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Last updated: May 16, 2026

Terms of Use

By accessing fiction.finnoybu.com ("the Site"), operated by Finnoybu Press ("we," "us," "our"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site. We may update these terms at any time by posting a revised version; your continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

Accounts

You may create an account by entering your email address. We send you a one-time sign-in link; clicking it signs you in. We do not use passwords and we do not offer social sign-in. Accounts are for personal, non-commercial use only. You must be at least 13 years of age to create an account.

Purchases

Digital downloads (PDF/ePub) are processed through Stripe. All sales are final. If you experience a technical issue with your purchase, contact us at finnoybu@gmail.com and we will work to resolve it.

User-generated content

You retain ownership of any bookmarks and annotations you create on the Site.

Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms or the Acceptable Use policy. You may delete your account at any time by contacting us (see Data Deletion).

Limitation of liability

The Site is provided "as is." To the fullest extent permitted by law, Finnoybu Press shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Site.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Privacy Policy

Finnoybu Press ("we," "us," "our") operates fiction.finnoybu.com. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that data.

What we collect

Account information

When you create an account, we collect your email address. We do not collect or store passwords — sign-in is by one-time link sent to your email.

Reading activity

If you are signed in, we store your reading progress (which chapter you are reading, your scroll position, and the percentage read) so you can resume where you left off across devices.

User-generated content

We store bookmarks (chapter, position, and optional label) and annotations (selected text and your notes) that you create while using the Site.

Purchase information

When you purchase a digital download, we record the product purchased, amount paid, currency, and a Stripe session identifier. We do not receive or store your payment card details — those are handled entirely by Stripe.

Browser storage

We store your reading preferences (theme, font size) and cookie-consent status in your browser's local storage. This data never leaves your device unless you are signed in, in which case reading progress is synced to our servers.

How we use your data

  • To provide and maintain the reading experience (progress sync, bookmarks, annotations)
  • To process purchases and deliver digital downloads
  • To send transactional emails (sign-in links)
  • To understand how readers use the Site in aggregate (anonymous analytics)

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for advertising or marketing purposes. We do not send marketing or promotional emails.

Third-party services

We share data with the following services, solely to operate the Site:

  • Cloudflare (hosting, database, file storage) — hosts the Site on Cloudflare Pages, stores your account information, reading progress, bookmarks, annotations, and purchase records in a Cloudflare D1 database, and serves paid downloads from Cloudflare R2. Cloudflare Privacy Policy
  • Amazon Web Services (Simple Email Service) — sends sign-in links to your email address on our behalf. AWS receives only the destination email and the contents of the message. AWS Privacy Notice
  • Stripe (payment processing) — receives your email address and processes payment card details directly. Stripe Privacy Policy

Data retention

We retain your account data and associated content (bookmarks, annotations, reading progress) for as long as your account is active. Purchase records are retained indefinitely for tax and accounting purposes. If you delete your account, all personal data is removed except purchase records, which are anonymized.

Your rights

You have the right to:

  • Access your personal data — contact us and we will provide a copy of the data we hold about you.
  • Correct inaccurate data — contact us with the change.
  • Delete your data — see Data Deletion below.
  • Export your data — contact us and we will provide your data in a portable format.

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have additional rights under the GDPR, including the right to restrict processing and the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. If you are a California resident, the CCPA grants you similar rights. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at finnoybu@gmail.com.

Children's privacy

The Site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "last updated" date. Material changes will be communicated by email to registered users.

Data Deletion

Deletion by request

You may request deletion by emailing finnoybu@gmail.com with the subject line "Delete my account." Please send the request from the email address associated with your account. We will process your request within 30 days and confirm by email once complete.

Deletion removes your user account, sign-in records, reading progress, bookmarks, and annotations. Purchase records are anonymized (retaining only the transaction amount and date for accounting purposes).

Acceptable Use

When using the Site, you agree not to:

  • Copy, reproduce, distribute, or publicly display the manuscript text or illustrations without prior written permission from Finnoybu Press.
  • Use automated tools (bots, scrapers, crawlers) to access the Site or download content in bulk.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to other users' accounts or data.
  • Interfere with the operation of the Site, including introducing malware or overloading the server with excessive requests.
  • Submit annotations or other user-generated content that is abusive, threatening, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable.
  • Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable local, state, national, or international law.
  • Create multiple accounts for the purpose of circumventing restrictions or abusing the service.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate this policy, with or without notice, at our sole discretion.

Accessibility

We are committed to making this site accessible to all readers. The site supports keyboard navigation, screen readers, reduced-motion preferences, and multiple contrast modes (light, dark, and high-contrast).

If you encounter an accessibility barrier, please contact us at finnoybu@gmail.com and we will work to resolve it promptly.

Disclaimer

"Finnoybu: Salt and Silence" is a work of historical fiction. While the novel draws on real nineteenth-century Norwegian maritime life for its setting and period detail, the characters and their interior lives are inventions of the author. References to named historical figures, if any, appear in fictionalized form and do not purport to represent their actual views or conduct.

DMCA & Takedown

If you believe content on this site infringes your copyright, please send a written notice to finnoybu@gmail.com including: identification of the copyrighted work, the infringing URL, your contact information, and a statement of good-faith belief.

Impressum

Publisher: Finnoybu Press

Responsible person: Ken Tannenbaum

Contact: finnoybu@gmail.com

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