Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 2026
em thompson respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This privacy policy explains what information we collect through this website, how it is used, and your rights.
Information we collect
We may collect personal information that you choose to provide, such as your name and email address when you sign up to the mailing list, request a free story or contact us.
The website may also collect technical and usage information about how visitors use the site through cookies and similar technologies. This may include information such as pages visited, interactions with the website, approximate location, device and browser information, how visitors arrived at the website and other usage information.
How we use your information
We may use your information to:
provide a free story or other content that you have requested;
send newsletters and occasional emails about em thompson's books, short stories, releases and related news;
respond to messages or enquiries;
understand how visitors find and use the website, including which pages and content are most useful; and
improve the website and our communications.
Where you have signed up to receive marketing emails, we rely on your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails.
Mailing list
If you join the em thompson mailing list, your details will only be used for the purposes described when you sign up.
You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
We do not sell or rent our mailing list or personal information to third parties.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors find and use this website.
Google Analytics may collect information about your use of the website, including pages viewed, interactions with the site, approximate geographic location, device and browser information, traffic sources and other usage information.
We use this information to understand website traffic and engagement, assess the effectiveness of our content and promotional activity, and improve the website.
Where required, Google Analytics is only used after you have consented to analytics cookies or similar technologies through the website's cookie controls. You can reject non-essential cookies or change your cookie preferences using the controls provided on the website.
Information collected through Google Analytics is processed by Google in accordance with Google's applicable privacy and data protection terms.
How your information is stored
This website is hosted by Squarespace. Personal information may therefore be processed by Squarespace, Google and other service providers used to operate the website, analytics and mailing list.
These providers may process information outside the United Kingdom and use appropriate safeguards for international transfers where required by data protection law.
We keep personal information only for as long as it is reasonably required for the purposes described in this policy. If you unsubscribe from marketing, we will stop using your information to send marketing communications, although limited information may be retained where necessary to record your preference.
Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies to operate the site and, with your consent, to understand how visitors use it.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function. Other cookies, including analytics cookies, are non-essential.
When you visit the website, you can accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies through our cookie banner. You can also change your cookie preferences using the controls provided on the website.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, including the right to ask for access to your information, to have inaccurate information corrected, to request deletion in certain circumstances, and to object to or restrict certain uses of your information.
Where we rely on your consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time.
You also have the right to make a complaint to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, how your personal information is used, or would like to exercise any of your data protection rights, please contact us using the Contact form on this website.
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