Last updated 2 October 2026

Privacy policy

This policy explains what personal information is collected when you visit this website or buy The Quiet Between Stars, and what happens to it.

1. Who is responsible

[YOUR NAME OR BUSINESS NAME], [POSTAL ADDRESS], is the data controller. Contact: [CONTACT EMAIL].

2. When you visit this website

• This site has no accounts, no contact forms and no analytics or advertising trackers.
• Fonts and images are served from this site, not from third parties.
• Our hosting provider, IONOS, keeps standard server logs, which include your IP address, the time of your visit and the pages requested. These are used to keep the site running and secure.
• Your cookie choice is remembered in your own browser. See the cookie policy.

3. When you buy

Checkout is provided by Payhip. When you buy, Payhip and its payment partners (such as Stripe or PayPal) collect your name, email address and payment details, and your delivery address for the printed booklet. We receive your name, email address, what you ordered and, for the printed booklet, your delivery address. We never receive your card details.

4. What we use it for

Purpose	Lawful basis
Delivering your download or posting your booklet, and dealing with refunds or problems	Performing our contract with you
Keeping order records for tax and accounting	Legal obligation
Replying when you contact us	Legitimate interest in answering you

We do not send marketing emails unless you have asked for them, and we never sell your information.

5. Who we share it with

• Payhip and its payment partners, to take payment and deliver your order.
• The postal or courier service, for the printed booklet.
• Our accountant or the tax authorities, where the law requires it.

Some of these providers may process information outside the United Kingdom. Where they do, they are responsible for using appropriate safeguards.

6. How long we keep it

Order records are kept for as long as tax and accounting rules require, normally six years. Emails are kept for as long as needed to deal with your enquiry.

7. Your rights

You can ask us for a copy of the information we hold about you, ask us to correct or delete it, or object to how we use it. Write to [CONTACT EMAIL]. If you are unhappy with our answer, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk) or to the data protection authority where you live.

8. Children

This website is not aimed at children, and purchases must be made by an adult.

9. Changes

We will post any changes to this policy on this page.