Empathic Editing Privacy Policy

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Empathic Editors, LLC, is committed to protecting the privacy, the identities, and the ideas of individuals who contact us and use our editorial service, subscribe to our official blog, and/or are involved in our non-profit educational creative writing adventure program, EXPOSURE: Adventure for Writers. Empathic Editing will never knowingly share personal information collected through our web site or social media with the general public.

Empathic Editing and its associates are prohibited by contract from sharing with the public the manuscripts, in whole or in part, and/or the ideas belonging to our clients and submitted for editorial services. Unless the client gives Empathic Editing express permission to distribute this information, it shall remain confidential within Empathic Editing.

Empathic Editing does not have a concrete mailing address or central place of business, but it can be reached by email to Jason Brandt Schaefer, Founder, at jason (at) empathicediting (dot) com.

types of personal data we collect

Empathic Editing collects the first and last names, email addresses, manuscript titles, descriptions of manuscripts, statements declaring writing and outdoor experience, and requests for services. The business may also collect other personal information as necessary to complete business (monetary) transactions through PayPal products. Empathic Editing may also collect the usernames and profile information of Facebook and Instagram users who follow Empathic Editing through these social media accounts.

cookies

Empathic Editing’s web site may also use cookies for tracking purposes. Norton explains that a cookie “consists of information. When you visit a website, the website sends the cookie to your computer. Your computer stores it in a file located inside your web browser.”

Norton also explains that “the purpose of the computer cookie is to help the website keep track of your visits and activity. … A website might also use cookies to keep a record of your most recent visit or to record your login information. Many people find this useful so that they can store passwords on frequently used sites, or simply so they know what they have visited or downloaded in the past. Different types of cookies keep track of different activities. Session cookies are used only when a person is actively navigating a website; once you leave the site, the session cookie disappears. Tracking cookies may be used to create long-term records of multiple visits to the same site. Authentication cookies track whether a user is logged in, and if so, under what name.”

Using the Empathic Editing web site without deleting cookies from your browser or adjusting settings to opt-out of cookies is equivalent to giving Empathic Editing permission to use cookies for tracking purposes.

why we collect personal data

Empathic Editing collects the data listed above to remain in contact with prospective clients, to send marketing materials including but not limited to blog posts, web site updates, limited-time offers, and business events, to invoice and collect revenue, and to analyze how users are coming to and navigating the web site so we can improve our user experience.

how the data is used

The names and information of clients who contact Empathic Editing for services, who subscribe to our emailing list, or who follow Empathic Editing on Facebook or Instagram are stored on Empathic Editing’s SquareSpace-powered emailing list and are used to get in touch with these clients to solicit services, invite audiences to marketing and/or informational events, and for communication in general.

how we share data with third parties

Empathic Editing may share names, email addresses, and other contact information with PayPal to invoice and collect revenue from clients, may share cookies and other tracking information with Google Analytics to analyze how users are coming to and navigating our web site, and may also use the usernames and profiles of Facebook and Instagram users to connect with, contact, and solicit prospective and former clients through their social media accounts.

As Empathic Editing is an editorial firm comprising Editing Partners who may have their own business web sites, Empathic Editing will share with these Editing Partners the contact information of clients seeking editorial services. During their partnership with Empathic Editing, Editing Partners are not authorized to share information collected through Empathic Editing about clients or their work on social media without their express permission, or to solicit them for editorial services outside of Empathic Editing.

how to opt out of data collection

Clients wishing to opt out of email marketing campaigns, and other Empathic Editing promotional information may do so by clicking “Unsubscribe” on any materials sent to their submitted email address. This will remove that email address from our mailing lists.

Norton recommends this procedure to remove cookies from your devices:

“Open your browser. Because cookies are stored in your web browser, the first step is to open your browser. Popular browsers include Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Safari, and Internet Explorer.

Find where cookies are stored. Each browser manages cookies in a different location. For example, in Internet Explorer, you can find them by clicking ‘Tools’ and then ‘Internet Options.’ From there, select ‘General’ and ‘Browsing history’ and ‘Settings.’ In Chrome, choose ‘Preferences’ from the Chrome menu in the navigation bar, which will display your settings. Then expand the ‘Advanced’ option to display ‘Privacy and security.’ From there, open ‘Content settings’ and ‘Cookies.’

Manage your cookies. Every browser gives you a range of options for enabling or deleting cookies. Internet Explorer, for instance, allows you to manage cookies under ‘Privacy’ and ‘Advanced.’ In Chrome, find where cookies are stored as outlined above, then select your management options under ‘Cookies.’”

questions about our policy

If you have any questions or concerns about Empathic Editing’s Privacy Policy, please contact Jason Brandt Schaefer, Founder, at jason (at) empathicediting (dot) com.