Privacy Policy for AnneRice.com
Effective Date: August 12, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how
AnneRice.com ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and protects your information when you visit
https://AnneRice.com, subscribe to our mailing list, or view videos hosted on our website. We are committed to handling your personal data responsibly and transparently.
1. Information We Collect
We limit the personal data we collect to only what is necessary to provide you with news, updates, and website functionality:
- Mailing List Subscriptions: When you voluntarily sign up for our newsletter or update alerts, we collect your First Name (to personalize messages) and Email Address (to deliver updates).
- Video Viewing & Media Interactions: When you watch videos on AnneRice.com, third-party video players (such as YouTube or Vimeo) or hosting networks process technical data required to stream the content. This may include your IP address, browser type, device details, and playback interactions (such as playing, pausing, or watch duration). Third-party scripts and cookies associated with video streaming are initialized when video content is loaded or played.
We do not collect financial details, physical addresses, or sensitive personal information through these features.
2. How We Use and Share Your Information
We use your information to:
- Send newsletters, book announcements, release information, site updates, and special offers.
- Deliver video content and maintain smooth media playback functionality.
- Understand aggregate video engagement (e.g., total view counts and playback performance).
- Protect our subscription forms from spam and automated abuse.
- Personalize email communications.
We do
not sell, rent, or lease your personal information. Furthermore, we do not share your personal data with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising. Any technical data processed by third-party embedded video or security service providers is used strictly for media delivery, site protection, performance, and platform analytics as permitted by their respective privacy policies.
Business Transfers & Estate Management: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or transfer of website management or literary estate assets, subscriber data may be transferred as part of that business transition.
3. Email Communications & Tracking Pixels
You can opt out of email updates at any time:
- Click the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email sent from AnneRice.com.
- Contact us directly to request manual removal from our mailing list.
Email Tracking: Our newsletters may contain standard web beacons or tracking pixels to record email open rates and link click-throughs to help us improve content.
You can prevent this tracking at any time by disabling automatic image loading in your email client settings or viewing emails in plain text.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding our email communications with you, please contact us at
info@AnneRice.com.
4. Third-Party Services & Embedded Content
To manage communications and serve video content, we rely on trusted third-party providers:
- Email Marketing Platforms: Third-party services (such as Mailchimp or similar platforms) securely host our subscriber lists and distribute emails on our behalf.
- Video Hosting Platforms: Embedded videos are hosted via third-party providers (such as YouTube or Vimeo). These providers may set necessary technical cookies or use local storage to manage video playback quality, track progress, or gather aggregate analytics. Your interaction with embedded video players is subject to the privacy policy of the respective video hosting platform.
5. Cookies and Technical Data
AnneRice.com uses functional, security, and performance technologies to ensure site operation and video performance:
- Essential & Security Cookies: In addition to video playback cookies, AnneRice.com uses essential functional and security cookies (such as anti-bot protection services like Google reCAPTCHA or Cloudflare) to secure our subscription forms against spam and automated abuse. These security cookies are strictly necessary for the site to function safely.
- Media & Performance Cookies: Third-party embedded video players place cookies to enable playback settings, manage bandwidth, and gather aggregate usage metrics.
You can configure your browser to block or alert you about cookies. However, please note that blocking all cookies may prevent video playback or specific site features (such as form verification) from functioning properly.
6. International Data Transfers
AnneRice.com is operated in the United States. If you are accessing the website from the European Union, United Kingdom, or other regions with laws governing data collection and use, please note that your personal data (including email address and IP address) will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
7. Data Retention
We retain your first name and email address for as long as your subscription remains active. If you unsubscribe, we remove your details from our active subscriber list and retain your email address solely on a secure suppression list to ensure we respect your opt-out preference in the future. Inactive mailing list accounts are periodically reviewed and purged.
8. Data Security
We maintain appropriate technical and administrative security measures to protect your first name, email address, and viewing data against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or disclosure. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or storage system can be guaranteed 100% secure.
9. Children's Privacy
AnneRice.com is intended for general audiences and does not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in certain European jurisdictions). If we become aware that personal information from a minor under these age limits has been collected without verifiable parental consent, we will take immediate steps to delete that information from our records.
10. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction (e.g., GDPR, CCPA/CPRA), you may have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you.
- Request corrections to inaccurate data.
- Request complete deletion of your personal data from our systems.
- Withdraw consent for email communications at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.
11. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect updates to our site features or changing legal requirements. The effective date at the top of this page indicates when the latest revisions took effect.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:
