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Privacy Policy
Effective Date: July 9, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how A Trial of Color, Full Color Press, and Kathleen C. Thompson collect, use, and protect information submitted through this website.
This site exists to share information about the book A Trial of Color: Making the Case for Human Judgment in an AI-Accelerated World, to provide press and review-copy access, and to allow readers, journalists, producers, educators, lawyers, clinicians, researchers, and other interested people to contact the author.
By using this website, you agree to the practices described below.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:
- Your name;
- Your email address;
- Your message or inquiry;
- Your press, review-copy, permissions, speaking, rights, or professional request;
- Any other information you choose to submit through a form, email link, newsletter sign-up, or similar website feature.
We may also collect limited technical information automatically through standard website tools, hosting services, analytics services, cookies, or similar technologies. This may include browser type, device information, pages visited, referring pages, approximate location information, date and time of visit, and general website usage data.
The site is not designed to collect sensitive medical, mental health, legal, or personal crisis information. Please do not submit private medical records, confidential legal information, raw AI transcripts, or other sensitive personal materials through public website forms.
2. How We Use Information
We may use collected information to:
- Respond to inquiries;
- Process press, review-copy, interview, permissions, or professional requests;
- Send updates if you have asked to receive them;
- Maintain and improve the website;
- Understand general website traffic and audience interest;
- Protect the website from spam, misuse, or security issues;
- Comply with applicable legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal information.
3. Email and Communications
If you contact the author or sign up for updates, your email address may be used to respond to you or send the information you requested.
You may unsubscribe from non-essential email updates at any time by using the unsubscribe link, if available, or by contacting:
4. Cookies and Analytics
This website may use cookies, analytics tools, or similar technologies to understand how visitors use the site and to improve performance.
Cookies are small files or identifiers that may be stored on your device by a website or service provider. You can usually adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies.
If third-party tools are used for analytics, hosting, email delivery, forms, or embedded content, those tools may collect information according to their own privacy policies.
5. Third-Party Links
This website may link to third-party sites, including booksellers, media platforms, social media, Substack, payment processors, newsletter services, or other external resources.
A Trial of Color and Full Color Press are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites. Visiting those sites is governed by their own policies.
6. Review Copies, Press Requests, and Professional Inquiries
If you request a review copy, interview, speaking engagement, permissions review, or professional materials, we may use the information you provide to evaluate and respond to that request.
We may retain correspondence related to press, rights, permissions, safety, research, legal, or professional inquiries as part of ordinary business records.
7. Children's Privacy
This website is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information through this website, contact:
and we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
8. Data Security
Reasonable measures are used to protect information submitted through this website. However, no website, email system, form, hosting platform, or internet transmission is completely secure.
Please use care when deciding what information to send electronically.
9. Data Retention
We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries, maintain records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or support the legitimate operation of the website and related publishing activities.
10. Your Choices
You may contact us to request that your personal information be updated or deleted, subject to reasonable limitations and legal or business-record obligations.
Contact:
11. Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
12. Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy may be sent to:
Full Color Press
Louisville, Kentucky