Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 23, 2026

KDStCross.com respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, when it may be shared, and the choices available to you.

KDStCross.com is operated by Dee Jay Bee Publishing on behalf of K.D. St.Cross. In this policy, “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to KDStCross.com and Dee Jay Bee Publishing.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:

  • Join the K.D. St.Cross mailing list
  • Request a free story or reader magnet
  • Submit the contact form
  • Reply to an email or Editor’s Dispatch
  • Communicate with us for another reason

This information may include:

  • Your email address
  • Your name, if requested or voluntarily provided
  • The contents of messages you send
  • Your subscription preferences
  • Information needed to deliver requested books, stories, or other materials

Please do not include sensitive personal information in a contact-form message.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit KDStCross.com, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the website, hosting provider, security services, or analytics tools. This information may include:

  • Internet Protocol address
  • Browser and device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited
  • Referring website
  • Approximate geographic region
  • Date and time of access
  • Interactions with links or site features
  • Cookie and similar technology data

This information helps us maintain the website, prevent abuse, diagnose technical problems, and understand how visitors use the site.

How We Use Your Information

We may use collected information to:

  • Deliver a requested story, book, download, or reader magnet
  • Send Editor’s Dispatches, newsletters, release announcements, and related communications
  • Respond to questions and contact-form messages
  • Maintain mailing-list preferences
  • Operate, protect, and improve the website
  • Measure general website and email performance
  • Prevent spam, fraud, misuse, and security threats
  • Keep records required for administrative or legal purposes
  • Comply with applicable laws

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

We do not use your personal information for third-party targeted advertising.

Email Communications

If you join the K.D. St.Cross mailing list, we may send you:

  • Editor’s Dispatches
  • Requested stories or download links
  • News about books and upcoming releases
  • Recovered stories or other exclusive material
  • Occasional information about K.D. St.Cross, the Hellshine Lounge, or Dee Jay Bee Publishing

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in marketing emails. You may also request removal by contacting support@kdstcross.com.

Unsubscribing from promotional email does not prevent us from sending a necessary transactional message, such as a response to a question or delivery of something you specifically requested.

Reader Magnets and BookFunnel

Free ebooks and other reader materials may be delivered through BookFunnel. When you request one of these materials, information such as your email address and download activity may be processed by BookFunnel to provide the requested delivery and reader support.

BookFunnel handles information under its own privacy practices. You can review the BookFunnel Privacy Policy.

Dee Jay Bee Publishing Forms

Some signup forms appearing on KDStCross.com may be securely provided or processed through DeeJayBeePublishing.com. Both websites are operated by Dee Jay Bee Publishing.

Information entered into these forms may be stored in Dee Jay Bee Publishing’s email and subscriber-management system so we can deliver the requested material and send communications you agreed to receive.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

KDStCross.com may use cookies and similar technologies necessary to:

  • Operate and secure the website
  • Remember basic visitor preferences
  • Prevent spam and malicious activity
  • Measure website traffic and performance
  • Support embedded forms or third-party services

Some cookies are necessary for the website to function. Other cookies may support analytics or optional features.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may cause parts of the website to function differently or become unavailable.

Where legally required, visitors will be given an opportunity to consent to nonessential cookies.

WordPress and Jetpack

KDStCross.com is built with WordPress and may use Jetpack or other services provided by Automattic for security, performance, traffic measurement, or site management.

These services may process technical information about site visitors. More information is available in Automattic’s Privacy Notice for Visitors to Users’ Sites and Cookie Policy.

Contact Forms and Spam Protection

When you submit a contact form, we collect the information entered into the form along with technical information that may help detect spam or abuse.

Contact-form submissions may be checked by automated spam-prevention or security services. We use submitted information to review and respond to the message, maintain necessary records, and protect the website.

External Links

KDStCross.com may link to external websites, including:

  • Dee Jay Bee Publishing
  • The Hellshine Lounge
  • BookFunnel
  • Amazon or other booksellers
  • Social-media platforms
  • Other author, publisher, or promotional websites

We do not control the privacy practices, security, availability, or content of external websites. Visiting an external site is subject to that site’s own terms and privacy policy.

When Information May Be Shared

We may share information with service providers that help us operate the website and provide requested services, including:

  • Website hosting and security providers
  • Email and subscriber-management services
  • Book-delivery services
  • Website analytics and performance services
  • Spam-prevention services
  • Professional advisers when reasonably necessary

These providers may process information only as needed to provide their services or as permitted by their own legally applicable policies and agreements.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

  • Comply with a law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or lawful government request
  • Investigate fraud, security incidents, or misuse
  • Protect our legal rights, visitors, business, or services
  • Complete a merger, sale, restructuring, or transfer of business assets, subject to appropriate privacy protections

Legal Bases for Processing

Where laws such as the United Kingdom or European Union data-protection rules apply, we process personal information under one or more of these legal bases:

  • Consent: You asked to join the mailing list or receive promotional communications.
  • Contract or requested service: Processing is necessary to deliver something you requested or respond to an inquiry.
  • Legitimate interests: Processing is reasonably necessary to operate, secure, understand, and improve the website and our publishing activities.
  • Legal obligation: Processing is necessary to comply with applicable law.

You may withdraw consent to marketing communications at any time by unsubscribing. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.

Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

In general:

  • Mailing-list information is retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
  • Contact-form messages may be retained while responding to the inquiry and for a reasonable administrative period afterward.
  • Security and technical records may be retained as needed to protect the website, investigate misuse, or resolve technical problems.
  • Certain records may be retained longer when required for legal, tax, accounting, fraud-prevention, or dispute-resolution purposes.

Unsubscribed email addresses may be retained on a suppression list so we can honor the request not to send further marketing messages.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

  • Ask whether we hold personal information about you
  • Request access to that information
  • Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Request deletion of your information
  • Request a portable copy of certain information
  • Object to or restrict certain processing
  • Withdraw consent
  • Opt out of qualifying sales, sharing, targeted advertising, or profiling
  • Appeal a decision concerning a privacy request
  • Receive equal service without discrimination for exercising a privacy right

We do not sell personal information or use it for third-party targeted advertising.

To make a privacy request, email support@kdstcross.com with the subject line Privacy Request. Please describe the request and identify the email address connected with your interaction or subscription.

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests. We will respond within the period required by applicable law.

An authorized agent may submit a request when permitted by law, but we may require evidence of authorization and identity verification.

International Visitors

KDStCross.com and Dee Jay Bee Publishing operate in the United States. If you visit from another country, your information may be processed or stored in the United States or in other countries where our service providers operate.

Those countries may have different data-protection laws from your home country. Where required, we use appropriate legal grounds and safeguards for international processing.

Children’s Privacy

KDStCross.com is a general-audience author and publishing website and is not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 without legally required parental consent. If you believe a child under 13 has submitted personal information to us, please contact support@kdstcross.com so we can review and delete it when appropriate.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

No website, email system, or method of internet transmission can be guaranteed completely secure. Visitors should avoid sending sensitive or confidential information through ordinary website forms or email.

Do Not Track and Privacy Signals

Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” or other privacy-preference signals. Because technical standards and legal requirements continue to develop, the website’s response may depend on the signal and the services in use.

Where applicable law requires recognition of an approved universal opt-out mechanism, we will honor that mechanism for processing subject to the requirement. Because we do not sell personal information or use it for third-party targeted advertising, there may be no qualifying processing from which to opt out.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when the website, services, or legal requirements change. The revised version will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.

Material changes may also be communicated through the website or mailing list when appropriate.

Contact Us

For questions, privacy requests, corrections, or deletion requests, contact:

Dee Jay Bee Publishing
Operator of KDStCross.com
Email: support@kdstcross.com
Website: https://kdstcross.com