Privacy & Cookies
Last updated 28 October 2026
AMERY is a small, independent editorial house. We collect as little as we can, and we never sell it. This page explains what that means in plain words.
Who we are
AMERY is run by Maria Olivia Amery (writing as M.O. Amery), a personal editorial blog, and she is the “controller” of the personal data described here. See the Legal Notice. You can reach us at hello@theamery.com.
What we collect, and why
- Your email address, only if you join the waitlist on this page. We use it to tell you when AMERY opens (planned for 16 November 2026) and to send you the House List, our newsletter. Legal basis: your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw it at any time by writing to us or using the unsubscribe link in any email.
- Your messages. If you write to us, we keep your message and email address to reply. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in answering you.
We do not ask you to create an account, and this site uses no analytics or advertising trackers.
Where it is stored, and how long
- Waitlist emails are stored in a private spreadsheet in Google Workspace, which processes them on our behalf. Google may process data outside the EU under the safeguards described in its own terms.
- When the newsletter opens, waitlist emails will be moved to Substack (Substack Inc., United States), which sends the House List. Its privacy policy explains its safeguards for international transfers. Substack also shows us basic activity, such as whether an email was opened or a link clicked.
- Our hosting provider keeps standard server logs (such as IP address and pages requested) for security and performance.
We keep your email address until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it. We do not sell your data or share it for advertising.
Cookies and third parties
This site sets no cookies of its own, so there is no cookie banner. Our typefaces are served from this site, so your browser does not contact Google to load them. When you press “Notify Me”, your email is sent to our Google-hosted form so we can store it.
Links to Amazon, YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok and other websites take you to places we do not control. Their cookies and privacy policies apply once you leave AMERY.
Affiliate links
Some links on AMERY go to retailers such as Amazon. If you buy through them we may earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See how we handle affiliate links.
Your rights
You can ask us for a copy of your personal data, to correct or delete it, to restrict or object to how we use it, or to receive it in a portable format. You can withdraw consent at any time. Write to hello@theamery.com and we will answer within one month.
You can also complain to the data-protection authority in the EU or EEA country where you live or work. In Slovenia, this is the Information Commissioner (Informacijski pooblaščenec). A full list is published by the European Data Protection Board. In the UK, it is the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Children
AMERY is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their data.
Changes
If we start using analytics or anything that sets cookies, we will update this page first and ask for your consent where the law requires it.