Last updated: 30 June 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected, used, stored, and protected when you visit sloanefoxx.com, contact Sloane Foxx, or subscribe to the Sloane Foxx mailing list.

1. Who We Are

This website is operated under the author pen name Sloane Foxx.

For the purposes of UK data-protection law, the operator of this website is the data controller responsible for the personal information described in this policy.

For privacy-related questions or requests, contact:

Email: foxsloane978@gmail.com

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use this website, we may collect the following information.

Newsletter subscriptions

When you join the Sloane Foxx mailing list, we may collect:

• Your first name
• Your email address
• The date and source of your subscription
• Your consent status
• Information about whether emails have been delivered, opened, or clicked
• Technical information such as your IP address and approximate location, where provided by the mailing-list service

Contact enquiries

When you use the contact form or email us, we may collect:

• Your name
• Your email address
• The contents of your message
• Any other information you choose to provide

Website and technical information

When you visit the website, limited technical information may be collected automatically, including:

• IP address
• Browser and device type
• Operating system
• Referring website
• Pages visited
• Date and time of access
• Security and error logs

This information may be collected by the website, hosting provider, security tools, or other essential services.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information to:

• Send newsletters, book news, release announcements, special offers, and bonus content you have requested
• Deliver reader bonuses or downloadable material
• Respond to contact-form messages and other enquiries
• Maintain records of newsletter consent
• Manage subscriptions and unsubscribe requests
• Operate, secure, maintain, and improve the website
• Diagnose technical problems and prevent spam, abuse, or unauthorised access
• Meet legal, regulatory, accounting, or administrative obligations

We will not use your information for purposes that are incompatible with those described in this policy.

4. Lawful Bases for Processing

We rely on the following lawful bases when processing personal information:

Consent

We rely on your consent when you voluntarily subscribe to the Sloane Foxx mailing list.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link contained in any marketing email or by contacting us directly.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.

Legitimate interests

We may rely on legitimate interests when:

• Responding to messages or enquiries
• Operating and improving the website
• Protecting the website against spam, fraud, abuse, and security threats
• Maintaining appropriate business and administrative records

We use personal information only where these interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.

Legal obligations

We may process or retain information where necessary to comply with legal or regulatory obligations.

5. Email Marketing and Kit

The Sloane Foxx mailing list is managed using Kit, an email-marketing and automation service operated by Kit, Inc.

When you subscribe, your name, email address, subscription information, and related technical or engagement data may be processed and stored by Kit on our behalf.

Kit may process information outside the United Kingdom. Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate legal safeguards are used as required by applicable data-protection law.

Every marketing email includes an unsubscribe link. You can unsubscribe at any time.

For further information about how Kit handles personal information, please review Kit’s own privacy policy.

6. Contact Forms

Information submitted through the website contact form is used only to receive, assess, and respond to your enquiry, maintain relevant correspondence, and protect the website against spam or misuse.

Please do not submit sensitive personal, financial, medical, or confidential information through the contact form.

7. Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website.

This website may use cookies that are necessary for:

• Basic website operation
• Security
• Form functionality
• Remembering preferences
• Managing logged-in administrator sessions

Non-essential cookies, analytics tools, embedded media, or tracking technologies will not be used without consent where consent is legally required.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling essential cookies may affect how parts of the website function.

8. Links to Other Websites

This website may contain links to third-party websites, including:

• Amazon
• Facebook
• TikTok
• Other retailers, social-media platforms, or book-related services

When you follow an external link, the third party may collect information under its own privacy policy. We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of external websites.

9. Who We Share Information With

We may share limited personal information with trusted service providers where necessary to operate the website and mailing list, including:

• Website-hosting providers
• Kit, for newsletter subscriptions and email delivery
• WordPress and website-plugin providers
• Form, security, spam-prevention, backup, or technical-support providers
• Professional advisers or authorities where disclosure is legally required

These providers may process information only as necessary to provide their services or fulfil legal obligations.

We do not sell personal information or mailing-list details to advertisers or unrelated third parties.

10. International Data Transfers

Some service providers may process or store information outside the United Kingdom.

Where this occurs, we take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as adequacy regulations, approved contractual protections, or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

11. How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

In general:

• Mailing-list information is retained until you unsubscribe, withdraw consent, or the list is closed
• Contact enquiries are normally retained for up to two years after the last meaningful communication, unless there is a legitimate reason to keep them longer
• Consent and suppression records may be retained where necessary to demonstrate compliance or ensure that an unsubscribed address is not added again
• Security and technical logs may be retained for a limited period for troubleshooting, fraud prevention, and website protection
• Information may be retained for longer where required by law or in connection with a legal claim

When information is no longer required, it will be deleted, anonymised, or securely disposed of.

12. How We Protect Information

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal information against accidental loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no website, email system, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Your Data-Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:

• Ask for a copy of the personal information held about you
• Ask for inaccurate or incomplete information to be corrected
• Ask for your information to be deleted
• Ask for processing to be restricted
• Object to certain uses of your information
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Ask for certain information to be transferred to you or another organisation
• Complain about how your information is handled

These rights are not absolute and may depend on the circumstances and applicable law.

To exercise a right, contact:

Email: [insert your Sloane Foxx email address]

We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.

14. Complaints

Please contact us first if you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled.

You also have the right to complain to the UK data-protection regulator:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Further information is available on the Information Commissioner’s Office website.

15. Children’s Privacy

This website and mailing list are not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

If you believe a child has provided personal information without appropriate permission, contact us so that it can be reviewed and, where appropriate, deleted.

16. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally to reflect changes to the website, services, legal obligations, or data-processing practices.

The latest version will be published on this page, with the revision date shown at the top.