Updated Date: March 29th, 2026
Who We Are
Website: https://raconteur.world
Business Name: Raconteur Publishing LLC
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
We collect personal data through direct interactions and automated technologies to provide and improve our services.
- Usage Data: How you interact with our site (e.g., page visits, time on site)
- Personal Data: Name, email address, message content (via contact forms or newsletter signup)
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device type, time zone, and cookies
Legal Basis
We process your personal data based on your consent (such as when you subscribe to our newsletter or submit a contact form) and, where applicable, for legitimate business purposes such as responding to inquiries, improving our website, and maintaining security.
Contact Forms
When you submit a message via our contact form, we collect your name, email, and message content. This information is stored securely and used only to respond to your inquiry. We do not use this data for marketing without your consent.
Email Marketing and Newsletter
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your name and email address for the purpose of sending updates, announcements, and editorial content related to Raconteur Publishing LLC.
We use a third-party email marketing provider (such as MailerLite, Mailchimp, or similar) to manage and send communications. Your data is stored securely by this provider and used solely for email delivery and related analytics.
You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link included in our emails.
Cookies
This website uses cookies to support functionality and improve your browsing experience.
Cookies may be used to:
- Ensure the website functions properly
- Remember basic preferences (such as form inputs)
- Collect anonymized analytics data to understand how visitors interact with the site
We may use analytics tools such as Google Analytics, which place cookies to gather information about page visits, time spent on the site, and general usage patterns. This information is aggregated and does not personally identify you.
Some pages may include embedded content (such as videos or external media), which may set additional cookies through third-party services.
You can control or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings.
Analytics
We use analytics services such as Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. These tools may collect anonymized data such as pages visited, time spent on the site, and general location based on IP address.
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using Google’s opt-out browser tool.
Third-Party Retail Links
Our website may include links to third-party retailers (such as Amazon or other booksellers) where our books may be purchased. If you click these links, you will be directed to external websites that operate under their own privacy policies and terms.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party websites.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Data Sharing
We only share your data with trusted third-party providers when necessary to operate the website or deliver services. These include:
- Website hosting (Bluehost)
- Email marketing platform (MailerLite)
- Analytics services (Google Analytics)
Each partner has its own privacy policy and safeguards to protect your data.
Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected.
- Contact form submissions are retained for the purpose of responding to inquiries and may be stored for a reasonable period for administrative reference.
- Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
We do not maintain user accounts or public commenting features on this website.
User Rights
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal data we hold about you. We may retain certain information where required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Information submitted through contact forms and newsletter subscriptions may be processed through trusted third-party services used to operate this website, such as email delivery and analytics providers.
These services process data in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure.
Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page with the “Updated” date revised accordingly.