Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 4/22/25

At chadmiller-author.com ("we," "us," or "our"), we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you sign up and use our services.

1. Information We Collect

When you sign up for our site, we collect personal information such as:

• Email Address: For sending newsletters and updates.
• Username: To identify you when you log in or interact with our services.
• Password: To securely authenticate your account.
• Profile Image: You may upload a profile image, which will be visible to other users across the site.
• Public Bio: You can add a public biography that is visible to other users.
• Badges: We may grant special badges to users, which are visible to others as a form of recognition. These badges are granted by us and cannot be modified by users.

Additionally, we use Google Analytics to collect information about how users interact with our website. This data is collected anonymously and helps us improve the performance and content of our site.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

• To send you our newsletter and other updates.
• To analyze website traffic and user behavior to improve our content and user experience (via Google Analytics).
• To ensure the security and functionality of our website.
• To Authenticate you account.
• To display your public profile image, biography, and badges to other users.

3. Data Encryption and Security

We take the security of your personal information seriously. Any data you provide to us is encrypted using industry-standard encryption protocols (AES) to ensure that your information remains secure during transmission.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We never sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties. The only third-party service we use is Google Analytics, which helps us understand how users interact with our site. Google Analytics may collect basic usage data (like pages visited or time spent on the site), but no personally identifiable information is shared. We ensure this data is kept secure and confidential.

5. Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to opt-out of receiving marketing emails at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link included in all our newsletter emails.

You can also update your profile information, including your profile image, biography and password, at any time. Badges granted by us are not changeable by users.

6. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the new policy on this page and update the "Effective Date" at the top of the policy.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us at:

unstoppalezzz@chadmiller-author.com (For technical support and questions related to the site)

chad@chadmiller-author.com (For information relating to our books and suggestions about our books and services)