Last updated: August 2026
Apostrophe Books Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a company registered in England and Wales under company number 7612239, with registered office at Calcutt Court, Calcutt, Swindon, SN6 6JR, UK. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. For the purposes of UK data protection law, Apostrophe Books Ltd (data protection registration ZC208543) is the “data controller” of the personal information described in this policy.
If you contact us, submit a manuscript or proposal, or sign up to a mailing list, we may collect information such as:
• your name
• email address
• postal address (where appropriate)
• telephone number (if provided)
• correspondence relating to your enquiry or submission
• details of any manuscript, proposal or creative work you submit to us for consideration, and any related correspondence.
We do not collect or process payment card information through this website, as we do not sell books directly here.
We rely on the following legal bases under UK GDPR, depending on the activity:
• Legitimate interests — to respond to general enquiries, manage correspondence, and consider unsolicited submissions.
• Consent — to send you marketing or newsletter communications, which you may withdraw at any time.
• Legal obligation — where we are required to retain or disclose information to comply with the law (for example, accounting or regulatory requirements).
• Contract — where information is needed to correspond with authors or publishing partners under an existing agreement.
We use your information to:
• respond to enquiries
• consider and respond to manuscript or proposal submissions
• communicate with authors and publishing partners
• send occasional news or updates if you have chosen to receive them
• comply with our legal obligations.
You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time, using the link in any email or by contacting us directly.
We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected. As a general guide:
• general enquiry correspondence is retained for up to 24 months, unless a longer period is required by law
• unsolicited manuscripts and submissions are retained for 6 months to allow for review, after which they are deleted unless we are in active discussion with you
• mailing list details are retained until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete them
• information we must keep for legal, accounting or tax purposes is retained for the period required by law.
We never sell your personal information.
Where necessary, we may share limited information with trusted service providers who help us operate our website or communications, such as our website host, or IT support. These providers are required to protect your information appropriately and are only permitted to use it as we instruct.
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the personal information we hold, including restricted access to systems, secure storage, and the use of reputable, security-conscious service providers.
Under UK data protection legislation, you have the right to:
• request access to the personal information we hold about you
• ask us to correct inaccurate information
• request deletion where appropriate
• object to or restrict certain processing
• request a copy of your information in a portable format, where applicable
• withdraw consent for marketing communications
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. If you believe your data has been handled improperly, you also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised. We encourage you to review it periodically.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we use your information, please contact us.
Email: info [at] apostrophebooks.com
Post: Calcutt Court, Calcutt, Swindon, SN6 6JR, UK