Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 7, 2026

Welcome to Nelly Godswill (“we,” “us,” “our,” or “the Website”). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, and protected when you visit nellygodswill.com, contact us, subscribe to our newsletter, interact with our content, or otherwise use our Website.

By using this Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:

Submit a contact form
Subscribe to our newsletter or email updates
Leave a comment on a blog post
Contact us by email
Interact with features available on the Website

The information you provide may include:

Your name
Email address
Comments or messages
Other information you voluntarily provide through forms

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through public comments or contact forms unless it is specifically requested and necessary.

2. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, WordPress, or security-related services.

This may include:

IP address
Browser type
Device type
Operating system
Referring website
Pages visited
Date and time of visits
Basic technical information about your interaction with the Website

This information may be used for website functionality, security, spam prevention, troubleshooting, and maintaining the performance of the Website.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information to:

Operate and maintain the Website
Respond to questions and inquiries
Send newsletters and requested email updates
Manage subscriptions
Respond to comments and communications
Improve Website functionality and content
Maintain Website security
Detect and prevent spam, fraud, abuse, and unauthorized activity
Comply with applicable legal obligations
Protect our rights and legitimate interests

We do not use your personal information for unrelated purposes without an appropriate legal basis or your consent where consent is required.

4. Newsletter and Email Communications

If you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter, we may collect your name and email address so that we can send you communications such as:

Book announcements
New release information
Author updates
Exclusive content
Behind-the-scenes writing updates
Other communications described when you subscribe

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in our emails or by contacting us.

We do not knowingly sell your email address to third parties.

5. Contact Forms

If you submit information through a contact form, we may collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, and message.

We use this information to respond to your inquiry and provide appropriate assistance.

We may retain correspondence for as long as reasonably necessary for communication, recordkeeping, legal, or legitimate business purposes.

6. WooCommerce

Our Website uses WooCommerce to provide shopping functionality and prepare the Website for the sale of products.

At the time of this Privacy Policy’s publication, products and payment processing may not yet be active on the Website.

When shopping functionality becomes active, WooCommerce may process information necessary to manage products, orders, customer accounts, and transactions.

This Privacy Policy may be updated when our e-commerce services become active to reflect the specific information collected and payment services used.

7. Cookies

Our Website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files stored on your device that help websites remember information and provide functionality.

Cookies may be used for purposes such as:

Essential Website functionality
Security
Remembering preferences
Newsletter or form functionality
Shopping functionality provided by WooCommerce
Improving Website performance

Third-party plugins and services used on the Website may also place cookies where necessary for their functionality.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some Website functionality.

8. Blog Comments

If comments are enabled on our blog, information submitted in a comment may be publicly visible.

Depending on the WordPress configuration and security tools used by the Website, technical information such as your IP address may also be processed for spam detection and security purposes.

Please avoid including private or sensitive information in public comments.

We reserve the right to remove comments that are spam, abusive, unlawful, misleading, or otherwise inappropriate.

9. Social Media

Our Website may contain links or icons directing visitors to our social media profiles, including platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

Clicking these links will take you to external platforms that operate independently of our Website.

Those platforms may collect and process information according to their own privacy policies. We do not control the privacy practices of external social media platforms.

10. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party service providers to help operate and maintain the Website.

These may include:

Website hosting providers
WordPress-related services
Email/newsletter providers
Security and spam-prevention services
WooCommerce and related services

Third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable agreements.

We do not currently use Google Analytics or Paystack for the Website’s active services.

If additional third-party services are introduced in the future, this Privacy Policy may be updated accordingly.

11. How We Protect Your Information

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

Security measures may include:

HTTPS/SSL encryption
Administrator access controls
Strong passwords
Software and plugin updates
Security monitoring
Spam protection
Regular website maintenance

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12. How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including:

Responding to inquiries
Providing requested communications
Managing newsletter subscriptions
Maintaining appropriate business records
Preventing fraud, spam, and abuse
Complying with legal or regulatory requirements

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

13. Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share information with trusted service providers when reasonably necessary to operate the Website and provide requested services.

We may also disclose information where required by applicable law, legal process, court order, or where necessary to protect our rights, safety, property, Website, or users.

14. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

Request access to personal information we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of certain information
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Unsubscribe from marketing communications
Object to or restrict certain processing
Ask questions about how your information is collected and used

Some rights may be subject to legal limitations or exceptions.

To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the contact information provided on our Website.

15. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intentionally designed to collect personal information from children.

We do not knowingly solicit personal information from children where prohibited by applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can review the matter.

16. International Visitors

Our Website may be accessible to visitors from different countries.

Depending on the services used to operate the Website, information may be processed or stored in countries other than the country where you reside.

Where required by applicable law, appropriate measures will be taken concerning international data transfers.

17. External Links

Our Website may contain links to external websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of external websites.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of external websites before providing personal information.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our Website, services, technology, or legal requirements.

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

19. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, how your information is handled, or your privacy rights, please contact us through the Contact page on this Website.

Website: nellygodswill.com