Privacy policy
Last updated November 12, 2026
This policy explains what personal data six8jay.com (the “site”) collects, why, and the choices and rights you have. We keep collection to the minimum needed to answer messages and send updates you ask for. The site sets no advertising or tracking cookies.
Who is responsible
The controller of your personal data is James L. McFadden (“we”, “us”). For any privacy question or request, email contact@six8jay.com.
What we collect and why
| When | Data | Purpose and legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| You send the contact form or email us | Name, email address, the topic you pick and your message | To read and reply to you. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in answering enquiries, or steps you ask us to take before an agreement (for example, booking an event). |
| You subscribe to updates | Email address, the topics you chose, and the date and time you confirmed | To send book news, event dates and the audiobook announcement. Legal basis: your consent, which you can withdraw at any time. |
| You use a form | A security check that processes your IP address and browser signals | To block spam and abuse. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in keeping the site secure. |
| You visit the site | Standard server logs (IP address, browser, pages requested) and aggregated, cookieless visit statistics | To deliver and protect the site and understand overall traffic. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in running a secure, working website. |
We do not sell personal data, use it for advertising, or make automated decisions about you. Please don’t send sensitive information through the contact form.
Cookies
The site does not use cookies for analytics, advertising or tracking, so there is no cookie banner. Our visit statistics are cookieless and do not identify individual visitors. If you use a form, the anti-spam check may set a strictly necessary cookie used only for that security check.
Who processes data for us
We use a small number of service providers who process data only on our instructions:
- Cloudflare, Inc. hosts the site, stores the mailing list, and provides security, anti-spam checks (Turnstile) and cookieless analytics.
- SiteGround, our email host, sends and stores the emails for contact@six8jay.com, including messages from the contact form.
Links to Amazon, YouTube, Instagram, X and TikTok take you to those companies’ own sites, which have their own privacy policies. Nothing from those services loads on this site.
International transfers
Some of our providers are based in, or transfer data to, the United States. Where data from the European Economic Area, the UK or Switzerland is transferred, it is protected by the EU–US Data Privacy Framework where the provider is certified, or by the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
How long we keep it
- Contact messages: up to two years after our last exchange, then deleted.
- Mailing list: until you unsubscribe. Unconfirmed sign-ups expire after 48 hours and are never added.
- Security and server logs: kept by our hosting provider for a short period, typically no more than 30 days.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, including under the EU and UK GDPR and US state privacy laws, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or export your data, to object to or restrict processing, and to withdraw consent at any time without affecting earlier processing. You can unsubscribe at any time at six8jay.com/unsubscribe or through the link in any update email. To use any other right, email contact@six8jay.com; we will reply within one month. If you are in the EEA or UK you can also complain to your local data protection authority.
Security
The site is served only over encrypted HTTPS connections, uses strict browser security headers, and has no database or login on the site itself. Form submissions are checked for spam and passed straight to our mailbox. Only confirmed subscribers are stored, in a private database that is not publicly reachable.
Children
The site is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their data. If you believe a child has sent us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Changes
If we change this policy we will update the date at the top. Significant changes affecting subscribers will be announced by email.