Last Updated: 19 September 2026

GeorgeShadow.com (“the Website”) is owned and operated by George Shadow (“we,” “us,” “our,” or “George Shadow”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personal information that you provide when you visit or interact with the Website.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we may collect, why we collect it, how we use it, how we protect it, and the choices available to you.

This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Terms and Conditions.

1. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you use the Website, we may collect the following categories of information.

A. Information You Provide Directly

You may provide personal information when you:

• Contact us through a contact form;

• Send us an email or other message;

• Subscribe to a newsletter or mailing list;

• Create an account, where applicable;

• Purchase a book, artwork, digital product, or other product;

• Request information or support;

• Submit a comment, review, or other content; or

• Voluntarily provide information through the Website.

This information may include:

• Your name;

• Email address;

• Telephone number;

• Billing or delivery information, where applicable;

• Information contained in your message or enquiry;

• Account information, where applicable; and

• Other information that you voluntarily provide.

You should avoid submitting sensitive personal information through publicly accessible forms or comments unless it is specifically required and appropriate.

B. Payment Information

Where payments are accepted through the Website, payments may be processed by a third-party payment provider.

Depending on the payment method, the payment provider may collect information such as payment-card details, bank information, billing information, or transaction details.

We do not intend to store complete payment-card numbers or security codes on our own Website systems.

Payment information should be provided directly through the secure payment interface provided by the relevant payment processor.

The payment provider's own privacy policy and terms will also apply to information that it processes.

C. Automatically Collected Information

When you visit the Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the Website, hosting provider, analytics services, or other technologies.

This may include:

• IP address;

• Browser type;

• Device type;

• Operating system;

• Approximate geographic information derived from technical data;

• Pages visited;

• Time spent on pages;

• Referring websites;

• Date and time of visits;

• Website interactions; and

• Technical information used to maintain security and functionality.

This information is generally used in aggregate to understand how visitors use the Website and to improve its operation.

2. Cookies and Similar Technologies

GeorgeShadow.com may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies may be used to:

• Make the Website function properly;

• Remember preferences;

• Improve Website performance;

• Understand how visitors use the Website;

• Measure traffic and engagement;

• Support security; and

• Provide relevant Website functionality.

Some cookies may be placed by third-party services used on the Website.

Where required by applicable law, visitors will be given appropriate information and choices concerning non-essential cookies.

You may also be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings.

Disabling certain cookies may affect some Website functionality.

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission's guidance specifically addresses privacy and cookie notices and emphasizes transparency concerning data processing.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information to:

• Respond to enquiries;

• Provide requested information;

• Process and manage purchases;

• Deliver products or services;

• Communicate with customers;

• Provide customer support;

• Send newsletters or promotional communications where permitted;

• Improve the Website;

• Understand Website usage;

• Maintain Website security;

• Prevent fraud, abuse, or unauthorized activity;

• Maintain business and transaction records;

• Comply with legal and regulatory obligations; and

• Protect our rights and property.

We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the purposes described in this Privacy Policy unless permitted or required by applicable law.

4. Lawful Basis for Processing

Where applicable, personal information may be processed on one or more lawful bases, including:

• Your consent;

• Performance of a contract or steps taken at your request before entering into a contract;

• Compliance with a legal obligation;

• Protection of legitimate interests, where applicable; and

• Other lawful grounds recognized by applicable data-protection legislation.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent, subject to any legal or contractual consequences that may apply.

The applicable lawful basis may depend on the nature and circumstances of the particular processing activity.

5. Marketing Communications

If you voluntarily subscribe to a newsletter or marketing communication, we may use your contact information to send you information about:

• New books;

• New stories;

• Artwork;

• Graphic novels;

• Creative projects;

• Website updates;

• Promotions; and

• Other George Shadow-related activities.

You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in the communication or by contacting us.

Unsubscribing from marketing communications will not necessarily stop essential communications relating to purchases, transactions, security, or other services you have requested.

6. Third-Party Service Providers

We may use third-party providers to operate or support portions of the Website.

These may include providers of:

• Website hosting;

• Website-building services;

• Payment processing;

• Email and newsletter services;

• Analytics;

• Security services;

• Cloud storage;

• Advertising or marketing services; and

• Other technical or business services.

These providers may process personal information on our behalf or independently, depending on the service involved.

Where appropriate, we seek to use providers that maintain reasonable safeguards for personal information.

Third-party providers may have their own privacy policies and terms, which you should review where relevant.

7. Wix

GeorgeShadow.com may use Wix to host and operate portions of the Website.

Wix may process information relating to Website visitors and users in accordance with its own privacy practices.

Where Wix or another third-party provider processes your information, its applicable privacy policy may also apply.

8. Third-Party Links

The Website may contain links to third-party websites, including:

• Online bookstores;

• Publishing platforms;

• Social-media platforms;

• Payment providers;

• Retailers;

• Author and literary platforms; and

• Other websites or services.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites.

You should review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information to it.

9. How Long We Keep Personal Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected,