My Privacy Policy

As a creator, I deeply value the trust you place in me when you visit, read, or connect with my work. Your privacy is a personal priority, and I am committed to protecting your information with care and transparency. This Privacy Policy outlines precisely how I collect, use, and safeguard your data when you interact with my website, ensuring your experience here is always safe and secure.

Effective Date: October 19, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Kukogho Iruesiri Samson (“I,” “me,” or “my”) collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit or interact with the website https://kukoghosamson.com (the “Site”).

1. Information I Collect

I collect information to provide and improve my services and to connect with my audience. The types of information I collect fall into three categories:

A. Information You Directly Provide

This is information you willingly and knowingly provide to me through forms on the Site:

  • Contact Data: Your name, email address, and any message content when you use the “Contact Me” form.
  • Mailing List Data: Your email address when you sign up for my blog or newsletter updates.

B. Automatically Collected Information (Usage Data)

When you access the Site, certain information about your device and browsing activity is automatically logged. This is common practice and helps me understand how people use the Site:

  • Log Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages viewed, and the date/time of your visit.
  • Cookies: Small data files stored on your device by your web browser. I use essential cookies to keep the site functioning and analytical cookies (via third parties) to track site traffic.

C. Information Collected by Third Parties

My Site uses services provided by third parties that may collect information from you independently:

  • Analytics: I may use services like Google Analytics to measure and analyse site traffic and user behaviour.
  • External Links/Sales: When you click on links to purchase e-books or photo prints, you are redirected to third-party platforms (e.g., Gumroad, Amazon, or a print service). These external sites have their own privacy policies governing payment and order processing. I do not receive or store your payment details.

2. How I Use Your Information

I use the information collected for the following purposes:

  • To Respond to You: To reply to your inquiries, comments, or requests submitted via the contact form.
  • To Send Updates: To send you newsletters, new poems, photostories, and updates about my work (if you subscribed).
  • To improve the Site: To monitor and analyse trends, usage, and activities to improve the Site’s functionality and content.
  • To Protect My Interests: To detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities, and to protect the rights and property of Kukogho Iruesiri Samson.

3. Sharing Your Personal Information

I do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. I may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:

  • Service Providers: I may share data with third-party vendors and service providers (like email marketing platforms or website hosting services) that perform services for me and require access to such information to perform those duties.
  • Legal Compliance: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).

4. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of the personal data I hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that I correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request that I erase your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
  • Right to Object: You have the right to object to my processing of your personal data.
  • Right to Opt-Out: You can unsubscribe from my marketing emails at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of the email.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the contact information provided below.

5. Third-Party Links

This Site contains links to external sites (such as sales pages and social media). I am not responsible for the privacy practices of those third-party sites. Please review their privacy policies before submitting any data to them.

6. Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. If you become aware that your child has provided me with personal information without your consent, please contact me immediately.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Effective Date” at the top of the policy will indicate when the latest changes took effect. I encourage you to review this policy periodically.

8. Contact Me

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact me at:

Have Questions? Contact Me.