Privacy Policy

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Last Updated: August 27, 2026

Gulf Coast Inspired respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit GulfCoastInspired.com, communicate with Gulf Coast Inspired, submit an inquiry, place an order, or otherwise interact with the website.

By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Depending on how you use the website, Gulf Coast Inspired may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:

• Your name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Mailing or delivery address
• School, organization, library, church, or business name
• Information submitted through contact forms
• Author visit or event inquiry information
• Book or product order information
• Messages or questions you send to Gulf Coast Inspired
• Information you choose to provide when requesting educational materials, downloads, or other resources

You are not required to provide personal information simply to browse most areas of the website.

When you purchase books, products, or services directly through Gulf Coast Inspired, payment transactions may be processed by third-party payment providers such as PayPal.

Gulf Coast Inspired does not normally receive or store your complete credit card, debit card, or banking information when a third-party payment processor handles the transaction.

The payment provider may collect information necessary to process your payment according to its own privacy policy and terms of service.

Gulf Coast Inspired may receive transaction-related information such as your name, email address, delivery information, amount paid, products ordered, payment status, and transaction confirmation.

Information collected through the website may be used to:

• Respond to questions and messages
• Process and fulfill orders
• Arrange book pickup or delivery
• Communicate about author visits, school programs, presentations, or events
• Provide requested educational materials or resources
• Maintain records related to orders and business transactions
• Provide customer service
• Send information you have specifically requested
• Improve the website, products, educational resources, and services
• Prevent misuse, fraud, or security problems
• Meet legal, tax, accounting, or business-record requirements

Gulf Coast Inspired does not sell personal information to advertisers or data brokers.

If you provide your email address while placing an order, submitting an inquiry, registering for information, or otherwise contacting Gulf Coast Inspired, your email address may be used to respond to you or provide information related to your request.

If Gulf Coast Inspired offers an email newsletter or promotional mailing list, you will be given an opportunity to subscribe voluntarily.

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time using the unsubscribe method provided in those communications.

Transactional or service-related messages, such as order confirmations or communication regarding a scheduled author visit, may still be sent when necessary.

Educators, administrators, librarians, parent organizations, homeschool groups, churches, community organizations, and others may provide information when requesting an author visit, presentation, workshop, book order, or other program.

This information may include contact information, school or organization information, requested dates, grade levels, approximate audience size, program preferences, book selections, and other details necessary to respond to the inquiry.

This information will be used primarily to communicate about the requested service or event.

Gulf Coast Inspired creates books, videos, activities, and educational resources for children, but GulfCoastInspired.com is primarily intended for use by adults, including parents, educators, librarians, and purchasers.

Children should not submit personal information, complete contact forms, create orders, or provide email addresses through this website without the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian.

Gulf Coast Inspired does not knowingly seek to collect personal information directly from children under 13 through this website.

If we become aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been submitted without appropriate parental involvement, reasonable steps will be taken to delete the information.

Parents or guardians who believe a child has submitted personal information may contact Gulf Coast Inspired to request its removal.

Like many websites, GulfCoastInspired.com may use cookies or similar technologies necessary for website operation, security, functionality, analytics, or user preferences.

Cookies are small files or pieces of information that may be stored on your device when you visit a website.

Depending on the website services and tools in use, cookies may help:

• Keep the website functioning correctly
• Remember website preferences
• Understand how visitors use the site
• Measure website traffic
• Improve website performance
• Support embedded content or third-party services

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

Disabling some cookies may affect how certain website features function.

Gulf Coast Inspired may use website analytics or statistics provided by the website hosting platform or third-party services.

These services may collect information such as:

• General geographic region
• Browser or device type
• Pages visited
• Referring websites
• Approximate visit duration
• General website interaction information

This information is generally used to understand website traffic and improve the visitor experience rather than to personally identify individual visitors.

Gulf Coast Inspired may use or link to third-party services, including services for:

• Payment processing
• Book sales and distribution
• Online marketplaces
• Video hosting
• Social media
• Email communication
• Website hosting
• Website analytics
• Print-on-demand products

These may include services such as PayPal, Amazon, YouTube, Etsy, Zazzle, or other platforms.

When you visit or interact with a third-party service, that company's own privacy policy and terms govern its collection and use of information.

Gulf Coast Inspired does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party websites or services.

Pages on GulfCoastInspired.com may include embedded content such as videos, social media posts, maps, or other material provided by third-party websites.

Embedded content may behave in a manner similar to visiting the third-party website directly.

Those third parties may collect information, use cookies, or track interaction with the embedded content according to their own policies.

Gulf Coast Inspired does not sell personal information.

Personal information may be shared only when reasonably necessary to operate the business or provide a requested service, including with:

• Payment processors
• Shipping or delivery providers
• Website hosting or technology providers
• Email or communication providers
• Printing or fulfillment providers
• Professional advisers such as accountants or attorneys when necessary

Information may also be disclosed when required by law, legal process, court order, or governmental authority, or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Gulf Coast Inspired or others.

Gulf Coast Inspired may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Fulfill orders
• Maintain business and accounting records
• Respond to customer or school inquiries
• Maintain information about scheduled or completed programs
• Meet tax, legal, or recordkeeping obligations
• Resolve disputes
• Protect legitimate business interests

Information that is no longer reasonably needed may be deleted or securely discarded when practical.

Gulf Coast Inspired takes reasonable steps to protect information submitted through the website and used in normal business operations.

However, no website, email system, electronic transmission, or online storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

For this reason, Gulf Coast Inspired cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted electronically.

You may contact Gulf Coast Inspired to:

• Ask what personal information you have voluntarily provided
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request removal of information when appropriate
• Ask to stop receiving promotional communications
• Ask questions about how your information is being used

Certain records may need to be retained for legal, tax, accounting, transaction, fraud-prevention, or other legitimate business purposes.

GulfCoastInspired.com may contain links to websites operated by other companies, organizations, authors, retailers, attractions, community resources, or social media platforms.

Gulf Coast Inspired is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of those websites.

Visitors should review the privacy policies of third-party sites before providing personal information.

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically as Gulf Coast Inspired changes its website, products, services, technology, or business practices.

Changes will be posted on this page and the “Last Updated” date will be revised.

Continued use of the website after an updated Privacy Policy is posted indicates acknowledgment of the revised policy.

Questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy may be submitted through the contact information or contact form available on GulfCoastInspired.com.

Jenny@GulfCoastInspired.com
Gulf Coast books, educational resources, photography, art, and creative experiences
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