Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026 — In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and French data protection law.

Who is responsible for your data?

Belinda Bornsmith — Romance author
Contact: info@belindabornsmith.com

What data is collected?

This is a static website with no member area or login form. The data collected is limited to:

• Server logs: IP address, browser, pages visited, timestamp — collected automatically by the hosting provider (OVHcloud) for security and technical statistics purposes.
• Newsletter: if you sign up for the newsletter, your email address is passed on to our sending provider (Brevo/Mailchimp). Signing up is voluntary, and you can unsubscribe at any time via the link in every email.

No personal data is collected simply by browsing the site. No data is ever sold to third parties.

Cookies

This site only uses technical cookies strictly necessary for it to function:

• Google Fonts: typefaces are loaded from Google's servers. This service may set technical cookies. See Google's privacy policy for more information.

No advertising, tracking or profiling cookies are used on this site.

Retention period

• Server logs: kept for a maximum of 12 months by OVHcloud.
• Newsletter email address: kept until you unsubscribe.

Your rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights over your personal data:

• Right of access
• Right to rectification
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to object
• Right to data portability

To exercise these rights, contact us at info@belindabornsmith.com. We aim to respond within one month.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés, the French data protection authority).

Changes

This policy may be updated at any time. The date of the last update is shown at the top of this page.