Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Transformation Paradise · Last updated: November 10, 2026

Transformation Paradise (“I,” “me,” “my,” or the “Site”) is owned and operated by DK Masters, the pen name of an independent author based in Los Angeles, California, USA. This policy explains what personal information I collect when you visit transformationparadise.com, buy ebooks, join my mailing list, or contact me, and how I use, share, and protect it.

The Site is for adults only (18+). By using the Site, you acknowledge this policy.

Questions or requests: [email protected]

The Short Version

  • I collect only what I need to run the store, deliver your ebooks, send emails you ask for, and keep the Site secure.
  • I never sell your personal information, and I don’t share it for advertising.
  • I never see or store your card details. Payments are processed by Stripe.
  • Purchases appear on card statements as TF PARADISE.
  • I treat your purchase history as private and confidential.
  • I don’t use analytics, advertising, or tracking cookies.
  • You can ask me to access, correct, or delete your information anytime.

1. Information I Collect

Information you give me

  • Orders and accounts: your name, email address, billing address, country, order history, and account login (passwords are stored in encrypted form).
  • Payment information: entered on a payment form processed by Stripe. I receive confirmation of the payment and limited details (such as the last four digits and card type), but never your full card number.
  • Mailing list: your email address when you subscribe to my Paradise Insiders list. You confirm your subscription by clicking a link in an email (“double opt-in”).
  • Emails to me: your email address and anything you choose to tell me, including refund requests (name, purchase date, and story title).

Information collected automatically

  • Log and device data: IP address, browser type and version, device type, pages visited, referring page, and the date and time of visits.
  • Download records: when you download an ebook from your account, the Site records the file, the time, and your IP address.
  • Security data: my security plugin records login attempts, blocked requests, and IP addresses to detect and stop attacks.
  • Cookies: see Section 3.

Information from others

  • Stripe tells me whether a payment succeeded and may provide fraud-risk information.
  • Amazon provides me only aggregate affiliate reports (such as total qualifying purchases). It does not tell me who you are. See Section 5.

A note on sensitivity. Because of the kinds of stories I publish, your purchase history or reading interests could reveal personal information about you. I use order data only to process and deliver your purchases, provide support, meet legal obligations, and keep the Site secure. I don’t share it, sell it, or use it to profile you.

2. How I Use Your Information (and My Legal Basis)

If you are in the EU, UK, or a similar jurisdiction, the legal bases I rely on are:

  • To process and deliver your orders, provide downloads, and handle refunds and support. Basis: performing our contract with you.
  • To send transactional emails (order receipts, download links, password resets). Basis: performing our contract with you.
  • To keep records for tax, accounting, and legal compliance. Basis: legal obligation.
  • To send you my mailing list emails (new releases, sales, behind-the-scenes updates). Basis: your consent. You confirm your subscription by email, and you can withdraw consent anytime by unsubscribing. I don’t add customers to the list automatically.
  • To respond to your emails. Basis: legitimate interests (and, where relevant, contract).
  • To secure the Site, prevent fraud and abuse, and keep accurate business records, including spotting patterns of refund abuse. Basis: legitimate interests and legal obligation.

I do not use your information for automated decision-making or profiling.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies are small files stored on your device. I use only essential cookies, which are necessary for the Site to work and stay secure:

  • WordPress and WooCommerce cookies keep items in your cart, keep you logged in, and complete checkout.
  • Stripe cookies and related payment and fraud-prevention services on checkout pages (including bot-detection checks from providers such as hCaptcha) process your payment and help prevent fraud.
  • Security cookies help my security plugin tell real visitors from malicious bots.

I don’t use analytics, advertising, or tracking cookies, so I don’t show a cookie banner. If I add features that use other cookies in the future, I’ll update this policy and ask for your consent where the law requires it. If you click a “Buy on Amazon” link, Amazon sets its own cookies on its own site.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but the cart and checkout won’t work without essential cookies.

Do Not Track. I don’t track you across other websites for advertising, and I don’t treat Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signals differently, since I don’t sell or share data for advertising.

4. Who I Share Information With

I share information only with service providers who help me run the Site, and only as needed:

  • Hostinger – web hosting, plus its Titan Mail service, which sends your order emails and receives messages you send me. Email is processed on servers in France and Germany. (Privacy policy)
  • Stripe – payment processing and fraud prevention. Stripe is responsible for its own handling of your payment data. (Privacy policy)
  • EmailOctopus – manages my mailing list and sends those emails. (Privacy policy)
  • Wordfence – website security, which may process IP addresses and request data to detect threats. (Privacy policy)

WooCommerce (the store software) and Rank Math (the SEO plugin) run on my own server. They don’t receive your order data.

I may also disclose information if required by law, subpoena, or legal process; to protect my rights, safety, or the Site; or in connection with a sale or transfer of the business (in which case this policy would continue to protect your information).

I do not sell your personal information, and I do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

5. Amazon Affiliate Links

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Product pages include “Buy on Amazon” links that are affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. When you click, you leave my Site and Amazon’s privacy practices apply (Amazon’s privacy notice). Amazon may set cookies and see that you arrived from my Site. I receive aggregate reports, not your identity or personal purchase details. If you prefer not to use affiliate links, you can buy directly from this Site.

6. Links to Other Sites

The Site links to other websites (for example Amazon and social media such as Bluesky). I don’t control and am not responsible for their content or privacy practices. Please review their policies.

7. International Transfers

The Site is hosted on servers in Arizona, USA, and I am based in the United States. If you are in the EU, UK, or elsewhere, your information is transferred to and processed in the U.S., which may have different data-protection laws than your country. My mailing list provider, EmailOctopus, stores mailing list data primarily in the European Union, and my email is processed on servers in France and Germany. Where required, I rely on the transfer safeguards that my service providers use, such as standard contractual clauses or the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

8. How Long I Keep Information

  • Customer accounts and completed orders: kept for as long as needed to provide the lifetime re-download access that comes with every purchase, and as the law requires. Download records are kept with the account. When I process a deletion request, I remove the associated download records too.
  • Pending, failed, and cancelled orders: deleted after 12 months.
  • Refunded orders and tax records: kept as long as the law requires, generally up to 7 years.
  • Refund requests: I keep refund-request emails, or a short log of your name, email, order, and date, for up to 7 years, to meet accounting requirements and to detect refund abuse. I may delete them sooner.
  • Security logs: live traffic logs are kept for 30 days.
  • Mailing list: until you unsubscribe or ask me to remove you.
  • Other emails to me: kept as long as needed to respond and follow up, generally up to 24 months, and then deleted.
  • Backups: deleted information may remain in backups for a limited period set by my hosting provider before it is overwritten.

9. Security

The Site uses SSL/TLS encryption, two-factor authentication and passkey support for administrator logins, security software, strong access controls, and regular updates to protect your information. Card details are handled by Stripe, not stored on my server. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, so I can’t guarantee absolute security. Please don’t send card numbers or other highly sensitive information by email.

10. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live (including the EU, UK, and California), you may have the right to:

  • Access the personal information I hold about you and get a copy.
  • Correct inaccurate information.
  • Delete your information, subject to legal record-keeping requirements.
  • Restrict or object to certain uses.
  • Port your information in a usable format.
  • Withdraw consent at any time (for example, by clicking “unsubscribe” in any mailing list email).

To exercise these rights, email [email protected]. I may need to verify your identity first (for example, by confirming the email address used for your purchase). I’ll respond within the time required by applicable law, generally within 30 days, and I won’t discriminate against you for exercising your rights.

If you’re in the EU or UK and believe I’ve mishandled your information, you can also complain to your local data protection authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office).

California residents: I do not sell or share your personal information as those terms are defined under California law, and I collect only the categories described above (identifiers, commercial information such as order history, internet activity, and contact details).

11. Children’s Privacy

The Site is for adults 18 and older and is not directed at anyone under 18. I don’t knowingly collect information from minors. If you believe a minor has provided me information, contact me and I’ll delete it promptly.

12. Emailing Me

Any message you send me is used only to respond to you. Please don’t include sensitive personal information you don’t want me to hold. If you do, I’ll treat it as confidential and delete it on request.

13. Changes to This Policy

I may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date above shows when it last changed. For significant changes, I’ll post a notice on this page or email subscribers where appropriate.

14. Contact

DK Masters
Transformation Paradise
[email protected]