Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 7, 2025
Last Updated: September 7, 2025

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using the MystiSpiel.com website (the "Website") operated by Mysti Spiel (the pseudonym for the author of At the Cart’s Tayle) who is located in New Jersey, United States ("us," "we," "our").

MystiSpiel.com (“Website,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is operated by and on behalf of Mysti Spiel, including works published under the pseudonym Mysti Spiel. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our Website or engage with our services, including email newsletters, monthly bulletins, and other offerings.

1. Information We Collect

When you interact with our Website, we may collect the following types of information:

Information You Provide Directly
- Name and email address (when signing up for newsletters, bulletins, or contacting us).
- Any information you submit through forms, surveys, or correspondence.
Information Collected Automatically
Wix, our website host, may automatically collect information such as:
- IP address, browser type, device information, and operating system.
- Usage data including pages visited, links clicked, and time spent on the Website.
- Cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality and user experience.

For details on Wix’s data collection, please see Wix’s Privacy Policy: https://www.wix.com/about/privacy.

Third-Party Services
If we use third-party email marketing services (such as Mailchimp, Wix Email Marketing, or similar tools), they may collect and process information as needed to deliver communications.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To provide newsletters, bulletins, and updates you subscribe to.
To respond to inquiries or requests you send us.
To improve and personalize the Website.
To monitor Website usage and maintain security.
To comply with legal obligations.

3. How We Share Information

We do not intend to sell, trade, or rent your personal information. Reminder: The author of At the Cart’s Tayle is not an expert in technology, is not a historian, and is not normally in the profession of writing novels. We do this for fun as a hobby. Do your own research and think for yourselves. The author writing under the pseudonym reserves the right to make mistakes and errors, and provides no guarantees and no warranties as to the website, the book, or the use of information collected. We may share information in the following cases:

Service Providers: With third parties such as Wix, email marketing platforms, or analytics tools, who help us operate the Website.
Legal Requirements: If required by law, regulation, or legal process.
Protection of Rights: To protect the rights, safety, and security of Mysti Spiel and Website visitors.

We may share information in additional ways that may be known or unknown to us, remembering this is for fun and a hobby, and we are not experts at any of this.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Website, hosted by Wix, uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to analyze trends, administer the site, and enhance user experience. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies, but this may affect site functionality.

5. Your Choices

Email Communications: You can unsubscribe from newsletters and bulletins at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails.
Cookies: You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy, or as required by law.

7. Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. However, no online transmission or storage system is 100% secure. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for when the security system does not work or has holes or loopholes and results in issues.

8. Children’s Privacy

MystiSpiel.com is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with information, we will delete it.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including the right to access, update, or delete your information. To make a request, please contact us using the details below.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date.”

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our practices, please use the Contact form on this website.