Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1 May 2026 · Effective: 1 May 2026

This Privacy Policy describes the policies of Katja Engel, c/o Block Services, Stuttgarter Str. 106, 70736 Fellbach, Germany (email: office@cozywholesomeromance.com) on the collection, use and disclosure of your information when you use our website cozywholesomeromance.com (the „Service“).

By accessing or using the Service, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the same, please do not access or use the Service.

We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice and will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Service. The revised Policy will be effective 180 days from when posted, and your continued access or use of the Service after such time will constitute your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. We therefore recommend that you periodically review this page.

We collect the following personal information about you, only when you voluntarily provide it by subscribing to our newsletter:

This data is collected exclusively through our newsletter signup form, which is powered by Mailchimp (The Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA). Your data is transmitted to and processed by Mailchimp for the sole purpose of sending our newsletter. Mailchimp is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. For more information, see Mailchimp’s Privacy Policy.

We use the information we collect about you for the following purposes:

If we want to use your information for any other purpose, we will ask you for consent and will use your information only on receiving your consent and then only for the purpose(s) for which you grant consent, unless we are required to do otherwise by law.

We will retain your personal information for as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter. Upon unsubscription, your data will be deleted from our mailing list.

We may need to retain certain information for longer periods for record-keeping or reporting in accordance with applicable law, or for other legitimate reasons such as enforcement of legal rights or fraud prevention. Residual anonymous and aggregate information, neither of which identifies you directly or indirectly, may be stored indefinitely.

Depending on the law that applies, you may have a right to access and rectify or erase your personal data, receive a copy of your personal data, restrict or object to the active processing of your data, ask us to port your personal information to another entity, withdraw any consent you provided to us to process your data, and lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise these rights, you can write to us at office@cozywholesomeromance.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.

You may opt out of our newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in every email, or by writing to us at the address above.

Our website may use cookies to improve your browsing experience. To learn more about how we use cookies and your choices in relation to these tracking technologies, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

We do not load external fonts from third-party servers. All fonts used on this website are hosted locally.

The security of your information is important to us and we use reasonable security measures to prevent the loss, misuse or unauthorised alteration of your information. However, given the inherent risks of data transmission over the internet, we cannot guarantee absolute security. You transmit information to us at your own risk.

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us, including Amazon where our books can be purchased. This Privacy Policy does not address the privacy practices of any third parties. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

If you have any queries or concerns about the processing of your information, please contact:

Katja Engel
c/o Block Services
Stuttgarter Str. 106
70736 Fellbach, Germany

Email: office@cozywholesomeromance.com

We will address your concerns in accordance with applicable law.