Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 21, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Chris Stirling ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit chrisstirling.com or interact with our related content and accounts.

Information we collect

Information you give us. When you subscribe to the newsletter or request the free first chapter, we collect your email address. If you contact us, we collect the information you choose to send.

Information from social platforms. If you authorize a connection through a social platform such as TikTok, we receive only the information you approve — for example your basic public profile (such as your open ID, display name, and avatar) and public statistics (such as follower, like, and video counts). We use this solely to display and measure our own content performance and channel growth. We do not post on your behalf without your explicit action.

Information collected automatically. Like most websites, we and our hosting provider collect standard technical information such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and referring pages, using cookies and similar technologies for security and basic analytics.

How we use information

We use the information to send you the newsletter and the free chapter you requested, to respond to your messages, to measure how our content and website perform, and to keep the site secure and working properly.

Third-party services

We rely on trusted providers to run the site and our publishing, and your information may be processed by them for those purposes: MailerLite (email delivery), Cloudflare (hosting, security, and content delivery), Google/YouTube (embedded videos and channel analytics), TikTok, and Meta/Instagram (content analytics). Each provider handles data under its own privacy policy.

Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with the service providers above as needed to operate the site, or where required by law.

Cookies

We use essential cookies to operate the site and may use limited analytics cookies to understand usage. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

Data retention

We keep newsletter information until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove it, and other information only as long as needed for the purposes described here.

Your choices and rights

You can unsubscribe from emails at any time using the link in any message. You may also request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information by contacting us.

Children

This site is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed to children.

Changes

We may update this policy from time to time; the "last updated" date above will reflect any changes.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email chris@chrisstirling.com.