Last Updated: August 26, 2026
Ink & Branch Publishing respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect when you visit inkandbranch.com, purchase products, download digital content, create an account, subscribe to our newsletter, leave a comment, or otherwise interact with our website.
By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Who We Are
This website is operated by Ink & Branch Publishing.
Our website address is inkandbranch.com.
For privacy-related questions or requests, please contact us at:
2. Information We Collect
The information we collect depends on how you use our website.
Information You Provide to Us
You may provide personal information when you:
- Purchase a product
- Create a customer account
- Download digital content
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Contact us
- Leave a comment or review
- Request customer support
This information may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Billing address
- Shipping address
- Account information
- Order information
- Messages or comments you submit
- Information necessary to provide purchased or downloadable products
We collect only the information reasonably necessary to provide our services, process transactions, communicate with customers, operate the website, and meet our legal obligations.
3. Orders and WooCommerce
Our online shop uses WooCommerce.
When you place an order, we may collect information such as your name, email address, billing address, shipping address, phone number, products purchased, order date, and payment method.
We use this information to:
- Process and fulfill orders
- Provide digital downloads
- Send order confirmations and updates
- Provide customer service
- Process refunds when applicable
- Maintain accounting and tax records
- Detect or prevent fraud and misuse
- Comply with legal obligations
Some information associated with an order may need to be retained even after an account is deleted because of tax, accounting, fraud-prevention, or other legal requirements.
4. Payments
Payments may be processed through third-party payment service providers.
When you make a payment, payment information may be transmitted directly to the payment provider used for the transaction. Ink & Branch Publishing generally does not receive or store complete credit-card numbers when payments are handled by an external payment processor.
Payment providers process information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.
5. Digital Products and Downloads
Some products available through Ink & Branch Publishing may be delivered digitally.
When you purchase or request a digital product, we may maintain records related to the transaction and download, including your email address, order information, product purchased or requested, and download activity.
This information may be used to provide access to your purchase, troubleshoot download problems, prevent unauthorized use, and maintain business records.
6. Newsletter and Email Communications
If you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter or other email communications, we collect the email address and any other information you provide during signup.
We may use this information to send:
- Publishing news
- New book or product announcements
- Articles and creative content
- Special offers
- Free resources
- Other Ink & Branch Publishing updates
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the email.
Transactional messages relating to purchases, downloads, account activity, or customer-service requests are not considered marketing communications and may still be sent when necessary.
7. Comments
If visitors leave comments on the website, we may collect the information shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent information to assist with spam detection and website security.
If Gravatar functionality is enabled, an anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use that service. After a comment is approved, a profile image associated with Gravatar may be publicly visible alongside the comment.
Visitor comments may also be checked through an automated spam-detection service.
8. Cookies
Ink & Branch Publishing uses cookies and similar technologies to operate and improve the website.
Cookies are small files stored on your device that help websites remember information and provide certain functions.
Essential and Shopping Cookies
WooCommerce may use cookies to:
- Remember items placed in your shopping cart
- Determine when cart contents change
- Maintain a shopping session
- Support checkout
- Maintain customer login sessions
These cookies are necessary for certain store functions.
Account and Login Cookies
If you log into an account, cookies may be used to save login information and account preferences.
If you select a feature such as “Remember Me,” login information may remain stored for a longer period.
Logging out generally removes the applicable login cookies.
Comment Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may have the option to save your name, email address, and website information in cookies for convenience so you do not have to enter the information again when submitting another comment.
Analytics and Marketing Technologies
We may use analytics, advertising, social-media, or similar services to understand how visitors use our website and to improve our products and marketing.
Depending on the services enabled on our website, these providers may use cookies, pixels, or similar technologies.
You may be able to manage certain non-essential cookies through your browser settings or through cookie controls provided on our website where available.
Disabling certain cookies may affect how portions of the website function.
9. Amazon Associates and Affiliate Links
Ink & Branch Publishing may participate in affiliate programs, including the Amazon Associates Program.
Some links on this website may therefore be affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase, Ink & Branch Publishing may receive a commission without increasing the price you pay.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
When you click an Amazon affiliate link, you leave the Ink & Branch Publishing website. Amazon may collect information, use cookies, or use other technologies according to Amazon’s own privacy policies and practices.
Where required, affiliate relationships will also be disclosed near relevant links or recommendations.
If Ink & Branch Publishing uses Amazon OneTag or another affiliate tracking technology in the future, information may be processed using cookies or similar technologies in accordance with applicable privacy requirements and Amazon’s applicable policies.
10. Embedded Content and Third-Party Websites
Pages or articles on this website may include content from third-party websites, including videos, images, social-media content, products, or other embedded material.
Embedded content may behave in the same way as if you visited the third-party website directly.
These third-party websites may:
- Collect information about you
- Use cookies
- Use tracking technologies
- Monitor your interaction with embedded content
- Associate activity with an account you maintain with that third party
Ink & Branch Publishing does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.
11. Media
If users are permitted to upload images to the website, we recommend avoiding images that contain embedded location information, including EXIF GPS data.
Website visitors may be able to download an image and extract location information contained within it.
12. How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information to:
- Operate and maintain the website
- Process orders and payments
- Deliver physical and digital products
- Provide customer support
- Maintain customer accounts
- Communicate about purchases
- Send requested newsletters or marketing communications
- Improve our website and products
- Analyze website usage
- Protect against fraud, spam, abuse, or security threats
- Maintain business and accounting records
- Comply with legal requirements
We do not use personal information for purposes materially different from those described in this Privacy Policy without appropriate notice or consent where required.
13. Who We Share Information With
We may share information with service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our business and website.
These may include:
- Website hosting providers
- WooCommerce and related website services
- Payment processors
- Email and newsletter providers
- Shipping or fulfillment providers
- Analytics providers
- Security and spam-prevention services
- Technology and website-support providers
- Accounting, tax, or professional service providers
We may also disclose information when required by law, legal process, court order, government request, or when reasonably necessary to protect our rights, customers, website, or business.
We do not sell personal information for monetary payment.
Certain analytics, advertising, or tracking activities may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information under some state privacy laws even when no money is exchanged. Where applicable, users may have rights to opt out of those activities.
14. How Long We Retain Information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable law.
For example:
- Comments and associated metadata may be retained indefinitely to help recognize and approve follow-up comments.
- Customer-account information may remain until the account is deleted or no longer needed.
- Order and transaction information may be retained as necessary for accounting, tax, fraud-prevention, warranty, dispute-resolution, and legal purposes.
- Newsletter information may be retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion, subject to appropriate suppression records.
- Security logs and technical information may be retained for a reasonable period to protect the website and investigate security incidents.
15. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information.
These may include the right to:
- Request access to personal information we maintain about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of certain personal information
- Request a copy of information you provided
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Unsubscribe from marketing communications
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Opt out of certain targeted advertising, sharing, or sales where applicable by law
Some information cannot be deleted immediately when we are required to retain it for tax, accounting, fraud-prevention, contractual, security, or legal purposes.
To submit a privacy request, contact:
We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
16. Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.
However, no website, internet transmission, electronic storage system, or payment system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Customers are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of passwords and account credentials associated with their accounts.
17. Children’s Privacy
Ink & Branch Publishing publishes products and activities that may be enjoyed by families and children, but this website and its online shopping services are intended to be used by adults.
We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under the age of 13 without appropriate parental consent.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate permission, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete the information.
18. International Visitors
Ink & Branch Publishing is based in the United States.
If you access our website from outside the United States, information may be processed in the United States or in other countries where our service providers operate.
Privacy laws in those locations may differ from those in your country.
Where applicable, we take reasonable steps to handle personal information in accordance with applicable privacy requirements.
19. Links to Other Websites
Ink & Branch Publishing may link to Amazon, social-media platforms, authors, retailers, publishers, and other third-party websites.
Once you leave inkandbranch.com, this Privacy Policy no longer governs the information collected by the destination website.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing them with personal information.
20. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website, business practices, technology, services, or legal requirements.
When the policy is updated, the Last Updated date at the top of this page will be revised.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
21. Contact Us
Questions, privacy requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy may be sent to:
Ink & Branch Publishing
Email: support@inkandbranch.com
Website: inkandbranch.com
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