Privacy

Last updated 14 October 2026

This page explains what the Arjade Productions website (www.arjade.net) collects, why, and what you can do about it. The short version: we collect as little as possible, we keep it on our own hosting, and we never sell or share it.

Who we are

Arjade Productions is the creative studio of Raymond J. Hicks, based in Australia. If you have a question about your information, use the contact form.

The mailing list

When you sign up for the free novella, we store:

• your email address
• the dates you signed up, confirmed and were last emailed
• whether you are waiting to confirm, confirmed, or have left the list
• a random code used in your personal confirm, download and leave links

We use your address to send you the confirmation email, the novella, and occasional stories, Dice Ranger notes and updates. You are only added to the list after you confirm your address by pressing the button in that first email.

Every email we send includes a link to leave the list. Leaving takes effect straight away. We keep a note that your address has left, so it is never emailed again by mistake. If you would like it removed completely, contact us and we will delete it.

The contact form

Messages sent through the contact form are emailed to us with your name (if you give one), your email address and your message. They are not stored on the website and do not add you to the mailing list. We use your address only to reply to you.

Spam protection

To stop people flooding the forms, the website counts how many times each internet connection uses them in an hour. Connection addresses are scrambled before they are stored, so the real address is never kept, and the counts are cleared after an hour.

Cookies and tracking

This website sets no cookies and uses no visitor tracking, advertising or statistics services. Its fonts and pictures are all served from our own hosting.

Like every web host, our hosting provider keeps routine server records (such as connection addresses and the pages requested) to keep the service running and secure.

Where your information is kept

Your details are kept on our own website hosting, in a folder that cannot be reached from the web. We do not use outside mailing list companies, and we never sell, rent or share your details with anyone.

Other websites

Our pages link to other places, including DriveThruRPG, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Redbubble and Google Drive. Those sites have their own privacy policies, which apply once you visit them.

Your choices

You can ask to see the information we hold about you, have it corrected, or have it deleted, at any time. Use the contact form and we will sort it out.

Changes to this page

If what the website collects ever changes, this page will be updated and the date at the top changed to match.