Privacy Policy

Harman Smith Books ("we", "us") operates harmansmithbooks.com, the official website of author Harman Smith. This policy explains how we handle information when you visit, including advertising, email signup, and affiliate links.

Information we collect

We do not run a member account system on this site. We do not ask you to create a password. When you visit, third-party services may automatically collect technical data such as IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and referring URL. If you join the newsletter, Mailchimp stores the email address you submit.

Advertising (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. For more information about how Google uses data, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

Email and Mailchimp

The newsletter form sends your email to Mailchimp so we can announce new books. Mailchimp may collect technical data and use cookies. See Mailchimp's privacy policy. You can unsubscribe from any email we send.

Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your device. This site may use cookies from Google AdSense (ads and measurement), Mailchimp (email forms), and Patreon (community login on some pages). You can disable cookies in your browser. Some features may then work less well.

Amazon Associates

This site contains affiliate links, including Harman Smith's Amazon Shop. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

External links

We link to Amazon, YouTube, Twitch, Kick, X, Patreon, Discord, and other sites. Patreon membership may be required for some community features. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

Children

This website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

Contact

Questions about this policy: contact@harmansmithbooks.com or @HarmanSmith64 on X. See also the contact page.

Changes

We may update this policy. Changes will be posted on this page with a new "last updated" date.