Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 22, 2026

Last Updated: August 4, 2026

At Horizon Literary Group LLC, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or engage our publishing services.

1. Business Information & Entity Details

This website and all associated services are owned and operated by Horizon Literary Group LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company[cite: 2].

  • Legal Entity: Horizon Literary Group LLC[cite: 1, 2]
  • Registered Address: 1500 N GRANT ST, STE R, DENVER, CO 80203, US[cite: 1, 2]
  • Member/Owner: Samuel Oluwapelumi Oyelakin[cite: 1, 2]
  • Email Contact: support@horizonliterarygroup.com

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that identifies, relates to, or describes you ("Personal Data") in order to deliver our services, process transactions, and communicate effectively.

A. Information You Provide Directly

  • Contact Information: Full name, email address, physical mailing address, and phone number when you fill out contact forms or request publishing consultations.
  • Manuscript & Creative Assets: Book drafts, synopses, author biographies, cover preferences, and related intellectual property submitted for evaluation, editing, or publication.
  • Payment & Billing Data: Payment details required to process transactions for our custom packages. Payment processing is handled securely by third-party merchant partners (such as Stripe). We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers.

B. Automatically Collected Information & Security Technologies

  • Device & Usage Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and access times when navigating our website.
  • Cloudflare Turnstile: We use Cloudflare Turnstile, a privacy-preserving security service provided by Cloudflare, Inc., to secure our contact forms and submission features against spam, automated abuse, and bot attacks. Turnstile evaluates visitor interaction data (such as browser telemetry and headers) to distinguish human users from automated scripts without requiring interactive CAPTCHA challenges. Data collected by Turnstile is processed strictly for fraud prevention and website integrity in compliance with Cloudflare's privacy standards.
  • Cookies & Analytics: Web beacons and necessary session cookies used to analyze web traffic, optimize site security, and improve user experience.

3. How We Use Your Information

Horizon Literary Group LLC uses your personal information for legitimate business purposes, including:

  • Fulfilling custom publishing agreements, manuscript evaluations, editing, and distribution setup.
  • Processing service deposits, invoices, and fee payments securely through payment processing networks.
  • Protecting our website forms and payment infrastructure from automated abuse, bot attacks, and payment fraud via Cloudflare Turnstile and security monitoring.
  • Communicating updates, project milestones, and account notifications.
  • Complying with legal obligations, tax filings, and bank payment underwriting requirements.

4. Third-Party Service Providers

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We share data only with trusted third-party partners strictly necessary to perform our business operations:

  • Payment Gateways: Secure payment processors (e.g., Stripe, merchant banks) to handle payment verification and transactions.
  • Security & Infrastructure: Cloudflare, Inc. for website optimization, SSL encryption, DDOS protection, and Cloudflare Turnstile bot prevention.
  • Global Distribution Platforms: Publishing and distribution networks (e.g., Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble Press) solely to register and distribute your published works as requested.
  • Legal & Compliance Authorities: When required by state law, federal regulations, or legal processes to satisfy reporting obligations.

5. Manuscript Ownership & Confidentiality

We treat all client manuscripts, ideas, and drafts as strictly confidential proprietary material. You retain 100% ownership and copyright of your manuscript[cite: 2]. Horizon Literary Group LLC does not claim ownership or rights to your intellectual property[cite: 2].

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures—including SSL encryption (HTTPS) across our website and automated bot threat mitigation via Cloudflare Turnstile—to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information and project files only as long as necessary to complete your publishing deliverables, satisfy ongoing support needs, and comply with state and federal legal, accounting, and reporting obligations.

8. Your Rights & Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you have the right to:

  • Access, correct, or request the deletion of your personal data.
  • Opt-out of promotional email communications at any time.
  • Request clarification on how your data is processed.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@horizonliterarygroup.com.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Horizon Literary Group LLC
1500 N GRANT ST, STE R
DENVER, CO 80203, US[cite: 1, 2]
Email: support@horizonliterarygroup.com
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST