What information does CarlsonBooks.com collect directly?
CarlsonBooks.com mainly receives information that readers choose to send, such as an email address, a name, and the contents of a book-related message or request.
Privacy
Privacy policy for CarlsonBooks.com
This page explains what reader information CarlsonBooks.com may receive, how it is used, how long it may be kept, and how to request help with a privacy question.
Last updated
Reader privacy in plain language.
This privacy policy was updated on to clarify retention, analytics, third-party links, and privacy-request handling for CarlsonBooks.com.
CarlsonBooks.com is an official author website for S. M. Carlson Books. It exists to help readers compare titles, review formats, find contact information, and reach the author or publisher contact path for book-related questions.
Collection
What information may be received.
If you contact the site by email or through linked channels, CarlsonBooks.com may receive information you choose to send, including your name, email address, message contents, and any details needed to answer a question about books, formats, media, or reader support.
Basic technical signals such as server logs, page requests, referral sources, browser type, or general analytics may also be collected to keep the site working, understand which pages readers use, and identify abuse or security issues.
Do not send unnecessary sensitive personal information. For book questions or privacy requests, the preferred address is [email protected].
Use and sharing
How information is used and what is not sold.
Information sent directly to CarlsonBooks.com is used to answer reader questions, respond to media or review requests, help with format or retailer questions, protect the site, and maintain the official author website.
CarlsonBooks.com does not describe itself as a data broker and does not use reader correspondence to build a separate product for sale. Site signals are used for site operation, measurement, and security.
Information may be shared only when reasonably necessary to operate the site, comply with law, protect security, or work with the third-party services that readers choose to visit next, such as retailer or social platforms.
Retention and rights
How long messages may be kept and how to ask for changes.
Book-related correspondence may be kept for as long as it is reasonably useful for follow-up, records, security review, or operational continuity. Some records may need to remain in backups, logs, or email systems for a limited period even after a request is made.
If you want to correct or delete information you sent directly, email [email protected] and describe the request clearly. Reasonable requests will be handled as practical, subject to any records that must be retained for legal, security, or operational reasons.
If you only interacted with a third-party retailer, audiobook, or social platform, that service controls its own account and privacy records. CarlsonBooks.com cannot delete data held entirely by Amazon, Audible, Lulu, Facebook, X, or other outside providers.
Third parties
Retailers, analytics, and outside links.
External purchase, review, audiobook, and social links on this site lead to third-party services such as Amazon, Audible, Lulu, Facebook, and X. Those services control their own cookies, payments, accounts, and privacy practices.
Readers should review third-party policies separately before submitting personal or payment information. CarlsonBooks.com can identify the official links it publishes, but it does not control how those external services collect or process data.
Basic analytics or performance tools may be used to understand site traffic and maintain the website. Those tools are used to improve the site experience and measure traffic, not to create a public profile of individual readers.