Privacy Policy

Newsletter & Email Updates

Last updated: July 24, 2026

1. Data Controller

The Data Controller responsible for your personal data is:

A. J. Hackwith

Contact Email: hello@ajhackwith.com

Mailing Address:

A. J. Hackwith
c/o Caitlin McDonald
Donald Maass Literary Agency
121 West 27th Street, Suite 1201
New York, NY 10001

2. Information Collected & Purpose

When you sign up for the newsletter, I collect only your email address.

This information is collected solely to send you occasional updates regarding new book releases, major announcements, and publication news. Your email will never be sold, rented, or used for unrelated marketing purposes.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

The legal basis for processing your email address is your explicit consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the EU/UK GDPR), which you provide by entering your email and submitting the signup form.

4. Data Processors & Third-Party Services

I use Squarespace Email Campaigns to host the website form, store the email subscriber list, and deliver release updates. Squarespace acts as a data processor under strict data protection terms and security standards. You can read Squarespace’s Privacy Policy for details on how they process data.

5. Data Retention & Your Rights

Your email address will be retained until you choose to unsubscribe. Under the GDPR and applicable privacy laws, you have the following rights regarding your data:

  • Right to Withdraw Consent / Unsubscribe: You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link found at the bottom of every email update.

  • Right to Access & Rectification: You may request access to the personal data held about you or ask for corrections.

  • Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You may request that your email address and subscriber record be permanently deleted from the system.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact hello@ajhackwith.com.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

Comments

This website includes commenting functionality on some pages which enables you to post a comment. This website collects personal information when you post a comment, including:

  • Your name (which will be displayed as part of your posted comment)

  • Your email address (optional, to let you know if someone replies to your comment)

  • Your website URL (optional)

This website includes “likes” functionality on some blog posts which enables you to “like” a post. This website collects personal information when you like a post to try to prevent the same person from liking the same post during the same visit, including:

  • Information about your browser, network and device

  • Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share

  • Your IP address

Hosting

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal information when you visit this website, including:

  • Information about your browser, network and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Web pages you view while on this website

  • Your IP address

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. You can read more about how Squarespace uses your data (site usage information of end users) for its own purposes in their Privacy Policy.

Fonts

This website serves font files from and renders fonts using Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, these third parties may receive personal information about you, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, or device

  • Information about this site and the page you’re viewing on it

  • Your IP address