Privacy Policy

Who we are

RYTOK MSEA PUBLISHING, a publishing practice of RYTOK Multicultural Self Esteem Academy RTC, LLC, 18711 Abiding Ct, Houston, TX 77073, is responsible for personal information collected through this site. Privacy questions can be sent to [email protected] or by phone at 832-740-7270.

What we collect

Inquiry, consultation, and manuscript forms collect the name, email, optional phone number, and project details you enter. Manuscript uploads may include a DOCX or PDF of up to 8 MB. Accounts store your name, email, and sign-in credentials, or the name and email provided by Google or X if you choose those services. Project messages and editorial notes are stored with the project.

We do not collect payment card numbers on this site. We do not collect a precise location. We do not use advertising or analytics cookies.

How manuscripts are handled

Uploaded manuscripts are kept in private storage. A client can download files on their own projects. Authorized administrators can open files for review. We do not use uploaded manuscripts to train AI models. We do not send manuscripts to external AI services unless you give explicit permission for that specific use.

Submitting a file does not transfer your copyright.

Why we keep it

We use this information to review requests, correspond about a project, manage status, and administer the studio. We do not sell contact information or manuscripts.

Spam protection and messages

Public forms store a short hash of the network address used to submit them, so we can slow repeated spam. We do not show that hash in the portal. It is deleted after two days. This site does not send automatic email. Notices stay in the administrator dashboard and the client portal.

Accounts

Clients see only the projects, consultations, messages, and files linked to their account. Administrators can see studio records.

Cookies

If you sign in, the site stores a session cookie so the portal can recognize that account. That cookie is needed to run the page. We do not use advertising cookies, and we do not run analytics. The notice at the bottom of the page links to this privacy policy. “Only necessary cookies” removes any other cookie this page is allowed to clear and leaves the sign-in cookie in place. That choice is saved in this browser. It is not another tracking cookie. You can block cookies in your browser. If you do, sign-in may not work.

Who else sees it

The company that hosts this website and the company that stores its database process this information in the United States, only so the site can run. We do not authorize them to use manuscripts for their own products or to train AI models. If you choose Google or X to sign in, that service handles the sign-in under its own terms. We receive the name and email it shares with us. We do not send your manuscript to Google or X.

We do not sell personal information. We do not share it for cross-context advertising.

How long we keep it

We keep an inquiry, consultation, manuscript, message, or file while we are reviewing the request and as a record of the work afterward, until you ask us to delete it or we no longer need it. Archiving a record in the administrator dashboard hides it from the active list. Archiving does not by itself erase it. Sign-in records stay until the account is closed.

If you are in Europe or the United Kingdom

RYTOK MSEA PUBLISHING is the controller for personal information collected through this site. We have not appointed a data protection officer or a European representative. Send privacy requests to [email protected] or 832-740-7270.

We use personal information on these grounds:

• To take the steps you asked for before any agreement, and to carry out work you request, such as reading a submission, answering an inquiry, or confirming a consultation.
• For our legitimate interests in running a publishing studio: keeping a record of a request, securing accounts, and slowing spam. You may object to this use.
• With your explicit permission, if you agree to a specific extra use, such as sending a manuscript to an outside service. You may withdraw that permission afterward. Withdrawal does not undo use that already happened.
• Where the law requires us to keep or disclose a record.

Information is stored in the United States. If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we process it there in order to handle the request or account you started.

You may ask us to:

• Confirm whether we hold information about you, and for a copy of it.
• Correct information that is wrong.
• Delete information, or restrict how we use it, where the law allows.
• Receive a portable copy of information you gave us, where the law requires it.
• Object to use based on legitimate interests.
• Complain to the data protection authority where you live.

We do not make decisions about a submission by automated means alone. A person reviews requests. We answer a rights request within one month. If a request is complex, we may take up to two further months and will tell you why.

If you live in California

This section applies to California residents under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act.

In the twelve months before the effective date, and going forward, the categories we collect are:

• Identifiers, such as your name, email address, phone number, and account identifier.
• Customer records and professional information you choose to send, such as a project description, synopsis, manuscript, or message.
• Sign-in credentials for an account you create. We do not display your password back to you.
• A short hash of the network address used to submit a public form, kept only to slow spam and deleted after two days.

We use these categories to review the request you sent, operate your account, secure the site, and administer the studio. We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not use sensitive information that happens to be inside a manuscript for advertising or to build a profile of you. We use that file only to review the work you submitted.

You may ask us to:

• Know the categories and specific pieces of personal information we hold about you.
• Correct inaccurate personal information.
• Delete personal information, subject to records we may keep where the law allows.
• Opt out of sale or sharing. We do not sell or share personal information, so there is no opt-out to exercise. If that changes, we will update this policy and provide a working opt-out before we do it.
• Limit the use of sensitive personal information to the review you requested.
• Use an authorized agent, if you give that person written permission. We may ask you to confirm.

We will not deny a service, or charge a different price, because you made a privacy request. This site does not charge for a submission or a consultation request. We answer a verifiable request within 45 days. If we need more time, we may take up to another 45 days and will tell you why. We will not charge a fee unless the law allows it for a request that is excessive or repeated.

How to ask

There is no download or delete button in the portal. Email [email protected] or call 832-740-7270. Tell us whether you want a copy, a correction, or deletion. We may ask you to confirm that the request comes from the same email used on the form or account.

This site is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect information from a child under 16. If you believe we have, write to us and we will delete it.

Changes

We may update this policy. When we do, we will change the effective date at the top of this page. The new policy applies from that date.