Privacy policy

Information this website processes

Plain Act does not currently offer an active newsletter sign-up, user account, checkout, or comment system on this website. The site does not intentionally ask visitors to submit personal information through a web form.

If you contact Plain Act by email, the information you provide—such as your email address, name, message, and any attachments—will be used to review and respond to your inquiry.

Analytics and cookies

This website uses Google Analytics 4 to understand how the site is used. Google Analytics may collect information such as pages viewed, approximate location, device and browser information, referral source, session activity, and identifiers associated with analytics cookies or similar technologies.

Google may process this information on Plain Act's behalf under its own terms and privacy practices. You can limit cookies through your browser settings. Blocking analytics cookies or scripts may reduce the data collected and should not prevent you from reading the site's public content.

Advertising and Google AdSense

Plain Act may use Google AdSense to display advertising. Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a visitor's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

Where personalized advertising is available, users can manage or opt out of personalized ads through Google's Ads Settings. Other third-party advertising vendors or networks may also use cookies or similar technologies when permitted; their own privacy notices and opt-out controls apply.

Advertising does not affect editorial content, recommendations, or access to the site's public management resources.

Outbound links and third-party platforms

The site links to third-party websites and platforms, including book retailers, publishers, YouTube, LinkedIn, Goodreads, and other resources. Some pages may also embed third-party content, such as YouTube videos. When you follow a link or load embedded content, the third party may receive information such as your IP address, browser details, referring page, and interaction data, and may use its own cookies or similar technologies.

Plain Act does not control the privacy, security, availability, or content practices of third-party services. Review the relevant third party's current privacy notice before providing information or making a purchase.

How information is used and shared

Information is used to operate and improve the website, understand aggregate traffic, maintain security, respond to inquiries, support advertising where enabled, correct site or metadata issues, and comply with legal obligations. Plain Act does not sell personal information.

Information may be processed by service providers that support website hosting, analytics, advertising, email, and external platforms. It may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to comply with law, protect rights or security, or address misuse.

Data retention

Analytics and advertising information is retained according to the settings and policies of Google and related service providers. Email correspondence is kept only as long as reasonably needed to answer the inquiry, maintain appropriate business records, resolve disputes, protect legal rights, or meet legal obligations. Retention periods may vary with the purpose and applicable requirements.

Your choices and rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, restriction of, or objection to certain processing of your personal information, and in some cases data portability or withdrawal of consent. These rights may be subject to legal limits and identity verification.

You may manage cookies in your browser and use Google's available privacy, analytics, and advertising controls. Requests concerning information held directly by a third-party platform should be sent to that platform.

Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated when the website, its tools, advertising services, or legal requirements change. The date below identifies the current version.