Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

This website, themasculinitymatrix.com, is operated by C. V. Wooster in connection with the upcoming book The Masculinity Matrix. When this policy refers to "we," "us," or "our," it refers to C. V. Wooster as the data controller for this site.

For privacy-related inquiries, you may contact us via the contact form on this website. We do not publish a direct email address publicly.

2. Information We Collect

We collect only the information you voluntarily provide:

• Email address and name — when you sign up for the newsletter or early access list
• Name, email, subject, and message — when you submit the contact form
• Payment information — processed directly by Stripe; we never see or store your card details

We also collect standard server logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited) for security and analytics purposes. This data is not linked to your identity.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information you provide solely for the following purposes:

• To send you the free reader magnet and email sequence you signed up for
• To notify you about the book's release date and related updates
• To respond to contact form inquiries
• To process orders (via Stripe) when the book becomes available for purchase

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Email Communications

By subscribing to our list, you consent to receive email communications from us, including the welcome sequence, the free reader magnet PDF, and occasional updates about the book. Every email includes an unsubscribe link. You may opt out at any time.

We use MailerLite to manage our subscriber list and Resend to deliver transactional emails. Both services are GDPR-compliant. Your email address is stored on their servers in accordance with their respective privacy policies.

5. Cookies and Analytics

This site uses minimal, privacy-respecting analytics to understand how visitors find and use the site. We do not use third-party advertising cookies. We do not use Google Analytics or Facebook Pixel.

Functional cookies may be set to maintain your session or remember form state. These are strictly necessary and do not track you across other websites.

6. Affiliate Links

This site participates in affiliate programs including the Amazon Associates Program, Bookshop.org, and Blinkist. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support the work behind this site and the book.

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access — request a copy of the data we hold about you
• Correction — request that inaccurate data be corrected
• Erasure — request that your data be deleted
• Portability — request your data in a machine-readable format
• Objection — object to how your data is processed

To exercise any of these rights, please use the contact form on this website.

8. Data Retention

We retain subscriber data for as long as you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe, your data is removed from our active list within 30 days. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months for correspondence purposes.

9. Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.