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Caveat Sherlock Holmes is in the public domain, as are the works of H.P. Lovecraft and Alexander Dumas. However, freshly-created, original fiction is the copyright of the author. Note that my work adresses adult themes, and is therefore not recommended for YA or children. Copyright All textual material on this website is copyright by Mike Adamson. All artwork with the exception of the book and magazine covers is copyright by Jen Downes.	I believe that privacy is of great importance. This policy intends to confirm that I collect NO personal data whatsoever about visitors using this website; there is therefore no risk to visitors. I maintain the highest standards of integrity with regard to visitors' privacy. Your Personal Information I do not collect any personal information whatsoever. I set no cookies. At this time I do not run a mailing list, but should this change, I will post notice of whatever changes on the website. The Use of Cookies and Web Beacons I do NOT use cookies and web beacons. However, when you purchase books or ebooks via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and so forth, it is possible these companies may use cookies or web beacons. They may use cookies to help them personalize your online experience. Cookies are identifiers that are transferred to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize the sites pages, or register with any of our site's services, a cookie enables Lulu, PayLoadz, Zazzle, and so on, to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. You can accept or decline cookies by modifying your Web browser; if you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of a site which sets them. A web beacon is a described as 'a transparent image file used to monitor your journey around a single website or collection of websites.' They are sometimes also referred to as 'web bugs' and are used by sites that hire third-party services to monitor traffic. They can be used in association with cookies to understand how visitors interact with the pages and content on the pages of a web site. The intention of the beacon is to analyze a user's movements and preferences, so as to provide superior service. Websites also serve third party commercials which use cookies and web beacons in the course of ads being served on our web site. These might, for example, keep track of how many times you've seen a particular advertisement. No personally identifiable information you give us is provided to them for cookie or web beacon use, so they cannot personally identify you with that information on our web site. Browsers can be set to accept or reject cookies or notify you when a cookie is being sent. Privacy software can be used to override web beacons. Taking either of these actions shouldn't cause a problem with our site, should you so choose. You can also manually delete some or all cookies from inside your browser. Consult the browser's help file, for information on how to do this. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act This website is directed to adults; it is not directed to juvenile or YA readers. This website complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, and will not knowingly deal with, or for, minors. Via links on this site, publications are purchased via third parties such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble and so forth. Third parties should also be bound by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, but note that I am not, and can not be, responsible for the policies of these third parties. Publishers' titles are clearly described, and appropriately 'tagged' as per suitability Your Non-Personal Information This site collects no information. When you purchase books or ebooks via third parties such as Amazon, it is possible that these companies might collect information. They may collect information about you that is not personally identifiable. They may use such information (which does not identify individual users), to analyze trends, or to administer their own website, or to their track visitors' movements around the site, in order to gather demographic information about their user base. The information collected would be used solely for their internal review, and they assure visitors that it will never under any circumstances be shared with other organizations for commercial, or any, purposes. Release of Your Information I do not collect information of any description ... therefore, there is nothing to be "released" in any way. Updates to this Privacy Policy I reserve the right to change this policy. However, if there is a material change in these privacy practices, I will indicate this on the website, providing links to the new privacy policy.