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Retail-link localisation data. The site stores a country code cookie so it can send you to the most relevant Amazon storefront for Kindle and paperback links.

Technical and usage information. Like most websites, the hosting and security infrastructure may process technical information such as IP address, browser type, request headers, and approximate location derived from network data so the site can load correctly, stay secure, and respond to requests.

Direct communications. If you email the contact address directly, the contents of that message and any information you provide will be received and stored through the relevant email service.

The information collected through this site is used to:

• send mailing-list emails, launch news, and related updates to subscribers;
• confirm subscriptions and manage unsubscribe requests;
• localise retailer links so book buttons point to the most relevant Amazon store;
• keep the site secure, functional, and available;
• respond to direct enquiries; and
• comply with legal obligations or protect the site, its operator, and visitors.

Where UK or EU data protection law applies, mailing-list signups are generally processed on the basis of your consent.

The site also relies on legitimate interests to run and secure the website, prevent abuse, and provide basic functionality such as retailer-link localisation.

If you contact the site directly, your information may be processed to respond to your request or correspondence.

Kit. Mailing-list subscriptions are handled through an embedded Kit form. Kit acts as the email platform used to collect, store, and send subscriber emails. Kit’s privacy information is available at kit.com/privacy.

Cloudflare. The site is hosted and delivered through Cloudflare, which may process technical request data and set strictly necessary security cookies. Cloudflare’s privacy information is available at cloudflare.com/privacypolicy.

Amazon and external platforms. If you click a retailer or social link, you will leave this site and the destination platform will handle your information under its own terms and privacy practices.

Mailing-list information is typically kept until you unsubscribe or request deletion, subject to any limited records needed to maintain suppression lists, prevent accidental re-subscription, comply with legal obligations, or maintain reasonable backups.

The Amazon country-selection cookie expires automatically unless refreshed by continued use of the site.

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link in any email.

Depending on where you live, you may also have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, restriction of, or objection to the processing of your personal information, and in some cases to data portability or to withdraw consent.

If you want to exercise a privacy right, email tom@tomhobbsbooks.com.