Privacy Policy
Your creative work, manuscript intellectual property, and personal identity are guarded with bank-level security. We strictly never sell author data to data brokers or advertising networks.
Kingdom Publisher International LLC operates solely as an author-focused literary publisher and press. We do not sell, rent, lease, or monetize your personal information, contact records, or manuscript files to third-party data brokers, advertising networks, or AI model training scrapers.
01Information We Collect
To evaluate manuscripts, deliver publishing services, and distribute your titles globally, we collect the following categories of information:
- Author Identity & Contact Details: Legal name, pen name/pseudonym, mailing address, email address, phone number, and professional author biography.
- Manuscript & Creative Assets: Book drafts, book synopses, outlines, interview recordings (for ghostwriting), cover art briefs, illustrator source files, and editorial notes.
- Transaction & Payment Data: Billing details, order history, and manufacturing selections. All payments are processed through PCI-DSS Level 1 certified processors (Stripe, Authorize.net). Full credit card numbers are never stored on Kingdom Publisher servers.
- Distribution Metadata: ISBN numbers, Library of Congress Control Numbers (LCCN), BISAC category codes, pricing tiers, and retail metadata required for worldwide distribution.
02How We Use Your Information
We process your data exclusively for lawful purposes directly connected to fulfilling your publishing contracts:
- Executing professional editorial diagnoses, ghostwriting milestones, proofreading, and interior typesetting.
- Registering official Bowker ISBN identifiers, barcodes, and Library of Congress filings on your behalf.
- Manufacturing physical print-on-demand or bulk hardcover/paperback copies and managing freight logistics to your address.
- Building and launching bespoke author website platforms and connecting direct Stripe reader storefronts.
- Providing responsive author concierge advisory, project updates, and account administrative support.
03Third-Party Operational Sharing
We share data only with verified, essential operational partners necessary to bring your book to market:
- Official Agency Registrars: Bowker LLC (official U.S. ISBN agency) and the United States Copyright Office / Library of Congress for legal cataloging.
- Wholesale Book Distributors: Ingram Content Group / IngramSpark, Amazon KDP, Barnes & Noble, and digital aggregators for wholesale distribution into 40,000+ bookstores.
- Freight & Courier Carriers: FedEx, UPS, DHL, and freight logistics partners solely for physical book package delivery.
- Payment Gateways: Stripe for encrypted, tokenized credit card transactions.
04Security Measures & Manuscript Storage
All digital manuscript files transmitted through our portal or email advisory are encrypted in transit via Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3) and at rest using advanced AES-256 standards. Access is restricted strictly to editors, proofreaders, and designers directly assigned to your title under binding non-disclosure agreements.
05Author Privacy Rights (GDPR & CCPA Compliance)
Regardless of your geographic jurisdiction, Kingdom Publisher extends comprehensive author data rights:
- Right to Access & Portability: Request a complete digital export of all personal information and publishing files maintained on your profile.
- Right to Rectification: Update or correct your legal name, pen name, contact details, or tax/payout metadata at any time.
- Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request the permanent deletion of draft manuscripts, notes, and correspondence once contractual publishing obligations are completed (subject to statutory tax and accounting retention laws).
- Non-Discrimination: We never deny service, charge different prices, or degrade quality for exercising your lawful privacy rights.
06Cookies & Technical Analytics
We use standard, privacy-preserving session cookies solely to preserve your login states, plan calculator customizations, and book printing order configurations. We do not engage in invasive cross-site tracking or selling behavioral profiles to third-party ad networks. You may disable cookies through your browser settings without affecting core publishing consultation access.
Data Protection Officer & Privacy Desk
To submit a privacy inquiry, request data access, or exercise your statutory GDPR/CCPA rights, reach out directly to our designated compliance team.