Privacy Policy

Last Updated: [5-13-2026]

At Authors Pan Digital, your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy walks you through what we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and the choices you have along the way. You'll see this policy on every page where we ask for personal information, including the landing pages we use in our advertising. If anything here isn't clear, reach out to us using the contact details on our website, and we'll help you out.

If you want to opt out of interest-based advertising right away, you can do it through:

More on this is covered further down under Interest-Based Advertising and Your Opt-Out Choices.

What We Collect From You

We only ask for information when there's a real reason to ask for it, and we try to be upfront about why. Depending on how you use our website, the kinds of information we might collect include:

Contact details such as your name, email address, and phone number
Anything you write to us through forms, live chat, or email
Files or attachments you choose to send our way
Account details if you sign up, including your name, address, company name, and phone number

We keep this information safe, and we do not pass your personal details to outside companies for their marketing.

What We Do With Your Information

Your information may be used to:

Run, maintain, and secure our website
Make the site work better and feel easier to use
Track website performance and fix issues when they pop up
Reply to your messages and deliver the services you ask for
Send updates related to your inquiry or active project
Improve our existing services and build new ones
Send emails tied to your request or service
Spot and stop suspicious or harmful activity on our platform

Log Files and Auto-Collected Data

Like almost every website online, we use log files to see how our site is being used. The data captured here is usually anonymous or technical, including:

IP address
Browser type
Date and time of your visit
Pages you came from and pages you left through
General activity and page view counts

We use this data for performance, security, and behind-the-scenes analytics.

How Long We Keep Your Data

We hold onto your information only for as long as we genuinely need it, or as long as the law requires. Here's a rough idea:

Inquiry and contact details: kept while we handle your request and for a reasonable time after, in case you come back, or we need to follow up.
Account information: kept while your account is active and for a short period after you close it, for legal and record-keeping reasons.
Marketing preferences: kept until you opt out or until we no longer need them.
Log and analytics data: kept for a limited time (anywhere from a few months to a few years) before it's deleted or anonymized.

We review what we store from time to time and clear out anything we no longer need.

California Privacy Rights (CalOPPA and CCPA)

CalOPPA: California Online Privacy Protection Act

We follow CalOPPA by:

Linking to this Privacy Policy clearly from our website
Letting visitors browse anonymously where possible
Being clear about what we collect and who we may share it with
Telling you when we update this policy (see the Policy Updates section below)

Do Not Track (DNT)

Some browsers send a "Do Not Track" signal. Since there's no agreed-upon way to handle DNT across the industry yet, we don't respond to it in a specific way. That said, we limit third-party tracking the way this policy describes and give you tools and cookie controls to manage your own preferences.

If you ever want to update or correct your info, just email us using the address on our website.

CCPA: California Consumer Privacy Act

If you live in California, you may have additional rights under CCPA, including:

Right to know: ask us what categories of personal information we collect, where it comes from, why we collect it, who we share it with, and what specific data we hold about you (we'll verify your identity first).
Right to deletion: ask us to delete personal information we've collected, with some legal exceptions.
Right to opt out of sale: tell us not to "sell" your personal information. We do not sell personal information for money, and we haven't done so in the last 12 months. If that ever changes, we'll update this page and add a clear "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" link.
Right to non-discrimination: we won't treat you any differently for using your privacy rights.

How to Use Your California Rights

To submit a request, email us using the contact address on our website. We'll likely ask you to verify who you are before we act on it.

Cookies, Pixels, and Similar Tools

We use cookies and similar technologies to remember your preferences and learn how visitors use our website. These tools help us make the site work better and show content that fits you.

Our cookie banner lets you accept or reject non-essential cookies, which include advertising and analytics cookies. Where the law requires it, non-essential cookies stay off until you give us the green light.

You can also manage cookies straight from your browser settings, or through the controls on our site where they're available.

Third-Party Links and Partner Practices

Some pages on our site link out to other websites or include partner promotions. Those third parties have their own cookies and their own privacy policies. We'd recommend reading their policies and opt-out options before using their services.

Mobile Messaging and Texting Privacy

We do not share your phone number with third-party promotional partners for their marketing.

Important: Your text message opt-in data and consent stay with us and are never passed to third parties.

If you opt in to receive messages from Authors Pan Digital, you're agreeing to hear from us about your inquiry or service-related communication. You can stop those messages any time by replying STOP, or get more info by replying HELP. Message frequency can vary, and your carrier's standard message and data rates may apply.

GDPR Rights (If You're Covered)

If you live in a region covered by GDPR or a similar privacy law, you may have rights that include:

Access to the personal data we hold about you
Correction of anything that's wrong or incomplete
Deletion of your personal data in certain situations
Restriction of how we process it in certain cases
Objection to certain types of processing
Data portability where it applies

To exercise any of these, contact us using the details on our website. Where the law requires, we'll respond within one month.

Children's Privacy

We don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you think a child has shared their data with us, please reach out, and we'll take steps to remove it.

Microsoft Advertising, UET, and Related Tracking

We use Microsoft Advertising to run ads and measure how they perform. Part of this involves Microsoft's Universal Event Tracking (UET) tag.

Microsoft may collect or receive certain information when you visit our site, such as cookies, device identifiers, device details, and IP address, especially if you came in through a Microsoft ad or interacted with our advertising elsewhere.

We may share pseudonymous identifiers, like cookies or ad IDs, with Microsoft so they can measure how well our ads are doing and help us improve them. Where the law allows, and you've given consent, this may also be used for remarketing and interest-based advertising.

For full details on how Microsoft handles data, you can read their Privacy Statement here: https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement

In regions where consent is required (including GDPR areas), advertising and tracking scripts like Microsoft UET will only run after you've given clear permission through our cookie banner.

Interest-Based Advertising and Your Opt-Out Choices

We work with advertising partners, including Microsoft Advertising, to measure how our campaigns are doing and to show ads that are more likely to match your interests. These partners may use cookies and similar tools to understand activity across our site and other sites.

To opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies, use one of these:

Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): https://optout.networkadvertising.org
Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): https://optout.aboutads.info

If you're on mobile, the DAA AppChoices app lets you manage ad preferences. On Windows devices, you can limit your advertising ID through: Windows Settings → Privacy → General → turn off advertising ID usage.

SMS and Email Terms

What You're Agreeing To

When you share your phone number or email with us, you're agreeing that Authors Pan Digital can reach out to you about your inquiry or your book-related services.

Message and email frequency can vary
Standard messaging and data rates may apply

How to Opt Out

You can stop messages any time by replying STOP, or by following the opt-out instructions inside our emails. Once we confirm your request, we'll stop sending you those messages.

Help and Support

Reply HELP to any message, or email us using the address on our website. We'll get back to you.

Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, whether our services change, the law changes, or our data practices evolve. When we update it:

The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will change
For bigger changes, we'll let you know more directly (through a banner on our site, or an email where it makes sense)

Worth bookmarking this page and checking back every now and then.

Privacy Note

Your phone number and email are handled the way this Privacy Policy describes. We do not pass your phone or email details to third parties for their marketing, and your text and email opt-in consent stays strictly with us. It never gets shared.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, get in touch: