Terms and privacy policy.

I’m author, M. N. Cox and you can contact me using the form here.

By using my site, www.mncox.com, terms apply. Please read the terms and privacy information below.

NEWSLETTER OR BLOG

If you voluntarily sign up for my newsletter or blog, this site will record your email address. You can refuse to supply personal information, but that will exclude you from certain related activities such as receiving newsletters, blogs, and free offers. When subscribers click on a link in one of my emails or fills out a form, the site may record this information (see below how this information is used).

Subscribers may unsubscribe at any time. You may ask for all your data to be deleted at any time.

GIVEAWAYS AND CONTESTS

If you enter a giveaway, your email address is collected. If you win a physical prize, you will be asked to give your name and physical address.

NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION

This website may collect non-personal information about visitors when they interact with the site. This information may include the browser name, means of connection to the site, and other non-identifying information.

COOKIES

This website may use “cookies” to enhance visitor experience. Typically, cookies may be placed on visitors' hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. Visitors may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to send an alert when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the site may not function properly.

HOW IS THE INFORMATION USED?

Newsletter and blog subscribers’ names and emails will only be used for receiving the newsletters, the blog, or communication from me.

Giveaway entrants will be sent emails only about the giveaway, unless they also signed up for the newsletter or blog.

Information on which email links are clicked on the most will help me choose links that interest readers in future emails.

I may use affiliate codes in some of the emails or on the site.

SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Subscriber information is never shared with a third party. The only exception is that email addresses may occasionally be used to create lookalike audiences for online marketing. This in no way distributes the emails or signs subscribers up to any other services.

CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

If you create a customer account on this website, we collect personal information to improve our checkout experience and customer service.

This information may include your:

Billing and shipping address(es)

Details about your orders (for example, your shirt size)

Email address

Name

Phone number

We share this information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can provide website services to us.

BLOG COMMENTS

This website includes commenting functionality on some pages which enables you to post a comment. This website collects personal data when you post a comment, including:

Your name (which will be displayed as part of your posted comment)

Your email address (optional, to let you know if someone replies to your comment)

Your website URL (optional)

This website includes “likes” functionality on some blog posts which enables you to “like” a post. This website collects personal data when you like a post to try to prevent the same person from liking the same post during the same visit, including:

Information about your browser, network and device

Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share

Your IP address

SALES

When you purchase from my website, I endeavour to send out your item/s within two working days. Otherwise I will contact you about your order.

ABANDONED CART EMAILS

You’ll receive an automated email within 24 hours after you abandon your shopping cart, if all of the following occur:

You enter your email address at checkout, or are logged into your customer account.

You add a product which is in stock to your shopping cart.

You close your browser or leave this website without completing your purchase.

You can unsubscribe from these messages at the bottom of the email.

The email will link back to this website, where you can pick up where you left off and complete your purchase.

Marketing emails

We may send you marketing emails, which you can unsubscribe from by clicking the link at the bottom of the email. We share your contact information with Squarespace, our email marketing provider, so they can send these emails on our behalf.

ORDER AND ACCOUNT EMAILS

We may email you with messages about your order or account activity. For example, we may email you to tell you that:

You’ve created a customer account

Your customer account password has been reset or updated

You’ve made a purchase

Your order has shipped

It’s not possible to unsubscribe from these messages.

We share your contact information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can send these emails to you on our behalf.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Sometimes I will include third-party links through email or on the website. These sites have their own policies and you should read those before subscribing or purchasing from them.

USE OF SHARE BUTTONS

This website includes share buttons which enable you to share pages or other content from this site to third party services. If you click a share button, these third parties may receive your personal data, including:

Information about your browser, network and device

Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share

Your IP address

SECURITY OF INFORMATION

All information is saved by Squarespace and/or Mailchimp and only I and my webmaster can access it. Should a data breach ever occur, subscribers will be notified within 7 days.

USE OF THE WEBSITE BY MINORS

All subscribers must be 18 or older or have the consent of a parent or guardian.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

I may update this Privacy Policy at any time. A notice about such changes will be emailed to subscribers. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS

By visiting and using www.mncox.com, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you can simply not use the site. Continued use of the site means you accept the policy and any periodic changes.

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or anything else on www.mncox.com, please contact me at using my website email form here.