Ember & Ink Creative, LLC Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 17, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how Ember & Ink Creative, LLC, doing business as The Smut Oracle and Emily Wren (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), collects, uses, stores, and shares personal information when you visit or interact with www.thesmutoracle.com and its subdomains (the “Website”).
Personal Information We Collect
We collect information in two primary ways: information collected automatically when you visit the Website and information you choose to provide to us.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the Website, certain information about your device and your use of the Website may be collected automatically. This may include:
your IP address;
browser, network, and device information;
time zone and general location information;
pages or websites visited before arriving at the Website;
pages viewed on the Website;
clicks, scrolling, searches, and other interactions with the Website; and
timestamps and other information about your visit.
We may collect this information through cookies, log files, and similar technologies used by us or our service providers.
The Website is hosted by Squarespace, which collects certain visitor information to operate, secure, and provide the Website and to provide website analytics.
Cookies and Analytics
The Website uses cookies and similar technologies. Some cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly and securely. We may also use analytics and performance cookies to understand how visitors use the Website, including information about site traffic and activity.
Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies will be used only after you have provided consent through our cookie banner or other consent mechanism. You may also be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings, although disabling certain cookies may affect Website functionality.
We use information collected through analytics to understand how visitors find and use the Website, evaluate Website performance, troubleshoot problems, and improve our content and services.
We do not currently use Personal Information collected through the Website for behavioral or targeted advertising.
Information You Provide to Us
We collect Personal Information that you voluntarily provide when you interact with us, including when you:
submit a contact or inquiry form;
request information about narration, audiobook production, events, book club, or other services or activities;
submit an intake, application, or other form;
sign up to receive a newsletter, announcement, or other email communication;
register for or participate in an event, program, book club, or other offering;
provide feedback or otherwise communicate with us; or
engage us to provide services.
Depending on the nature of your interaction with us, the information you provide may include:
your name;
email address;
telephone number;
business or professional information;
information about a book, audiobook, manuscript, creative project, event, or service inquiry;
information you choose to include in a message, form, or other communication; and
other information reasonably necessary to respond to your request or provide services to you.
Please do not provide sensitive personal information through general Website contact forms unless we specifically request that information and it is necessary for the applicable service.
For purposes of this Privacy Policy, information collected automatically and information you provide to us are collectively referred to as “Personal Information.”
Information We May Receive From Third Parties
We may receive Personal Information from third parties when reasonably necessary to operate our business or provide services. These third parties may include service providers, collaborators, business partners, event partners, referral sources, or other persons or organizations with whom you or we have a relevant relationship.
We may also receive information through third-party tools or services that you choose to use to communicate or interact with us.
How We Use Your Personal Information
We may use Personal Information to:
operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Website;
respond to questions, inquiries, and requests;
communicate with you about services, projects, events, programs, book club activities, or other interactions you initiate with us;
evaluate and respond to narration, audiobook production, collaboration, or other professional inquiries;
provide services or information you request;
administer events, programs, book clubs, or other offerings;
maintain appropriate business and project records;
understand how visitors find and use the Website;
diagnose technical problems and protect the security of the Website;
send marketing or promotional communications when you have consented to receive them;
comply with legal, regulatory, contractual, accounting, or tax obligations;
establish, exercise, or defend legal claims; and
otherwise operate Ember & Ink Creative, LLC and its brands.
We do not sell your Personal Information.
How We Share Your Personal Information
We may share Personal Information with third-party service providers when reasonably necessary to operate the Website or our business.
These providers may include:
website hosting and website analytics providers;
email and cloud-storage providers;
security and website infrastructure providers;
communication and collaboration tools;
form, scheduling, or videoconferencing providers, if used;
professional advisers or contractors when reasonably necessary to provide services or operate our business; and
other service providers that process information on our behalf.
We may also disclose Personal Information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order, subpoena, or other lawful request; to protect our legal rights or the rights or safety of others; to investigate fraud or misuse; or in connection with a merger, acquisition, sale, reorganization, or other transfer of all or part of our business or assets.
We do not share Personal Information with third parties for their own behavioral advertising purposes.
How We Store and Process Your Data
We use third-party service providers to operate our Website, communicate, store business information, and provide related services. Providers we currently use may include:
Squarespace;
Google Workspace;
Apple/iCloud; and
Cloudflare.
These providers may process or store information in the United States or other countries in which they or their service providers operate.
We use commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect Personal Information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss, or destruction. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data Retention
We retain Personal Information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, operate our business, provide requested services, comply with applicable legal or contractual obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the nature of our relationship with you, and applicable legal or business requirements.
When Personal Information is no longer reasonably necessary for these purposes, we may delete or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with our normal business practices and applicable law.
Children’s Privacy
The Website is intended for adults and is not directed to children under the age of 18.
We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 18 through the Website. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a child in circumstances where we should not have done so, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
If you believe a child has provided Personal Information to us, please contact us using the information below.
Email Communications and Marketing
If you contact us, submit an inquiry, register for an event or program, engage us to provide services, or otherwise initiate a relationship with us, we may use the contact information you provide to respond to you and communicate with you about that interaction.
If you separately opt in to receive newsletters, marketing emails, announcements, or promotional communications, we may use your email address for those purposes.
You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in the applicable email or by contacting us.
Unsubscribing from marketing communications will not prevent us from sending non-marketing communications that are reasonably necessary to respond to an inquiry, provide a requested service, administer an existing relationship, communicate about an event or program in which you are participating, or comply with legal obligations.
Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on where you live and the laws applicable to the processing of your Personal Information, you may have certain rights regarding your Personal Information.
These rights may include the right to:
request access to Personal Information we hold about you;
request correction of inaccurate or incomplete Personal Information;
request deletion of your Personal Information;
request restriction of certain processing;
object to certain processing;
withdraw consent where processing is based on your consent;
request a portable copy of certain Personal Information; and
lodge a complaint with an applicable data protection authority.
Residents of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), United Kingdom, and other jurisdictions with applicable data protection laws may have additional rights under those laws.
Where we process Personal Information subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) or similar applicable law, our legal basis for processing may include your consent, performance of a contract or steps taken at your request before entering into a contract, compliance with a legal obligation, or our legitimate interests in operating and protecting our business and Website, provided those interests are not overridden by your applicable rights and interests.
You may withdraw consent where our processing is based on consent. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.
To exercise a privacy right, please contact us using the information provided below. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
International Data Transfers
Ember & Ink Creative, LLC is based in the United States, and the service providers we use may process Personal Information in the United States and other countries.
If you access the Website from outside the United States, your Personal Information may therefore be transferred to, stored in, or processed in a country whose data protection laws differ from those in your jurisdiction.
Where applicable law requires specific safeguards for an international transfer of Personal Information, we or our service providers may rely on legally recognized transfer mechanisms or other appropriate safeguards.
Third-Party Websites and Services
The Website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, retailers, communities, event platforms, or other services that we do not own or control.
This Privacy Policy applies only to our Website and our own processing of Personal Information. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third-party websites or services.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing Personal Information to them.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our Website, business practices, service providers, technology, or applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. Changes will become effective when the updated Privacy Policy is posted to the Website unless otherwise stated.
Complaints
If you have a concern or complaint about how we collect, use, store, or otherwise process your Personal Information, please contact us so that we have an opportunity to address it.
If you are located in the EEA, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction that provides a right to complain to a data protection regulator, you may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory or regulatory authority responsible for data protection in your jurisdiction.
Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or your Personal Information, or to exercise an applicable data protection right, please contact:
Ember & Ink Creative, LLC
doing business as The Smut Oracle and Emily Wren
Email: emily@thesmutoracle.com
Phone: 828-424-4025