The Privacy Policy For The Weirdos' Library:
Last updated: March 30, 2026
At The Weirdos' Library, your privacy is top priority. Read this privacy policy to understand better on how we collect and use information
when you visit our site, read our writing advice, use our services as a writer/reader/editor,
join our fiction writing community, or interact with future features like AI chat.
We aim to be transparent and respect global privacy standards.
Welcome to
The Weirdo's Library (“we,” “our,” “us”). Your privacy is extremely important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use, disclosure and safeguard of your information when you
visit our website, subscribe to and
use our services, or interact with any resources, tools, and content we provide and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
- Use Theweirdowrites™ and The Weirdos Library Shop. Theweirdowrites is a Ghostwriting and editorial company dedicated to providing quality freelance services to authors, writers, brands and business professionals online. The Weirdos Library shop is a place to get simple print on demand items, books, stationary etc.
- Engage with us in other related ways, including via any marketing or events.
Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at
contact@theweirdoslibrary.com.
We use your personal data to provide and improve the service. By using our website, services and subscribing to our newsletter, or accessing our resources, you consent to the practices and agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this privacy policy. Please read it carefully.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words whose initial letters are capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definition
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
- Account: means a unique account created for you to access our service or parts of our service.
- Affiliate: means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
- Company: (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Privacy Policy) refers to The Weirdos Library.
- Cookies: are small files that are placed on your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
- Country: refers to Nigeria
- Device: means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cell phone or a digital tablet.
- Personal Data (or "Personal Information") is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
- We use "Personal Data" and "Personal Information" interchangeably unless a law uses a specific term.
- Service Provider: means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
- Usage Data: refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
- You: means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
The Data/Information We Collect:We collect two types of information:
Personal Information
Personal information is information that can directly identify you, such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Contact information provided in forms or subscriptions
- Payment information (if any, through secure third-party payment processors)
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
Non-Personal Information
Non-personal information cannot identify you individually and may include:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device information
- Pages visited, time spent on pages, and click behavior
- Cookies and tracking technologies.
This data helps us improve your experience, optimize the website, and analyze trends.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data/Information
Types of Data Collected
While using Our Service, We may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- Phone number
- Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City.
- Mailing addresses
- Usernames
- Billing addresses
- Debit/Credit card numbers
- Contact or authentication data
- Contact preferences
We also collect these personal informations above, that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.
The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use.
- Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information.
Payment Data:
We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you choose to make purchases, such as your payment instrument number, and the security code associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is handled and stored by Flutterwave, Escrow, Paystack, or Payoneer.
You may find their privacy notice link(s) here:
More on Payments for Services
When you purchase our ghostwriting, editorial, or other services, payment processing is handled by third-party providers. Your payment information is shared directly with these processors. For full details on how your data is handled during service engagements, please see our Services Privacy Policy.
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
Usage Data:
Information automatically collected:
In Short: Some information, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics and usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service or when you visit our website.
Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device's unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device.
This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
The information we collect includes:
- Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings and information about your activity in the Services (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called "crash dumps"), and hardware settings).
- Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access the Services. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.
- Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies:
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies We use include beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:
- Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service.
- Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
Where required by law, we use non-essential cookies (such as analytics, advertising, and remarketing cookies) only with your consent. You can withdraw or change your consent at any time using our cookie preferences tool (if available) or through Your browser/device settings. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:
- Necessary / Essential Cookies
- Type: Session Cookies.
- Administered by: Us.
- Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.
- Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
- Type: Persistent Cookies
- Administered by: Us
- Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
- Functionality Cookies
- Type: Persistent Cookies
- Administered by: Us
- Purpose: These Cookies allow Us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time you use the website.
Information collected from other sources
In Short: We may collect limited data from public databases, marketing partners, and other outside sources.
In order to enhance our ability to provide relevant marketing, offers, and services to you and update our records, we may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases, joint marketing partners, affiliate programs, data providers, and from other third parties. This information includes mailing addresses, job titles, email addresses, phone numbers, intent data (or user behavior data), Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, social media profiles, social media URLs, and custom profiles, for purposes of targeted advertising and event promotion.
How We Collect Information
Direct Collection
When you subscribe to newsletters, fill out contact forms, or download resources, you provide information voluntarily.
Automatic Collection
Through cookies, web beacons, and analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics), we automatically collect information to improve your browsing experience, measure website performance, and deliver relevant content.
Use of Your Personal Data
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We process the personal information for the following purposes listed below. We may also process your information for other purposes only with your prior explicit consent.
We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services. The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
- To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
- For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
- To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
- To provide You with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services and events which We offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or inquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
- To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
- For business transfers: We may use Your Personal Data to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.
- To enable user-to-user communications. We may process your information if you choose to use any of our offerings that allow for communication with another user.
- For transaction purposes. To enable users make an escrow payment or certain payment with certain services that require phone number, email address information etc.
- To fulfill and manage your orders. We may process your information to fulfill and manage your orders, payments, returns, and exchanges made through the Services.
- To save or protect an individual's vital interest. We may process your information when necessary to save or protect an individual’s vital interest, such as to prevent harm.
- To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may process your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the requested service.
- For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.
We may share Your Personal Data in the following situations:
- With Service Providers: We may share Your Personal Data with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.
- For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your Personal Data in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
- With Affiliates: We may share Your Personal Data with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
- With business partners: We may share Your Personal Data with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
- With other users: If Our Service offers public areas, when You share Personal Data or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
- With Your consent: We may disclose Your Personal Data for any other purpose with Your consent.
Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if We are required to retain Your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Where possible, We apply shorter retention periods and/or reduce identifiability by deleting, aggregating, or anonymizing data. Unless otherwise stated, the retention periods below are maximum periods ("up to") and We may delete or anonymize data sooner when it is no longer needed for the relevant purpose. We apply different retention periods to different categories of Personal Data based on the purpose of processing and legal obligations:
- User Accounts: retained for the duration of your account relationship plus up to 24 months after account closure to handle any post-termination issues or resolve disputes.
- Support tickets and correspondence: up to 24 months from the date of ticket closure to resolve follow-up inquiries, track service quality, and defend against potential legal claims .
- Chat transcripts: up to 24 months for quality assurance and staff training purposes.
- Website analytics data (cookies, IP addresses, device identifiers): up to 24 months from the date of collection, which allows us to analyze trends while respecting privacy principles.
- Server logs (IP addresses, access times): up to 24 months for security monitoring and troubleshooting purposes.
Usage Data is retained in accordance with the retention periods described above, and may be retained longer only where necessary for security, fraud prevention, or legal compliance.
We may retain Personal Data beyond the periods stated above for different reasons:
- Legal obligation: We are required by law to retain specific data (e.g., financial records for tax authorities).
- Legal claims: Data is necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
- Your explicit request: You ask Us to retain specific information.
- Technical limitations: Data exists in backup systems that are scheduled for routine deletion.
You may request more information about how long We will retain Your Personal Data by contacting Us.
When retention periods expire, We securely delete or anonymize Personal Data according to the following procedures:
- Deletion: Personal Data is removed from Our systems and no longer actively processed.
- Backup retention: Residual copies may remain in encrypted backups for a limited period consistent with our backup retention schedule and are not restored except where necessary for security, disaster recovery, or legal compliance.
- Anonymization: In some cases, We convert Personal Data into anonymous statistical data that cannot be linked back to You. This anonymized data may be retained indefinitely for research and analytics.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to, and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those from Your jurisdiction.
Where required by applicable law, We will ensure that international transfers of Your Personal Data are subject to appropriate safeguards and supplementary measures where appropriate. The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.
Delete Your Personal Data
You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.
Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.
You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any Personal Data that You have provided to Us.
Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business Transactions
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law enforcement
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
Other legal requirements
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation
- Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
- Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
- Protect against legal liability
Security of Your Personal Data
We protect your personal information using secure servers, encryption, access controls, and other reasonable safeguards to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration.
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially reasonable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 16 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.
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Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:
4. Double Opt-In / Consent
For all newsletter subscriptions and mailing lists, we implement a double opt-in process:
1. You enter your email into our subscription form.
2. You receive a confirmation email with a verification link.
3. Only after clicking the verification link are you officially added to our mailing list.
This process ensures explicit consent, protects your privacy, and guarantees compliance with international privacy regulations.
6. Third-Party Services
In Short: We are not responsible for the safety of any information that you share with third parties that we may link to or who advertise on our Services, but are not affiliated with, our Services.
Important: These services have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review them.
The Services may link to third-party websites, online services, or mobile applications and/or contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated with us and which may link to other websites, services, or applications.
These services help us with payments, memberships, publishing, communications, events, audiobooks, and more. We only share the information necessary for each service to function.
We use trusted third-party services to enhance your experience. These include:
Membership & Subscriptions: Membership and subscription management is handled by MemberSpace, which may process your email, payment information, and account details to manage access to member-only content.
Communication & Community: for chat and reach:
Gumroad/Selar: For Digital Products and similars:
Udemy: for courses and e-learning
Fiverr/Upwork/LinkedIn: We work with platforms like Fiverr, Upwork, and LinkedIn to manage projects and provide writing services. These platforms may process your contact or project details to facilitate the service.
Wattpad/Webnovel/AO3/Inkitt: Book Hosting for Readers:
Mailchimp / ConvertKit: Email marketing and double opt-in management
Google Analytics: Web traffic analysis:
Payment processors: Paystack, Flutterwave, or similar:
Accordingly, we do not make any guarantee regarding any such third parties, and we will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the use of such third-party websites, services, or applications. The inclusion of a link towards a third-party website, service, or application does not imply an endorsement by us. We cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of data you provide to any third-party websites. Any data collected by third parties is not covered by this Privacy Notice.
We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other websites, services, or applications that may be linked to or from the Services. Once again, you should review the policies of such third parties and contact them directly to respond to your questions.
How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.
Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.
Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information
We may share your data only to comply with legal obligations or with trusted service providers who help operate the site
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical, administrative, and physical measures to safeguard your personal data
Access to personal information is restricted to authorized personnel only.
What Legal Basis Do We Rely On To Process Your Information?
In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fulfill our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.
Children’s Privacy Policy (COPPA Compliance)The Weirdos Library is not intended for children under 13 years old.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13
If a parent believes their child has provided personal data, please contact us immediately, and we will delete it promptly.
We encourage parents to supervise their children’s online activity and review privacy practices.
User Rights
In Short: Depending on your state of residence in the US or in some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), Switzerland, and Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time, depending on your country, province, or state of residence.
In some regions (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right: to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information; to request rectification or erasure; to restrict the processing of your personal information; if applicable, to data portability; and not to be subject to automated decision-making.
If a decision that produces legal or similarly significant effects is made solely by automated means, we will inform you, explain the main factors, and offer a simple way to request human review. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information.
We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?" below.However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal nor, when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: Request a copy of your information
- Correction: Update or correct inaccurate information
- Deletion: Request removal of your data from our systems
- Unsubscribe: Opt-out from newsletters or communications at any time.
Opting out of marketing and promotional communications:
You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send, or by contacting us using the details provided in the section "
HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?" below. You will then be removed from the marketing lists.
However, we may still communicate with you, for example, to send you service-related messages that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes.
GDPR Compliance (European Union Residents)
If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:
- Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission (i.e., consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Learn more about withdrawing your consent.
- Performance of a Contract. We may process your personal information when we believe it is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, including providing our Services or at your request prior to entering into a contract with you.
- Legitimate Interests. We may process your information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests and those interests do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. For example, we may process your personal information for some of the purposes described in order to:
- Send users information about special offers and discounts on our products and services.
- Develop and display personalized and relevant advertising content for our users.
- Analyze how our Services are used so we can improve them to engage and retain users.
- Support our marketing activities
- Diagnose problems and/or prevent fraudulent activities
- Understand how our users use our products and services so we can improve user experience.
- Legal Obligations. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
- Vital Interests. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.
If you are a resident of the EU, you have the following rights under GDPR:
- Right to access your personal data.
- Right to rectification
- Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
- Right to restrict processing
- Right to data portability
- Right to object to processing
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
We comply with GDPR by implementing double opt-in, explicit consent, and secure data handling.
If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.
We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (i.e., express consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission can be inferred (i.e., implied consent). You can
withdraw your consent at any time.
In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under applicable law to process your information without your consent, including, for example:
- If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way
- For investigations and fraud detection and prevention
- For business transactions provided certain conditions are met.
- If it is contained in a witness statement and the collection is necessary to assess, process, or settle an insurance claim.
- For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and communicating with next of kin
- If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been, is, or may be victim of financial abuse.
- If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with consent would compromise the availability or the accuracy of the information and the collection is reasonable for purposes related to investigating a breach of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of Canada or a province.
- If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena, warrant, court order, or rules of the court relating to the production of records.
- If it was produced by an individual in the course of their employment, business, or profession and the collection is consistent with the purposes for which the information was produced.
- If the collection is solely for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes.
- If the information is publicly available and is specified by the regulations.
We may disclose de-identified information for approved research or statistics projects, subject to ethics oversight and confidentiality commitments.
CCPA Compliance (California Residents: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA / CPRA)
If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (as amended):
- The right to know what personal information we have collected about you, including the categories of sources and purposes.
- The right to delete your personal information (with some exceptions).
- The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information (including for cross-context behavioral advertising). We do not sell personal information in the traditional sense, but you can opt out of any sharing via the link “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” (or Global Privacy Control signal).
- The right to correct inaccurate personal information.
- The right to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information.
- The right not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights.
We will respond within the required timeframe (usually 45 days). For details on how we handle automated decision-making technology (including any future AI features),
see the AI section below.Do we Offer Artificial Intelligence Based Products?
In Short: We offer some products, features, or tools powered by artificial intelligence, machine learning, or similar technologies.
As part of our Services, we offer products, features, or tools powered by artificial intelligence, machine learning, or similar technologies (collectively, "AI Products").
These tools are designed to enhance your experience and provide you with innovative solutions. The terms in this Privacy Notice govern your use of the AI Products within our Services.
Our AI Products:
Our AI Products are designed for the following functions:
- AI bots
- AI applications
- AI document generation
- AI insights
- Text analysis
- AI search
All personal information processed using our AI Products is handled in line with our Privacy Notice and our agreement with third parties. This ensures high security and safeguards your personal information throughout the process, giving you peace of mind about your data's safety.
We may offer an AI-powered chat assistant to help visitors quickly find information about our services (ghostwriting, editorial support, blogging/freelancing advice), search blog content, or ask simple questions related to writing and creative work.
When you interact with the AI chat:
- We collect the messages you send, along with technical data such as your IP address, device information, and session details.
- Your chat inputs are sent to a third-party AI service provider [insert provider name, e.g., "such as OpenAI, Grok, or another selected vendor"] to generate helpful responses.
- We do not use your individual chat conversations to train or improve public AI models without your explicit consent. Chat logs may be retained temporarily (for example, up to 30 days) for quality improvement, abuse prevention, and support purposes, after which they are deleted or anonymized.
- The AI assistant is not intended for sharing highly sensitive personal information. Any data processed follows this Privacy Policy.
By using the AI chat, you consent to this processing. You can avoid the feature entirely if you prefer. To request deletion of your chat history or ask questions about it, contact us at
contact@theweirdoslibrary.com.We will update this section with more details once the specific AI tools are implemented.
More About Artificial Intelligence Features : "The Nerd"
- We provide "The Nerd", an AI-powered writing assistant designed to help users improve their writing practice, get advice on fiction writing, blogging, freelancing, ghostwriting, editorial services, and related creative work.
- "The Nerd" is trained or augmented using our own resources, blog content, and writing guides to deliver relevant, high-quality assistance tailored to the needs of writers and creators.
- When you interact with "The Nerd":We collect the messages and prompts you submit, along with associated technical data such as your IP address, device type, browser information, and session details.
- Your inputs are processed by our AI system (which may involve a third-party AI provider or hosting service for the underlying model) to generate helpful responses.
- Conversations may be temporarily stored for the purpose of providing the service, quality improvement, abuse prevention, and safety monitoring. We typically retain chat logs for up to 30–90 days, after which they are deleted or anonymized, unless longer retention is required for legal reasons.
- Training and improvement: "The Nerd" is primarily built on our curated writing content and resources. We do not use individual user conversations to further train or fine-tune the model without your explicit consent. Any use of anonymized or aggregated interaction data for general improvements will be done in a privacy-preserving manner.
- "The Nerd" is not intended for sharing highly sensitive personal information. Please avoid inputting personal data you do not wish to be processed.
By using "The Nerd", you consent to the collection and processing of your inputs as described. You can choose not to interact with the feature at any time. To request deletion of your chat history, access your data, or ask questions about this processing, contact us at:
contact@theweirdoslibrary.com.
We will update this section with additional technical details (such as the specific AI platform or model used) once "The Nerd" is fully implemented.
How to Opt Out
We believe in giving you the power to decide how your data is used. To opt out, you can:
Contact us using the contact form provided here:
Opt out form
Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR)
We are committed to complying with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). Personal data of Nigerian citizens or residents is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently for specified purposes only.
We obtain explicit consent where required, implement reasonable security measures to protect data from unauthorized access, loss, or breach, and respect your rights to access, correct, delete, or object to the processing of your data. If you are a Nigerian data subject and wish to exercise these rights, please contact us at:
contact@theweirdoslibrary.com.
CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Notice.
California law requires us to let you know how we respond to web browser DNT signals. Because there currently is not an industry or legal standard for recognizing or honoring DNT signals, we do not respond to them at this time.
Do United States Residents Have Specific Privacy Right?
In Short: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or Virginia, you may have the right to request access to and receive details about the personal information we maintain about you and how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, get a copy of, or delete your personal information.
You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law. More information is provided below.
Categories of Personal Information We Collect
The table below shows the categories of personal information we have collected in the past twelve (12) months. The table includes illustrative examples of each category and does not reflect the personal information we collect from you. For a comprehensive inventory of all personal information we process, please refer to the section "
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?"
| Categories | Examples | Collected |
| A. Identifiers | Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, and account name | Yes |
| B. Personal information as defined in the California Customer Records statute | Name, contact information, education, employment, employment history, and financial information | No |
| C. Protected classification characteristics under state or federal law | Gender, age, date of birth, race and ethnicity, national origin, marital status, and other demographic data | No |
| D. Commercial information | Transaction information, purchase history, financial details, and payment information | No |
| E. Biometric information | Fingerprints and voiceprints | No |
| F.Internet or other similar network activity | Browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data, and interactions with our and other websites, applications, systems, and advertisements | Yes |
| G. Geolocation data | Device location | No |
| H. Audio, electronic, sensory, or similar information | Images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with our business activities | No |
| I. Professional or employment-related information | Business contact details in order to provide you our Services at a business level or job title, work history, and professional qualifications if you apply for a job with us | No |
| J. Education Information | Student records and directory information | No |
| K. Inferences drawn from collected personal information | Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal information listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences and characteristics | No |
| Sensitive Information | | No |
We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances where you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:
- Receiving help through our customer support channels;
- Participation in customer surveys or contests; and
- Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your inquiries.
We will use and retain the collected personal information as needed to provide the Services or for:
- Category F - As long as the user is subscribed to our email.
- Category K - 1 year
You have rights under certain US state data protection laws. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law. These rights include:
- Right to know whether or not we are processing your personal data
- Right to access your personal data
- Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data.
- Right to request the deletion of your personal data
- Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us.
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights
- Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising (or sharing as defined under California’s privacy law), the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects ("profiling")
Depending upon the state where you live, you may also have the following rights:
- Right to access the categories of personal data being processed (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in Minnesota).
- Right to obtain a list of the categories of third parties to which we have disclosed personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in California, Delaware, and Maryland)
- Right to obtain a list of specific third parties to which we have disclosed personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in Minnesota and Oregon)
- Right to obtain a list of third parties to which we have sold personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in Connecticut)
- Right to review, understand, question, and depending on where you live, correct how personal data has been profiled (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in Connecticut and Minnesota)
- Right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in California)
- Right to opt out of the collection of sensitive data and personal data collected through the operation of a voice or facial recognition feature (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in Florida)
Under certain US state data protection laws, you can designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with applicable laws.
Request Verification
Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the same person about whom we have the information in our system. We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request.
However, if we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we may request that you provide additional information for the purposes of verifying your identity and for security or fraud-prevention purposes.
If you submit the request through an authorized agent, we may need to collect additional information to verify your identity before processing your request and the agent will need to provide a written and signed permission from you to submit such request on your behalf.
Appeals
Under certain US state data protection laws, if we decline to take action regarding your request, you may appeal our decision by emailing us at
contact@theweirdoslibrary.com. We will inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions. If your appeal is denied, you may submit a complaint to your state attorney general.
California "Shine The Light" Law
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us by using the contact details provided in the section "
HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?"Do Other Regions Have Specific Privacy Rights?
In Short: You may have additional rights based on the country you reside in.
Australia and New Zealand
We collect and process your personal information under the obligations and conditions set by Australia's Privacy Act 1988 and New Zealand's Privacy Act 2020 (Privacy Act).
This Privacy Notice satisfies the notice requirements defined in both Privacy Acts, in particular: what personal information we collect from you, from which sources, for which purposes, and other recipients of your personal information.
If you do not wish to provide the personal information necessary to fulfill their applicable purpose, it may affect our ability to provide our services, in particular:
- Offer you the products or services that you want
- Respond to or help with your requests
Republic of South Africa
If you are unsatisfied with the manner in which we address any complaint with regard to our processing of personal information, you can contact the office of the regulator, the details of which are:
Complaints (complete POPIA/PAIA form 5):
How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?
The Weirdos Library
1 Osuji St
Base 10 Avenue
Owerri, Imo 4019
Nigeria
How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect From You?You have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, details about how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please visit:
https://www.theweirdoslibrary.com/p/data-request.html.
Contact Information
For any questions about this Privacy Policy, data handling, or your rights, contact:
Contact Form: Contact us here:
Policy Checklist
| Policy / Law |
Compliant |
| GDPR (EU Residents) |
✅ |
| CCPA (California Residents) |
✅ |
| COPPA / Children’s Privacy |
✅ |
| Cookie Policy & Opt-Out |
✅ |
| Double Opt-In for Email Subscription |
✅ |
| Secure Data Handling |
✅ |
We strive to respond promptly to all inquiries, as well as third-party service privacy compliance, right-to-access, correction, and deletion, finally, updates communicated to users.
Your trust is the foundation of TheWeirdosLibrary. Every measure we take, from double opt-in to security and compliance, is to ensure that your experience with us is safe, private, and empowering.
We are committed to providing transparent, responsible, and legally compliant practices. If at any time you feel we could do better, please reach out, your feedback helps us improve.
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Effective Date: March 30, 2026
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SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice, but you can find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or by using our table of contents below.
What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on your interactions, choices, and features used.
Do we process sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information.
Do we collect any information from third parties? We may collect information from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms, and other outside sources.
How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and secure our Services, communicate with you, and comply with legal obligations.
When do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations with certain third parties.
How do we keep your information safe? We implement security measures, but no system is 100% secure.
What are your rights? You may have rights depending on your location.
How do you exercise your rights? Visit
our data request page
or contact us.
Want more details? Review the full Privacy Notice.
