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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 01/02/2026

 

This Privacy Policy describes how LYRA WINTERS LLC (“we” or “us”) collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you use our website www.lyrawinters.com and any of our subdomains (the “Website”). 

 

Country of operation: United States

Topics:

  • Personal information we collect

  • Cookies and Analytics

  • How we use your personal information

  • How we share your personal information

  • How we store your data

  • Email marketing

  • Your data protection rights

  • Third party websites

  • Changes

  • Contact Us

 

Personal Information We Collect 

When you visit the Website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Website, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Website, and information about how you interact with the Website. We refer to this automatically collected information as “Device Information”. 

 

Cookies and Analytics

We collect Device Information using the following technologies: 
 

  • “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org

  • “Log files” track actions occurring on the Website, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.

  • Similar technologies may be used by Wix to collect aggregated analytics information about website usage.

 

This website uses limited cookies necessary for basic functionality and analytics. We do not use cookies for targeted advertising or behavioral profiling. Analytics cookies collect information in aggregated form only.

We use Device Information for:

  • Functionality: To recognize you on our website and recognize your previously selected preferences, including your preferred language and your location.

  • This data is used in aggregated form to understand site usage and improve the website. It is not used to personally identify individual visitors.

  • You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the website above tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. Some of our website features may not function if you disable cookies. Please note that we do not alter our Website’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser. 

 

We also collect data you provide to us directly. We refer to the data you provide as “Provided Information.” We collect personal data only where necessary and for specific purposes:

  • Book orders

    • When you place an order, we may collect:

      • Name

      • Shipping address

      • Email address

    • This data is used solely to process, fulfill, and deliver your order.

  • Newsletter subscription

    • When you sign up for our newsletter, we collect:

      • Email address

    • This is used only to send newsletters and updates related to the author’s work.

  • Email inquiries

    • If you contact us by email or through a contact form, we may collect:

      • Your email address

      • Any information you choose to include in your message

      • This information is used only to respond to your inquiry.

 

The Provided Information we collect may include:

  • Personal identification information (name, email address, phone number, etc.)

  • This is only used to process, fulfill, and deliver your order.

 

Payment information is processed securely by our payment providers. We do not store or have access to full credit card numbers.

 

Legal basis for processing (GDPR)

We process personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b)) — for order fulfillment

  • Consent (Article 6(1)(a)) — for newsletter emails

  • Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)) — for responding to inquiries and basic website analytics

  • Our legitimate interests are limited to operating and improving the website and communicating with visitors who contact us.


When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Provided Information. 

How we use your Personal Information
We use the Provided Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Website (including processing your payment information, delivering products, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use Provided Information to: 

  • Communicate with you about your inquiries

  • Fulfill and ship orders

  • Send order-related communications

  • Send newsletters to subscribers who have opted in

  • Respond to email or contact form inquiries

  • Analyze general website usage to improve content and functionality

  • We do not use personal data for profiling or automated decision-making.

 

We use the Device Information that we collect to help maintain the security and integrity of the Website and more generally to improve and optimize our Website (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Website).

 

How we share your Personal Information 
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above.

 

The types of third parties with whom we might share elements of your Personal Information include:

  • Payment processors engaged by us to securely store and handle payments information, such as credit or debit card information

  • Providers of email management and distribution tools

  • Providers of security and fraud prevention tools and services.

  • All third parties are required to handle personal data securely and lawfully.

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We may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights. We do not sell or rent your personal data.

 

How we store your data

  • Order data is retained only as long as necessary to fulfill orders and meet legal obligations

  • Newsletter email addresses are stored via Wix.com until you unsubscribe

  • Inquiry emails are kept only as long as necessary to respond and for reasonable follow-up

  • We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data.

 

We process and store your data using the following providers:

  • Wix.com (for website operation, email delivery, and analytics)

  • Shippo.com (for order processing and delivery)

 

Please visit their individual websites for information on the physical location of their servers where your information is stored.

We use commercially reasonable security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of any information that may be stored on our servers. Of course, no computer network or data transmission on the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure and so you submit your information at your own risk.

We will retain your Personal Information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

 

Email Marketing

If you subscribe to our newsletter, you opt in to receive emails including but not limited to newsletters, updates, promotions, and other announcements. Delivery of emails may be affected by spam filters or email provider settings.

 

  • Newsletter emails are sent only to users who have actively subscribed.

  • We use single opt-in

  • Each newsletter includes an unsubscribe link

  • You can withdraw consent at any time

  • Order-related emails and inquiry responses are not marketing and are sent only when necessary.

 

We use Wix as our website platform and email delivery system. Wix processes personal data on our behalf in accordance with data protection laws.

You have the right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes. If you opt to unsubscribe from receiving emails, you understand that you may no longer receive information or updates from this Website, including promotions or product updates.

International data transfers

Because our audience can be international, personal data may be processed outside your country of residence, including outside the EU/EEA.

Where required, appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses are in place.

Your Data Protection Rights 


Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. Under certain conditions, you may also have the right to restrict or object to our processing of your data, and to request that we transfer your Personal Information to another organization. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us through the contact information below. 
Additionally, if you are a European resident, we note that we are processing your information to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Website), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

To exercise these rights, contact: authorlyrawinters@gmail.com
 

Third Party Websites

Our privacy policy applies only to our website. We are not responsible for the data collection, privacy practices or policies of any third-party site to which we may provide a link or that may link to our site. We encourage you to read the privacy statement and terms of use of other sites.

 

Changes 
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. The date of the last revision will be indicated by the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Any such changes are effective immediately upon publication on our Website.

Complaints

Please contact us if you have any complaints about how we use your Personal Information so we can resolve the issue whenever possible. Residents of the European Union also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection regulator, such as the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK.  California residents can contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834 or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.

 

Contact us 
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to exercise your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us: authorlyrawinters@gmail.com

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