1. Who We Are
This website, themasculinitymatrix.com, is operated by Taciturn Studios LLC. The public author of The Masculinity Matrix is C. V. Wooster. When this policy refers to “we,” “us,” or “our,” it refers to Taciturn Studios LLC as the data controller for this site.
For privacy-related inquiries, contact privacy@themasculinitymatrix.com.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information you voluntarily provide:
- Email address and name — when you join the newsletter or early-access list
- Name, email, subject, and message — when you submit the contact form
- Payment information — processed by Stripe; we do not see or store card numbers
We also collect standard server logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited) for security and operations. This log data is not used to identify you for advertising.
3. How We Use Your Information
- To send the reader magnet and email sequence you requested
- To notify you about the book and related updates
- To respond to contact-form inquiries
- To process orders through Stripe
- To operate, secure, and improve the site
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing.
4. Email Communications
If you subscribe, you consent to receive the welcome sequence, the reader magnet, and occasional book updates. Every marketing email includes an unsubscribe link.
We use MailerLite to manage the subscriber list and Resend to deliver transactional email. Your address is stored on their servers under their privacy policies.
5. Cookies, Analytics, and Google Advertising
This site uses cookies and similar technologies for necessary functions, analytics, and advertising.
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use the site.
This site uses Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
Functional cookies may keep a session or form state. Those cookies are used to operate the site.
6. Affiliate Links
This site participates in affiliate programs including the Amazon Associates Program, Bookshop.org, and Blinkist. If you click an affiliate link and buy something, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
7. Your Rights
If you are in the European Economic Area or another jurisdiction that grants similar rights, you may request access, correction, erasure, portability, or objection regarding personal data we hold. Email privacy@themasculinitymatrix.com to exercise these rights.
8. Data Retention
We keep subscriber data while you remain subscribed. After you unsubscribe, we remove you from the active list within 30 days. Contact-form submissions are kept up to 12 months for correspondence.
9. Site Chat
If you use the on-site assistant, your messages are processed to generate a reply and may be retained for quality and product improvement. Chat transcripts are not sold. To request deletion, email privacy@themasculinitymatrix.com.
10. Children's Privacy
This website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information, email privacy@themasculinitymatrix.com and we will delete it.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy. When we do, we will revise the last-updated date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the revised policy.