Privacy Policy
In the Old West Misuse of Privacy Was Handled In The Street
If you’re not eighteen years old, get off this website now, or I will contact your parents. No, I’m not kidding. Your privacy is important and you’re not old enough to be buying Lacey’s books. Come back when you’re of age. Then I will protect your privacy to the farthest ends of the earth. Until then, your Mama said no.
Your privacy is very important. Imagine two cowboys protecting their lady. Your privacy is that heroine and these men don’t accept any bull, from anyone. No one likes getting emails they didn’t actually sign up for, no matter how handsome the content. Any information you give Lacey stays here and will only be used as it was intended.
Any website, does store SOME data. A cookie here, a plugin there, a newsletter sign-up. But I’m going to tell you what I store (not much) and what you can do about it if you don’t want me to keep it.
Most of the information I store is information you give me freely. My site is protected by SSL which ensures that everything sent to or from my server is encrypted (a secret code). In addition, I use very powerful security software to maintain security on my site to the best of my ability. Don’t mess with the Cowboys protecting you, their reader or a gunfight will ensue.
Website Activity Tracking
Look, I’m running a business here and I don’t have time to keep track of anything but the next story I’m writing. Two sexy cowboys and a heroine in need of saving. That’s why my hosting company provides me with basic data on those who access my site. The data stored in this manner is not traceable back to any individual and is deliberately generalized. It provides me with information related to the country of origin of site visitors, what browser they are using, and how long they stayed on the site. If you want to read about what I use, here is a good article.
In addition, Google and other search engines track website visitors. This is something that happens whenever you use the internet. If you do not want to be tracked, please consider using a private browser window. The information that these search engines store is not traceable to one individual and so is very generic in nature. I do not store this information, however I do occasionally look at it so that I can tell what people are searching for when they come to my site. This helps me provide more relevant content—please, more sexy cowboys.
I also use Google Analytics on my site to see where vistors are coming from and to observe click-through rates. This requires the use of cookies (see below). You can read more about what Google captures through analytics here.
Use of Cookies
Speaking of cookies…I get hungry. I use cookies on this Site to ensure the integrity of the registration process and to personalize the Site. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Many Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of this or other Web sites you visit. And that’s half the fun.
Site Content Owner
You can reach out to me via the contact page. All of the content on this site, LaceyDavisAuthor.com, is owned by Virtual Bookseller, LLC, 539 W. Commerce St, Suite 589, Dallas, TX 75208. But the cowboys are still riding the range, looking for just the right woman to make them happy.