Privacy Policy

Last Updated:
March 7, 2024 | Tuesday 10:31 AM

At Tom Murray Literary Works, we recognize the importance of privacy and are committed to maintaining the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share information gathered through your use of our website, located at https://tommurryliteraryworks.com/.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information from you when you use our Site, including:

1.1 Personal Information: This includes information that can be used to identify or contact you, such as your name, email address, and other contact details you provide when using our contact form or subscribing to our newsletter.

1.2 Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

1.3 An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

1.4 Media If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

1.5 Usage Data: When you visit our Site, we may collect information about your interaction with the Site, such as your IP address, device type, browser type, operating system, pages visited, and other technical information related to your visit.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

2.1 To provide and maintain our Site, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, and statistical purposes;

2.2 To improve our Site and enhance your user experience;

2.3 To communicate with you, either through responding to your inquiries or sending newsletters and updates about our services;

2.4 To personalize your experience on our Site;

2.5 To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activities;

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and store information when you visit our Site. These help us provide a better user experience and analyze how our Site is used. You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings.

3.1 If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

3.2 If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

3.3 When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

3.4 If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

3.5 Embedded content from other websites: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

3.6 These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. However, we may share your information with:

4.1 Our service providers and partners who work on our behalf to help us operate, improve, and promote our Site;

4.2 In response to a legal request, such as a subpoena, court order, or government investigation;

4.3 To protect the rights, property, or safety of Tom Murray Literary Works, our users, or others;

4.4 In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

5. Data Retention

5.1 We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. We may also retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

5.2 If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

5.3 For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

6. Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect the information we collect from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no internet or electronic transmission is ever completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights and Choices

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you have the right to access, update, or delete any of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed towards children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and become aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take steps to remove such information and terminate any related accounts.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our Site and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Your continued use of our Site following the posting of any changes will signify your acceptance of those changes.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Tom Murray Literary Works
assistance@tommurryliteraryworks.com