Privacy Policy: Data, Donations & Author Events

This policy explains how RJD Blessings, LLC handles visitor information, book-purchase transparency, and public records tied to author outreach.

About This Privacy Policy

RJD Blessings, LLC keeps this Privacy Policy for people who visit this website, read about the book, contact the organization, follow speaking outreach, or review donation information connected with book purchases.

This page should read plainly. Privacy language can become cold fast, and that does not fit work rooted in memory, grief, advocacy, and public healing. The purpose here is simple: explain what information may pass through the site, why it matters, and how it connects to the public-facing work of author Lynn Shiner and RJD Blessings, LLC.

This policy applies to activity on this website, including pages such as The Book, Contact Us, and related informational pages. It does not cover websites, processors, or services that operate under their own policies.

Information We Collect

Most visitors can read this site without sending personal information directly to RJD Blessings, LLC.

Information you choose to provide

If you use a contact form, send an email, request information about speaking, or ask a question about the book, you may provide your name, email address, phone number, message content, and any details you decide to include.

Information tied to transactions

When you purchase a book or make a related payment, transaction details may be handled by payment, ordering, shipping, or donation-support services. RJD Blessings, LLC may receive limited information needed to confirm the order, respond to a question, or keep donation records.

Site systems may also collect basic technical information, such as browser type, device information, pages visited, and general timing of visits. In practice, that kind of data helps keep a small site working rather than telling a full story about a person.

How We Use Your Information

RJD Blessings, LLC uses information for the reason it was given.

If someone writes through the contact page about a book order, the response should address the order. If a church, school, advocacy group, or community organizer asks about a speaking event, the reply may use the contact details provided to discuss availability, format, and follow-up. If a reader asks about the donation commitment, records may be checked so the answer stays grounded in the actual purchase process.

Working note

For this kind of site, restraint matters. A person who arrives here may be grieving, supporting a survivor, researching advocacy, or simply trying to understand the story behind the book. The site should not ask for more personal detail than the task requires.

Information may also support basic administration: keeping the website secure, maintaining records, answering requests, reviewing purchase-related questions, and preserving accurate public information about outreach and awards.

Book Purchases and Donation Transparency

The book price listed in the source material is $20.91. RJD Blessings, LLC states that all profit from book purchases is donated.

That sentence carries weight, so it deserves plain handling. Profit is not the same as the full sale price. Ordinary costs can include payment processing, printing, shipping, platform fees, or other direct expenses connected to getting the book to a reader. The donation commitment concerns the amount remaining after those costs.

When purchase or donation questions arise, RJD Blessings, LLC may use transaction records to confirm what happened: the date of purchase, the item purchased, payment status, shipping information if applicable, and donation-related accounting. The aim is not to create a detailed profile of the buyer. The aim is to honor the stated commitment with records that can be checked.

One practical example: if a reader buys the book and later asks whether the purchase counted toward the donation commitment, the organization may need enough order information to locate that sale. Without that small record trail, transparency becomes sentiment instead of stewardship.

Some website functions depend on outside services. A small organization rarely runs its own payment network, email infrastructure, hosting environment, and shipping tools from scratch.

Third-party providers may process information when they help operate the site, manage purchases, support payments, send messages, maintain security, or perform related administrative work. Those providers use information according to their own roles and policies. RJD Blessings, LLC should share only what the task requires.

There is a difference between a payment processor receiving card-related details to complete a sale and a public page naming an award Lynn Shiner received during an outreach period. One is private transaction handling. The other is public biographical or historical information. This policy treats those categories differently because visitors experience them differently.

Public Records: Author Speaking Events and Awards (2014–2016)

The site includes a public timeline of author Lynn Shiner's speaking events and awards from 2014–2016. That material belongs to the public outreach record of RJD Blessings, LLC and the author’s work during that period.

Public-facing timeline information may include event context, dates, awards, or speaking-related references. It helps readers understand the history of the work: where the message was carried, how the book connected with advocacy, and why those years matter in the life of the project.

This section does not mean every communication around an event becomes public. A private email about logistics, travel, or a personal note from an attendee should remain in a different category from a published timeline entry. Ground-level practice matters here; people often write from a tender place after an author event, and those messages require care.

Your Rights and Choices

You may choose not to send personal information through this website. You may also contact RJD Blessings, LLC to ask about information you previously provided, request a correction, or ask that a message or contact record be removed when retention is no longer needed.

Some records may need to remain for practical or legal reasons, including purchase verification, accounting, donation documentation, or basic business records. That limit is narrow, but real.

Access

You may ask what personal information you provided through direct contact or transaction-related communication.

Correction

You may request a correction if a name, email address, order detail, or outreach contact is wrong.

Deletion

You may ask RJD Blessings, LLC to delete information that no longer needs to be kept for a legitimate record purpose.

To make a privacy request, use Contact Us. A clear subject line helps route the request without asking you to repeat sensitive details.

Scope and Limitations of This Policy

This Privacy Policy covers RJD Blessings, LLC website activity and related communications. It does not replace the terms used by payment processors, shipping services, hosting companies, or other third-party tools that may support the site.

It also does not rewrite public history. The 2014–2016 author speaking and awards timeline exists as part of the public record presented by the site. If a listed item needs correction, the better path is a factual update, not quiet erasure.

Policy boundary

Because older outreach records can depend on event materials preserved from that period, some timeline details may be limited by what can be verified from the available records.

For related site responsibilities, visitors may also review the Terms of Use.

Policy Updates

RJD Blessings, LLC may update this Privacy Policy when site practices, book-purchase handling, donation documentation, or public outreach records change.

When that happens, the updated page should keep the same basic promise: say what information is involved, explain why it is used, and treat readers, families, advocates, and community partners with dignity. Privacy work on a site like this is not only a compliance task. It is part of keeping trust with people who arrive carrying real stories.