Your Stories, my Commitment
Your Privacy is important—Here’s How i Safeguard It
Welcome to the Sanctuary. Just as a hearth keeps you warm, I believe in keeping your personal information safe and private, and cherish your trust in us to do so. This privacy policy is designed to protect your information while weaving a tapestry of connection between the reader community and Meg Cowley’s stories, worlds, and experiences. I’m committed to gathering only the data needed to enhance your reading experience and foster our community. Trust is the foundation of our relationship, and I’m here to nurture it. This policy explains how I look after your data while you explore my worlds.
Understanding Your Data Matters
Our commitment to transparency means we gather information to enhance your experience. This includes your name, email, and reading preferences, along with non-personal data such as how you interact with our site. We believe in being open about these practices, ensuring you understand how we handle your information and the benefits it brings to our community.
Your Rights
I, Meg Cowley, am the “Data Controller” of this realm. This means I am responsible for deciding how your personal data is used and stored. If you have any questions, you can reach me at meg@megcowley.com.
This pact was last updated on 9 March 2026 and remains effective as we grow our community together.
Information You Share as a Main Character
To help you on your journey, we only collect information that you choose to share with us. This includes:
When you join the Fellowship: When you sign up for eBooks, videos, or news, we collect information you submit including your name, email address, your preferred reading device, and the type of stories you enjoy.
As you wander the Website: We automatically receive some technical details, like your browser type or how you found us. This helps us keep the Sanctuary running smoothly. We also use cookies (please see our Cookie Policy for more on those).
How We Use Your Magic
To ensure your journey through the Romantasy Fellowship is seamless and magical, we use your details to:
Fulfill our Promise: Sending you the books or newsletters you’ve requested.
The Hearth’s Interests: Improving our stories and the website based on what you and other readers enjoy.
Legal Duty: To meet any official or legal requirements in the UK and any other jurisdictions which may apply at any given time.
Entrusting Your Information
Your privacy is sacred. We do not sell your data to strangers. We only share it with trusted “Quest Partners” who help us run the Sanctuary, such as:
Email delivery services to send your newsletters.
Secure platforms like Facebook or Google to help us find other readers who might enjoy our community (Custom Audiences). These partners are vetted to ensure they protect your data as strictly as we do.
Protecting the Sanctuary
We use physical and digital “wards” (security measures) to protect your information from being lost, stolen, or accessed without permission. We only keep your data for as long as it is needed to serve you or to meet our legal obligations.
Your Rights as a Main Character
You are the hero of your own story, and you have specific legal rights over your data under UK law:
The Right to See: You can ask for a copy of the data we hold about you.
The Right to Change: You can ask us to correct any mistakes in your information.
The Right to Leave: You can ask us to delete your data or stop using it at any time.
The Right to Object: You can withdraw your consent to receive our letters at any time via the “unsubscribe” link.
- The Right to Complain: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk)).
How to Reach Me
If you wish to exercise any of your rights, or if you simply have a question about how your data is being handled, please send word to:
Meg Cowley
Email: meg@megcowley.com
my Commitment to You
