Privacy Notice
Updated 26 October 2026. Lāsker Publishing handles personal information to run its publishing website, Reader Club, advance-reader programme and private Reader Room. This notice explains the processing we can identify in the current service; contact us for questions about a specific account or record.
Who is responsible
Lāsker Publishing, operated by Lasker Solutions, manages the reader services described here. Privacy requests can be sent to contact@laskerpublishing.com.
Information we process
Information you provide may include your name, email address, country, preferred genres and authors, marketing preferences, ARC requests, messages and voluntary reviews. When you sign in or read privately, we also process authentication identifiers, book access and expiry information, reading position, progress, review activity and records needed to protect the Reader Room from misuse. Technical records held by our infrastructure providers may include request times, IP addresses, browser information and error/security events.
Why we use it
We use account and reading-access information to deliver the service you request, verify email ownership, make assigned books available and remember where you stopped reading. We use security information to prevent misuse and protect readers and the publishing catalogue. We use your selected contact preferences to send publication announcements, newsletters or advance-copy invitations only where you have agreed to receive them. Where applicable, processing may rely on providing a requested service, a legal obligation, legitimate interests in security and operation, or your consent for optional marketing.
Reader Club and marketing
Joining the Reader Club requires an email confirmation. Your selected marketing preferences are kept separately from essential sign-in and book-access messages. Reviews are always optional and are not a condition of complimentary reading access. You can unsubscribe using links in eligible emails, and you can ask us to change or remove your marketing preferences.
Private ARC books and reviews
ARC book entitlements can be time-limited. Our Reader Room keeps access and progress records, and may place an identifiable reader watermark on book pages to discourage unauthorised redistribution. We may record unusual access patterns and temporary security restrictions. We do not automatically publish reviews to Amazon or other retailers; you decide whether to post your own review through those services.
Service providers and transfers
We use providers for hosting and delivery (Vercel), authentication and database services (Supabase), protected book storage (Cloudflare R2), anti-bot verification (Cloudflare Turnstile) and transactional or subscription email delivery (as configured, Resend or Postmark). These providers may process relevant information in locations outside your country. Their processing terms and the applicable legal safeguards govern those transfers. Clicking an external retailer link takes you to that retailer's own privacy arrangements.
Retention and deletion
We keep data for as long as needed to provide an account, valid reading access, requested communications, security and legal obligations. Expired ARC access does not necessarily erase historical consent, review or security records immediately. Unsubscribed addresses may remain on a limited suppression list so we do not send unwanted marketing. Provider logs have separate retention settings. For a particular retention period or deletion request, contact us; we will check the applicable record and any necessary exceptions.
Your choices and rights
Depending on where you live, you may be able to request access, correction, deletion, a copy of your information, or restrictions on certain processing, and to withdraw optional marketing consent. We may need to verify that a request comes from the account owner. You may also be entitled to complain to your relevant data-protection regulator. We will explain if a legal or security retention requirement prevents immediate deletion.
Cookies and browser storage
Our website uses the browser-storage and security technologies explained in our Cookie & Browser Storage Notice. Anonymous homepage visits did not show marketing or advertising cookies in our October 2026 check; login and security features may behave differently after interaction.
Questions and updates
Privacy questions and data requests: contact@laskerpublishing.com. We will update this notice when new tracking services, providers or significant processing changes are introduced.