Privacy Policy
This privacy policy sets out how the Sacramento Book Festival uses and protects any information that you give us when you use our website. We appreciate your business and care about your privacy. We only store information from you that is specifically submitted to us. We use a secure server and do not share e-mail addresses or personal information of any kind with outside companies. Your account information is password-protected for your privacy and security.
We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
This policy is effective from December 1st, 2024.
Data Collection:
We may collect the following information:
–Contact information including name and email address, which you provide when you sign up
What We Do With the Information We Gather
The personal data we collect will be used for the following purposes:
–Internal record keeping.
–We periodically send our newsletter, special offers or other information about the Sacramento Book Festival which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
Data Storage and Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information that we collect online.
How We Use Cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling me to monitor which pages users find useful and which they do not. A cookie in no way gives me access to a user’s computer or any information about the user, other than the data the user chooses to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Indicating Your Consent
After you join our email list, you can remove your consent at any time by logging into your account and unsubscribing, by using the unsubscribe link on any email we send you, or by sending your request to our webmaster at scott@jscottcoatsworth.com. Please indicate your removal request is for the Sacramento Book Festival email list, as Scott runs a number of websites.
Withdrawl of Consent
You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting our webmaster at scott@jscottcoatsworth.com with the email address that is on file with our site, requesting removal from our list and/or the removal of your data. All customer information will be permanently deleted; to use the web site again, you will be required to re-register.
Right of Erasure
You may request removal of any and all personal data we may have about you at any time by emailing the request to our webmaster – scott@jscottcoatsworth.com.
Requesting Your Information
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you. If you would like a copy of this information, please request it from our webmaster at scott@jscottcoatsworth.com. If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
Social Media
We will be sharing information about the Sacramento Book Festival via social media, including but not limited to Facebook, Mastodon, and Bluesky. Anyone joining our email list will not be added to any of our social media outlets under any circumstances; customers must join or monitor such social accounts on their own. We do not access or appropriate any customer information through social media platforms, nor do we send unsolicited e-mail offers.
Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide while visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Third Parties
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your explicit permission or are required by law to do so.
Changes in Policy
We reserve the right to amend this policy at any time, and it will be posted here with the date of revision. If you have any questions about security or privacy issues, please e-mail our webmaster at scott@jscottcoatsworth.com.