Updated 6/6/10

     It is never my intention to mislead you, my visitor, into believing your privacy is of great concern to me and then turn around and give your information to third parties (salespeople, contests, etc.). The following statements are true and I will never violate them in any way.

     1. Any information gathered via any of the available e-mail links or forms is submitted on a voluntary basis by those wishing to contact me or the webmaster. The person's name, e-mail address, and any other information provided will only be used for the purpose of responding to visitor's letters. The information will be deleted from our records, with a few exceptions listed below, once the question, comment, or complaint is addressed to the satisfaction of my visitor.
     2. To fully comply with the Children's Online Personal Privacy Act (C.O.P.P.A.), I do not knowingly accept any information from visitors under the age of 16. If you are under the age of 16, have your parent or guardian contact me or the webmaster with your questions or comments.
     3. Names, addresses, copies of letters from the requester, and responses for the use of copyrighted material will be kept on file indefinitely for later reference.
      4. Contest entries will be kept on file until the contest is complete and the winners notified. Winning entries and emails regarding the acceptance and delivery of prizes will be kept on file for at least five years as poof of the contest validity and activity. All other entries will be kept on file for one year after the contest ends in the event of a dispute.
     5. No information, in any form, gathered by me or the webmaster will be released to any individual, organization, or the general public for use in any way. This includes, but is not limited to telemarketers, internet/postal service mailing lists, organizations collecting marketing data, or non-profit/not for profit organizations.
      6. The only exception made for the release of private information will be in the event of legal actions on the part of myself, the webmaster, the visitor, or other involved parties. This information will only be released to those persons with positive identification of the organization and/or individual involved.
      7. This site only monitors the number of visitors and the referring URL. It does nott make use of cookies, spyware, adware, or other technologies.
     8. I cannot be held responsible for the actions of the webmasters of any site linked to Detective Jake's Books. For the privacy offered at other sites, be sure to read their posted notices.
     9. The privacy of any information received via this site will be bound by the privacy statement in force at the time of collection.
     10. Periodically, changes may be made to this privacy statement. Please visit this page each time you visit to be aware of any changes.