Rhiannon Rosehearth writes powerful dark fantasy romance for women who crave more.

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PRIVACY POLICY

Rhiannon RosehearthLast updated: 18 September 2026

1. About this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Rhiannon D. Elton - Author, trading as Rhiannon Rosehearth (“Rhiannon Rosehearth”, “Rosehearth”, “we”, “us” or “our”), collects, uses, stores and discloses personal information in connection with this website, our mailing list, reader activities, Patreon membership benefits and related services.

We respect your privacy and aim to handle personal information transparently and responsibly in accordance with applicable Australian privacy law, including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) where they apply.

You may contact us about privacy at:

Email: rhiannon.rosehearth@gmail.com Business: Rhiannon D. Elton - Author ABN: 66 178 851 437

2. What information we may collect

Depending on how you interact with Rosehearth, we may collect your name, email address, correspondence and information you voluntarily provide to us.

If you join our mailing list, we may collect your first name, email address, subscription status and information relating to when and how you subscribed.

If you contact us, we may retain the information contained in your message and any details necessary to respond.

If you participate in reader polls or book voting, we may collect or generate technical identifiers associated with your vote. Our current book-voting system uses anonymous Firebase authentication so that a browser or device can generally vote once for each eligible story. The voting system does not require you to provide your name or email address.

If you become a Patreon member, Patreon may provide us with information necessary to administer your membership and deliver benefits, such as your Patreon username, email address, membership tier, membership status, purchase details or delivery information where relevant.

If you request a personalised service, such as a personalised astrology offering, we may collect information you choose to provide for that purpose, which may include your date, time and place of birth.

Our website and service providers may also automatically process technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, approximate location, referring page, pages visited, timestamps, cookie identifiers and similar information.

We ask that you do not provide sensitive personal information unless it is reasonably necessary for something you have specifically asked us to provide.

3. How we collect information

We may collect information directly from you when you subscribe, contact us, complete a form, participate in a poll or voting feature, purchase or receive an offering, communicate with us, or voluntarily provide information for a personalised service.

Information may also be received through third-party services that help operate Rosehearth, including WebWave, VBOUT, Google/Firebase, Patreon, Google email services, and social media or other platforms with which you choose to interact.

4. Why we use your information

We may use personal information to operate and improve the Rosehearth website; provide stories, communications, membership benefits and other offerings; manage newsletter subscriptions; respond to enquiries; administer polls and reader voting; fulfil personalised requests; manage Patreon benefits; prevent misuse or duplicate voting; understand how our website is used; maintain security; keep appropriate business records; and comply with legal obligations.

We will not sell your personal information to advertisers or mailing-list brokers.

5. Email and direct marketing

If you choose to receive Rosehearth emails, we may send you stories, news, release information, invitations, Patreon updates, products, offers or other Rosehearth communications.

We aim to obtain clear consent before sending commercial electronic messages and to comply with the Spam Act 2003 (Cth). Every commercial email will provide a way to unsubscribe.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe option in an email or contacting us at rhiannon.rosehearth@gmail.com.

Australian spam rules require unsubscribe requests to be honoured within five working days and require businesses to retain evidence of consent.

We may retain a limited suppression record after you unsubscribe so that we know not to add that address back to marketing communications unintentionally.

6. Service providers and overseas processing

We use third-party providers to operate parts of Rosehearth. These providers may process personal information on our behalf or independently under their own terms and privacy policies.

Our website is built using WebWave, which is operated by a company based in Warsaw, Poland. WebWave states that websites created using its platform use cookies.

Our mailing list uses VBOUT.

Our reader-voting system uses Google Firebase. Our Cloud Firestore database is configured in Sydney, Australia. Firebase Authentication, however, is operated from United States data centres, and Google states that some Firebase services may involve processing across its global infrastructure.

Our membership offering uses Patreon. Patreon operates internationally and may process or transfer personal information through the United States and other jurisdictions. Patreon may also provide creators with member information necessary to provide membership benefits.

Accordingly, personal information connected with Rosehearth may be processed or stored outside Australia, including in the United States and European Union, depending on the service being used.

Where applicable, we take reasonable steps appropriate to the circumstances when selecting and using service providers that handle personal information overseas. Australian Privacy Principle 8 imposes specific responsibilities on covered entities in relation to cross-border disclosures.

7. Cookies and similar technologies

Rosehearth may use cookies and similar browser technologies for functions such as website operation, remembering preferences, maintaining anonymous authentication, preventing duplicate voting, analytics and understanding website use.

Further information is available in our Cookie Policy.

8. Security

We take reasonable steps appropriate to the nature of the information we hold to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

No website, internet transmission or electronic storage system is completely secure, so absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

Where the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme under the Privacy Act applies, we will assess eligible data breaches and make notifications to affected individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner where required by law.

9. How long we keep information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, to provide requested services, maintain appropriate business records, prevent abuse, resolve disputes or comply with legal obligations.

Newsletter information may be retained while you remain subscribed.

Reader-voting identifiers and vote records may be retained while the relevant voting feature is operating so that voting limits can be maintained.

Information supplied for personalised offerings will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide and administer the offering, unless a longer period is required by law or you ask us to retain it.

10. Access and correction

You may contact us to ask what personal information we hold about you, request access to it, or ask us to correct information that is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete or misleading.

Some information may be held primarily by a third-party platform such as Patreon. In those circumstances, you may also need to use that platform’s privacy or account controls.

11. Privacy complaints

If you believe we have mishandled your personal information, please contact:

rhiannon.rosehearth@gmail.com

Please describe your concern and provide enough information for us to investigate it.

We will aim to acknowledge and investigate privacy complaints within a reasonable period. OAIC guidance generally contemplates giving an organisation a reasonable opportunity—usually around 30 days—to respond before escalating a privacy complaint.

Where the Privacy Act applies, you may also be entitled to complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

12. Third-party websites

Rosehearth contains links to third-party websites and services, including Patreon and social media platforms.

Those services control their own privacy practices. This Privacy Policy does not govern information you provide directly to those third parties.

13. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services, technology or legal obligations change.

The most recent revision date will appear at the top of this page.

TERMS OF USE

Rhiannon Rosehearth Last updated: 18 September 2026

1. Welcome to Rosehearth

These Terms of Use govern your use of the Rhiannon Rosehearth website and content made available through it.

By using this website, you agree to these Terms.

If you do not agree with them, please do not use the website.

“Rosehearth”, “we”, “our” and “us” refer to Rhiannon D. Elton - Author, trading as Rhiannon Rosehearth.

2. Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, the writing, characters, fictional worlds, artwork, branding, logos, photographs, graphics, website copy, downloads and other original material appearing on this website are owned by or licensed to Rhiannon Rosehearth and are protected by applicable intellectual property law.

You may access the website and enjoy its content for your own personal, non-commercial use.

You must not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, commercially exploit, scrape, train an artificial-intelligence system on, substantially copy, adapt or create derivative works from our protected content without permission, except where Australian law gives you a right to do so.

Sharing a normal link to a Rosehearth webpage or social post is welcome.

3. Reader voting

Rosehearth may invite readers to vote for prospective stories, characters, concepts or books.

These votes are an expression of reader interest. A vote does not create a contractual obligation for us to write, publish or prioritise a particular story within a particular timeframe.

Writing schedules may change because of creative, publishing, commercial, personal or practical considerations.

We may remove fraudulent, automated, duplicated or manipulated votes and may alter, suspend or close voting features where reasonably necessary.

4. Patreon and third-party memberships

Rosehearth may offer memberships, paid content or benefits through Patreon or another third-party platform.

Transactions made through Patreon are also governed by Patreon’s applicable terms, billing arrangements, privacy policy and platform rules. Patreon’s current Terms of Use govern use of the Patreon platform.

Descriptions of Rosehearth membership benefits are intended to explain what is currently offered. Creative benefits may evolve over time, but we will not knowingly misrepresent a paid offering.

Where a membership benefit includes limited opportunities, personalised work or physical items, availability may be subject to reasonable limits stated with the relevant offering.

5. Purchases and Australian Consumer Law

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or modifies any consumer guarantee, right or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law.

Australian consumer guarantees apply automatically to qualifying goods and services, including goods and services purchased online, and businesses cannot remove those rights simply by writing contrary terms or a “no refunds” policy.

Where applicable, you may be entitled to remedies including repair, replacement, refund, cancellation or compensation depending on the circumstances.

A change of mind does not automatically create a statutory right to a refund, although we may offer additional change-of-mind rights for particular products or services if expressly stated.

6. Content and creative works

Descriptions of forthcoming books, works in progress, characters, titles, covers, plots, release plans and creative concepts may change before publication.

“Coming soon”, prospective titles and similar descriptions do not guarantee a particular publication date unless we expressly state otherwise.

Advance excerpts, drafts and Patreon material may differ from final published versions.

7. Astrology, witchcraft, history and similar content

Rosehearth may contain material concerning mythology, astrology, folklore, religion, witchcraft, psychology, history or related subjects.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, this material is provided for literary, cultural, entertainment, educational or reflective purposes.

It is not medical, psychological, legal, financial or other regulated professional advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for advice from a suitably qualified professional.

8. Age-restricted or mature content

Some Rosehearth stories, discussions, memberships or offerings may contain mature romantic, sensual, dark or otherwise adult themes.

Where particular content or a third-party service is marked as age-restricted, you must satisfy the applicable minimum age requirement before accessing it.

9. Acceptable use

You must not misuse the website, attempt to interfere with its operation or security, introduce malicious code, attempt unauthorised access, use automated systems to manipulate polls or votes, impersonate another person, infringe another person’s rights, or use Rosehearth content unlawfully.

We may restrict access to particular features if reasonably necessary to protect the website, readers or our rights.

10. Reader submissions and communications

If you send us comments, feedback, poll responses or suggestions, you continue to own any intellectual property rights you already have in your original material.

However, by voluntarily providing feedback or suggestions about Rosehearth, you permit us to consider and use the ideas contained in that feedback without an obligation to compensate you, provided we do not claim ownership of your original protected work.

Please do not send unsolicited full manuscripts, confidential material or material belonging to another person.

11. Website availability

We try to keep Rosehearth available and accurate, but websites sometimes experience maintenance, outages, errors or third-party service failures.

We may change, update, suspend or discontinue website features where reasonably necessary.

We do not promise that every page or feature will be continuously available or error-free.

12. Third-party links

Rosehearth may link to Patreon, retailers, social networks or other external services.

We do not control those websites and are not responsible for their content, availability, security or independent conduct.

Use of those services may be subject to separate terms and privacy policies.

13. Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for loss caused solely by your misuse of the website, reliance on content outside its stated purpose, or the independent conduct of third-party services outside our reasonable control.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability, rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Australian law also prohibits unfair terms in standard-form consumer contracts, and since November 2023 proposing, using or relying on unfair contract terms can attract penalties.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms where the website, services or applicable laws change.

The current version will be available on this website with its last-updated date.

Material changes affecting a paid offering will not be used to remove rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

15. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Australia and the laws of the Australian State or Territory in which Rhiannon D. Elton - Author principally operates, subject to any mandatory consumer protections that apply to you.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be sent to:

rhiannon.rosehearth@gmail.com

COOKIE POLICY

Rhiannon Rosehearth Last updated: 18 September 2026

1. What this policy covers

This Cookie Policy explains how Rhiannon Rosehearth uses cookies and similar browser technologies when you visit our website.

It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small files placed on or accessed through your device when you visit a website.

They can help websites operate correctly, remember preferences, maintain sessions, measure usage and support other online functionality.

We may also use technologies that perform similar functions, including browser local storage, Indexed DB, anonymous device or session identifiers and comparable technologies. For simplicity, this policy refers to these technologies collectively as “cookies” where appropriate.

WebWave states that websites created using its website builder use cookies.

3. Cookies and technologies used by Rosehearth

Rosehearth may use necessary and functional technologies to operate the site, remember settings, maintain security and enable website features.

Our Firebase voting system may use browser-based identifiers or storage associated with anonymous authentication so that the system can recognise that a reader has already voted for a particular story.

We may use analytics and performance technologies where enabled to understand matters such as page visits, general traffic patterns, device types and how readers interact with the website.

We may also use marketing or social technologies if we later enable advertising pixels, embedded social-media content or similar features.

The OAIC specifically recognises cookies and tracking pixels as technologies capable of collecting information about online activity and advises organisations using third-party tracking technologies to minimise collection and assess their privacy implications.

4. Third-party services

Cookies or similar technologies may be associated with services used on or connected with this website, including:

WebWave — website hosting and operation. VBOUT — newsletter subscription and email marketing. Google Firebase — anonymous authentication and book voting. Patreon — memberships and patron benefits where Patreon features or links are used. Social media platforms — where content is embedded or you interact with an embedded social feature.

If you simply follow a link from Rosehearth to another website, that website’s own cookie and privacy policies will apply once you arrive there.

5. Why we use cookies

We may use cookies and similar technologies to make the website function, maintain security, remember preferences, prevent duplicate voting, understand website performance, troubleshoot technical problems and—if enabled—measure or improve marketing.

We do not use cookies with the intention of secretly selling your personal information.

6. Your choices

You can usually control or delete cookies through your browser settings.

Blocking necessary cookies or browser storage may cause some Rosehearth features to stop working correctly. For example, the voting system may be unable to remember that a browser has already voted.

Where applicable law or our chosen website configuration requires consent before activating non-essential tracking technologies, we will request that consent.

You may withdraw or modify cookie choices where a cookie-preference control is made available.

7. International visitors

Rosehearth is operated from Australia and this policy is primarily drafted for Australian requirements.

Visitors in other jurisdictions may have additional rights regarding cookies or tracking technologies under the laws that apply to them.

If Rosehearth later actively targets jurisdictions with separate cookie-consent requirements, we may update our consent mechanisms and this policy accordingly.