Effective date: September 1, 2026
 

Who is responsible for your information
 

Websites for Authors is operated by Natalie Speakman. For the purposes of applicable data-protection law, Natalie Speakman is responsible for the personal information collected through this website.
 

For privacy questions or requests, contact: info@nataliemspeakman.com
 

Information collected
 

Information may be collected when you:

• submit a Book a Call request;

• submit a Website Update request; or

• contact Websites for Authors by email.
   

This information may include your name, email address, website address, the details you provide in your message or update request, and any preferred completion date you choose to provide.
 

The website may also collect limited technical information through cookies and similar technologies, including information needed to operate the site securely and remember cookie preferences.
 

How information is used
 

Your information is used to:

• respond to your inquiry or update request;

• arrange a call or discuss potential website services;

• provide and manage agreed website-update services;

• maintain the security and operation of the website; and

• meet legal, accounting, or record-keeping requirements where necessary.
   

Contact-form information is not used to add you to a marketing email list unless you separately choose to subscribe.
 

Providing information
 

You are not legally required to provide personal information. However, the information marked as required on a form is needed to respond to your request or arrange a call.
 

Legal basis for processing
 

Where GDPR applies, information submitted through a form is processed because you have asked to take steps before entering into an agreement or have requested a service.
 

Information may also be processed where necessary for legitimate business interests, including responding to inquiries, administering services, and keeping the website secure.
 

Non-essential cookies are used only with your consent.
 

How information is stored and shared
 

This website is built and hosted on Wix. Form submissions are processed through Wix and may be sent to the Websites for Authors email inbox, which is managed through Zoho Mail.
 

Wix and Zoho Mail may process personal information in countries outside the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom. Where required, these providers use recognised transfer safeguards, such as an adequacy decision or Standard Contractual Clauses. Information about the relevant safeguards is available on request at info@nataliemspeakman.com.
 

Websites for Authors does not sell your personal information.
 

How long information is kept
 

Inquiry and call-request information is kept for up to 24 months after the last contact, unless an ongoing client relationship begins or a longer period is required by law.
 

Client and project records are kept for up to seven years after the engagement ends, unless a longer period is required by law.
 

Cookies
 

This website uses essential cookies needed to operate securely and correctly. Functional, analytics, or marketing cookies are used only where the relevant tools are enabled and you give consent through the cookie banner.
 

You can accept, decline, or change your cookie preferences at any time through Cookie Settings on this website.
 

Automated decisions
 

No decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects are made solely by automated means.
 

Your rights
 

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to your personal information, ask for incorrect information to be corrected, request deletion, restrict or object to certain processing, or request a portable copy of your information.
 

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time through Cookie Settings.
 

To make a request, email info@nataliemspeakman.com.
 

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you may also have the right to complain to your local data-protection authority.
 

Changes to this policy
 

This policy may be updated when the website or its services change. The effective date at the top of this page will show when it was last updated.