Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 2026

Michael J. Tunney respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when you visit this website, contact the author, or subscribe to receive newsletter updates.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected through mjtunney.com, how that information is used, and the choices available to you.

1. Who We Are

This website is operated for Michael J. Tunney, author of What Remains of a Father.

For questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact:

Email: connect@mjtunney.com

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with the website, we may collect the following information:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Information you provide in a contact or inquiry form
  • Information you provide when asking about the book, events, press, or other website-related matters
  • Your email address and subscription information when you voluntarily sign up for the newsletter
  • Basic technical information associated with your visit to the website, where collected through website functionality, security tools, or analytics services

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through the website’s contact or newsletter forms unless it is specifically requested.

3. How We Use Your Information

Information provided through this website may be used to:

  • Respond to questions, comments, and general inquiries
  • Respond to book, event, media, or press-related requests
  • Communicate with you when you have contacted the author
  • Send newsletters, announcements, and other updates when you have voluntarily subscribed
  • Maintain and operate the website
  • Help protect the website against spam, abuse, and security threats
  • Understand how the website is used and improve its content and functionality where applicable

We do not sell your personal information.

4. Contact Forms

When you submit information through a contact form on this website, the information you provide may include your name, email address, and message.

This information is used to review and respond to your inquiry. It may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your request, maintain appropriate records, or address any follow-up relating to the inquiry.

Please use the contact forms only for appropriate communications and do not submit confidential or sensitive information.

5. Newsletter and MailerLite

If you choose to subscribe to the newsletter, your email address and any information submitted as part of the subscription process may be processed through MailerLite, the email marketing service used to manage newsletter subscriptions and communications.

Your information is used to send newsletters, announcements, and other updates that you have chosen to receive.

MailerLite processes personal data on behalf of its customers as a data processor and maintains its own privacy and data-protection policies. You can review MailerLite’s privacy information on its website.

You may unsubscribe from newsletter communications at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in the emails you receive.

6. Cookies and Website Technologies

This website may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for the operation, security, and functionality of the website.

Where analytics or other non-essential tracking technologies are used, they may collect information such as browser type, device information, pages visited, approximate geographic information, and website usage patterns.

Where required by applicable law, consent will be requested before non-essential cookies or tracking technologies are used.

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

7. Third-Party Services

The website may use third-party services to provide specific functionality, including email marketing, website hosting, security, analytics, embedded content, or other website-related services.

Where applicable, these providers may process information on behalf of the website or collect information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Third-party websites linked from this website—including social media platforms, book retailers, Goodreads, bookstores, or other external websites—operate independently and are governed by their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

8. How We Protect Your Information

Reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures are used to help protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or loss.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. How Long We Keep Your Information

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to inquiries, maintaining appropriate records, providing requested communications, and meeting applicable legal or security requirements.

Newsletter information is retained while you remain subscribed or until it is otherwise removed in accordance with applicable requirements and the practices of the email service provider.

You may request that your personal information be deleted where applicable.

10. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live and the laws that apply to you, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

  • Request access to personal information held about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Request deletion of your personal information where applicable
  • Request restriction of certain processing
  • Object to certain uses of your personal information
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • Unsubscribe from newsletter communications at any time

To exercise a privacy-related request, please contact:

connect@mjtunney.com

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

11. Children’s Privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed specifically toward children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the website. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the website, please contact us so that the information can be reviewed and, where appropriate, deleted.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, services, technology, or applicable privacy requirements.

When changes are made, the updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, the information we collect, or how your information is used, please contact:

Michael J. Tunney
Email: connect@mjtunney.com

We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy-related inquiries in a timely manner.