Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. 

Identity

This is the website of Kya Medwin, referred to here as ‘we’ or ‘us’. It was built by Bookswarm and is hosted by Kinsta Inc. who are based in West Hollywood, California, USA. Kinsta’s infrastructure is powered by Google Cloud Platform. 

Domain and email hosting are provided by Ionos.

Kya Medwin is the data controller and Bookswarm, Ionos, and Kinsta are data processors. If you wish to make contact, email kya@kyamedwin.com, or use the contact form.

Data Collected and Purpose

Kinsta Inc. collect technical operational data, such as IP addresses and browser data. The purpose of this is for website function and security.

If you sign up to the readers club, your email address is collected and retained until you request its deletion or we delete it. This is so that free downloads and newsletters can be delivered to your email address. If you use the contact form your name, email address and details of your message are retained so that the form can fulfil its purpose. 

Data is also collected by third party integrations.

Third-Party Integrations

MailerLite retains emails to make newsletter delivery possible. 

Google Analytics collects data such as website duration and pages visited. Information collected provides details about the way visitors interact with the website in order to enable its improvement. For more information about cookies see the cookie policy.

Data Location

Data may be processed and stored in or out of the UK/EEA.

Data Retention 

Data is only retained for as long as necessary. If you sign up to the readers club your email will be retained until you unsubscribe. You can unsubscribe by clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of any email. 

If you contact us using the contact form your name, email address and message details will be retained until the issue you raise has been resolved. On occasion if required by law, data may be retained for longer. Users can request deletion of their data at any time by contacting us via the contact form, whereupon it will be deleted securely.

Data Sharing

Your data is stored securely and will never be shared or sold. It may be shared with legal bodies if required to combat criminal activity.

Last Updated: May 25, 2026.