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Privacy Policy

In the world of writing, trust is everything. That is why for me, Silea Evans, pseudonym of Montse Cecilia (hereinafter, "the Data Controller"), the privacy and protection of your personal data are an absolute priority. I want you to feel completely secure while browsing this website, subscribing to my newsletter, or working with me on self-publishing your book.

This Privacy Policy explains in a clear, transparent, and simple manner what personal data I collect, how I process it, what I use it for, and what your rights are in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Who is the Data Controller for your personal data?

  • Identity: Montserrat Cecilia ("Silea Evans")

  • Tax Identification Number (NIF/CIF): (Confidential except where legally required)

  • Postal Address: 08640, Olesa de Montserrat (Barcelona, Spain)

  • Contact Email: sileaevans@gmail.com

  • Activity: Author and Literary Self-Publishing Mentor.

2. What data do we collect and how do we obtain it?

The personal data we process on this website always comes directly from information you voluntarily provide through:

  • Contact Forms: Name, email address, and the message you send.

  • Newsletter Subscription / Free Resources (Lead Magnets): Name and email address.

  • Contracting Services (Mentorships, courses, or manuscript reviews): First and last name, Tax ID (DNI/NIF for invoicing purposes), postal address, phone number, and payment details (processed securely via external payment gateways).

  • Blog or Social Media Comments: Name, email address, and IP address (for spam security).

3. For what purposes do we process your personal data?

Depending on how you interact with the website, we will use your data to:

  • Respond to your inquiries: Answer messages sent through the contact form or direct email.

  • Manage contracted services: Provide the self-publishing mentorships, courses, or advisory services you purchase, as well as handle the corresponding billing and collection.

  • Send valuable information (Newsletter): If you give us your explicit consent, we will send emails containing writing tips, self-publishing strategies, publishing news, promotions, and launches of new services or books.

    (You can unsubscribe at any time with a single click.)

  • Ensure security: Monitor and prevent fraudulent use of the website or spam comments.

4. What is the legal basis for processing your data?

The legal basis for processing your data depends on the nature of our relationship:

  • Consent: To subscribe to the newsletter, download free resources, or leave comments on the blog. You may withdraw this consent at any time.

  • Execution of a contract or pre-contractual measures: When you request a quote or sign up for a mentorship or course with me. Processing your data is strictly necessary to deliver the service.

  • Legal obligation: To comply with fiscal and tax obligations (such as issuing invoices for tax authorities).

5. How long will I keep your data?

We will retain your personal data only for as long as strictly necessary:

  • Subscriber Data (Newsletter): Until you decide to unsubscribe or request its deletion.

  • Client Data (Mentorships/Courses): For the duration of the commercial relationship and, subsequently, for the period required by tax and civil law to handle potential liabilities (generally between 4 and 5 years in Spain).

  • Inquiry Data: For the time needed to resolve your query.

6. Who will your data be shared with?

We will never sell, rent, or lease your data to third parties. However, to manage this online business, we use technological tools provided by service providers acting as "data processors" who strictly comply with the GDPR:

  • Hosting / Web Hosting: Hostinger.

  • Email Marketing Platform: Substack.

  • Payment Gateways: Stripe, to process payments 100% securely. We never have access to your bank account or credit card details.

7. What are your rights when you provide your data?

As a user and owner of your data, the GDPR grants you full control. You have the right to:

  • Access: Find out what personal data we hold about you.

  • Rectification: Modify your data if it is inaccurate or incomplete.

  • Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request that we remove your data from our databases.

  • Objection: Object to us processing your data for specific purposes (such as sending promotional materials).

  • Restriction of Processing: Request that we temporarily freeze the use of your data in certain circumstances.

  • Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured format to transmit it to another controller.

How to exercise them? You can exercise any of these rights by sending an email to sileaevans@gmail.com, attaching a copy of your identity document (DNI/NIE), and putting "Privacy Rights" in the subject line.

If you believe that your data has not been processed correctly, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (in Spain, the Spanish Data Protection Agency - AEPD).

8. Data Security

This website holds an active SSL certificate, meaning that all information traveling between your browser and the website is encrypted and secure. Additionally, technical security measures are implemented to prevent unauthorized access, loss, or alteration of your data.

9. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this policy to adapt it to future legislative developments or changes in the focus of this mentorship and self-publishing business. If changes are significant, we will notify you through the website or via email.