Privacy Policy

Last updated: 15th August 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how your personal data is collected, used, and protected when you sign up to receive updates from Finn James about writing, book releases, events, and related content. Your privacy is taken seriously, and all data is handled in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and other relevant data protection laws.

1. Who is collecting your data?

Data Controller: Finn James

Email: hello@finnjamesauthor.com

2. What data is collected and how?

When you subscribe to the mailing list, the following information may be collected:

• First name (required)
• Email address (required)
• Any preferences you choose to share (e.g. what you're interested in reading about)

This data is collected via secure signup forms hosted through a GDPR-compliant email marketing platform.

3. How is your data used?

When you subscribe, your data will only be used to:

• Send email updates about Finn James’s books, writing projects, appearances, or related content
• Manage your preferences and subscription
• Improve the content and relevance of communications based on general engagement (e.g. email opens or clicks)

You will not receive third-party marketing messages, and your data will never be sold or shared for external commercial purposes.

4. What is the legal basis for processing your data?

The legal basis for processing your personal data is your consent, which you give when subscribing to the mailing list. You may withdraw this consent at any time (see Section 7).

5. How is your data stored and protected?

Your data is stored securely using Mailerlite, a third-party email service provider that is fully GDPR-compliant. Industry-standard security measures are in place to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, disclosure, or misuse.

6. Who has access to your data?

Only Finn James (or a delegated representative, if applicable) has access to your data for the purpose of sending communications. Your data is not shared with third parties, except:

• Where legally required (e.g. under a court order)
• With trusted service providers (e.g. email platforms) under strict data protection agreements

7. Your rights under GDPR

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate or outdated data
• Delete your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Withdraw your consent at any time
• Restrict or object to processing
• Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority (e.g. the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office)

To exercise these rights, contact Finn at hello@finnjamesauthor.com.

8. How can you unsubscribe?

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email or by contacting Finn directly at hello@finnjamesauthor.com.

Unsubscribing will stop all further communication unless you re-subscribe.

9. Cookies and analytics

This website uses Google Analytics cookies to help Finn to understand its performance. You can view Google's Privacy and Terms for further details about how Google handles data.

Additionally, Mailerlite uses its own cookies. For more information, you can view Mailerlite's Privacy Policy

10. Changes to this policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Any significant changes will be communicated via email or posted on the website. The “Last updated” date at the top of this document indicates when it was last revised.