SKYLE BROWN LLC is an online bookstore dedicated to curating a diverse collection of quality books—including fiction, non-fiction, self-help, history, biography, and children’s literature—for readers across the USA. We strive to connect book lovers with inspiring, educational, and entertaining titles, offering a seamless shopping experience with secure packaging, fast shipping, and transparent customer service. Your privacy is a priority to us, and this page outlines how we collect, use, and protect your data when you interact with our website.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site (e.g., book reviews, feedback, or literary discussions), we collect the data shown in the comments form (name, email address, comment content) along with your IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps us detect and prevent spam, ensuring our comment sections remain a safe, relevant space for book enthusiasts.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you have a Gravatar profile. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile picture (if applicable) will be visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website (e.g., book-related photos for reviews, author spotlights, or community shares), avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images, which may compromise your privacy. We recommend removing EXIF data from images before uploading.

Cookies

  • Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies eliminate the need to re-enter your details for future comments and expire after one year.
  • Temporary Login Check Cookies: When you visit our login page (e.g., to access your account, track orders, or save wishlists), we set a temporary cookie to verify if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
  • Login & Preferences Cookies: If you log in to your account, we set cookies to store your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login persistence to two weeks; logging out removes login cookies.
  • Editor Cookies: If you edit or publish content on the site (e.g., updating a book review or contributing to our blog), an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie only includes the post ID of the content you edited (no personal data) and expires after 1 day.
  • Shopping Cart Cookies: We use cookies to retain your shopping cart items during your visit, ensuring you can continue browsing without losing your selected books. These cookies expire after 30 days if you do not complete your purchase.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our website may include embedded content (e.g., book trailers, author interviews, or excerpts from publisher websites). Embedded content from third-party sites behaves identically to visiting the third-party website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you (e.g., browsing activity), use cookies, embed additional tracking tools, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. If you are logged in to the third-party site (e.g., a publisher’s platform), they may link your interaction to your account. We have no control over third-party data practices and encourage you to review their privacy policies.

Who We Share Your Data With

We only share your data in limited, privacy-focused circumstances:
  • Password Reset: If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email to verify the request’s legitimacy and prevent unauthorized access to your account.
  • Order Fulfillment: We may share necessary data (e.g., shipping address, order details) with trusted shipping partners (e.g., USPS, UPS) to deliver your books. These partners are contractually obligated to protect your data and only use it for fulfillment purposes.
  • Legal Compliance: We may disclose your data if required by law (e.g., to comply with a subpoena) or to protect our rights, property, or the safety of our users.
We never share your personal data with unrelated third parties for marketing or commercial purposes.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments & Metadata: Comments and their metadata (e.g., timestamp, IP address) are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically approve follow-up comments from you, rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
  • User Account Data: For registered users (e.g., those with accounts to track orders or save wishlists), we store the personal information you provide in your profile (name, email, shipping addresses) until you request account deletion. You can view, edit, or delete your personal data at any time (except your username, which cannot be changed). Our administrators may also access and edit this data to assist with account issues or order fulfillment.
  • Order Data: We retain order details (purchase history, shipping information, payment confirmation) for 7 years to comply with tax and legal requirements, and to facilitate returns or warranty claims.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you have the following rights regarding your data:
  • Access: Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you (including account details, comment history, and order records).
  • Erasure: Request that we delete any personal data we hold about you, except for data we are legally obligated to retain (e.g., order records for tax purposes).
  • Correction: Update or correct any inaccurate personal data in your account.
  • Objection: Object to the processing of your data for non-essential purposes (e.g., marketing communications, if applicable).
To exercise these rights, contact us at brown@skylebrown.online with your full name and associated email address. We will respond to your request within 30 business days.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be screened through an automated spam detection service to filter out malicious or irrelevant content. No personal data is shared with this service beyond what is necessary for spam detection, and the service does not store your data permanently.