Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Black Seam Editions is a publishing imprint of Black Seam Media LLC, a veteran-owned independent publishing company based in Beckley, West Virginia.

Questions regarding this policy may be submitted through our Contact page.

2. Information We Collect

When you contact us, request information, or submit an Advance List form, we may collect information you provide, such as your name, email address, organization, reading interests, titles of interest, inquiry details, and other information you choose to include.

Our website platform may also process technical information associated with visits, including browser information, device information, approximate location derived from network data, IP addresses, and website usage information. The information processed depends on our active website settings and services.

3. How Information Is Used

Submitted information may be used to respond to inquiries, provide requested publishing or purchasing information, review participation requests, maintain appropriate business records, administer the website, and address technical or security issues.

When you choose to receive reader communications, your information may also be used for relevant release announcements, advance-reading opportunities, and other communications consistent with that request.

Sending a professional inquiry does not, by itself, mean you have requested promotional emails.

4. Website and Service Providers

This website is operated using Squarespace. Squarespace and any connected services used for form storage, email delivery, website analytics, or related operations may process information as needed to provide those services.

We may also disclose information where necessary to respond to a request, comply with applicable law, protect legitimate business interests, or work with service providers supporting the website and its communications.

External services linked from this website, including retail purchasing destinations such as Amazon, maintain their own privacy practices and policies.

5. Cookies and Analytics

This website may use cookies and similar technologies for essential operation and, depending on the site's settings, analytics or other optional functions.

Available privacy and cookie preferences depend on the website's active configuration and your browser settings. Additional third-party services, where enabled, may have their own information-processing practices.

6. Reader Communications

Reader-list participation is intended to be permission-based. You may request that we stop promotional communications, and marketing emails, when sent, will provide a method to unsubscribe.

Requests regarding your contact information may also be submitted through our Contact page.

7. Retention and Security

We seek to retain submitted information only as long as reasonably needed for the purpose of collection, legitimate business administration, or applicable legal and recordkeeping requirements.

We take reasonable steps to manage access to information within our operations. No internet-based service can guarantee absolute security.

8. Your Requests

You may contact us to inquire about information you have provided, request corrections, request deletion, or express preferences regarding future communications.

We will review such requests and respond as appropriate under applicable laws and legitimate recordkeeping requirements.

9. Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated as the website, business operations, service providers, or applicable requirements change. The updated date will appear at the top of this page.