Stephen Deason

Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Alder Creek Editions LLC (“Alder Creek,” “we,” or “us”) collects, uses, and shares information when you visit stephendeason.com or use its pages, downloads, newsletters, and other features (the “Site”).

1. Information you give us

We collect the information you choose to give us, such as your name, email address, mailing address, the content of messages you send, comments you post, survey answers, and details of orders you place. Payments are handled by third-party payment processors, which receive your payment details directly; we do not store full payment card numbers.

2. Information collected automatically

When you use the Site, we and the companies that provide services to us automatically collect information about your device and how you use the Site. This includes your IP address, approximate location based on your IP address, browser and device type, operating system, referring website, the pages you view, the links you click, the dates and times of your visits, and whether you open or click our emails.

We collect this information using cookies, pixels, tags, web beacons, local storage, and similar technologies, which may be set by us or by third parties.

3. Information from others

We may receive information from retailers and platforms that sell or distribute our books, from analytics and advertising partners, and from social media platforms when you interact with our content there.

4. How we use information

We use information to:

  • operate the Site and deliver downloads, products, and messages you request;
  • send newsletters and updates, which you can unsubscribe from at any time;
  • respond to your messages and requests;
  • understand how the Site is used and improve it;
  • measure the results of our marketing, and show ads for our books and work on other websites and platforms;
  • protect the security of the Site and prevent fraud and abuse; and
  • comply with the law and enforce our Terms of Use.

5. Analytics and advertising

We use analytics services to learn how visitors find and use the Site. We may also work with advertising partners that use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to show our ads to people who have visited the Site and to measure how those ads perform. These partners may collect information about your activity on the Site and on other websites over time.

We do not place advertising pixels on pages about addiction, recovery, or health, and we do not use visits to those pages to target ads to you.

6. How we share information

We share information with:

  • companies that provide services to us, such as hosting, email delivery, analytics, payment processing, and order fulfillment, which may use it only to provide those services;
  • analytics and advertising partners, as described in section 5;
  • retailers and platforms involved in a purchase you make;
  • government authorities or others when required by law or legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of any person;
  • a buyer or successor if Alder Creek or its assets are transferred; and
  • anyone else, with your consent.

We do not sell or rent your name, email address, or mailing address to anyone.

7. Your choices

  • Email: you can unsubscribe from marketing email using the link in any message.
  • Cookies: you can set your browser to refuse or delete cookies. Some parts of the Site may not work without them.
  • Interest-based ads: you can opt out of interest-based advertising from many companies at optout.aboutads.info and optout.networkadvertising.org.
  • Browser signals: we honor Global Privacy Control signals as a request to opt out of targeted advertising where the law requires it. The Site does not respond to Do Not Track signals.

8. Privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to ask what personal information we hold about you, to correct it, to delete it, to receive a copy, and to opt out of targeted advertising or the sale of personal information. To make a request, write to us at the address in section 14. We will need to confirm your identity before acting on a request. If we deny your request, you may appeal by writing to the same address. We will not treat you differently for making a request.

9. Health information

Alder Creek is not a health care provider. Please do not send us, or post on the Site, information about your own or anyone else’s health, treatment, or substance use.

10. How long we keep information

We keep information for as long as we need it for the purposes in this policy, to comply with the law, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements.

11. Security

We use reasonable measures to protect information, but no website or transmission over the internet is completely secure.

12. Children

The Site is intended for adults. It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has given us personal information, write to us and we will delete it.

13. Changes to this policy

We may change this policy at any time by posting a new version on the Site with a new “last updated” date. Changes apply from that date.

14. Contact

Questions and requests about this policy may be sent by mail to: Alder Creek Editions LLC, 8735 Dunwoody Place, Suite N, Atlanta, Georgia 30350.