Non-Affiliation Disclaimer: BookAds AI is an independent, third-party software tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or in any way officially connected to Amazon.com, Inc., Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates. The names "KDP" and "Kindle Direct Publishing" are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. Use of these names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply any association.
1. Introduction
Taciturn Studios LLC ("we," "us," or "our") operates BookAds AI (the "Service"), an Amazon Advertising management platform designed for Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) authors. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at bookadsai.com or use our Service. Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the Service.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide Directly
When you create an account, subscribe to a plan, or contact us, we collect your name, email address, billing information (processed securely by Stripe), and any content you submit through the Service, including campaign data, book ASINs, and advertising settings.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you access the Service, we automatically collect certain technical information, including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and timestamps of your activity. We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to maintain your session, remember your preferences, and analyze usage patterns.
2.3 Amazon Advertising Data
If you connect your Amazon Advertising account to the Service, we collect and process campaign performance data, keyword data, spend and sales metrics, and related advertising information solely to provide the features of the Service to you.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain the Service;
- Process transactions and send related billing communications;
- Send transactional emails (account confirmations, billing receipts, alerts) via Resend;
- Send marketing communications and product updates via MailerLite, subject to your consent where required by law;
- Analyze usage to improve the Service and develop new features;
- Detect, prevent, and address technical issues and fraudulent activity;
- Comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
This section is the cookie disclosure for bookadsai.com. Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They may be session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent cookies (remaining for a set period or until you delete them).
BookAds AI uses cookies and similar technologies for:
- Essential operation: Maintaining your login session and authentication state.
- Preferences: Remembering your cookie consent choice and UI preferences.
- Analytics: Understanding how visitors use the site (privacy-first analytics; no sale of personal data).
- Advertising: Serving relevant ads via Google AdSense (publisher
ca-pub-1051825252184436) only after you provide consent where required.
| Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Session management and authentication | Session |
| Functional | Remembering your preferences and settings | 1 year |
| Analytics | Anonymous usage analytics via Umami (privacy-first, no personal data) | 1 year |
| Marketing | Conversion tracking and AdSense measurement (only with consent) | 90 days to 13 months |
Specific cookies that may be set:
| Cookie | Provider | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kdpad_session | bookadsai.com | Essential | Maintains your authenticated session after login | Session |
| kdpad_cookie_consent | bookadsai.com | Essential | Stores your cookie consent preference (accepted/declined) | 1 year |
| _umami_* | Umami Analytics | Analytics | Privacy-first analytics — no personal data collected | Session |
| _ga / _gid | Google Analytics (if enabled) | Analytics | Distinguishes users for analytics reporting | 24 hours to 2 years |
| __gads / __gpi | Google AdSense | Marketing | Used by Google to serve and measure ads (consent required) | 13 months |
| IDE | Google DoubleClick | Marketing | Used to measure ad conversion and retargeting (consent required) | 13 months |
| NID | Marketing | Stores user preferences for Google services (consent required) | 6 months |
When you first visit bookadsai.com, a consent banner lets you Accept All or Decline non-essential cookies. Essential cookies remain active because they are required for the site to function. You can also control cookies in your browser settings, opt out of interest-based Google ads at adssettings.google.com, or use the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out. A fuller cookie list also appears on our Cookie Policy.
5. Third-Party Service Providers
We share information with trusted providers who assist in operating the Service, subject to confidentiality obligations:
| Provider | Purpose | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Stripe | Payment processing and subscription billing | stripe.com/privacy |
| MailerLite | Email marketing and subscriber management | mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy |
| Resend | Transactional email delivery | resend.com/legal/privacy-policy |
| Amazon Web Services | Cloud infrastructure and data storage | aws.amazon.com/privacy |
| Google AdSense | Advertising and analytics (with consent) | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Rainforest API | Amazon product data retrieval | rainforestapi.com/privacy |
5a. Affiliate Programs & FTC Disclosure
BookAds AI participates in affiliate advertising programs. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. All Amazon links on this site use the affiliate tag seperts-20. We also participate in Bookshop.org (affiliate ID 122250). When you click an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. See our Affiliate Disclosure.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. If you close your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal data within 90 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal, tax, or audit purposes. Campaign performance data you have imported may be retained in anonymized, aggregated form for product improvement purposes.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
- Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
- Restriction: Request that we restrict processing of your data in certain circumstances.
- Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, contact privacy@bookadsai.com. We will respond within 30 days.
8. International Data Transfers
Taciturn Studios LLC is based in the United States. If you access the Service from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate. By using the Service, you consent to such transfers. Where required by applicable law (such as the GDPR), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses.
9. AI Chat Assistant
Our website uses an AI-powered chat assistant to provide faster support and information. When you use this chat feature:
- Your messages are processed by our AI vendor's servers to generate responses
- We retain chat transcripts for quality assurance, product improvement, and AI model training
- Chat data is handled in accordance with our data retention policies
- Chat transcripts are not sold to third parties
- You may request deletion of your chat data by contacting privacy@bookadsai.com
A consent notice is displayed before your first interaction with the chat assistant. By proceeding past the consent notice, you acknowledge and agree to the data practices described above.
10. Children's Privacy
The Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at privacy@bookadsai.com and we will take steps to delete such information.
11. Security
We implement industry-standard technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include TLS encryption for data in transit, encrypted storage for sensitive data at rest, and access controls limiting data access to authorized personnel. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. For significant changes, we will also send an email notification to the address associated with your account. Your continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Taciturn Studios LLC
Operating BookAds AI
Email: privacy@bookadsai.com
Website: bookadsai.com