What we collect, and only when you give it to us
This site doesn't ask you to create an account. Nothing is collected silently. The only personal information we ever see is what you choose to type into one of three forms:
- Newsletter signup — your email address.
- Contact form — your name, email, the subject you selected, and your message.
- Signed-copy order form — your name, email, choice of signature style, and (if you ask for a personalization) the inscription you'd like Brad to write.
When you order a signed copy, your shipping address goes directly to PayPal — not to this site. We never see or store it. We only receive what PayPal tells us in the payment notification.
What it's used for
The newsletter address gets one email when there's news worth sharing. The contact form sends your message to Brad's inbox. The order form details tell Brad what to write on the title page when he signs your book. That's it. No tracking pixels, no marketing automation, no data resold to anyone.
Who else touches your data
A few standard internet services help this site run. Each one only sees what's necessary:
- Web3Forms — receives form submissions and emails them to Brad. Their privacy policy.
- PayPal — handles signed-copy payments and shipping addresses. Their privacy policy.
- Cloudflare — the network in front of this site; sees IP addresses for security and routing. Their privacy policy.
- Google Analytics 4 — anonymous traffic stats so Brad knows which pages get read. No personal identifiers stored. Google's privacy policy.
None of these services receive your information for marketing purposes, and none of them are paid to do anything with your data beyond the function described above.
Cookies
Google Analytics sets a few small cookies in your browser to count visits and tell new visitors from returning ones. They don't identify you personally. You can block them in your browser settings without breaking anything on this site.
How to get your information removed
Email 1gotchabooks@gmail.com and ask. Brad will delete your newsletter address, contact form record, or order record within seven days. No questions, no friction. Past PayPal records are kept for the tax-record period required by law.
Children
This site isn't directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them. If you believe a child has submitted information here, email the address above and we'll remove it.
Changes to this page
If anything material changes — a new third-party service, a different way of using information — this page gets updated and the "last updated" date below changes. Anyone subscribed to the newsletter gets notified.