Privacy Policy
Last updated: 16 September 2026
The Writer’s Black Book respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently.
This Privacy Policy explains what personal information may be collected when you use this website, why it is collected and how it is used.
1. Who We Are
The Writer’s Black Book is an independent publishing brand and online resource for fiction writers, created by Jim Moore.
For questions about this Privacy Policy or the use of your personal information, please contact: jim@thewritersblackbook.com.
2. Information We Collect
The Writer’s Black Book collects only the personal information necessary to provide the services offered through this website.
If you choose to subscribe for updates, you provide your email address voluntarily.
We do not currently ask subscribers to provide additional personal information such as their postal address, telephone number or payment details.
3. How We Use Your Email Address
- new writing resources; new articles;
- updates about The Writer’s Black Book Series;
- and other relevant Writer’s Black Book news and updates.
4. Our Lawful Basis
Where you choose to subscribe to email updates, we rely on your consent to use your email address for that purpose.
Providing your email address is voluntary. You may withdraw your consent at any time.
Current ICO guidance requires consent for this type of email marketing to be freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous, and withdrawal must be straightforward.
5. Email Subscriptions and Unsubscribing
Subscription information submitted through the website is sent to our dedicated email address at: jim@thewritersblackbook.com.
You may unsubscribe from Writer’s Black Book emails at any time using the unsubscribe method provided in the email or by contacting: jim@thewritersblackbook.com.
Once you withdraw consent, your email address will no longer be used to send you marketing emails.
The ICO requires senders of electronic marketing to provide recipients with a valid means of opting out and to respect withdrawals of consent.
6. How Long We Keep Your Information
We retain subscriber email addresses only for as long as they are required for the purpose for which they were collected or until you unsubscribe or otherwise ask us to stop using your email address for these communications.
Limited information may be retained where reasonably necessary to ensure that an unsubscribe request continues to be respected.
7. Sharing Your Information
The Writer’s Black Book does not sell subscriber information.
Personal information may be processed through service providers that are necessary to operate the website and email service. These providers process information as part of providing their services.
We may also disclose information where required to do so by law.
8. Cookies
The website currently uses only a necessary cookie associated with its cookie-consent system.
Our latest website scan found no analytical, advertising or marketing cookies in use.
Further information is available in our Cookie Policy.
9. External Websites
The Writer’s Black Book contains links to external websites, including Amazon.
If you follow an external link, that website operates under its own privacy practices and policies. The Writer’s Black Book is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.
10. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law gives you rights relating to your personal information. These may include the right to:
- request access to personal information held about you;
- request correction of inaccurate information;
- request deletion of your information in certain circumstances;
- restrict or object to certain uses of your information;
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
- and complain about the way your personal information has been handled.
To exercise a relevant right, contact: jim@thewritersblackbook.com.
You also have the right to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated if the website, its services or the way personal information is handled changes.
The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last updated.