Policies & Disclosure

Worlds Within Words

My name is Sahana Gurunathan from the beautiful Republic of India. This is my personal blog – conceptualized, designed, written and edited by me.

The below policies are applicable to this blog – Worlds Within Words (https://worldswithinwords.in) and shall be updated on a regular basis keeping in mind changes to our policies, cookies and terms basis operational, legal or regulatory reasons. 

Hence, it is requested to please visit the policy pages regularly to stay informed about the changes in effect. 

Last Updated on 20th October 2023

Disclosure Policy

  • The blog features book reviews, book recommendations and discussion posts related to the storyline, characters, underlying themes and writing styles

  • The views and opinions expressed in this blog are 100% mine. They represent my perspective.

  • I engage in blogging as my hobby, and most of the books featured here are from my collection.

  • I am also open to accepting books (Paperback / Hardbacks / Kindle) and related goodies from interested publishers and authors in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. Such reviews shall be tagged with a prominent disclosure in the post itself.

  • I do not accept monetary compensation to provide my opinion on products, services, websites and other topics.

  • This blog does not represent a source of income for me. 

Book Review Policy

  • Interested publishers, publishing house representatives and authors who wish to get their books reviewed can reach out to me with their introduction and synopsis of the novel through my connect page.

  • My interests are vast and range from crime, thrillers, and action to fantasy, mythology and history as well. Also, I’m open to exploring new genres too.
    While Non-Fiction remains a big NO.

  • Basis my interest and availability of time, I shall respond to the review request with my mailing address for review copies along with a plausible time commitment basis my TBR pile.

  • I shall accept physical books (Paperback / Hardback) and/or Kindle E-Books for the same.

  • No unsolicited reviews shall be taken up.

  • Post-reading the received novel, I shall express my honest, unbiased views on the same via a blog post here.

  • Since opinions are subjective to the reader, I do not give any rating/star marks to the novels. Instead, I tag the novel basis the emotions it triggers out of me – thoughtful, scary, slow, fast-paced, intriguing etc. 

Collaboration Policy

  • I’m open to exploring other opportunities for collaboration based on my interest and availability of time.

  • I shall happily receive your ideas and proposals via my connect page here.

  • The collaboration shall depend on the nature of the work proposed, and details shall be worked out in terms of scope of work, expectations and delivery over emails / virtual connects.

  • Such collaborations shall be explicitly mentioned if featured on the blog.  

Copyright Policy

  • All the content, images and designs (except blog post comments) unless otherwise explicitly mentioned are intellectual property belonging to Worlds Within Words Blog (@ Sahana Gurunathan).

  • No grant of authorization is given to use or re-use any element of this website in part or in full for personal, non-commercial and commercial purposes without prior written approval and consent of the author.

Privacy Policy

  • User Privacy is of utmost value, and this website blog – Worlds Within Words (https://worldswithinwords.in), ensures proper safeguards.
  • User Data Collection, Storage and Processing
    • The website collects data via the Connect Me page, newsletter subscription form, comments and cookies.
    • Connect Me Page: User’s Name and Email Address are collected to enable conversations and collaborations by mail. It is a means for me to reach out to you and respond to your message. The details are stored in the mail as a record copy of conversations.
    • Newsletter Subscription Form: User’s Name and Email Address are collected after their explicit approval to share with them regular weekly mailers regarding what’s new on the blog, highlights and posts. We use Brevo (Privacy Policy) as our email-marketing partner; hence, the details are shared and processed per their terms of use for creating mailing lists and sending weekly newsletter campaigns. The information is used for no other purpose. Users can update their mailing preferences and unsubscribe from the option available in the newsletter they received.
    • Comments: User’s Name, email-id and IP address are collected, while only name and message are displayed on the blog post comments section. The same is retained indefinitely as part of the post. The user’s opinions in their comment are of their own accord, and the website is not liable for their views.
      The website uses Akismet Plugin to scan the comments for potential spam. Consequently, it receives this data for processing to identify potential spammers and inappropriate messages. The data is temporarily stored on their secure servers. For more details, please go through their privacy policy
      I suggest not to post personal messages and information in the comments section. However, comments can be deleted from the posts based on user requests from the Connect Me page.
  • User data is not sold to any third party. However, it shall be made available in legal courts according to legal procedures if required by the law.
    All disputes and claims shall be subject to Indian Laws and the jurisdiction of the Republic of India.
  • External Links embedded in the posts/pages across the website shall re-direct to sites of third parties. This website shall not be liable for any privacy infringement by those third parties. Users are advised to proceed and use those sites at their discretion after thoroughly reviewing their privacy policy pages. 

Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner are called “first-party cookies.” Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies.” Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.

Why do we use cookies?

We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.

How can I control cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.

The Cookie Consent Manager can be found in the notification banner and on our website. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. You may also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies.

Essential website cookies:

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.

Analytics and customization cookies:

These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you.

Unclassified cookies:

These are cookies that have not yet been categorized. We are in the process of classifying these cookies with the help of their providers

The specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described in the table below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific Online Properties you visit).

Cookie Type
Name
Purpose
Provider
Service
Country
Type
Expires In
Essential Cookie
TERMLY_API_CACHE
Used to store visitor's consent result in order to improve performance of consent banner
worldswithinwords.in
India
html_local_storage
1 Year
Analytics & Customization
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pixel.wp.com
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United States
pixel_tracker
session
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Used to distinguish individual users by means of a randomly generated number as a client identifier to calculate sessions and visits
worldswithinwords.in
India
http_cookie
1 year 1 month 4 days
_ga
Records a particular ID used to come up with data about website usage by the user
worldswithinwords.in
India
http_cookie
1 year 1 month 4 days
Unclassified
wpEmojiSettingsSupport
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worldswithinwords.in
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India
html_session_storage
sessions

How can I control cookies on my browser?

As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information. The following is information about how to manage cookies on the most popular browsers:

Chrome

Internet Explorer

Firefox

Safari

Edge

Opera

In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit:

Digital Advertising Alliance

Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada

European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance

What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?

Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called “tracking pixels” or “clear gifs”). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enables us to recognize when someone has visited our Website or opened an email including them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within a website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to the website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of email marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will impair their functioning.

Do you use Flash cookies or Local Shared Objects?

Websites may also use so-called “Flash Cookies” (also known as Local Shared Objects or “LSOs”) to, among other things, collect and store information about your use of our services, fraud prevention, and for other site operations.

If you do not want Flash Cookies stored on your computer, you can adjust the settings of your Flash player to block Flash Cookies storage using the tools contained in the Website Storage Settings Panel. You can also control Flash Cookies by going to the Global Storage Settings Panel and following the instructions (which may include instructions that explain, for example, how to delete existing Flash Cookies (referred to “information” on the Macromedia site), how to prevent Flash LSOs from being placed on your computer without your being asked, and (for Flash Player 8 and later) how to block Flash Cookies that are not being delivered by the operator of the page you are on at the time).

Please note that setting the Flash Player to restrict or limit acceptance of Flash Cookies may reduce or impede the functionality of some Flash applications, including, potentially, Flash applications used in connection with our services or online content.

Do you serve targeted advertising?

Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile device to serve advertising through our Website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in. They may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of advertisements. They can accomplish this by using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to you. The information collected through this process does not enable us or them to identify your name, contact details, or other details that directly identify you unless you choose to provide these.

For further queries, concerns and questions, please feel free to reach out at sahana@worldswithinwords.in // sg.worldswithinwords@gmail.com

Or you can reach out to me via my connect page!