Privacy Policy

Updated October 12, 2026.

This website provides information about Steven E Cook and his books, including The Ashen Testament, The First Warden, and When the Deep Opened.

Contact messages

When you use the Shopify contact form, the information you submit, such as your name, email address, and message, is processed to deliver and respond to your inquiry.

The reader list

Reader-list forms and signup links use Mailchimp. Your email address and any optional name you provide are used to manage your subscription and send book news, release announcements, and Kickstarter updates. Follow the confirmation instructions when shown. You can unsubscribe using the link in reader-list emails.

Reader reviews

Review submissions are processed through Shopify and held for approval. Approved reviews may show your display name and review publicly. Your email address is used for review administration and is not displayed as part of your review. Submitting a review does not subscribe you to the reader list.

Website operation

Shopify hosts this website and may process technical information and use cookies to operate and secure it. The site also remembers newsletter-popup dismissal in your browser. Available data-sharing controls can be found on the privacy choices page.

Service providers and external links

Shopify and Mailchimp process information under their respective privacy policies. External websites linked from this site have their own policies. See Shopify’s privacy policy and Intuit’s privacy statement for Mailchimp.

Questions

For questions about information you submitted or a privacy request, please use the contact form or email info@stevenecook.com.