Privacy Policy for Ember Nyx
Effective Date: 19 June 2026
Privacy Policy TL;DR
I’m an author, not a data miner. This website collects very little information. If you contact me, subscribe to a newsletter, or click a book link, I’ll only use that information for the reason you gave it. I don’t sell your personal data. I sell stories through third-party retailers, and I may earn a small commission if you buy through some links.
- Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how Ceri Clark, writing as Ember Nyx, handles personal data when you visit embernyxbooks.com.
Ceri Clark is the data controller for this website. That means I’m responsible for deciding how any personal data collected through this site is used.
This website is based in the UK and follows the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
- What Personal Data This Website Collects
This website collects as little personal data as possible.
Contact data
If you use the contact form, I may receive your name, email address, and message so I can reply.
Newsletter data
If you subscribe to a newsletter through Substack, Substack collects and manages your subscription details. Their own privacy policy applies.
Technical data
The website host may collect technical information such as your IP address, browser type, and basic security logs to keep the site working and protected.
Usage data
This website may use Google Analytics to understand which pages people visit and how the site is used. Analytics cookies are only used where consent is required and given through the cookie banner.
- Why This Data Is Used
Your data may be used to:
Reply to messages sent through the contact form.
Send newsletter updates if you choose to subscribe.
Keep the website secure and working.
Understand which books, pages, and links visitors use.
Track affiliate referrals when you click some retailer links.
- Legal Bases
The legal bases for using personal data are:
Consent, where you choose to subscribe to a newsletter or accept analytics cookies.
Legitimate interests, where basic technical data is used to keep the website secure, maintain the site, and understand general visitor interest.
Contract or pre-contract steps, where you contact me and ask for a reply.
Legal obligation, where records must be kept to comply with the law.
- Third-Party Services
This website uses trusted third-party services.
Hosting is provided by IONOS.
Newsletter subscriptions are managed through Substack.
Analytics may be provided by Google Analytics.
Book sales are handled by third-party retailers such as Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo, or other booksellers.
This website does not process your payment details. If you buy a book, the retailer handles the sale and their own privacy policy applies.
- Cookies
This website uses strictly necessary cookies to make the site work.
It may also use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use the site. You can accept or reject non-essential cookies through the cookie banner.
Affiliate links may set cookies through third-party retailers when you click through to buy a book.
- Affiliate Disclosure
Ember Nyx may use affiliate links to retailers, including Amazon and other booksellers. If you click one of these links and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.
These links help support the website and the books.
- How Long Data Is Kept
Contact form messages are kept only as long as needed to reply and manage the conversation.
Newsletter data is managed through Substack until you unsubscribe or ask Substack to remove it.
Technical and analytics data is kept according to the settings of the relevant service provider.
- Your Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have rights over your personal data. These may include the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the use of your data.
You can also withdraw consent where consent is the legal basis for processing.
To ask about your personal data, please use the contact form on this website.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office if you’re unhappy with how your data has been handled.
- Contact Details
Data Controller: Ceri Clark, writing as Ember Nyx
Postal Address: Ceri Clark, Unit 40606, PO Box 92, Cardiff, CF11 1NB
Email: Please use the contact form on this website.