At kNotED by Kimani, we respect your privacy. Please be informed that we are strictly committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your data across our website and services.

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3.1 Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you interact with the site:

 

Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, etc., provided during signups (e.g., for the Editing Checklist or waitlist registrations).

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Project Information: Professional history, backgrounds, manuscripts, resumes, academic drafts, and other documents submitted via our intake and booking forms.

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Transaction Data: Billing address and payment details. Note: All payments are processed through secure third-party gateways (Wix Payments, PayPal, or Stripe). We do not store your credit card numbers on our servers.

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Shipping Information: Physical address for the delivery of hardcover or paperback books.

3.2 How We Use Your Information

Your data is used by us exactly for the purposes written below:

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Service Delivery: To provide professional writing, editing, publishing support, and other services as per your requests.

 

Communication: To send project updates, invoices, and responses to your inquiries.

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Marketing (Opt-in only): To share news about upcoming workshops, courses, or toolkits if you have explicitly joined our mailing list.

 

Order Fulfillment: To process and ship physical book orders through our printing partners

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3.3 Confidentiality & Intellectual Property
As a professional writing, editing, and other relevant service provider, we regularly handle high-stakes intellectual property.

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Non-Disclosure: All manuscripts, business strategies, academic drafts, and other written and refined files are always treated as strictly confidential. Meaning, your work will never be shared, sold, or used as a sample without your express written consent.

 

Human-Only Intelligence: We do not transfer/feed content done for you into generative AI models. Your intellectual property remains completely secure and private within our professional workflow.

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3.4 Third-Party Service Providers
To operate the business efficiently, we have to share limited information with trusted third-party partners:

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Wix.com: Our website host and booking platform.

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Printing Partners: Necessary shipping and contact data are shared to fulfill physical book orders.

 

Email Marketing: We use secure providers to manage our email series, newsletter, and waitlists. We are in a non-volatile contract with these partners. They are strictly prohibited from using our clients’ information for any purpose other than the above-mentioned specific services.

 

3.5 Your Rights & Data Control
You have the right to:

Request a copy of the data we hold about you.

Request that we delete your personal information from our records.

Opt-out of marketing communications at any time via the "Unsubscribe" link in our emails.

 

3.6 Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy sometimes to reflect changes in our services or legal requirements.