Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 17, 2026

This website is operated by Elsie Summers-Hall.

This privacy policy explains what information may be collected when you visit this website, contact Elsie, sign up for reader updates, or request a free story.

Information This Site May Collect

This website may collect information you choose to provide, including your name, email address, and message when you use the contact form or sign up for a free story, newsletter, book news, or reader updates.

This website may also collect basic technical information through Squarespace and related website tools, such as browser type, device information, pages visited, general location information, and site activity. This information helps maintain the website and understand how visitors use it.

How Your Information Is Used

Information you provide may be used to:

Send you the free story or reader magnet you requested

Send occasional book news, release updates, and author notes

Respond to messages sent through the contact form

Improve the website and reader experience

Maintain website security and functionality

Your information is not sold.

Email and Newsletter Signups

If you sign up for Elsie’s reader list, your name and email address may be processed through third-party services used to deliver emails, manage subscribers, or provide free story downloads.

You may unsubscribe from reader emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in those emails.

BookFunnel

Elsie may use BookFunnel to deliver free stories, reader magnets, bonus content, or other book-related downloads. If you request a free story through BookFunnel, BookFunnel may collect the information needed to deliver that download and, where applicable, add you to Elsie’s reader list with your consent.

Contact Forms

If you contact Elsie through the website contact form, the information you provide will be used to respond to your message. Please do not send sensitive personal information through the contact form.

Third-Party Services

This website may use third-party services such as Squarespace, BookFunnel, email newsletter providers, analytics tools, and book retailers such as Amazon or other sales platforms. These services may collect or process information according to their own privacy policies.

Cookies and Analytics

This website may use cookies or similar technologies to help the site function, understand visitor activity, and improve the reader experience. You may be able to adjust cookie settings through your browser.

Links to Other Websites

This website may include links to other websites, including book retailers, newsletter services, BookFunnel pages, and social media platforms. Elsie Summers-Hall is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external websites.

Children’s Privacy

This website is intended for general audiences and is not directed toward children under 13. This website does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Your Choices

You may unsubscribe from reader emails at any time.

You may also contact Elsie to request that your contact information be updated or removed from the reader list, where applicable.

Contact

For privacy-related questions, contact:

elsie@laughinggullsbooks.com