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Privacy Policy

Effective November 10, 2026. Hughes Solutions LLC, 500 W 21st St, Norfolk, VA 23517.

This policy explains what Hughes Solutions LLC ("we") collects through Shelfbright, why, and your choices. Short version: we use your information and your writing to help you publish your book, we don't sell it, we don't share it for ads, and we never use your writing to train AI.

What we collect

• About you and your book: name, email, book title, genre, format and the answers you give when you start, plus your checklist progress.
• Your writing: the writing samples, outlines, chapters or manuscript you send, and the reviews the panels write about them.
• Payments: processed by Stripe; we receive the status and amount, not your card number.
• Site visits: standard server logs (IP address, browser, pages). We don't use advertising trackers.

Why we use it

• To provide the Service: keep your private page, run your reviews, and email you your page link and updates about your book.
• To take payment, prevent abuse, keep the Service secure, and follow the law.

Your writing and AI

To write your reviews, we send the writing you submit to our AI provider, which processes it to produce the review under its business terms. We never use your writing to train AI models, never sell it, and never publish it. A small local check (the Human Test) also runs on our own servers; it doesn't send your writing to any outside detector.

Who we share with

Only service providers that help run the Service, under contracts that limit their use: hosting and storage, AI review, email delivery, payments, and DNS. We may also share information if the law requires it, to protect people's safety or rights, or as part of a business transfer with notice to you.

How long we keep it

Your page, writing and reviews: until you ask us to delete them. Billing records: as tax law requires. Server logs: up to 90 days. Deleted items leave our routine backups within 35 days.

Security

We use HTTPS on every page and keep your writing in private storage that isn't publicly listed. Your page is reached by a private link, so keep it to yourself. No system is perfectly secure; if a breach affects your information, we'll tell you as the law requires.

Your choices and rights

You can ask to access, correct, download or delete your personal information, and to opt out of any sale or targeted advertising (we don't do either). Residents of Virginia (VCDPA), California and other states with privacy laws may have these rights by law; we offer them to everyone. If we deny a request, you can appeal by replying to our answer; we'll answer appeals within 60 days, and if we still say no, you can contact your state attorney general. To ask, email [email protected], or write to Hughes Solutions LLC, 500 W 21st St, Norfolk, VA 23517. We'll verify the request comes from you and answer within 45 days.

Children

We don't knowingly collect information from children under 13. Authors under 18 should use the Service with a parent or guardian.

Changes

We'll post updates here with a new date, and email you about material changes.