Privacy Policy

Section 1, Title and Introduction

PRIVACY POLICY

Effective date: [9/22/2026]

Coral Madison (“I,” “me,” or “my”) operates coralmadison.com (the “Website”). I am a dark mafia romance author, and this Website is used to promote my books, share author and book information, communicate with interested readers, and provide related content.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information I may collect, how I use it, when I may share it, and the choices available to you when you visit or use the Website.

1. INFORMATION I COLLECT

Information you provide directly

I may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, including:

• Newsletter information: your name, email address, and subscription preferences when you sign up for my newsletter.

• Contact information: your name, email address, and the contents of your message when you contact me through a contact form or by email.

• Other information you choose to provide: any details you include in a message, response, or other communication.

Please do not send sensitive personal information through the Website or contact forms unless I specifically request it.

Section 3, Automatically Collected Information

Information collected automatically

When you visit the Website, certain information may be collected automatically by the Website, its hosting provider, or third-party services. Depending on the Website’s configuration, this may include:

• IP address;

• Browser and device type;

• Operating system;

• Pages viewed and links clicked;

• Approximate location derived from IP address;

• Referring website;

• Date, time, and duration of visits; and

• Information about how you interact with the Website.

I will update this section if I add analytics, advertising, embedded media, social-media tools, or other tracking technologies that collect additional information.

Section 4, Cookies

2. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

The Website may use cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that can help the Website function, remember preferences, understand usage, and improve performance.

Cookies may be:

• Essential cookies, which are needed for basic Website operation, security, or form functionality;

• Preference cookies, which remember settings or choices; and

• Analytics or measurement cookies, if enabled, which help me understand how visitors use the Website.

You can usually control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some Website features.

If the Website uses a non-essential analytics or advertising service, I will identify that service and provide any legally required consent or opt-out choices through the Website’s cookie notice or settings.

Section 5, How I Use Personal Information

3. HOW I USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

I may use personal information to:

• Send newsletters and reader updates that you request;

• Respond to questions, comments, and other inquiries;

• Provide information about my books, releases, events, or related author content;

• Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Website;

• Understand Website traffic and usage, where analytics are enabled;

• Prevent spam, fraud, misuse, and security incidents; and

• Comply with legal obligations and enforce my rights.

I will not use your email address for unrelated marketing without your consent where consent is required by law.

Section 6, Newsletter Communications

4. NEWSLETTER COMMUNICATIONS

If you subscribe to my newsletter, I will use your email address to send the communications described at the time of signup or otherwise permitted by law.

You can unsubscribe at any time by selecting the unsubscribe link in a newsletter or by contacting me using the details below.

Unsubscribing from marketing messages will not necessarily stop service-related or transactional communications that are necessary to respond to your request or operate the Website.

My newsletter may be delivered through a third-party email marketing provider.

Newsletter provider: [Insert provider name]

That provider may process your information according to its own privacy policy and service terms. I recommend reviewing the provider’s current privacy documentation before publishing this policy.

Section 7, Sharing Personal Information

5. HOW I SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION

I may share personal information only as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, including with:

• Website hosting, security, form-processing, and technical service providers;

• Newsletter or email-delivery providers;

• Analytics providers, if analytics are enabled;

• Professional advisers, such as legal, accounting, or technology advisers, where appropriate;

• Government authorities, courts, or law-enforcement agencies when required by law or legal process; and

• A successor or buyer in connection with a business transfer, subject to applicable law.

I do not sell personal information for money.

If I ever engage in targeted advertising, data sharing that qualifies as a sale or sharing under an applicable privacy law, or another practice requiring a specific disclosure or opt-out right, I will update this Policy and provide the required notice and choices.

Section 8, Third-Party Links and Embedded Content

6. THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND EMBEDDED CONTENT

The Website may contain links to third-party websites, retailers, social-media pages, book platforms, or other services.

Those third parties operate under their own privacy policies, and I am not responsible for their privacy practices.

The Website may also include embedded content, such as videos, social-media posts, or book-related widgets.

Embedded content may behave as if you visited the third-party website directly and may allow that third party to collect information according to its own policies.

Section 9, Data Retention and Security

7. DATA RETENTION

I retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, including to provide requested communications, respond to inquiries, maintain business and legal records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and meet legal obligations.

Newsletter information is generally retained until you unsubscribe, request deletion, or it is no longer needed.

Contact messages may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to handle the inquiry and maintain appropriate records.

8. DATA SECURITY

I use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information.

However, no online transmission or storage system is completely secure, so I cannot guarantee absolute security.

Section 10, International Visitors

9. INTERNATIONAL VISITORS AND DATA TRANSFERS

The Website is operated from the United States, but it may be accessible worldwide.

If you visit from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or other countries where my service providers operate.

Those countries may have data-protection rules that differ from the rules in your country.

Where required by applicable law, I will use appropriate safeguards for international transfers of personal information.

Section 11, Your Privacy Rights

10. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on where you live and subject to applicable exceptions, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

• Request access to personal information I hold about you;

• Request correction of inaccurate information;

• Request deletion of your information;

• Request a copy of certain information in a portable format;

• Object to or request restriction of certain processing;

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and

• Opt out of certain marketing, targeted advertising, sale, or sharing activities if applicable.

To make a privacy request, contact me at:

[Insert privacy contact email]

I may need to verify your identity before completing a request. I will respond within the time required by applicable law.

If I deny your request, you may have the right to appeal or contact the relevant privacy regulator, depending on your location and applicable law.

Section 12, California Residents

California residents may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, the “CCPA,” including rights to know, delete, correct, opt out of certain sales or sharing, and limit certain uses of sensitive personal information where applicable.

Based on the practices described in this Policy, I do not knowingly sell personal information for money.

I also do not knowingly share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising unless the Website is later configured to do so and the required disclosures and opt-out tools are provided.

I will not discriminate against you for exercising rights provided by applicable law.

Section 13, Children’s Privacy

11. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

The Website is not directed to children under 13, and I do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Website, please contact me so I can take appropriate steps.

If another law applies a higher minimum age or requires parental consent, I will follow that law.

Section 14, Changes to This Policy

12. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the Website, my services, applicable law, or my privacy practices.

I will post the updated version on this page and revise the effective date above.

Your continued use of the Website after an update means the updated Policy applies to your use of the Website to the extent permitted by law.