Effective date: July 26, 2026
Who We Are
This website is operated by David Garcia. Our website address is https://davidgarciaauthor.com.
For privacy-related questions or requests, contact:
David Garcia
Email: david@davidgarciaauthor.com
Information We Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:
- subscribe to the newsletter;
- submit the contact form;
- leave a comment, if commenting is enabled;
- communicate with us by email.
This information may include your name, email address, subject line, message, and any other information you choose to provide.
The website may also automatically collect limited technical information, including your IP address, browser type, device information, referring page, and information used for security, spam prevention, and basic website operation.
Newsletter Subscriptions
When you subscribe to the newsletter, the information you provide—such as your name and email address—is processed through MailerLite and added to the Becoming Whole Readers subscriber group.
We use this information to send essays, recovery reflections, book news, event announcements, and related author updates. You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in each newsletter.
MailerLite processes subscriber information on our behalf and may collect technical information connected with form submissions, email delivery, opens, and link clicks. MailerLite states that its services process information according to its privacy policy, and its form tools support privacy notices and consent checkboxes.
We do not sell or rent newsletter subscriber information.
Contact Form
When you submit the contact form, we collect the information shown in the form, including your name, email address, subject, and message.
This information is used only to review and respond to your inquiry, including requests concerning podcasts, interviews, speaking opportunities, books, media, or general correspondence.
Contact-form notifications are delivered to us by email. WPForms Lite may not retain complete form entries within the WordPress dashboard, but the submitted information may remain in our email account for as long as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain business records, prevent abuse, or comply with legal obligations.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, if commenting is enabled, we collect the information shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string to assist with spam detection.
An anonymized string generated from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it. After a comment is approved, a profile image associated with Gravatar may be publicly visible beside the comment.
Cookies
This website may use cookies necessary for core WordPress functions, login security, user preferences, form operation, spam prevention, and newsletter functionality.
If you leave a comment, you may be offered the option to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies may remain for up to one year.
Administrative login cookies are used only for authorized website users and administrators. Login and display-preference cookies expire according to standard WordPress settings.
Third-party services or embedded content may place additional cookies or use similar technologies.
Embedded Content and External Links
Pages or posts may include embedded content or links from third-party websites, such as podcast platforms, retailers, social networks, video platforms, or other media providers.
Embedded content behaves as though you visited the third-party website directly. Those providers may collect information, use cookies, apply tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with their content according to their own privacy policies.
Links to Amazon and other outside websites are governed by the privacy practices of those websites.
How We Use Information
We may use collected information to:
- provide and operate the website;
- respond to messages and inquiries;
- deliver newsletters and author updates;
- maintain website security;
- prevent spam, fraud, and abuse;
- understand whether emails have been delivered, opened, or clicked;
- comply with applicable legal obligations.
Who We Share Information With
We may share information with service providers that help operate the website and communicate with visitors, including:
- MailerLite, for newsletter subscriptions and email distribution;
- WPForms, for contact-form functionality;
- our website-hosting and email providers;
- WordPress plugins used for security, spam prevention, backups, caching, and website operation;
- legal authorities when disclosure is required by law.
These providers process information only as necessary to provide their services, subject to their respective terms and privacy policies.
We do not sell personal information to advertisers or data brokers.
How Long We Retain Information
Newsletter subscriber information is retained while the subscription remains active or until the subscriber unsubscribes, requests deletion, or the information is no longer reasonably required.
Contact-form correspondence may be retained as long as necessary to respond to the inquiry, maintain appropriate records, prevent abuse, or satisfy legal obligations.
Approved comments and their metadata may be retained indefinitely so follow-up comments can be recognized and moderated.
Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
- request access to personal information we hold about you;
- request correction of inaccurate information;
- request deletion of personal information;
- withdraw consent;
- unsubscribe from marketing communications;
- object to or restrict certain processing.
To make a privacy request, email david@davidgarciaauthor.com.
We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. Certain information may be retained when required for administrative, security, legal, or recordkeeping purposes.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards intended to protect personal information. However, no website, email service, or internet transmission can be guaranteed completely secure.
Children’s Privacy
This website is not directed toward children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Anyone who believes a child has submitted personal information should contact us so it can be reviewed and removed.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when website features, service providers, or legal requirements change. The effective date at the top of the page will indicate the latest revision.
Contact
Questions concerning this Privacy Policy may be sent to:
David Garcia
Email: david@davidgarciaauthor.com