Effective Date: July 2, 2026

Welcome to The Barbara Journal (“Website”, “we”, “our”, or “us”).

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and purchase our digital educational products.

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

1. Website Owner

This Website is owned and operated by:

Kelvin C. Marshall
10189 Snowflake Ln
Cincinnati, Ohio 45251
United States

Phone: +1 (513) 708-0849

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Personal Information

When you purchase a digital textbook or contact us, we may collect:

Full name
Email address
Billing address
Country
Payment details (processed securely by our payment provider)
Order history

We do not store your complete credit card information.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Website, we may automatically collect:

IP address
Browser type
Operating system
Device information
Pages visited
Date and time of access
Referring website
Cookies and similar technologies

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

Process and complete orders
Deliver digital products
Provide customer support
Send purchase confirmations
Respond to inquiries
Improve our Website and services
Prevent fraud and unauthorized transactions
Comply with legal obligations

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we may send promotional emails. You can unsubscribe at any time.

4. Payment Processing

Payments are securely processed through trusted third-party payment providers.

We do not receive or store your full payment card details.

Your payment information is handled according to the privacy policies of the respective payment processor.

5. Digital Product Delivery

After successful payment, you may receive access to download your purchased digital textbook.

We retain purchase records to:

Verify ownership
Provide customer support
Reissue download access when appropriate

6. Cookies

Our Website uses cookies to:

Keep your shopping cart active
Remember user preferences
Improve Website functionality
Analyze Website traffic
Measure marketing performance

You may disable cookies in your browser settings. However, some parts of the Website may not function properly.

7. Analytics

We may use analytics services such as Google Analytics or similar tools to understand how visitors use our Website.

These services may collect information such as:

IP address
Device type
Browser information
Pages viewed
Time spent on pages

This information is used only to improve our Website.

8. Email Communications

If you:

make a purchase,
contact us,
or subscribe to updates,

we may send emails related to:

your order
customer support
product updates
educational content
promotional offers (only where permitted by law)

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time.

9. Third-Party Services

We may use trusted third-party providers including:

payment processors
email delivery services
website hosting providers
analytics providers
security services

These providers receive only the information necessary to perform their services.

10. Data Security

We implement commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information.

However, no method of transmitting information over the Internet or storing electronic data is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Data Retention

We retain your information only for as long as necessary to:

fulfill your order
provide customer support
comply with legal obligations
resolve disputes
enforce our agreements

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

Access your personal data
Correct inaccurate information
Request deletion of your data
Restrict processing
Object to certain processing
Request data portability
Withdraw consent where applicable

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.

13. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know what personal information we collect and request deletion of certain personal information, subject to applicable exceptions.

14. International Visitors

If you access this Website from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States.

By using this Website, you consent to such transfer.

15. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is intended for individuals who are at least 13 years old.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that such information has been collected, we will promptly delete it.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Any changes will be posted on this page together with the updated effective date.

We encourage users to review this page periodically.

17. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact:

Kelvin C. Marshall

10189 Snowflake Ln
Cincinnati, Ohio 45251
United States

Phone: +1 (513) 708-0849

Website: The Barbara Journal