What Information Does This Site Collect?

This website — www.helenjonesauthor.com — is hosted on Squarespace. Their privacy policy can be found here.

Mailing List / Newsletter

If you sign up for Helen Jones’s mailing list in order to receive the quarterly newsletter, this site will record your email address. You will not be asked for any other information, other than to also check the box showing that you consent for your email address to be used for this purpose. You can refuse to supply this personal information, but that will exclude you from receiving the newsletter.

Subscribers may unsubscribe at any time, either by using the ‘unsubscribe’ link in the newsletters, or by reaching out via the Contact Form on the Contact page.

You may also ask for all your data to be deleted at any time, by reaching out via the Contact Form on the Contact page.

Giveaways

All subscribers to the mailing list will be automatically entered into giveaways. If you are selected to win a digital prize, you will be contacted via email and the prize sent via email. If you are selected to win a physical prize, you will be asked to provide your name and physical address so that the prize may be mailed to you. You have every right to decline a prize if you do not wish to receive it, in which case the prize will be re-drawn.

You may ask to be excluded from giveaways at any time, by reaching out via the Contact Form on the Contact page.

Non-personal Information

This website may collect non-personal information about visitors when they interact with the site. This may include the browser name, means of connection to the site, and other non-identifying information.

Cookies

This website may use “cookies” to enhance visitor experience. Typically, cookies may be placed on visitors' hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them.

This site includes a pop-up bar for visitors to manage their cookie preferences. There is also a link to do this on the bottom banner on each page.

Visitors may also choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to send an alert when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the site may not function properly.

How Is the Information Used?

Mailing List emails will only be used for receiving newsletters from Helen Jones.

Giveaway winners will be sent additional emails pertaining to the giveaway.

Information on which email links are clicked on the most will help Helen Jones choose links that interest readers in future emails.

Sharing of Personal Information

Subscriber information will be shared with the Squarespace hosting platform and the Titan email platform, purely for the purposes of executing the Mailing List and Newsletter.

No subscriber information will be shared with any other third party.

Third-party links

Sometimes Helen Jones will include third-party links through Newsletters, emails or on the website.

These sites have their own policies and you should read those before subscribing to, or purchasing from, them.

Security of Information

Any information saved by Squarespace or Titan will only be accessed by Helen Jones. Should a data breach ever occur, subscribers will be notified within 7 days.

Use of the Website by Minors

All users of the website, including those signing up to the mailing list, must be 18 or older or have the consent of a parent or guardian.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Helen Jones may update this privacy policy at any time. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Your Acceptance of These Terms

By visiting and using helenjonesauthor.com, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy.

Continued use of the site means you accept the policy and any periodic changes.

Questions?

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or anything else on helenjonesauthor.com, please use the form on the Contact page.

Privacy Policy last updated 19 September 2026