Privacy Policy
Last Updated: June 1, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how Patronica Clark Publishing ("we," "our," or "us") collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you visit our website, use our services, or otherwise interact with us. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide to Us
We collect information you provide directly to us, including:
- Contact information (such as name, email address, mailing address, and phone number)
- Account information (such as username and password)
- Payment information (such as credit card details and billing address)
- Manuscript and publication content
- Communications you send to us
- Any other information you choose to provide
1.2 Information We Collect Automatically
When you access or use our website, we may automatically collect information about you, including:
- Log information (such as IP address, browser type, operating system, referring webpage, pages visited, and time spent on each page)
- Device information (such as device type and unique device identifier)
- Location information (such as general geographic location based on your IP address)
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our services
- Process and complete transactions
- Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support messages
- Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
- Communicate with you about products, services, offers, and events
- Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our services
- Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities
- Comply with legal obligations
3. Sharing of Information
We may share your information as follows:
- With vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf
- In response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with any applicable law, regulation, or legal process
- If we believe your actions are inconsistent with our user agreements or policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of Patronica Clark Publishing or others
- In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company
- With your consent or at your direction
4. Payment Processing
We use Stripe for payment processing. When you make a payment through our website, your payment information is collected and processed directly by Stripe. We do not store your full credit card details on our servers. For more information about how Stripe processes your payment information, please refer to Stripe's Privacy Policy.
5. Data Retention
We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
6. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
- Accessing, correcting, or deleting your personal information
- Objecting to our processing of your personal information
- Requesting restriction of processing of your personal information
- Requesting portability of your personal information
- Opting out of marketing communications
To exercise these rights, please contact us at the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.
7. Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will delete that information.
8. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email or through a notice on our website prior to the changes becoming effective.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Patronica Clark Publishing
10751 West Tropicana Circle North
Sun City, AZ US
Phone: +1 (928) 394-9274
Email: privacy@patronicaclark.com