Privacy Policy for Romance Books List
Last Updated: November 29, 2025
Introduction
Welcome to Romance Books List ("we," "us," or "our"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit romancebookslist.com.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
- Newsletter Subscriptions: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address through our email service provider, MailerLite.
- Contact Forms: When you contact us, we collect your name, email address, and any message content you provide.
Automatically Collected Information
- Usage Data: We may collect information about how you access and use our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages.
- Cookies: We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. See our Cookies section below for more details.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Send you our newsletter with book recommendations, new releases, and exclusive content (only if you've subscribed)
- Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- Improve our website and user experience
- Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
- Comply with legal obligations
Newsletter & Email Communications
- Subscription: By subscribing to our newsletter, you consent to receive periodic emails from Romance Books List.
- Content: Our newsletters include book recommendations, new releases, reading tips, and special offers.
- Frequency: We typically send newsletters weekly or bi-weekly.
- Unsubscribe: You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email or by contacting us directly.
- Email Provider: We use MailerLite to manage our email list. Your email address is stored securely on their servers. View MailerLite's Privacy Policy.
Cookies
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us improve your experience on our website.
How We Use Cookies
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our site
- Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences
Managing Cookies
You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may collect information:
MailerLite (Email Marketing)
- Purpose: Newsletter management and email delivery
- Data Collected: Email address, subscription date, engagement metrics
- Privacy Policy: MailerLite Privacy Policy
Amazon Associates (Affiliate Links)
- Purpose: Book recommendations and affiliate links
- Data Collected: Cookies may be placed when you click affiliate links
- Privacy Policy: Amazon Privacy Notice
Comments
If you leave comments on our site:
- We collect the data shown in the comments form
- We may collect your IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection
- An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to display your profile picture
- Your comment and metadata are retained indefinitely unless you request deletion
Embedded Content
Articles on our site may include embedded content from other websites (e.g., YouTube videos, social media posts). These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with embedded content.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party websites.
Data Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal obligations)
- Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from our email list at any time
- Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format
To exercise these rights, please contact us.
Data Retention
- Newsletter Subscribers: We retain your email address until you unsubscribe
- Contact Form Submissions: We retain messages for up to 2 years for customer service purposes
- Analytics Data: Anonymized analytics data is retained for up to 26 months
- Comments: Retained indefinitely unless you request deletion
Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.
International Users
Our website is hosted in the United States. If you access our site from outside this region, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, which may not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction.
Affiliate Disclosure
Romance Books List is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
When you click on an Amazon link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support our website and allows us to continue providing book recommendations.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by:
- Posting the new Privacy Policy on this page
- Updating the "Last Updated" date at the top
- Sending an email to newsletter subscribers (for material changes)
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Consent
By using our website and subscribing to our newsletter, you consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
This privacy policy was last updated on November 29, 2025.
