Cole Tyler

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 2, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how Cole Tyler and Eternal Realms Publishing (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our websites and sign up for our newsletter, announcements, and related communications.

By using this website or subscribing to our email list, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Who We Are

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, you can contact us at the email address above.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

When you:

  • Sign up for our newsletter or mailing list
  • Request updates about book releases, events, or promotions
  • Contact us via email or a contact form

We may collect:

  • Your email address
  • Your name (if you choose to provide it)
  • Any message or information you voluntarily submit

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our websites, certain information may be collected automatically by our website host or analytics tools, such as:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages visited and time spent on pages
  • Referring website or link
  • General location (e.g., country or city level, not precise address)

This information is typically collected in an aggregated or pseudonymous form and does not directly identify you as an individual.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

  • To send you newsletters, updates, and announcements about:
  • New book releases
  • Special offers, promotions, and giveaways
  • Events, signings, or appearances
  • Other news related to Cole Tyler and Eternal Realms Publishing
  • To respond to your messages, questions, or feedback
  • To maintain and improve our websites and services
  • To understand what content is most interesting to readers (via basic analytics)
  • To comply with legal obligations or resolve disputes, if necessary

We do not sell your personal information.

4. Legal Bases for Processing (for EU/UK Visitors)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we process your personal data under one or more of the following legal bases:

  • Consent: When you sign up for our newsletter or voluntarily provide your information.
  • Legitimate interests: To maintain and improve our websites, prevent abuse, and understand how visitors engage with our content, provided that these interests are not overridden by your rights.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing from our emails or contacting us.

5. Email Communications & Unsubscribing

When you subscribe to our mailing list, you agree to receive emails from us. You can:

  • Unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in the footer of any email we send, or
  • Contact us at authorcoletyler@gmail.com to request removal from our list.

Once you unsubscribe, we will stop sending you marketing emails. We may retain limited information (such as your email address in a suppression list) solely to ensure we respect your unsubscribe request.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our websites may use cookies or similar technologies to:

  • Remember your preferences
  • Understand how visitors use the site (for example, via basic analytics)
  • Improve user experience

You can usually control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the website function.

If we use third-party services (such as analytics or embedded content from other sites), these third parties may also use cookies according to their own privacy policies.

7. Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your information with trusted third parties who help us operate our business, such as:

  • Email service provider: We use MailerLite to manage our email list and send newsletters and announcements.
  • MailerLite’s privacy policy: https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy
  • Website hosting provider(s): To host and operate our websites.
  • Analytics providers: To understand website traffic and performance, in an aggregated or pseudonymous way.

These providers are only given access to the information they need to perform their services and are not permitted to use it for their own purposes unrelated to our work.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to:

  • Provide you with the services you requested (such as newsletters), and
  • Comply with legal, accounting, or reporting obligations.

If you unsubscribe from our email list, we will remove you from active mailing lists. Some data may be stored in backups or suppression lists for a limited period as required for technical, legal, or compliance reasons.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have some or all of the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
  • Correction: Request that we correct or update inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, where applicable.
  • Restriction: Request that we restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances.
  • Objection: Object to certain types of processing, such as direct marketing.
  • Data portability: Request a copy of your information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, where applicable.
  • Withdraw consent: Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at authorcoletyler@gmail.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.

If you are in the EEA or UK and have concerns about how we handle your data, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) or similar laws. We do not sell your personal information.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our websites and mailing list are not directed to children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16.

If you believe that a child under 16 has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.

11. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. International Data Transfers

If you are located outside the country where our websites are hosted or where our service providers (such as MailerLite) are based, your information may be transferred across international borders.

By using our websites and providing your information, you acknowledge that your data may be processed in countries that may have different data protection laws than your own. Where required, we take steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Changes become effective when they are posted on this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, you can contact:

Cole Tyler
Eternal Realms Publishing
Email: authorcoletyler@gmail.com