Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1 June 2026

Radical Reads respects your privacy and is committed to protecting any personal information you choose to share with us.

This privacy policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how cookies and advertising may be used on the site, and what rights you have.

Who we are

This website is Radical Reads, a blog sharing articles, stories, reviews and related content.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, you can contact us through our Contact Us page

What personal information we collect

We only collect personal information when you choose to provide it to us.

This may happen when you use our contact form.

The information we may collect includes:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • The message or enquiry you send to us

We do not ask for sensitive personal information through our contact form.

How we use your information

We use the information you provide to:

  • Reply to your enquiry
  • Respond to any questions or messages you send us
  • Keep a record of correspondence where necessary
  • Improve how we communicate with readers and visitors

We will not sell, rent or trade your personal information.

We will not use your name or email address for marketing unless you have clearly agreed to this.

Our lawful basis for using your information

Where you contact us through the contact form, we use your personal information because it is in our legitimate interest to respond to your enquiry.

Where we use non-essential cookies, such as analytics or advertising cookies, we will ask for your consent where required.

Google Analytics

Radical Reads uses Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use the blog.

Google Analytics may collect information such as:

  • Which pages are visited
  • How long visitors spend on the site
  • What type of device or browser is being used
  • General location information, such as country or region
  • How visitors found the website

This information helps us understand what content readers find useful and how we can improve the site.

Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies. These cookies may collect information about your use of the site, but we do not use Google Analytics to collect your name, email address or contact form message.

Third-party advertising

Radical Reads may display advertisements provided by third-party advertising partners.

These advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Show adverts on the website
  • Measure how adverts perform
  • Prevent the same advert being shown too often
  • Understand how visitors interact with adverts
  • Show more relevant or personalised adverts, where permitted

Third-party advertising providers may collect information about your visits to this website and other websites. This may include information about your device, browser, IP address, pages visited and interactions with adverts.

If we use Google advertising services, including Google AdSense, Google and its partners may use cookies to serve adverts based on your previous visits to Radical Reads and/or other websites.

You can manage personalised advertising through Google’s advertising settings. You may also be able to opt out of some third-party personalised advertising through industry opt-out tools.

Cookies

Cookies are small files placed on your device when you visit a website.

Radical Reads may use cookies to:

  • Help the website work properly
  • Understand how visitors use the site through Google Analytics
  • Display third-party advertisements
  • Measure advertising performance
  • Improve the content and performance of the blog

Some cookies are essential for the website to work properly. Other cookies, such as analytics and advertising cookies, are non-essential.

Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. You may also be able to manage your cookie choices through the cookie banner or cookie settings tool on this website.

If you block cookies, some parts of the website may not work as expected.

Third-party links

Radical Reads may contain links to other websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, cookie use or content of other websites. You should read the privacy policy and cookie policy of any external website you visit.

How long we keep your information

If you contact us through the contact form, we will keep your name, email address and message only for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and manage any follow-up correspondence.

We may delete contact form messages when they are no longer needed.

Who we share your information with

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information.

We may share limited information with trusted service providers who help us run the website. These may include:

  • Website hosting providers
  • Email or contact form providers
  • Analytics providers
  • Advertising partners
  • Security or spam-prevention services

These providers only process information as needed to provide their services.

Your rights

Depending on where you are located, you may have rights over your personal information.

These may include the right to:

  • Ask what personal information we hold about you
  • Ask us to correct inaccurate information
  • Ask us to delete your personal information
  • Object to or restrict how we use your information
  • Withdraw consent where we rely on consent
  • Complain to a data protection authority

Children’s privacy

Radical Reads is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children.

If you believe a child has provided personal information through the contact form, please contact us and we will delete it where appropriate.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time.

Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your information is used, please use our contact form