Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 22, 2026

This website, amduskauthor.com, is operated by David Johnson under the pen name A. M. Dusk.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit the website, subscribe to the newsletter, submit a contact form, or otherwise interact with the site. It also explains how that information is used and the choices available to you.

1. Information You Provide

You may choose to provide personal information when you subscribe to the A. M. Dusk newsletter, submit a message through the contact form, respond to an email or newsletter, or communicate directly with A. M. Dusk.

Depending on the form you use, this information may include:

• Your name
• Your email address
• The contents of your message
• Your newsletter-subscription status and preferences

Please do not submit sensitive personal, financial, medical, or confidential information through the website’s forms.

2. Contact-Form Submissions

When you submit a contact form, the information you provide may be:

• Stored in the website’s WordPress database
• Sent by email to the site administrator
• Reviewed and used to respond to your inquiry
• Exported by an authorized administrator for recordkeeping or website management

Contact-form information is used only to communicate with you, maintain appropriate records, protect the website, or comply with legal obligations.

Submitting a contact form does not subscribe you to the newsletter unless you separately choose to join it.

3. Newsletter Subscriptions

The A. M. Dusk newsletter is managed through MailPoet.

When you subscribe, MailPoet may process information such as:

• Your email address
• Your first name, when provided
• The date and source of your signup
• Your IP address
• Your confirmation status
• Your unsubscribe status and preferences

The newsletter uses a double opt-in process. After entering your email address, you must click the confirmation link sent to your inbox before you become an active subscriber.

Newsletters are delivered through the MailPoet Sending Service. MailPoet processes recipient email addresses and delivery information to send messages, manage delivery, and handle bounced email addresses.

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in newsletter emails or by contacting contact@amduskauthor.com.

Unconfirmed subscriptions are currently scheduled for deletion after approximately 30 days.

The A. M. Dusk mailing list is not sold, rented, or provided to unrelated companies for their own marketing.

4. Website Analytics

This website uses Jetpack Stats to understand general website activity.

Jetpack Stats may provide information such as:

• Number of visits and visitors
• Popular pages and posts
• Traffic sources and referring websites
• General visitor locations
• Device and browser information
• Search terms that led visitors to the site

Jetpack Stats is used to understand which parts of the website readers find useful and to improve the site’s content and performance.

Google Analytics is not currently enabled on this website.

Jetpack and WordPress.com are operated by Automattic and may process technical information needed to provide hosting, security, analytics, and website functionality.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The website and its service providers may use cookies or similar technologies to:

• Operate and secure the website
• Remember certain visitor or administrator preferences
• Process forms and subscriptions
• Measure website traffic
• Detect spam or malicious activity
• Maintain website functionality

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

6. Spam Protection

The website uses Akismet for spam protection.

If comments or Akismet-protected forms are enabled, submitted information may be checked against Akismet’s spam-detection service. This may include information submitted in the form and technical information associated with the submission.

7. How Information Is Used

Information collected through the website may be used to:

• Respond to messages and questions
• Send newsletters requested by subscribers
• Manage subscriptions and unsubscribe requests
• Maintain records of consent
• Operate and improve the website
• Understand general website traffic
• Detect spam, fraud, abuse, or security threats
• Troubleshoot technical problems
• Comply with applicable laws and legal requests

Personal information is not used for unrelated purposes without appropriate notice or consent.

8. Service Providers

Information may be processed by companies that provide services necessary to operate the website, including:

• WordPress.com and Automattic
• Jetpack
• MailPoet and the MailPoet Sending Service
• Akismet
• Website hosting, email, security, and technical-support providers

These providers may process information only as needed to provide their services, protect their systems, meet legal obligations, or enforce their own terms and policies.

Because some service providers operate internationally, information may be processed or stored in the United States, the European Union, or other countries where those providers maintain systems or contractors.

9. When Information May Be Disclosed

Personal information may be disclosed when reasonably necessary to:

• Operate the website or deliver requested services
• Work with trusted service providers
• Protect the website, its visitors, or others
• Investigate fraud, abuse, spam, or security incidents
• Comply with a law, court order, subpoena, or government request
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal rights
• Complete a transfer of the website or its assets

Personal information is not sold or rented to unrelated third parties.

10. Data Retention

Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

Examples include:

• Contact messages may be retained while an inquiry is active and for a reasonable recordkeeping period afterward.
• Newsletter information may be retained until you unsubscribe, request deletion, or the information is no longer needed.
• Unconfirmed newsletter subscriptions may be removed after approximately 30 days.
• Technical and security records may be retained as needed to protect the website and investigate problems.
• Service providers may retain information according to their own operational and legal requirements.

11. Your Choices and Privacy Rights

You may contact A. M. Dusk to request:

• Access to personal information held about you
• Correction of inaccurate information
• Deletion of personal information
• Withdrawal of newsletter consent
• Information about how your data has been used
• A copy of information you previously provided

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under applicable privacy law.

A request may require reasonable verification of your identity before information is released, changed, or deleted.

To make a privacy request, email: contact@amduskauthor.com

12. Email Preferences

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in the email.

Unsubscribing from the newsletter will not prevent necessary replies to a message you sent directly or communications required for legal, security, or administrative reasons.

13. External Links

The website may contain links to bookstores, social-media platforms, retailers, video services, or other third-party websites.

A. M. Dusk does not control the privacy practices, security, availability, or content of those outside websites. Review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.

14. Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and personal information is not knowingly collected from children under 13.

If you believe a child has provided personal information through the website, contact contact@amduskauthor.com so the information can be reviewed and, where appropriate, deleted.

15. Data Security

Reasonable administrative and technical measures are used to protect personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no website, database, or method of online transmission can be guaranteed completely secure.

16. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated when:

• Website features change
• New services or plugins are added
• Data-handling practices change
• Legal or regulatory requirements change

The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

17. Contact

Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be sent to:

David Johnson, writing as A. M. Dusk
Email: contact@amduskauthor.com
Website: amduskauthor.com