Privacy Policy

This Privacy Notice explains how Authors Everest (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you visit our website, contact us, or use our services. It also describes the choices and rights you may have, depending on where you live.

This notice is intended to be easy to read and practical. It is not legal advice, and you may wish to consult counsel for specific compliance needs.

What This Notice Covers

This notice applies to information we collect through:

If you have questions about this Privacy Notice, you can contact us using the details in the “How to Contact Us” section.

Your Choices and Cookie Consent

By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Notice. Where required by law (for example, in regions covered by the GDPR or similar regulations), non-essential cookies and advertising/analytics tags will be enabled only after you provide consent through our cookie banner or settings tool.

You can also manage cookies through:

If you prefer to limit interest-based advertising, please review the options in Section 9: Interest-Based Advertising Choices.

Information We Collect

We collect information in a few common ways:

Information you provide to us

Depending on how you interact with us, you may provide:

You can choose not to provide certain information, but that may limit our ability to respond or deliver requested services.

Information collected automatically

When you visit our website, we may collect certain technical information, such as:

This data is commonly collected through cookies, pixels, server logs, and similar technologies.

How We Use Information

We use information for purposes such as:

We aim to use only the information that is reasonably necessary for these purposes.

When We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information for money. We may share information in limited situations, such as:

Service providers

We may work with vendors that support our operations (for example, hosting, analytics, email delivery, customer communication tools, and security services). These providers are expected to use information only to perform services for us and in ways consistent with this Privacy Notice.

Advertising and measurement partners

We may share or allow collection of certain identifiers (such as cookie IDs or device identifiers) to measure advertising performance and improve campaigns, subject to your consent choices and applicable law.

Legal and safety needs

We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or to protect rights, safety, and security (for example, responding to lawful requests or preventing misuse).

Data Retention

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this Notice, unless a longer period is required by law.

Typical examples:

We periodically review what we store and remove or anonymize information when it is no longer necessary.

Security Practices

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information. However, no website or transmission method can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you believe your information may have been compromised, please contact us promptly.

California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have rights under laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA) and/or CalOPPA, including:

Your CCPA/CPRA rights may include:

Do Not Track (DNT)

Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” signals. Because there is no consistent industry standard for responding, our site may not respond to DNT signals in a uniform way. We do, however, provide cookie tools and opt-out options described in this Notice.

How to exercise California rights

Contact us using the information in Section 12. We may request verification details to confirm your identity before completing your request.

Interest-Based Advertising Choices and Opt-Out

We may work with advertising partners to measure performance and show ads that may be more relevant to visitors. These partners may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about your activity on this and other websites.

You can opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies using:

Mobile users may also be able to adjust ad personalization settings through device controls or industry tools (for example, the DAA AppChoices app).

If you are in a region that requires opt-in consent for advertising cookies, we will enable those cookies only after your consent via our cookie banner/settings.

Microsoft Advertising (UET) and Conversion Tracking

We may use Microsoft Advertising to serve ads and measure performance. As part of this, our site may use Microsoft’s Universal Event Tracking (UET) tag.

When you visit our site (including via Microsoft ads), Microsoft may collect or receive information such as:

This helps us understand campaign performance (for example, which pages are visited after an ad click) and may support remarketing or interest-based advertising, where allowed by law and consistent with your consent choices.

To learn more about how Microsoft handles personal information, review Microsoft’s Privacy Statement:

https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement

Messaging and Email Communications

If you provide your phone number or email address, you may receive communications from us related to:

Opting out

We do not share SMS opt-in consent details (such as opt-in records) with third parties for their marketing purposes.

Rights Under GDPR and Similar Laws

If you are located in a region with stricter privacy laws (such as the European Economic Area/UK), you may have rights including:

If you make a request, we will respond within the time period required by applicable law (often within one month), subject to verification and legal exceptions.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through our site, contact us, and we will take appropriate steps to remove it.

Updates to This Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements, or how we handle data. When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we may provide additional notice (for example, a banner on the site).

How to Contact Us

For questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Notice, contact us.

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