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Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
SM Gilley Author Website
Effective Date: October 22, 2026
Welcome to the official website of SM Gilley! Your privacy is important to me. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit my website, how that information may be used, and the choices you have regarding your personal information.
By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.
1. Information I Collect
Depending on how you interact with my website, I may collect the following information:
- Personal information: Your name and email address when you subscribe to my newsletter, join a reader group, enter a giveaway, or contact me.
- Voluntary information: Any information you choose to provide through forms, surveys, polls, comments, or reader activities.
- Technical information: Certain information, such as your browser type, device information, IP address, and pages visited, may be collected automatically by the website platform or its service providers.
You are not required to provide personal information simply to browse publicly available content on this website.
2. How I Use Your Information
Information collected through this website may be used to:
- Send newsletters, author updates, book announcements, and publication news when you subscribe.
- Share exclusive content, reader activities, and other materials you request.
- Administer giveaways, contests, or reader promotions.
- Respond to questions, messages, or requests.
- Improve website content and understand how visitors use the website.
- Maintain website security and prevent misuse.
Your information will not knowingly be used for purposes unrelated to this policy without appropriate notice or consent when required by law.
3. Email Newsletters and Communications
If you subscribe to the SM Gilley newsletter, your email address may be processed through the email marketing service used to manage subscriptions and send communications.
You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in the email.
Unsubscribing from marketing emails does not necessarily remove information that must be retained for legitimate administrative, legal, or recordkeeping purposes.
4. Cookies and Website Technologies
This website may use cookies or similar technologies to support website functionality, understand visitor activity, or improve your browsing experience.
Some cookies may be provided by the website hosting platform or third-party services integrated into the website.
You may be able to manage cookies through your browser settings or any cookie preference tools provided on the website. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.
5. Third-Party Services and Links
This website may use or link to third-party platforms and services, including:
- GoDaddy, for website hosting and related website services.
- Email marketing services used to deliver newsletters.
- Ream and other reader or membership platforms.
- Social media platforms, giveaway services, and other external websites.
These third parties may collect or process information according to their own privacy policies and practices. SM Gilley does not control the privacy practices of external websites.
Please review the privacy policies of any third-party services you choose to use.
6. Giveaways, Contests, and Reader Activities
If you participate in a giveaway or contest, I may collect the information needed to administer the promotion, contact the winner, and arrange prize delivery.
Personal information collected for a giveaway will be used for its stated purpose and any additional purpose clearly disclosed at the time of entry.
Entering a giveaway does not automatically subscribe you to the newsletter unless the entry terms clearly explain the subscription requirement and you provide any consent required by law.
Additional rules may apply to individual giveaways or promotions.
7. How Your Information Is Shared
I do not sell your personal information for money.
Your information may be shared with service providers when necessary to operate this website, manage newsletter subscriptions, administer promotions, or provide services you request.
Information may also be disclosed when required by law, to protect legal rights, or to address security issues or suspected misuse.
Service providers may process information on my behalf under their own applicable terms and privacy practices.
8. Data Retention and Security
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Reasonable measures may be used to help protect personal information. However, no website, online service, or electronic storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
9. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live and the laws that apply, you may have the right to:
- Request access to certain personal information.
- Request correction or deletion of certain information.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Unsubscribe from marketing communications.
- Exercise other privacy rights available under applicable law.
To make a privacy-related request, please use the contact information provided in the Contact Information section below.
10. Children's Privacy
This website is intended for a general readership and is not knowingly designed to collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate parental consent.
If you believe a child has provided personal information through this website without the required consent, please contact me so the matter can be reviewed.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in website features, services, business practices, or applicable legal requirements.
Any updates will be posted on this page along with a revised effective date.
12. Contact Information
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to make a privacy-related request, please contact:
Author: SM Gilley
Website:https://smgilleyauthor.com/
Email: smgilleyauthor@gmail.com
Thank you for visiting SM Gilley's website and being part of my reading community!
Copyright © 2026 S.M. Gilley - Author - All Rights Reserved.
Terms and Conditions
SM Gilley Author Website
Effective Date: October 22, 2026
Welcome to the official website of SM Gilley! By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms and Conditions. Please read them carefully before browsing the website, participating in reader activities, subscribing to updates, or accessing any content provided here.
If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue using the website.
1. About This Website
This website is operated by SM Gilley and is intended to provide information about my books, fictional worlds, characters, writing projects, author news, reader activities, and related content.
The website may include, but is not limited to:
- Book descriptions, excerpts, and announcements.
- Fantasy worlds, fictional characters, creatures, lore, and worldbuilding content.
- Reader polls, quizzes, games, challenges, and giveaways.
- Newsletter signup forms and subscriber-exclusive content.
- Links to third-party platforms, services, and retailers.
- Digital downloads and other reader resources.
Content and features may change, be updated, or be discontinued at any time.
2. Intellectual Property and Copyright
Unless otherwise stated, all original content on this website belongs to SM Gilley or is used with appropriate permission.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- Books, stories, excerpts, and written works.
- Original characters, fictional locations, universes, and worldbuilding.
- Lore documents, creature descriptions, and character profiles.
- Website text, original graphics, promotional materials, and other creative content.
All rights are reserved.
You may read, share links to, and discuss my publicly available content for personal, noncommercial purposes. However, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, sell, modify, or use my copyrighted content for commercial purposes without prior written permission, except where permitted by applicable law.
You may not claim my original writing, characters, fictional worlds, or other creative works as your own.
Nothing in these terms transfers ownership of my intellectual property to you.
3. Personal Use of Website Content
You are welcome to enjoy the website, explore my fictional worlds, participate in reader activities, and share links to my website.
Unless I expressly provide permission, you may not:
- Reproduce full stories, chapters, or other substantial portions of my work.
- Upload my exclusive content to other websites or platforms.
- Distribute subscriber-only materials to non-subscribers.
- Use my characters, stories, or fictional universes to create commercial products without permission.
- Remove copyright notices or misrepresent the source of my work.
Brief quotations for reviews, commentary, or other legally permitted purposes may be allowed under applicable law.
4. Fictional Content and Disclaimers
SM Gilley writes fiction. Characters, events, places, creatures, organizations, and supernatural elements presented in my stories and fictional universes are imaginary unless explicitly identified otherwise.
Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is coincidental unless otherwise stated.
References to magic, supernatural beings, fantasy creatures, fictional organizations, or imaginary events are intended for entertainment and storytelling purposes.
The appearance of fictional material on this website does not represent factual claims about the real world.
5. Website Use and User Conduct
By using this website, you agree to use it lawfully and respectfully.
You may not:
- Use the website for unlawful or fraudulent purposes.
- Attempt to interfere with the website's operation, security, or accessibility.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to website accounts, systems, or information.
- Upload malicious code or harmful material through website features.
- Submit abusive, threatening, defamatory, or harassing material through available contact forms or reader activities.
- Use website forms, comments, or other features to distribute spam or unsolicited promotions.
I reserve the right to restrict access to website features when reasonably necessary to protect the website, its visitors, or its content.
6. Newsletters and Email Communications
If you choose to subscribe to an SM Gilley newsletter or mailing list, you agree to receive the communications described when you sign up.
These communications may include:
- Author updates and book announcements.
- New release and preorder information.
- Exclusive stories, downloads, and reader goodies.
- Giveaways, promotions, and special events.
- Updates about my fictional worlds and writing projects.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the email.
Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not necessarily affect essential administrative messages associated with a service you use.
Your information will be handled in accordance with my Privacy Policy.
7. Reader Activities, Submissions, and Feedback
From time to time, I may offer polls, quizzes, games, challenges, reader questions, giveaways, or other interactive activities.
Participation is voluntary.
If you submit comments, feedback, answers, or ideas through website features, you confirm that you have the right to submit that material and that it does not unlawfully violate another person's rights.
Please do not submit confidential information or material you do not wish to share.
Unless separately agreed in writing, submitting an idea or suggestion does not create an obligation for SM Gilley to use it, compensate you for it, or keep it confidential.
Any personal information submitted through these features will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Policy and applicable law.
8. Giveaways and Promotions
From time to time, this website or associated SM Gilley channels may announce giveaways, contests, or promotional events.
Each promotion may have its own rules, including eligibility requirements, entry instructions, deadlines, prize details, and winner-selection procedures.
Where separate rules are provided, those rules apply to the relevant promotion and supplement these Terms and Conditions.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, giveaways are not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with third-party social media platforms.
No purchase is necessary where stated in the applicable giveaway rules. All promotions are subject to applicable laws.
9. Third-Party Websites and Services
This website may contain links to external websites, including book retailers, newsletter providers, membership platforms, social media sites, and other services.
These websites are operated independently of SM Gilley.
I do not control and am not responsible for the content, privacy practices, availability, security, or terms of third-party websites. Visiting an external website or purchasing a product through another service is at your own discretion.
You should review the applicable terms and privacy policies of any third-party service you use.
10. Purchases, Digital Products, and Exclusive Content
If purchases, paid downloads, memberships, or other paid offerings are made available through this website or an associated platform, additional terms may apply.
Product descriptions, prices, access conditions, delivery methods, refund policies, and other relevant details will be provided where applicable.
Digital files and subscriber-exclusive content are intended for the permitted personal use of the purchaser or authorized subscriber. They may not be redistributed, resold, or shared beyond the permissions expressly granted.
Purchases or subscriptions made through third-party platforms may also be governed by those platforms' terms, billing rules, and refund policies.
Nothing in these terms limits any consumer rights that cannot legally be excluded.
11. Website Availability and Accuracy
I make reasonable efforts to keep this website updated and accessible. However, I cannot guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or free of errors.
Content may be corrected, updated, removed, or changed without prior notice.
Book information, publication dates, planned projects, and other announcements may change as projects develop.
To the extent permitted by law, this website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
12. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, SM Gilley will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential losses arising from your use of, or inability to use, this website.
This includes losses arising from website interruptions, technical errors, reliance on website content, or third-party services.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where such exclusion or limitation is prohibited by law, including any applicable rights or protections available to consumers.
13. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to be responsible for losses, liabilities, and reasonable expenses arising from your unlawful use of the website, your violation of these terms, or your infringement of another person's rights.
This provision does not apply to the extent that the relevant loss is caused by conduct for which you cannot legally be held responsible.
14. Privacy
Your use of this website may involve the collection or processing of personal information, such as information submitted through newsletter forms or contact forms.
Please review the SM Gilley Privacy Policy for information about what data may be collected, how it may be used, and the choices available to you.
The Privacy Policy should be read alongside these Terms and Conditions.
15. Changes to These Terms
I may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time to reflect changes to the website, available services, or applicable legal requirements.
When changes are made, the updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
Your continued use of the website after updated terms are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.
16. Governing Law
These Terms and Conditions are subject to the laws applicable in the jurisdiction where the website operator resides or conducts business, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
Any disputes will be handled by the courts or other appropriate authorities with jurisdiction under applicable law.
Before publishing: Replace this general provision with your actual governing jurisdiction if you wish to specify a particular state or country. If your business is based in Arkansas, Arkansas law may be appropriate, subject to applicable legal requirements.
17. Contact Information
If you have questions about these Terms and Conditions, intellectual property permissions, or the use of this website, you may contact me using the contact form or contact information provided on the official SM Gilley website.
Website: https://smgilleyauthor.com/
Contact: smgilleyauthor@gmail.com
Thank you for visiting SM Gilley's author headquarters and exploring my worlds of fantasy, adventure, and magic.
© 2026 SM Gilley. All rights reserved.
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