Privacy Policy

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, and the contents of a message, when you:

• Contact us through the Contact page;
• Subscribe to a newsletter or other website updates, where available; or
• Otherwise voluntarily provide information through the website.

Certain technical and usage information may also be collected automatically when you visit the website. Depending on the technologies and services in use, this may include:

• IP address;
• Browser type and operating system;
• Device information;
• Referring and exit pages;
• Pages visited and interactions with website features;
• Approximate location derived from technical information;
• Date, time, and duration of visits; and
• Cookie, analytics, or similar technical identifiers.

Additional information about cookies and similar technologies is available in our Cookies Policy.

Information collected through this website may be used to:

• Respond to inquiries, messages, or requests;
• Provide newsletters or website updates when you have chosen to receive them;
• Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the website;
• Understand how visitors navigate and interact with the website;
• Diagnose technical problems and improve website performance;
• Prevent misuse, fraud, or security threats;
• Comply with applicable legal obligations; and
• Protect our legal rights and the rights of others.

We do not use personal information for purposes materially different from those described in this Privacy Policy without providing appropriate notice or obtaining consent when required by applicable law.

This website may use analytics services, including Google Analytics, to help us understand website traffic and visitor interactions.

These services may collect technical and usage information through cookies or similar technologies. Information collected by third-party analytics providers is subject to their respective privacy policies and data-handling practices.

Where required by applicable law and supported by the website, visitors may be provided with choices concerning nonessential cookies or similar technologies.

For additional information, please review our Cookies Policy.

Information collected through this website may be processed by service providers that are necessary to operate or support the website, including website hosting and Google Analytics.

Google Analytics may process technical and usage information to help us understand website traffic and visitor interactions. Information processed by Google Analytics is subject to Google’s applicable terms, privacy policies, and data-handling practices.

Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request;
• Protect the rights, property, or safety of K. A. Gritz, website visitors, or others;
• Investigate or prevent fraud, misuse, or security incidents; or
• Facilitate a business or website-related transition, if one occurs.

We do not sell personal information for monetary compensation.

This website may contain links to third-party websites, including social-media platforms, booksellers, retailers, and other external resources. Following a link to a third-party website takes you outside this website, and your use of that website is subject to the third party’s own privacy, security, and data-handling practices.

This website may also display content or feeds provided through third-party services, including social-media content. When third-party content is displayed or loaded, the applicable service provider may receive technical or usage information, such as your IP address, browser or device information, or information about your interaction with the embedded content. Third-party services may also use cookies or similar technologies according to their own policies and your settings with those services.

K. A. Gritz does not control the privacy, security, cookie, or data-handling practices of third-party services. We encourage visitors to review the applicable policies of third-party services they choose to access or interact with.

If you subscribe to a newsletter or other email updates, the information you provide may be used to send the communications you requested.

You may unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter communications by using the unsubscribe method provided in those communications or by contacting us.

Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not necessarily prevent us from sending nonmarketing communications when necessary to respond to a request, address a transaction, or comply with applicable obligations.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, provide requested services, maintain appropriate records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, or comply with applicable legal obligations.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the reason it was collected, and applicable legal requirements.

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures appropriate to the nature of the website and information involved to help protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information. These may include the right to:

• Request access to certain personal information;
• Request correction of inaccurate personal information;
• Request deletion of certain personal information;
• Request restriction of or object to certain processing;
• Withdraw consent when processing is based on consent;
• Opt out of certain marketing communications; and
• Exercise other privacy rights provided by applicable law.
• These rights are subject to applicable legal requirements, exceptions, and verification procedures.

Privacy-related requests may be submitted through the Contact page. We may need to verify your request before taking action.

This website is operated from the United States.

If you access the website from another country, information associated with your use of the website may be processed in the United States or other locations where service providers operate.

Where applicable, personal information will be handled in accordance with legal requirements governing such processing.

This website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If we learn that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected in circumstances requiring parental consent, we will take appropriate steps to delete the information in accordance with applicable law.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in website functionality, technologies, service providers, practices, or applicable requirements.

Changes become effective when the revised Privacy Policy is posted on this website unless otherwise stated.

The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was most recently revised.