Privacy Notice

Last updated: September 2026

I’m Julie Phillips, and this is the privacy notice for my author website.

I write books about leadership, learning, coaching and life, and I use this website to share information about my books, writing and other things I’m working on.

I take your privacy seriously. This notice explains what personal information I may collect, why I collect it, how I use it and the choices you have.

Who I am

I am the person responsible for the personal information collected through this website.

Name: Julie Phillips
Email: authorjuliephillips@gmail.com
Website: www.juliephillipsaithor.co.uk

If you have any questions about how I use your information, please get in touch using the email address above.

What information I collect

Depending on how you use my website, I may collect:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Any information you choose to include when you contact me
• Information you provide when signing up to receive updates, newsletters or other communications
• Information about how you use my website, such as pages visited and how you interact with the site
• Technical information such as your IP address, browser type and device information, where this is collected through cookies or similar technologies

I only collect information that I need for the purposes described in this notice.

How I use your information

I may use your personal information to:

• Respond to messages and enquiries you send me
• Send you newsletters, updates or information you have asked to receive
• Provide information about my books, writing, podcast or other projects
• Understand how people use my website and improve it
• Keep my website secure and functioning properly
• Meet legal or regulatory requirements where necessary

I won’t use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with these purposes.

Marketing and emails

If you choose to sign up to receive emails or updates from me, I will use the information you provide to send those communications.

You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an email or by contacting me directly.

I won’t sell your email address or personal information to other organisations.

If you subscribe to my content through a third-party service such as Substack, that service will process your information according to its own privacy policy.

Cookies

My website may use cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small files stored on your device that can help a website function properly, remember preferences and understand how visitors use the site.

Some cookies may be necessary for the website to work. Other cookies, such as analytics or marketing cookies, may require your consent.

The cookies used on this website depend on the services and features I have enabled. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser and, where applicable, through the cookie settings on this website.

Third-party services

Some services used by this website may process personal information on my behalf. These may include:

• My website hosting and website provider
• Email or newsletter services
• Analytics services
• Social media platforms
• Payment or book-selling platforms, where you choose to purchase something through them

These organisations may have their own privacy policies explaining how they use personal information.

Where appropriate, I use reputable providers and take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information is handled securely.

Social media

This website may contain links to my social media accounts, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and other platforms.

If you choose to follow or interact with me on these platforms, your use of those platforms is governed by their own privacy policies and terms.

Simply visiting this website does not automatically give me access to your personal information held by those platforms.

How long I keep your information

I only keep personal information for as long as I need it for the purpose for which it was collected, unless I am required to keep it for longer by law.

For example, I may keep correspondence for a reasonable period so that I can deal with your enquiry and maintain an appropriate record of our communication.

Where you have subscribed to receive emails, I will keep your information for as long as you remain subscribed, unless I have another legitimate reason to retain it.

How I keep your information safe

I take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from being lost, misused, accessed without permission, altered or disclosed.

However, no website or method of transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Who I share your information with

I don’t sell, rent or trade your personal information.

I may share information with trusted service providers where this is necessary to operate my website or provide a service you have requested. For example, this may include website hosting, email/newsletter services, analytics providers or other technology providers.

I may also disclose information where I am legally required to do so.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you have rights in relation to your personal information. Depending on the circumstances, these include the right to:

• Ask for a copy of the personal information I hold about you
• Ask me to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Ask me to delete your personal information in certain circumstances
• Ask me to restrict how I use your information in certain circumstances
• Object to certain uses of your information
• Withdraw consent where I am relying on your consent to process your information
• Request your information in a portable format where the relevant legal requirements apply

If you want to exercise one of these rights, please contact me using the details above.

I may need to ask you for information to confirm your identity before dealing with a request.

Your right to complain

If you have concerns about the way I use your personal information, please contact me first so that I have an opportunity to address your concerns.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which is the UK’s independent regulator for data protection.

You can find information about the ICO and how to make a complaint on its website.

Changes to this privacy notice

I may update this privacy notice from time to time if the way I use personal information changes or if there are changes to data protection requirements.

The latest version will always be available on this website, with the date it was last updated shown at the top.

Contact me

If you have any questions about this privacy notice or how I use your personal information, please contact:

Julie Phillips
Email: authorjuliephillips@gmail.com