THE BOOK MARKETING SOURCE
Effective date: August 4, 2026
Last updated: October 13, 2026
The Book Marketing Source is a book marketing consultancy for nonfiction business authors. The Book Marketing Source is a division of The Marketing Source, a strategic marketing consultancy.
You can reach us at hello@thebookmarketingsource.com.
This policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we handle it, and what you can ask us to do with it. It applies to thebookmarketingsource.com and to the work we do for clients.
We collect information you choose to send us. That includes:
When you request a free Book-to-Client Review: your first name, email address, book title, whether the book is published, publication date or expected date, and, where you provide them, a retail link, a link to your manuscript or a sample, a website address, a LinkedIn profile address, and a sentence describing your ideal client.
When you contact us: your name, email address, the reason for your message, and the content of your message. A copy of each message is kept in our website’s admin area as well as in our email.
When you book a call: your name, email address, and anything you add to the booking form. Calls are booked and held on Zoom.
When you download a resource or subscribe to our list: your email address, and your first name if you provide it.
When you request or buy a module, package, or audit: the information above, plus what you tell us about your book, your business, your goals, and your timeline.
When you become a client: the material we need to do the work. That may include your manuscript, your book files, access to your website, access to your email platform, access to advertising accounts, interview recordings and transcripts, existing marketing material, and client or reader material you choose to share with us.
We invoice through QuickBooks, and payments are processed by QuickBooks and its payment processors. Card numbers and bank details are entered on their systems, not ours. We do not see, store, or have access to your full payment card number. We keep a record of what you were invoiced, what you paid, and when.
Our website is hosted by WordPress.com. Like most websites, it records technical information when you visit: your IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, the pages you view, and the time of your visit. We use it to keep the site working and secure, to stop automated abuse, and to understand which pages people read.
We use three tools to measure traffic:
Messages sent through our contact form are checked for spam by Akismet, a service from our hosting company, before they reach us.
The accessibility menu on our site, if you use it, remembers your settings in your browser. Those settings are not sent to us.
Cookies are small files your browser stores for a website. Some tools store similar information in your browser in other ways, and we treat those the same as cookies.
Essential cookies keep the site working and secure. They remember your cookie choice and your accessibility settings, and they confirm that a visitor is a person and not an automated program. They are always on, because the site does not work properly without them.
Analytics cookies tell us how visitors find and use the site. They are set by Google Analytics and VisibilityKit and can last up to two years. They stay off until you allow them in the cookie banner. You can change your choice at any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page.
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block essential cookies, parts of the site may not work.
We do not use advertising cookies, we do not build advertising profiles of visitors, and we do not sell information about your visit to anyone.
This section applies to anyone who sends us a manuscript, sample chapters, an unpublished book, or any other material that is not yet public.
We treat unpublished material as confidential. Specifically:
We do not share it. Your manuscript is not shown, sent, or described to any third party, including other clients, referral partners, publishers, or agents.
We do not quote or reproduce it. We do not read passages aloud, display pages on screen, or excerpt your text in a recorded video, a written report, a case study, a marketing piece, a social post, or anywhere else.
We do not use it to train AI systems. Client manuscripts and client material are not uploaded to public generative AI tools and are not submitted to any service that uses submitted content to train its models.
We read it for context, not for critique. When you send a manuscript with a free Review request, we read enough of it to understand what your book is about. The Review does not include editorial feedback, an assessment of your writing, or a promise to read the manuscript in full.
We delete it on request. Write to hello@thebookmarketingsource.com, and we will delete the manuscript and any copies of it, and confirm in writing that we have done so.
If you want a signed non-disclosure agreement before sending anything, ask. We will sign one.
We use the information described above to:
We do not sell your personal information. We do not rent, trade, or share it with advertisers or data brokers.
If you give us your email address to receive a resource or subscribe to our list, we will send you the resource and, unless you unsubscribe, occasional email about our work. Every marketing email includes an unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing takes one click. You can also write to us and we will remove you.
Email sent to you about work we are doing for you is not marketing and continues while the engagement is active.
Our email is managed with Kit. Kit records whether an email was opened and whether a link was clicked. Team email is managed with Missive. Email our website sends, such as contact form notifications, goes through Elementor’s email delivery service.
We use a small number of established providers to run the business. Each one holds only what it needs to do its job.
We use contractors and team members to help deliver client work. They are bound by confidentiality terms and are given access only to what a specific task requires.
If we are ever required to disclose information by law, by a court order, or by a valid request from a government authority, we will do so, and we will tell you unless we are prohibited from telling you.
The free Review and the paid Audit are delivered as recorded video hosted on Loom. Links to your video are unlisted. We do not publish client videos, and we do not use a client video as a marketing sample without written permission.
You can ask us to:
Write to hello@thebookmarketingsource.com. We will reply within thirty days. We do not charge for this and we will not treat you differently for asking.
If you are in California, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, including the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete it, and the right to opt out of its sale. We do not sell personal information.
If you are in the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area, you have rights under the UK GDPR and the EU GDPR, including the rights listed above, the right to data portability, and the right to complain to your national data protection authority. Our lawful bases for processing are performance of a contract, our legitimate interest in running and improving the business, your consent where you have given it, and compliance with legal obligations. Analytics cookies rely on your consent, and you can withdraw it at any time with the Cookie settings link.
We are based in the United States and our providers are largely based in the United States. If you contact us from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to and stored in the United States. Some of our contractors work outside the United States and are bound by the same confidentiality terms.
We use access controls, unique passwords, and multi-factor authentication on the accounts that hold client material. No system is perfectly secure, and we do not claim otherwise. If a breach affects your information, we will tell you and tell the relevant authority where the law requires it.
Our services are for professional adults. The site is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect information from anyone under sixteen. If you believe a child has given us information, write to us, and we will delete it.
Our site links to other websites, including retail listings, social platforms, and provider pages. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Read their policies.
We will update this page when our practices change, and we will change the date at the top. If a change is significant, we will say so on the page and, where we hold your email address and the change affects you, by email.
Questions about this policy, or a request about your information:
hello@thebookmarketingsource.com
The Book Marketing Source
