Choosing Emotions Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 11, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes the privacy practices of D. Earl Johnston for choosingemotions.com.
Information We Collect
This website is a simple informational website. It does not provide user accounts, web forms, contact forms, comments, newsletters, or direct purchasing functionality.
We do not collect personal information directly through forms, accounts, comments, newsletters, or purchases. We collect limited usage and device information through Google Analytics as described below. through this website.
Like most websites, however, the company that hosts this website may automatically receive limited technical information when you visit, such as:
- Your Internet Protocol (IP) address
- Browser and device type
- The date and time of your visit
- Pages requested
- Referring or exit pages
- Information used to maintain security and diagnose technical problems
This information is generally processed by the hosting provider to operate, secure, and maintain the website. D. Earl Johnston does not use this information to identify individual visitors.
Cookies and Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to understand how visitors use the website and to improve its content and performance.
Google Analytics may use first-party cookies, including _ga and related cookies, to distinguish visitors and sessions. It may process information such as pages viewed, session activity, approximate geographic location, browser and device information, referring pages, and interactions with the website. IP addresses may be processed to provide the service and determine approximate location; Google states that Google Analytics does not log or store individual raw IP addresses.
- Earl Johnston receives analytics reports and does not use Google Analytics to identify individual visitors. Google processes information collected through Google Analytics according to its own terms and privacy practices.
You can restrict or delete cookies through your browser settings. You may also prevent Google Analytics from using information about your visits by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. For more information, see how Google uses information from sites that use its services and the Google Privacy Policy.
Links to Amazon and Other Websites
This website contains external links to Amazon where visitors may view or purchase books. When you select one of these links, you leave this website and enter a website operated by Amazon.
Amazon may collect information about your visit, purchases, account, device, or interactions according to its own privacy policy and terms. D. Earl Johnston does not control Amazon’s websites or privacy practices and does not receive payment information submitted to Amazon.
Other external websites linked from this website are also governed by their own privacy policies.
How Information Is Used
Any limited technical information processed in connection with this website may be used only to:
- Display and operate the website
- Maintain website security
- Prevent fraud, abuse, or malicious activity
- Diagnose technical problems
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
- Sharing of Information
Earl Johnston does not sell, rent, or trade visitors’ personal information.
Limited technical information may be processed by the website’s hosting or infrastructure providers as necessary to provide and secure their services. Information may also be disclosed when required by law or reasonably necessary to protect legal rights, safety, or the security of the website.
Data Retention
Any technical server records are retained according to the practices of the website’s hosting provider and only for as long as reasonably necessary for security, maintenance, troubleshooting, or legal compliance.
Children’s Privacy
This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. D. Earl Johnston does not knowingly collect personal information from children through this website.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights concerning personal information associated with you, including rights to request access, correction, or deletion. Because this website does not provide accounts or forms and does not intentionally collect personal information, D. Earl Johnston may not possess information that can be connected to you.
Privacy requests may be sent using the contact information below.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated if the website’s features or privacy practices change. Any revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
