Privacy policy

At a glance

Information we may collect

You may choose to provide information such as your name and email address when you contact us or use a future reader resource. We do not ask you to submit sensitive personal information.

If you use a reader feedback form, the answers you choose to provide, the survey type, submission time, and manuscript version are sent to a Google Sheet for editorial review. The full-book survey also asks whether we may quote your feedback anonymously; that permission is optional. The forms do not ask for your name or email address. Please do not include personal or sensitive information in your answers.

Our hosting and security systems may automatically receive basic technical information, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, device type, referring page, pages viewed, and access times.

Google Analytics collects information about pages visited, approximate location, referral sources, device and browser details, and interactions with this website. Google Search Console gives us aggregated information about search queries, impressions, clicks, indexing, and technical search performance. Search Console does not give us access to your private search history or identify you by name.

Please do not send sensitive personal information through this website.

How we use information

• To respond to messages and deliver requested resources.
• To operate, maintain, improve, and troubleshoot the website.
• To understand readership, traffic sources, and site performance through Google Analytics.
• To monitor search visibility, indexing, and technical performance through Google Search Console.
• To detect fraud, abuse, and other security issues.
• To meet legal obligations and protect our rights when required.

Google Analytics and Search Console

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use this website, improve its content, and monitor performance. Google Analytics uses cookies or similar technologies and may process device, browser, approximate location, referral, and usage information. We use aggregated reports and do not use Analytics to identify you by name.

We use Google Search Console to monitor search visibility, indexing, and technical performance. It provides aggregated reports to the site owner and does not give us access to private search histories.

Google may process information under its own terms and privacy policy. Learn more in Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Sharing and retention

We may use trusted hosting, email delivery, security, and analytics providers to operate and understand the website. They may process information only as needed to provide those services. We do not sell or rent your information.

Reader feedback is processed using Google Apps Script and Google Sheets. Google may process that information under its own terms and privacy policy. Feedback is kept only as long as reasonably needed for editorial review and related legal or security requirements.

Information is kept only for as long as it is reasonably needed for the purpose it was collected, to resolve disputes, or to meet legal and security requirements.

Your choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or a copy of your personal information. You may also object to or restrict some processing. We may need to verify your request before acting on it.

You can limit cookies through your browser settings. You can also use Google's available privacy controls or the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on where available.

Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information handled through this website. No internet transmission or storage system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's privacy

This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided information to us, please contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.

Third-party links

This website may link to third-party services such as Instagram, bookstores, or email providers. Their privacy practices are separate from ours, so please review their policies before sharing information with them.

International processing

Hosting, analytics, and other service providers may process information in countries different from the country where you live. Those countries may have different data-protection rules. Where required, applicable safeguards are used for international transfers.

Contact

For privacy questions or requests, contact Avi V. through the official Instagram account or by email at contact@thecouragetocollapse.com.

Updates to this policy

We may update this policy when the website or its services change. The effective date above indicates when this version was last revised.