Privacy Policy

This policy explains what information One and Only Stories ("we") collects when you use oneandonlystories.com, why, and what choices you have. We are a small independent publisher in Georgia, USA, and our website is for readers in the United States.

What we collect

When you buy a book

Checkout is run by Payhip, our shop platform. Payhip collects your name, email address, billing country and state (for sales tax) and your payment. Card payments are handled by Stripe and PayPal; we never see or store your card number. We receive your name, email and what you bought, so we can deliver your download and help if something goes wrong.

When you join the newsletter or ask for a free gift

We collect your email address, and which free gift or book you asked about. Our email service, Kit, stores it and sends the emails. You confirm your address before you are added.

When you write to us

We keep your email and message so we can answer.

When you browse

Our web host keeps standard server logs (such as your IP address, browser type and the page you asked for) for security and to keep the site running.

We use Google Analytics to count visits and learn which pages and books people find useful, for example how many visitors came from a search and which pages they read. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects information such as the pages you view, how you arrived, your general location (city or region), and your device and browser type. We see this only as totals and trends, not as a list of who you are. We have turned off Google's advertising features and data sharing for our account, and our website does not use advertising trackers. To stop Google Analytics on any website, you can install Google's opt-out browser add-on.

How we use it

• To deliver what you bought or asked for.
• To send the newsletter you signed up for (about one email a month).
• To answer your questions and fix problems with downloads.
• To keep records the law requires, such as sales records.

We never sell or rent your personal information.

Services we use

• Payhip: checkout, downloads and sales tax.
• Stripe and PayPal: card and PayPal payments.
• Kit: newsletter and free gift emails.
• Hostinger: website hosting and our email.
• Google Analytics: visitor statistics.
• YouTube: bedtime story videos. They play in privacy-enhanced mode and load only after you press play.

Each service follows its own privacy policy.

Cookies

Our pages set Google Analytics cookies to count visits (see "When you browse" above). You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, and the site still works. Payhip's checkout and a YouTube video you choose to play may set their own cookies to work.

Do Not Track

We don't track you across other websites, so our site works the same whether or not your browser sends a "Do Not Track" signal.

Children's privacy

Our website is made for parents, grandparents and other adults. It is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them. The newsletter is for adults 18 and over. If you believe a child has given us information, contact us and we will delete it.

Your choices

• Unsubscribe from any email with the link at the bottom.
• Ask to see, correct or delete your information by writing to community@oneandonlystories.com. We answer within 30 days.

How long we keep it

We keep newsletter addresses until you unsubscribe, messages for as long as needed to help you, and sales records as long as tax law requires.

Changes

If we change this policy, we update the date at the top of this page.

Contact

Questions about privacy: community@oneandonlystories.com.