Lakshmi G. Iyer (“I”, “me”) runs lgiyer.com as a personal author website. This page explains what the site collects, why, and who else handles it.
What I collect
- Email subscriptions: if you subscribe to new posts or ask to hear when a book is available, WordPress.com (Jetpack) stores your email address and sends those emails. Every email has an unsubscribe link. My newsletter, Belonging, Mostly, is sent through Substack under Substack’s own policy.
- Contact form: your name, email, and message come to my inbox and are stored in the site’s admin. Akismet checks messages and comments for spam.
- Comments: your name, email, and comment. Your email is never published.
- Book orders and tips: payments happen on Stripe’s checkout page. I receive your name, email, shipping address, and anything you write in the inscription field, so I can sign and mail your book. I never see your card number.
- Author-visit bookings: scheduling happens on Calendly, which collects the details you enter there.
- Analytics: Jetpack Stats and Google Analytics record how the site is used: pages visited, referring sites, device and browser type, and approximate location. Google Analytics uses cookies for this. I look at totals, not individuals.
- Server logs: WordPress.com (Automattic) keeps standard request logs, including IP addresses, for security.
Links and embeds
- Some book links go to Bookshop.org through my affiliate account, which earns me a small commission at no cost to you.
- Embedded videos, such as YouTube, may set their own cookies when played.
The Summer Independence app keeps everything you enter on your own device. I never receive it.
What I don’t do
- I don’t sell or rent your information or share it for advertising.
- I don’t use advertising cookies.
Services this site uses: WordPress.com and Jetpack (Automattic), Akismet, Google Analytics (via Site Kit), Stripe, Calendly, and Substack. Each has its own privacy policy.
Your choices: write to authoriyer@gmail.com or use the contact page to see, correct, or delete what I hold about you, or to unsubscribe.
Changes: I’ll update the date below when this page changes.
Last updated: September 28, 2026.