olgaverasen.com
Website Owner and Operator: Olga Verasen
Last Updated: October 5, 2026

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Olga Verasen (“Olga Verasen,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information when you visit or use olgaverasen.com (the “Website”), contact us, subscribe to communications, purchase or request products, register for or participate in courses or workshops, or otherwise interact with the Website and its services.

olgaverasen.com is an author, creative, educational, and informational website providing original books, literary and artistic works, educational and creative resources, courses and workshops for individual and family use, articles, resources for parents, free content, and related products and services.

We respect your privacy and handle personal information in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection laws.

2. Website Owner and Responsible Person

olgaverasen.com is owned and operated by:

Olga Verasen
301 S. McDowell St., Ste 125-1471
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Email: info@olgaverasen.com

Olga Verasen is responsible for the processing of personal information described in this Privacy Policy, except where an independent third-party service provider processes information under its own privacy policy and legal responsibilities.

3. Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through or in connection with:

  • olgaverasen.com;
  • contact and inquiry forms;
  • Parents’ Questions;
  • newsletter subscriptions and communications;
  • purchases and orders made directly through the Website;
  • personalized book orders;
  • courses and workshops offered through the Website;
  • registrations and requests;
  • free resources and content where information is requested from the user;
  • communications with Olga Verasen; and
  • other interactions with the Website.

When you follow a link to an independent third-party website or platform, that third party’s privacy policy generally governs information collected directly by that service.

4. Personal Information We May Collect

Depending on how you interact with the Website, we may collect the following categories of personal information.

Contact Information

This may include:

  • name;
  • email address;
  • telephone number, where provided;
  • mailing, billing, or shipping address, where required;
  • information contained in messages or inquiries.

Account and Registration Information

Where accounts, registrations, courses, workshops, downloads, or other services require registration, we may collect information necessary to create and administer your registration or access.

Order and Transaction Information

When you purchase or request a product or service, we may collect information such as:

  • name;
  • email address;
  • billing and shipping information;
  • products or services ordered;
  • transaction and order details; and
  • information necessary to fulfill, administer, or support the order.

Payment card and other payment credentials may be collected and processed directly by the applicable payment provider rather than stored by us.

Personalized Book Information

For personalized books, we request only the first name of the child for whom the book is being personalized.

The child’s first name is provided by the parent, legal guardian, or other adult placing the order and is used as necessary to prepare and fulfill the personalized book order.

Newsletter Information

If you subscribe to our newsletter or other communications, we may collect your email address and related subscription information.

Course and Workshop Information

If you register for or purchase a course, creative program, workshop, or other educational offering, we may collect information necessary to administer your registration, provide access, communicate with you, and provide the relevant service.

Technical and Usage Information

When you use the Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address;
  • browser type;
  • device information;
  • operating system;
  • pages visited;
  • referring pages or websites;
  • approximate geographic information derived from IP address;
  • dates and times of visits;
  • interactions with Website features; and
  • other technical information used for security, operation, and Website statistics.

5. Information We Do Not Intentionally Request

olgaverasen.com is not a medical, psychological, psychiatric, psychotherapeutic, diagnostic, or healthcare service.

We do not intentionally request medical records, diagnoses, psychological assessments, psychiatric information, or other sensitive health information through the Website’s ordinary forms, purchases, courses, workshops, or newsletter services.

Please do not submit sensitive health, medical, or other unnecessary sensitive personal information through general contact forms or Parents’ Questions.

6. How We Collect Personal Information

We may collect personal information:

  • directly from you when you contact us;
  • when you complete a form or submit a question;
  • when you subscribe to communications;
  • when you make a purchase or place an order;
  • when you order a personalized book;
  • when you register for a course or workshop;
  • when you create or use an account, where available;
  • automatically through Website technologies and security systems; and
  • through service providers involved in operating the Website or fulfilling a transaction or request.

7. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to:

  • operate and maintain the Website;
  • respond to questions, requests, and inquiries;
  • process and fulfill purchases and orders;
  • prepare and fulfill personalized book orders;
  • provide courses, workshops, downloads, and other requested services;
  • manage registrations and accounts;
  • send newsletters and other communications requested by you;
  • provide customer service;
  • communicate about an order, registration, product, or service;
  • respond to Parents’ Questions and prepare selected questions for publication in an anonymized or generalized form;
  • maintain Website security and prevent abuse or fraud;
  • understand Website use and improve content and functionality;
  • maintain appropriate business and transaction records;
  • comply with legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory obligations; and
  • establish, exercise, or defend legal rights.

We do not use personal information for purposes materially different from those described in this Privacy Policy without an appropriate legal basis or notice where required.

Where the GDPR, UK GDPR, or similar requirements apply, we process personal information on one or more appropriate legal bases, which may include:

  • performance of a contract, such as processing an order or providing a purchased course or product;
  • steps taken at your request before entering into a contract;
  • consent, such as for certain newsletter communications or non-essential cookies where consent is required;
  • legitimate interests, such as operating, securing, maintaining, and improving the Website, where those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests; and
  • compliance with legal obligations, including applicable tax, accounting, and recordkeeping requirements.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent where applicable. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:

  • essential Website operation;
  • security;
  • remembering preferences;
  • functionality;
  • Website statistics and performance;
  • shopping and transaction functionality; and
  • third-party embedded content and services.

CookieYes is used to assist with cookie consent and preference management.

More information about cookies, categories of cookies, third-party technologies, and available choices is provided in our Cookie Policy.

Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies and similar technologies will be used in accordance with applicable consent requirements.

10. Website Statistics — Jetpack Stats

The Website currently uses Jetpack Stats to obtain information about Website traffic and usage.

This information may help us understand matters such as visits, popular pages, referring sources, and general Website activity.

Google Analytics is not currently enabled on olgaverasen.com.

If our analytics practices materially change, this Privacy Policy and, where appropriate, our Cookie Policy and consent settings will be updated.

11. WordPress and Jetpack

olgaverasen.com operates using WordPress and related services and functionality, including Jetpack.

Depending on the Website feature being used, WordPress and Jetpack technologies may process technical, security, subscription, communication, performance, or usage information necessary to provide their services and Website functionality.

12. Newsletter and Communications

The Website provides opportunities to subscribe to newsletters and other communications.

Newsletter functionality is currently provided through WordPress/Jetpack services.

Where required, we send marketing or newsletter communications on the basis of consent or another lawful basis permitted by applicable law.

You may unsubscribe from newsletter communications using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in the communication or by contacting us.

Transactional or service-related messages concerning an existing order, account, registration, or request are not necessarily marketing communications.

13. Contact Forms and Communications

When you use the Contact form or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect your name, email address, message, and any other information you voluntarily provide.

We use this information primarily to respond to your inquiry, maintain necessary correspondence, provide requested information, and protect legitimate business and legal interests.

Please avoid including unnecessary sensitive personal information in general messages.

14. Purchases, Orders, and Payment Processing

olgaverasen.com may offer products and services directly through the Website and may also provide access or links to products and services offered through third-party platforms.

As direct online purchasing functionality is introduced on the Website, payment processing may be provided through payment services including Stripe, PayPal, WooPayments, Square, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and SureCart, depending on the payment options available for the particular product, service, transaction, and customer location.

Payment providers may collect and process payment and transaction information directly under their own privacy policies and terms. olgaverasen.com does not intentionally collect or store full payment card details where payment information is processed directly by the applicable payment provider.

We may receive transaction information necessary to confirm payment, fulfill an order, provide access to a purchased product or service, provide customer support, maintain appropriate records, process refunds where applicable, and address payment disputes.

15. Books, Ebooks, and Third-Party Marketplaces

Books and ebooks may be offered through third-party platforms and marketplaces, including Lulu and Amazon.

When you purchase a product directly from an external marketplace, that marketplace generally collects and processes the information required for the transaction under its own privacy policy and terms.

We do not control the independent privacy practices of third-party marketplaces.

16. Courses and Udemy

Some courses or educational content may be offered or delivered through Udemy or other third-party educational platforms.

When you register, purchase, or participate through an external platform, that platform may process your information under its own privacy policy and terms.

Information received by us from such platforms, if any, will be handled in accordance with applicable law and this Privacy Policy.

17. Art Products, Printing, and Fulfillment

Some art products, printed materials, or other physical products may be produced or fulfilled through third-party production and fulfillment providers, including Gelato.

Where necessary to fulfill an order, relevant information such as recipient name, shipping address, order information, and product details may be transmitted to the fulfillment provider.

Such providers may process information according to their contractual responsibilities and applicable privacy requirements.

18. Personalized Books

olgaverasen.com offers personalized books for which the first name of the child is used to personalize the book.

The child’s first name is provided by the parent, legal guardian, or other adult placing the order.

We use this information only as reasonably necessary to prepare, produce, fulfill, deliver, and support the personalized book order and to maintain necessary transaction records.

Where a production or fulfillment provider needs the personalization information to produce the book, the child’s first name may be provided to that provider to the extent necessary to fulfill the order.

We do not request additional personal information about the child for the purpose of personalizing the book.

19. Parents’ Questions

olgaverasen.com may publish answers to general questions submitted by parents concerning children, family life, creativity, education, and related topics.

When submitting a question, parents should not include the child’s name or other information that could identify the child, such as the child’s contact information, address, school, photographs, medical information, or other unnecessary identifying details.

Questions selected for publication may be edited, shortened, generalized, or anonymized in order to protect privacy and make the material useful to a broader audience.

We do not intentionally publish information that identifies a child in connection with Parents’ Questions.

A parent may provide their own name and contact information where necessary to submit a question or receive a response. Such contact information is not published as part of the question unless the parent has expressly agreed to its publication.

20. Cloudflare, Security, and Infrastructure

The Website uses Cloudflare and may use other hosting, infrastructure, security, backup, and technical service providers.

These services may process technical information, including IP addresses, request information, security signals, and device or browser information, where necessary to provide security, performance, network, fraud-prevention, and infrastructure functions.

21. Embedded Content and External Services

The Website may contain embedded content, links, media, or functionality provided by third parties.

These may include, where used, video platforms, social networks, maps, educational platforms, online marketplaces, payment providers, and other external services.

Interaction with third-party content or services may result in information being processed by those third parties according to their own privacy policies.

Where required, third-party non-essential content or technologies may be subject to applicable cookie or consent controls.

22. When We May Share Personal Information

We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary, including to:

  • Website, hosting, security, and infrastructure providers;
  • payment processors;
  • ecommerce and transaction service providers;
  • printing and fulfillment providers;
  • newsletter and communication providers;
  • educational platforms used to provide requested courses or content;
  • professional advisers where necessary;
  • government authorities or other parties where disclosure is legally required; and
  • parties involved in protecting legal rights, preventing fraud, or addressing security incidents.

We disclose only information reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

23. Sale of Personal Information and Targeted Advertising

We do not currently sell personal information.

We do not currently use personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising or targeted advertising based on tracking users across unrelated websites or services.

If these practices materially change, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any notices or choices required by applicable law.

24. International Data Transfers

Because the Website is operated from the United States and uses service providers that may operate internationally, personal information may be processed in countries other than the country in which you reside.

Where applicable law requires safeguards for international transfers of personal information, appropriate legal mechanisms and safeguards will be used as required.

25. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to:

  • provide requested products or services;
  • administer orders and transactions;
  • maintain appropriate business, tax, and accounting records;
  • respond to inquiries and Parents’ Questions;
  • maintain subscription preferences;
  • comply with legal obligations;
  • resolve disputes; and
  • establish, exercise, or defend legal rights.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, purpose of processing, legal requirements, and service involved.

When information is no longer reasonably required, it may be deleted, anonymized, or otherwise handled in accordance with applicable requirements.

26. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no Internet transmission, electronic storage system, or Website can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

27. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you reside and applicable law, you may have rights concerning your personal information, which may include rights to:

  • request access to personal information;
  • request correction of inaccurate information;
  • request deletion of certain information;
  • request restriction of certain processing;
  • object to certain processing;
  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
  • request data portability where applicable;
  • opt out of certain communications;
  • receive information about certain disclosures or processing practices; and
  • exercise other rights provided by applicable law.

These rights may be subject to legal exceptions and verification requirements.

28. EEA and UK Privacy Rights

If the GDPR or UK GDPR applies to the processing of your personal information, you may have rights including access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, portability, and withdrawal of consent where applicable.

You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.

We encourage you to contact us first if you have questions or concerns about how your personal information is handled.

29. United States Privacy Rights

Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional privacy rights under applicable state privacy laws.

The availability and scope of these rights depends on factors including your state of residence, the nature of the processing, and whether the applicable statutory requirements and thresholds apply.

Where a state privacy law applies to our processing, we will honor applicable rights as required by that law.

30. California Privacy Rights

California residents may have rights under applicable California privacy laws depending on whether the relevant law applies to our processing and activities.

As stated above, we do not currently sell personal information or use it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Where applicable California law provides a consumer with a privacy right, requests may be submitted using the contact information provided below.

31. Children’s Privacy

olgaverasen.com offers books, fairy tales, creative works, educational resources, and other content for children, parents, and families.

Children may enjoy publicly available content that does not require them to provide personal information. Website functions involving purchases, newsletter subscriptions, registrations, contact forms, or other submission of personal information are intended to be used by adults, including parents and legal guardians.

For personalized books, we request only the first name of the child for whom the book is being personalized. This information is provided by the parent, legal guardian, or other adult placing the order and is used as described in this Privacy Policy to prepare and fulfill the personalized book order.

Parents submitting questions for the Parents’ Questions section should not include the child’s name or other information that could identify the child. Additional information about how these questions are handled is provided in Section 19 above.

olgaverasen.com does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children in violation of applicable children’s privacy laws.

If you are a parent or legal guardian and have a question concerning information relating to a child, please contact us at info@olgaverasen.com.

32. Exercising Your Privacy Rights

To submit a privacy request, please contact:

info@olgaverasen.com

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

Where applicable law permits an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf, we may require appropriate verification or authorization.

We will respond within the time required by applicable law.

The Website contains links to external websites, marketplaces, educational platforms, social networks, and other third-party services.

We are not responsible for the independent privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of external services before providing personal information to them.

34. Changes to This Privacy Policy and Contact

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the Website, products, services, technology, service providers, legal requirements, or privacy practices.

The “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy indicates when it was most recently revised.

For questions about this Privacy Policy, personal information, or privacy rights, please contact:

Olga Verasen
olgaverasen.com
301 S. McDowell St., Ste 125-1471
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Email: info@olgaverasen.com