Last updated: 18 September 2026

Essential Publishing respects your privacy and will only use your personal information as described in this policy.

Information we collect

When you use this website, enter one of our giveaways or choose to receive news from Essential Publishing, we may collect information you provide to us, including your name, email address and any information you choose to include in a form.

If you win a giveaway, we may also ask for your postal address so that we can send your prize.

How we use your information

We may use your information to:

• administer giveaways and contact winners;

• send prizes to successful entrants;

• respond to enquiries you send us; and

• send occasional Essential Publishing news, memory prompts and information about new releases only where you have chosen to receive these emails.

Entering a giveaway does not automatically subscribe you to marketing emails.

Marketing emails

If you choose to receive news and updates from Essential Publishing, you can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link in our emails.

Withdrawing your marketing consent will not affect your entry into any giveaway you have already entered.

Giveaway information

Information collected specifically to administer a giveaway will only be kept for as long as reasonably necessary to run the promotion, contact winners, distribute prizes and deal with any queries or legal obligations arising from it.

Postal addresses collected from winners will be used for sending prizes and will not be added to our marketing list.

Sharing your information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may use trusted service providers to operate our website, manage forms and email communications, or deliver prizes. They may process personal information on our behalf only where necessary to provide those services.

We may also disclose information where required by law.

Website and cookies

Our website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace may use cookies and similar technologies necessary to operate the website and may provide website analytics or other services, depending on the features enabled on this site.

Where consent is required for non-essential cookies, visitors will be given an appropriate choice.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have rights over your personal information, including the right to ask for access to it, correction of inaccurate information, deletion in certain circumstances, restriction of processing, or to object to certain uses of your information.

You may also withdraw your consent to marketing at any time.

If you have concerns about how your personal information is being handled, you also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office.

Contact us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact:

Essential Publishing
Email: hello@publishwithpurpose.co.uk

Essential Publishing is a publishing imprint of Author Essentials operated by L.M. Ashman (lynn@penpress.co.uk)