Who We Are
Totem Jou Publishing (“TJP”) is a Baltimore‑based micro‑publisher focused on underrepresented creators and readers of adult fiction, including print, digital, audio, and multimedia formats. This privacy policy applies to our website located at totemjou.com and any associated pages or subdomains operated by Totem Jou Publishing.
What Data We Collect and Why
Contact & Submission Forms: When you contact us through a form on our website or submit a manuscript, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message or submission, including any files or information you choose to provide. We use this information to review and respond to your inquiry, manage submissions, and maintain a record of our communications.
We do not sell your personal information. We only share it with service providers who help us operate our website and communication tools, and only as necessary for those services.
Email List: If you sign up for our email list, we collect your name and email address. We use this information to send updates about new releases, events, opportunities, and news related to Totem Jou Publishing. Our email list is managed through a third‑party email service provider.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the link included in each message. Unsubscribing will stop future promotional emails, but we may still contact you individually if you have an active relationship with us (for example, as an author or collaborator).
Embedded Content Some pages on our site may include embedded content from third‑party platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, or other social media and media services. Embedded content behaves as if you visited those platforms directly. These third parties may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content in accordance with their own privacy policies.
We do not control how these platforms collect or use data. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third‑party services whose content appears on our site.
Cookies
Our website may use basic functional cookies to ensure the site operates correctly and to remember certain preferences (such as form inputs or navigation choices). We do not use cookies to track you across other websites or to serve targeted advertising.
If we use analytics tools in the future, they will be configured to collect aggregated, non‑identifying information to help us understand how visitors use our site.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with third‑party service providers who help us operate our business and website, such as our web hosting provider, email marketing platform, and form or submission tools. These providers only receive the information necessary to perform their services on our behalf and are not permitted to use your data for their own unrelated purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
We retain contact inquiries and manuscript submissions for as long as reasonably necessary to review, respond, and maintain a record of our communications and decisions. If you subscribe to our email list, we retain your information until you unsubscribe or until we no longer operate the list.
You may request deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us directly. We will review and respond to deletion requests in a reasonable time-frame, subject to any legal or contractual obligations that require us to retain certain records.
Your Rights
You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal data we hold about you. To make a request, please contact us using the email address provided below. We will make reasonable efforts to respond and address your request, subject to any legal or contractual requirements that may limit immediate deletion of certain records.
Policy Updates
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, our website, or applicable laws. When we make changes, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we handle your data.
Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your data is handled, you can contact us at pub@totemjou.com.