Who we are
Our website address is: https://strictlypublishing.com.
CPrivacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026
Strictly Publishing respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you choose to share with us.
Strictly Publishing is the trading name of John Steel, who is the data controller for personal information collected through this website.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the way your information is used, please contact:
John Steel – Strictly Publishing
Email: john@strictlypublishing.com
What information we collect
We only collect personal information that you choose to provide.
This may include:
- your name and email address when you join the Readers Community or mailing list;
- your choices of favourite characters from Migrant Crisis;
- comments, messages or other information you choose to submit through the website; and
- information you provide when contacting John Steel directly.
How we use your information
Your information may be used to:
- send you news and updates about Migrant Crisis, future books by John Steel and Strictly Publishing;
- provide news, previews and other material relating to the Readers Community;
- tell you about relevant events, interviews, media appearances or other author and publishing news;
- understand readers’ preferences, including which characters they would most like to see developed or appear in future stories;
- respond to messages or enquiries you send us; and
- administer and improve the Readers Community.
Character choices and comments may help inform the development of future stories. We will not publish or attribute a comment you have submitted to you without first obtaining your permission.
Our legal basis for using your information
Where you choose to join the Readers Community or mailing list, we rely on your consent to use your personal information to send you email updates.
You can withdraw that consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us at john@strictlypublishing.com.
Where you contact us directly with an enquiry or message, we use the information you provide for the purpose of responding to you.
MailerLite
We use MailerLite to manage our Readers Community mailing list and to send email communications.
When you join the Readers Community, information such as your name and email address is therefore processed using MailerLite’s systems on our behalf.
MailerLite acts as a service provider helping us manage and deliver our communications. We remain responsible for how your personal information is used by Strictly Publishing.
Sharing your information
We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information.
We do not provide your details to third parties for their own marketing purposes.
Information may be processed by service providers, such as MailerLite, where this is necessary to operate the website, manage the Readers Community or provide communications on our behalf. Such providers process information for these purposes rather than for their own independent marketing.
We may also disclose information where we are required to do so by law.
How long we keep your information
We keep personal information for as long as you remain subscribed to the Readers Community or for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was supplied.
If you unsubscribe, we will stop sending you marketing communications. We may retain the minimum information necessary to record your decision and ensure that you are not inadvertently contacted again.
Information that is no longer required will be deleted or anonymised where appropriate.
Cookies and website tracking
The website may use cookies that are necessary for its basic operation.
At the date of this Privacy Policy, Strictly Publishing does not use Google Analytics, Meta/Facebook Pixel or similar advertising or behavioural tracking technologies on this website.
The website contains a MailerLite form used to enable readers to join the Readers Community. MailerLite or other essential website services may use technical cookies or similar technologies where necessary to provide their functionality.
If we introduce non-essential analytics, advertising or other tracking technologies in the future, this Privacy Policy and, where necessary, the website’s cookie-consent arrangements will be updated accordingly.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you have rights in relation to your personal information.
Depending on the circumstances, these may include the right to:
- ask what personal information we hold about you;
- ask us to correct inaccurate information;
- ask us to delete your personal information;
- restrict or object to certain uses of your information;
- withdraw your consent to marketing at any time; and
- ask for a copy of personal information you have provided.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact john@strictlypublishing.com.
You also have the right to raise a concern with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office if you are unhappy with the way your personal information has been handled.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy if the website, our services or the way we use personal information changes.
The latest version will always be published on this website with the date of the most recent update shown at the top.