Grant Publishing Co. respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect when you visit grantpublishingco.com, submit a form, contact us, or use our services, and how that information may be used.
1. INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect information such as:
- Your name
- Email address
- Book title
- Amazon or retailer links
- Website links
- Project information
- Manuscript, synopsis, or book-related information you voluntarily provide
- Messages and enquiries submitted through our forms
- Technical information such as browser type, device type, referring page, and general website usage data where analytics tools are enabled
We only request information that is reasonably relevant to responding to enquiries or providing our services.
2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
Information you provide may be used to:
- Respond to enquiries
- Review book or publishing projects
- Provide requested assessments
- Prepare proposals or quotations
- Deliver contracted services
- Communicate about an active project
- Improve our website and services
- Diagnose technical or usability issues
- Maintain appropriate business records
- Protect the website from spam, fraud, or abuse
Submitting an enquiry or assessment form does not automatically subscribe you to a marketing mailing list.
3. FREE BOOK ASSESSMENTS
Any free preliminary assessment provided by Grant Publishing Co. is based primarily on information that is publicly available or voluntarily supplied by the author or publisher.
Where an assessment is based only on information visible on Amazon or another public platform, conclusions may be limited by the information available to us at the time.
More detailed recommendations may require access to additional information such as a manuscript, synopsis, publishing dashboard information, advertising data, or other relevant project materials.
4. FORMS AND THIRD-PARTY PROCESSORS
Website forms may use third-party services such as Web3Forms to securely transmit enquiries.
When you submit a form, information entered into that form may be processed by the relevant service provider for the purpose of delivering the submission to Grant Publishing Co.
We do not authorize third-party processors to use enquiry information for unrelated marketing purposes.
5. ANALYTICS AND COOKIES
The website may use cookies or privacy-conscious analytics tools to understand website performance and visitor behavior.
These technologies may collect information such as:
- Pages visited
- Approximate location
- Browser type
- Device type
- Referring website
- Time spent on pages
- General interaction patterns
Where legally required, visitors may be given appropriate choices regarding non-essential cookies.
6. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION
Grant Publishing Co. does not sell personal information.
Information may be shared only where reasonably necessary with:
- Service providers used to operate the website
- Contractors or collaborators involved in delivering an agreed service
- Payment or communication providers
- Hosting or website infrastructure providers
- Authorities where disclosure is legally required
Where third parties are involved in client work, only information reasonably necessary to complete the work should be shared.
7. CLIENT FILES AND PROJECT MATERIALS
Clients may provide manuscripts, book files, cover files, publishing information, marketing materials, or other project assets.
These materials are used for the purpose of completing the agreed work.
We will not intentionally publish or distribute private client materials outside the agreed scope without permission, except where disclosure is required by law.
8. DATA RETENTION
We may retain enquiry information, project communications, invoices, project files, and related business records for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Complete services
- Maintain project history
- Resolve disputes
- Meet accounting or legal obligations
- Support returning clients
Information that is no longer reasonably required may be deleted.
9. DATA SECURITY
We take reasonable steps to protect information entrusted to us.
However, no website, email service, cloud storage system, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Clients should avoid sending passwords, payment card information, or highly sensitive information through normal website forms.
10. YOUR RIGHTS
Depending on where you live, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:
- Request access to information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of information where appropriate
- Object to certain processing
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
To make a privacy-related request, contact:
hello@grantpublishingco.com
We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
11. THIRD-PARTY LINKS
Our website may link to Amazon, social media platforms, publishing platforms, client websites, or other third-party websites.
Grant Publishing Co. is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, availability, or content of third-party websites.
12. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
Grant Publishing Co. does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children through this website.
Our services may involve children's books, but business enquiries should be submitted by an adult who is legally able to enter into an agreement.
13. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services, technology, or legal requirements change.
The latest version will be published on this page with an updated revision date.
14. CONTACT
For privacy questions or requests, contact:
Grant Publishing Co.
Email: hello@grantpublishingco.com
Website: grantpublishingco.com
