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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 6, 2026
Last Updated: July 14, 2026

The Writing King (“we,” “us,” or “our”) works the website https://thewritingking.com (“Service”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose personal information, your choices regarding your data, and your rights under applicable laws.

By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Data

We may collect personally identifiable information, including:

Partial Form Entries

When you begin filling out a booking form on this site, the information you have typed so far may be saved as you go, even if you do not complete the booking. We use these partial entries solely to diagnose booking problems and, occasionally, to follow up with someone who clearly intended to book and was interrupted. Partial entries are automatically deleted when you complete your booking, are stored in limited numbers with the oldest removed automatically, and can be deleted on request.

Comments

When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comment form plus your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. Comments are checked through the Akismet anti-spam service. An anonymized hash of your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it; after your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile picture is visible publicly with your comment. Approved comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically.

Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content such as YouTube videos. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the other website: those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, particularly if you are logged in to an account there.

Most videos on this site are hosted on our own domain through Cloudflare, the network that also delivers this website. These videos do not involve a third-party video platform and set no advertising or tracking cookies. Cloudflare may set a small number of functional cookies (such as __cf_bm) that exist solely to distinguish real visitors from automated bots and keep the site secure; they contain no personal profile and expire within about 30 minutes.

Usage Data

We collect data on how the Service is accessed and used. This may include:

Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, beacons, tags, and scripts to:

If you leave a comment, you may opt in to cookies that save your name, email, and website so you do not have to re-enter them next time; these last one year. This site does not offer visitor accounts or registration.

You can control cookies via your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect functionality.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected data to:

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Users)

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using personal data depends on the context:

4. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

Once you’ve left comments or booked appointments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request that we erase it, except data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. To exercise these rights, contact us at https://thewritingking.com/contact.

5. California Consumer Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

We do not knowingly “sell” or “share” personal information under CCPA.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for:

Approved comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. Booking records are retained as business records of the appointments held. Partial (incomplete) booking form entries are retained only in limited numbers, with the oldest automatically removed, and are deleted when a booking completes.

7. Data Transfers

Your data may be processed and stored in the United States or other jurisdictions where data protection laws may differ. By using our Service, you consent to such transfers.

8. Data Security

We take suitable precautions to protect your data, including:

However, no method of transmission is 100% secure. We can’t guarantee absolute security.

9. Service Providers

We use third-party providers to help deliver the Service. These include:

These providers are only given access to data required for their function and are bound by their own privacy policies and confidentiality obligations. We link to our Substack newsletter, but no data is shared with Substack unless you subscribe there directly. We do not run Google Analytics or any cross-site advertising trackers.

10. SMS Text Messaging Program

The Writing King offers optional SMS text reminders for appointments and podcast recordings booked at thewritingking.com/booking-form and related booking pages on this site.

11. Podcast Guests

The following also applies when you book a podcast recording (for example, Leaders & Their Stories or Conversations with Influencers):

12. Links to Other Sites

Our site may link to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review their policies individually.

13. Children’s Privacy

Our site is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you believe we have, contact us and we will promptly delete the data.

14. Your Choices

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page with a new effective date. You are encouraged to review it regularly.

16. Contact Us

For questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy:

Visit: https://thewritingking.com/contact

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