Privacy Policy

This website is run by the creator of Percy the Cat, a children's book series. I take your privacy seriously and want to be clear about what information I collect and why.

Percy the Cat is an independent children's author business based in the UK. You can contact me at any time via the Contact Me page on this website.

• When you make a purchase: your name, email address, delivery address, and payment details. Payment is processed securely by Stripe — I never see or store your full card details.
• When you subscribe to my newsletter: your email address.
• When you visit the website: anonymised data such as which pages you visited and how long you spent on them, collected via website analytics (GoDaddy Analytics).

• To fulfil your order and send you the books or products you've purchased.
• To send you my newsletter about new books, stories, and Percy news (only if you've signed up).
• To understand how visitors use the website so I can improve it.

This website uses cookies — small files stored on your device — to help the site work and to analyse traffic. You can accept or decline these when you first visit. Declining cookies won't stop you from using the site or making purchases.

I only share your information with the services that help me run this website and shop:

• Stripe – to process payments securely
• GoDaddy – to host this website and manage orders
• My newsletter provider (for sending emails to subscribers)

I do not sell your data to anyone, ever.

• Order information is kept for 7 years (as required by UK tax law).
• Newsletter subscriptions are kept until you unsubscribe.
• Analytics data is anonymised and retained for up to 26 months.

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• See what personal data I hold about you
• Ask me to correct or delete it
• Unsubscribe from my newsletter at any time (there's an unsubscribe link in every email)
• Make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you're unhappy with how I've handled your data

To exercise any of these rights, please get in touch via the Contact Me page.

This website is intended for parents and adults. I do not knowingly collect personal data directly from children. Purchases and newsletter sign-ups are for adults only.

If I make any significant changes to this policy, I'll update the date at the top of this page. I'd encourage you to check back occasionally.

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