Privacy Policy of Lumina Scribe

This Privacy Policy outlines how Lumina Scribe (referred to as "we", "us", or "our"), an independent publishing house based in Dublin, Ireland, collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information collected from users (each, a "User") of our site. This policy applies to our site and all products and services offered by Lumina Scribe.

Information We Collect

We may collect various types of information from Users of our site. This information is primarily gathered to facilitate our services related to literary publishing, manuscript editing, book distribution, author representation, and digital publishing. The types of personal data we may collect include:

• Personal identification information: Such as names, email addresses, postal addresses, and telephone numbers, particularly when users submit manuscripts, inquire about our services, or subscribe to our newsletters.
• Professional information: Details about authors, their literary works, and publishing history, necessary for author representation, manuscript assessment, and publishing contracts.
• Correspondence details: Records of communications, including emails and other messages, when you contact us.
• Technical data: Information about user visits to our site, including IP addresses, browser types, operating systems, and referral sources, collected through cookies and similar technologies for analytics and site improvement.

How We Use Collected Information

Lumina Scribe collects and uses Users' personal information for the following purposes:

• To operate and improve our site: We may use feedback you provide to improve our products and services, and to ensure our site functions optimally.
• To personalize user experience: We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Users as a group use the services and resources provided on our site.
• To process inquiries and submissions: To respond to customer service requests and efficiently process manuscript submissions and service inquiries.
• To send periodic emails: If a User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.
• For contractual obligations: To fulfill our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, such as publishing agreements or service contracts.
• To promote our works and authors: To showcase published works and authors, and provide information on publishing services.

How We Protect Your Information

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our site. Our site is secured using SSL technology when appropriate. We regularly review our security practices to consider new technologies and methods.

Sharing Your Personal Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent Users' personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above. We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our business and the site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided that you have given us your permission.

Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), if you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Lumina Scribe has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the top of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:

Lumina Scribe