Third Shore Ink Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy outlines how Third Shore Ink, LLC collects, uses, and protects the information provided by authors using our automated publishing tools. We are committed to ensuring your intellectual property and personal data remain secure and private.
1. Information We Collect
To provide our publishing services, we collect the following information provided directly by you:
- Manuscript Data: The MS Word or text documents you upload for AI analysis and formatting.
- Onboarding Data: Information provided via our questionnaire, including your pen name, book genre, and visual preferences.
- Contact Information: Your name and email address used for account creation and service delivery.
2. How We Use Your Information
Your data is used strictly to fulfill the services you have purchased. This includes:
- AI-driven manuscript analysis to generate keywords, genres, and book descriptions.
- Automated document formatting for Amazon KDP eBook requirements.
- Generation of custom AI cover art and marketing assets.
- Facilitating the book upload process to your Amazon KDP account.
3. Data Sharing and Sale
Third Shore Ink does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information or manuscript data to third parties.
- Zero External Use: Your email and personal data are never used for any purpose other than the specific publishing services we provide.
- No Data Harvesting: We do not use your manuscript to train external AI models or for any secondary commercial purposes.
4. Third-Party Service Disclosure
While we do not sell your data, our system interacts with the following entities to complete your request:
- AI Processing: Your manuscript is processed via secure AI APIs (such as OpenAI) solely for the purpose of analysis and asset generation.
- Amazon KDP: Our tool facilitates the transfer of your finalized assets to the Amazon KDP platform under your direction.
5. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your files from unauthorized access. Your manuscript and generated assets are stored in secure cloud environments and are only accessible to you and the automated systems required to process your order.
6. Rights and Ownership
You retain 100% ownership of your original manuscript and all rights to the formatted files and cover art generated by our service. Third Shore Ink claims no royalty or ownership stake in your published work.