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Terms of service
- Who we are, and how to contact us
- What the publishing service includes and expressly excludes
- Fees, the three payment stages, and terms for late payment
- Revision rounds included, and the rate beyond them
- Copyright: retained by the author at all times
- The publishing licence: formats, territories, term and renewal
- Sales income received as agent for the author, held in a designated client account and paid quarterly
- Author warranties and indemnity
- Our right to withdraw a title on a credible legal complaint
- Termination on ninety days’ notice, and what happens to files and income
- Catalogue management: what it covers, renewal, and what non-renewal does not do
- Website service terms, where taken
- Governing law and jurisdiction
Privacy notice
- Who the data controller is, and contact details
- What we collect: enquiry details, manuscripts, contract and payment records
- Lawful basis for each purpose
- How long we keep manuscripts from declined enquiries, and when they are deleted
- Who we share data with: printers, distributors, our accountant, our hosting providers
- Transfers outside the UK, where distribution platforms are involved
- Your rights, and how to exercise them
- How to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office
Cookies
Describe what this site actually sets. If you have not added analytics or embedded third-party content, that list may be very short, and saying so plainly is better than a generic banner.