Privacy & Cookie Policy

Last updated: 27 July 2026

Introduction

Welcome to Code & Stone.

Your privacy matters. This page explains what information may be collected when you visit this website, why it is collected, and how it is used.

Code & Stone is the official website of author M.P. Moorland.

Website: https://codeandstone.com

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please use the Contact page.

Information You Provide

You can browse this website without providing any personal information.

If you choose to contact me using the contact form, I may collect:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • The message you send

This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry.

Your information will never be sold or shared for marketing purposes.

Newsletter

If you choose to subscribe to the newsletter, your email address will be used only to send occasional updates about:

  • New book releases
  • Blog posts
  • Hidden London and folklore
  • Writing news
  • Other Code & Stone updates

Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link, allowing you to opt out at any time.

Cookies

This website uses cookies to help it function correctly and, where applicable, to understand how visitors use the site.

Cookies may be used to:

  • Remember your preferences
  • Improve website performance
  • Support security features
  • Measure anonymous website usage

Where required by law, you will be asked to consent before non-essential cookies are used.

Analytics

This website may use anonymous website analytics to understand how visitors use the site.

This may include information such as:

  • Pages viewed
  • Approximate location (country or region)
  • Device type
  • Browser
  • Referring website

This information is aggregated and is not used to identify individual visitors.

Embedded Content

Some pages may include embedded content from third-party websites, such as YouTube videos or social media posts.

Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you had visited that website directly and may collect information in accordance with the third party’s own privacy policy.

Data Retention

If you contact me through the website, your message may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your enquiry or maintain correspondence.

Newsletter subscription information is retained until you unsubscribe.

Sharing Information

Personal information is not sold, rented or traded.

Information may be processed by trusted service providers where necessary to operate this website, such as:

  • Website hosting
  • Contact form spam protection
  • Newsletter delivery
  • Website analytics

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

Your Rights

If you are located in the United Kingdom or European Economic Area, you have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal information
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of your information where appropriate
  • Restrict or object to certain processing
  • Withdraw consent where consent has been given

To exercise any of these rights, please use the Contact page.

Security

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are taken to protect personal information.

However, no method of storing or transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website or legal requirements.

Any updates will be published on this page, together with the revised “Last updated” date.