Who runs this site
This site belongs to the author Mike Kinton. He decides how your data is used. For any question about your data, use the contact form or write to .
Sign-up
If you sign up, I keep your email address, your first name if you give it, and a record of your consent: the date, the page and the words you agreed to. I use them only to send you news about the Vincent Carrigan books. The legal basis is your consent.
The form sends your details to me by email. I keep them in a private spreadsheet until you ask me to stop.
Messages
If you send a message, I keep your name, your email address, the topic and what you write, so that I can reply. The form sends it to me by email, and I keep it in a private spreadsheet. I delete messages after 12 months.
How to stop
Reply “stop” to any email from me, or write to . I then delete your details from the list.
Spam check
The forms use Cloudflare Turnstile to check that a person, not a program, sends them. Turnstile looks at your browser and IP address. It does not use advertising cookies, and I do not see what it checks.
Analytics
Only if you accept, this site uses Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity. They show me which pages people read, where they click and how far they scroll. Clarity can record how you move around the page; it hides the text that you type. They set cookies that start with _ga, _clck and _clsk. I do not use them for advertising. If you reject, nothing loads.
Services that handle data for me
Cloudflare hosts the site and runs the spam check. Forward Email carries the form emails and any email I send. Google holds my email and the spreadsheet, and supplies the fonts, so Google sees your IP address when a page loads. Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity run only if you accept. Links to Amazon, Spotify, YouTube, Goodreads and social media take you to their sites, and their privacy notices apply there. Some Amazon links are affiliate links: Amazon can see that you came from this site, and I earn a small fee if you buy. I do not see who you are or what you buy.
Where data goes
Cloudflare, Forward Email, Google and Microsoft can store data in the United States.
Your rights
You can ask to see, correct or delete your data, and you can change your cookie choice at any time. If you are not satisfied with my answer, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Last updated: 15 November 2026.