Effective Date: April 27, 2026

Windy Hilltop Publishing (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the Windy Hilltop Publishing website (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you visit our Site, contact us, submit materials, purchase our services, or otherwise interact with Windy Hilltop Publishing.

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

• Name 
• Email address 
• Book title and book information 
• Book descriptions, author biographies, and other written content 
• Book covers, author photographs, logos, and other images 
• Files and materials submitted for completion of your project 
• Website links, social media information, and other information you choose to provide 
• Communications you send to us regarding your order or services 

Payments may be processed through third-party payment platforms such as Gumroad.

Payment information is processed by the applicable payment provider. Windy Hilltop Publishing does not store your full credit or debit card information.

We may use information you provide to:

• Provide and deliver the services you purchase 
• Create your requested sell sheet or other publishing-related materials 
• Communicate with you regarding your order 
• Request additional information or materials when necessary 
• Provide revisions and customer support 
• Deliver completed project files 
• Maintain appropriate business and transaction records 
• Prevent fraud or misuse of our services 
• Improve our services and website experience 

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

Files and materials you provide to Windy Hilltop Publishing are used as reasonably necessary to complete the services you request.

Your original materials remain your property or the property of their respective rights holders. Submission of materials to Windy Hilltop Publishing does not transfer ownership of those materials to us.

We may retain project files, correspondence, and related information for reasonable business, customer-service, recordkeeping, revision, or dispute-resolution purposes.

You may contact us to request deletion of personal information or submitted project files, subject to information we are required or reasonably need to retain for legal, accounting, fraud-prevention, dispute-resolution, or legitimate business purposes.

We respect the privacy of materials submitted by our clients.

Windy Hilltop Publishing does not intentionally publish, distribute, or publicly disclose client-submitted project materials except as reasonably necessary to provide the requested services, as authorized by the client, or as otherwise required by law.

Certain third-party service providers may process or store information as necessary to operate our website, communications, payment systems, or other business services.

By submitting materials for a project, you authorize Windy Hilltop Publishing to access, reproduce, resize, crop, edit, format, arrange, and otherwise use those materials as reasonably necessary to perform the services you requested and create your deliverables.

For example, we may resize a book cover, crop an author photograph, edit supplied promotional text, format book information, or incorporate submitted materials into a completed sell sheet or other requested project.

This authorization does not transfer ownership of your original materials to Windy Hilltop Publishing.

Additional terms concerning ownership, permissions, and responsibility for client-provided materials may be included in our Terms & Conditions.

We may use third-party service providers to operate our website and provide our services. These may include:

• Payment processors 
• Website hosting providers 
• Email and communication providers 
• File-storage or file-transfer services 
• Website security services 
• Analytics or website-performance services 

These services may include Gumroad for payment processing and GoDaddy for website hosting and related website services.

Third-party service providers may collect, store, or process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

Windy Hilltop Publishing is not responsible for the independent privacy practices of third-party websites or services.

Our Site may use cookies or similar technologies to:

• Provide and maintain website functionality 
• Improve website performance 
• Understand how visitors interact with the Site 
• Remember certain website preferences 
• Support security and fraud prevention 

Your browser may allow you to limit, block, or disable cookies.

Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information provided to us.

However, no method of electronic transmission, internet communication, or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

While we take reasonable precautions, Windy Hilltop Publishing cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted or stored electronically.

We may retain personal information, communications, transaction records, and project materials for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Provide our services 
• Complete revisions or customer support 
• Maintain business and financial records 
• Comply with legal obligations 
• Prevent fraud 
• Resolve disputes 
• Enforce our agreements 

When information is no longer reasonably needed, we may delete or securely dispose of it where appropriate.

You may contact us to request that we:

• Provide information about personal information we maintain about you 
• Correct inaccurate personal information 
• Update information you previously provided 
• Delete certain personal information or submitted project files 

Some information may need to be retained when reasonably necessary for business records, legal obligations, accounting requirements, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or enforcement of agreements.

Privacy requests may be sent to:

hello@windyhilltoppublishing.com

Depending on where you live, applicable law may provide additional privacy rights.

Our services are not directed to children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

If we learn that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites, retailers, payment platforms, social media services, or other external websites.

Windy Hilltop Publishing does not control the privacy practices or content of those third-party websites. We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of any third-party services they use.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, business practices, technology, or legal requirements.

When changes are made, the revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or information you have submitted to Windy Hilltop Publishing, please contact:

Windy Hilltop Publishing

Email: hello@windyhilltoppublishing.com

Website: windyhilltoppublishing.com