visitors use the website and to improve its content, structure, performance, and user experience.
If analytics tools are enabled, they may collect information such as:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on the website
- Approximate location based on technical data
- Device and browser information
- Referring pages or search terms
- Interactions with website content
Analytics data is generally used in an aggregated or statistical way and is not intended to directly identify individual visitors.
If Google Analytics or another analytics provider is added, this Privacy Policy and the cookie information will be updated accordingly, and where required by law, analytics cookies or similar technologies will be subject to user consent.
3. Cookies and similar technologies
This website may use cookies or similar technologies.
Cookies are small files placed on your device to help a website function, improve security, remember preferences, measure performance, or analyze website use.
Essential cookies
This website may use essential technical cookies necessary for WordPress, security, spam prevention, or basic website functionality.
These cookies are required for the website to work properly and are not used for marketing purposes.
Analytics cookies
This website does not currently intentionally use analytics cookies unless an analytics tool has been activated.
If Google Analytics or similar analytics tools are added in the future, analytics cookies may be used to understand website traffic and visitor behavior.
Where required by law, analytics cookies will only be used with your consent.
Marketing and advertising cookies
At this time, the website does not intentionally use advertising cookies, marketing pixels, or behavioral advertising trackers.
If advertising tools, pixels, or remarketing services are added in the future, this Privacy Policy and the cookie information will be updated accordingly, and where required by law, user consent will be requested.
4. Comments
Comments are not currently enabled on this website.
If comments are enabled in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated to explain what data is collected when visitors leave comments.
5. Contact forms and newsletter
This website currently includes a contact form.
The contact form is used only to allow visitors to send messages or inquiries to Clara E. Harlowe. Contact form submissions are not used for newsletter subscriptions or marketing communications unless a separate and explicit consent mechanism is added in the future.
This website does not currently include a newsletter subscription form.
If a newsletter is added in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated to explain what personal data is collected, how it is used, how long it is kept, and how users can unsubscribe.
6. Embedded content and external links
This website may include links to external websites, such as Amazon, Goodreads, Pinterest, or other book retailers and platforms.
When you click an external link, you leave this website and are subject to the privacy policy, cookie policy, and terms of that external website.
This website is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.
Pages on this website may also include embedded content from other websites in the future, such as videos, social media posts, images, book previews, or external widgets.
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited the external website directly. These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content.
7. Book purchases
Books by Clara E. Harlowe may be available through Amazon or other external retailers.
Purchases are completed directly through those external platforms. This website does not process orders, payments, customer accounts, billing information, or shipping information.
Any purchase, download, subscription, review, or account activity on an external retailer’s website is governed by that retailer’s own privacy policy, cookie policy, and terms of use.
8. Who we share your data with
We do not sell personal data.
Contact form data may be processed by the website hosting provider, email provider, contact form plugin, spam prevention service, or security tools as necessary to deliver, manage, protect, and respond to messages.
Technical data may be processed by the website hosting provider or security services as necessary for the operation and protection of the website.
If analytics tools are added in the future, analytics data may be processed by analytics providers such as Google Analytics or similar services, subject to their own privacy practices and applicable settings.
Personal data may also be disclosed if required by law or if necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
9. International data transfers
Because the website, hosting services, plugins, email services, analytics providers, or other third-party tools may operate in different countries, personal data may be processed or transferred outside your country of residence.
Where required by applicable law, appropriate safeguards should be used for international data transfers.
10. How long we retain your data
Contact form submissions and related email communications may be retained for as long as necessary to manage the inquiry, maintain appropriate records, and handle any follow-up communications.
Messages that are no longer necessary may be deleted periodically.
Technical server logs may be retained by the hosting provider for a limited period for security, maintenance, and troubleshooting purposes.
If analytics tools are added in the future, analytics data may be retained according to the settings of the analytics provider and the configuration selected for this website.
11. Your data protection rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data.
These rights may include the right to:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing
- Object to processing
- Request data portability
- Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent
- Opt out of certain uses of personal data, where applicable
- Not be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, where applicable
To make a privacy-related request, you can contact:
If you are located in the European Union, you may also contact the relevant data protection authority. In Spain, this is the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, available at www.aepd.es.
If you are located in the United States, certain state privacy laws may provide additional rights depending on your state of residence. These may include rights to know, access, correct, delete, or opt out of certain uses or disclosures of personal information.
12. United States privacy notice
For visitors located in the United States, this section provides additional general information.
This website does not sell personal information.
This website does not currently use personal information for targeted advertising or behavioral advertising.
If advertising pixels, remarketing tools, or similar technologies are added in the future, this Privacy Policy and the cookie information will be updated accordingly.
Depending on your state of residence, you may have the right to request information about the categories of personal information collected, the purposes for which it is used, the categories of third parties with whom it is shared, and the deletion or correction of certain personal information.
To exercise a privacy-related request, please contact:
13. Children’s privacy
This website is not directed to children and does not knowingly collect personal data from children.
If you believe that a child has provided personal data through this website, please contact us so that the information can be reviewed and deleted where appropriate.
14. Security
Reasonable technical and organizational measures are used to keep the website secure and functioning correctly.
However, no website, email communication, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
15. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated if new features are added to the website, such as a newsletter, analytics, cookies, embedded content, online sales links, advertising tools, or additional third-party services.
The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
16. Contact
For questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact:
Clara E. Harlowe
contact@claraeharlowe.com