Privacy Policy for The Indie Critic
Last Updated: December 3, 2025
1. Introduction Welcome to The Indie Critic (theindiecritic.com). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it.
2. Information We Collect We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you submit a manuscript, purchase an editorial service, or contact us.
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Identity & Contact Data: Name, Email Address, and Contact Number.
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Manuscript Data: Book files (PDF or EPUB) uploaded for the review process. Note: We guarantee the strict confidentiality of your uploaded intellectual property.
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Payment Data: Payment information is collected and processed exclusively by secure third-party payment gateways (e.g., PayPal) and is never stored on our servers.
3. How We Use Your Information We use the information we collect primarily to:
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Fulfill and manage your Editorial Review order and submission process.
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Communicate with you regarding the status of your manuscript.
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Send you administrative information (invoices, receipts, review drafts).
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Ensure the security of our Services.
4. Data Sharing and Third Parties We only share information necessary to fulfill our service or comply with the law:
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Payment Processors: Your payment transaction is securely processed by PayPal. We only transmit the necessary transaction details.
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Service Providers (Critics): We may share your manuscript with our critics under a strict confidentiality agreement solely for the purpose of completing the critique.
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Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information where legally required to do so.
5. Data Security We implement reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process.
6. Contact Us If you have questions or comments about this policy, please contact us at:
Email: contact@theindiecritic.com