Privacy Notice

Effective: 5 November 2026 · Last updated: 5 November 2026

This notice explains how personal information is handled on the website for Second Act: Under Borrowed Skies, a memoir by Ioni Mendoza. It is written to be read in a few minutes. If anything is unclear, please write to the address below.

Who is responsible for your information

Ioni Mendoza is the personal information controller for this website.
Email: contactartbyio@gmail.com
Location: Philippines

What we collect

If you sign up for Philippine availability updates

Your name and email address (required)
Your city or province (optional)
A record that you agreed to receive updates, and when

If you request a signed copy (or join the signed-copy waiting list)

Your name, email address, the number of copies you are requesting, and your city or province (required)
Any message you choose to write (optional)
Whether you also chose to receive availability updates (optional, and never a condition of your request)

We do not ask for payment details, card numbers, your full delivery address, or sensitive personal information on either form. Please do not include them in your message. If your signed-copy request goes ahead, we will ask then for only the details needed to complete it.

If you buy through Lulu or a bookseller

When you buy the book through Lulu or a Philippine bookseller, you order directly from them. They collect and handle your order, payment, and delivery details under their own privacy notices. We do not receive your personal details from them, and we do not send them any details you give us on this website.

If you contact the author

If you email us, we receive your name, email address, and whatever you choose to include in your message, so that we can reply.

Technical information

Like almost every website, the hosting service automatically receives basic technical data when a page is loaded, such as your IP address, browser type, and the time of the request, and may keep it briefly in server logs for security and reliability. The website's typefaces are loaded from Google Fonts, which also receives your IP address and browser details when a page loads.

No cookies or analytics. This website does not set cookies, does not use analytics, and does not use advertising pixels, retargeting, heatmaps, or social-media tracking. If that ever changes, this notice will be updated first, and any optional analytics will only run after you choose to allow it.

Why we use it

To respond to your signed-copy request: to confirm availability, pricing, and collection or delivery arrangements before any payment is requested
To contact you if you joined the signed-copy waiting list and more copies become available
To send Philippine availability updates and news about the book, only if you signed up for them
To reply to your questions and messages
To operate, secure, and improve the website
To meet legal obligations, where they apply

We will not use your information for unrelated marketing, and we will not add you to any other mailing list without asking you separately.

A signed-copy request is not an order

Submitting a signed-copy request, or joining the waiting list, is free and non-binding. It is not a purchase, a payment authorization, or a reservation, and it does not guarantee a copy, a price, or a delivery date. No payment is collected through this website.

If a copy is available, we will contact you to confirm the details first. You decide then whether to go ahead.

Our basis for using your information

For availability updates, we rely on the consent you give when you tick the box to receive them. For signed-copy requests, we use your information because you asked us to respond to your request. For replies to your emails, we use your information because you asked us to respond. For basic security and technical records, we rely on our legitimate interest in keeping the website working safely. Where Philippine law requires something else, we will follow it.

Withdrawing consent

You can withdraw your consent at any time by emailing contactartbyio@gmail.com. We will remove you from the updates list or waiting list and stop contacting you about it. Withdrawing does not affect anything done before you asked.

We do not sell your information

Your personal information is not sold, rented, or traded.

Who helps us handle it

We use a small number of service providers, each only for its specific job:

Website hosting: Netlify, Inc., to serve the website securely over HTTPS
Form delivery: Netlify Forms, to receive sign-ups for availability updates and signed-copy requests
Storing the list: Netlify's private form dashboard, accessible only to the author, a private, access-controlled record
Email: Gmail (Google), to receive messages, reply to requests, and send updates you signed up for
Typefaces: Google Fonts, to display the website's lettering
Analytics: none in use
Cookie preferences: none needed, because no cookies are set
Embedded content: none (no videos, maps, or social feeds are embedded)

If your signed-copy request goes ahead and the book is delivered, a delivery service may need your name and address to send it. You will be told who they are before that happens.

We will not pass your request or sign-up details to any bookseller, distributor, retailer, or launch partner, including any store that sells the book, unless we first tell you and have a proper legal basis or your consent where required.

Information processed outside the Philippines

Some of the providers above may store or process information on servers outside the Philippines. We choose reputable providers and take reasonable steps, such as access controls and secure connections, to protect your information wherever it is handled.

How long we keep it

We keep signed-copy requests only for as long as needed to respond and complete them, and availability-update sign-ups until you unsubscribe or the updates are no longer needed, or until you ask us to delete them, whichever comes first. Some records may be kept longer only where the law requires it. Emails are kept for as long as needed to respond and follow up.

Your rights

Under the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012, you have the right to:

be informed about how your information is used
access the information we hold about you
correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete
object to its use
withdraw your consent
ask for deletion or blocking, where applicable
receive a copy in a portable format, where applicable
be compensated for damages caused by misuse of your information, where applicable
file a complaint with the National Privacy Commission (privacy.gov.ph (opens in a new tab))

To use any of these rights, email contactartbyio@gmail.com. We may ask a question or two to confirm it is you, and we will reply as promptly as we can, and within any time the law requires.

Keeping it safe

We use reasonable organizational, physical, and technical measures to protect your information, including secure HTTPS connections and limited, password-protected access to the list. No website or online service can promise perfect security, but we take care and will act promptly if a problem arises.

Links to other websites

This website links to other sites, such as Lulu, Instagram, Linktree, LinkedIn, and, once the book is listed, Philippine booksellers. Those sites have their own privacy practices, and we are not responsible for them. Please read their notices before sharing information there.

Changes to this notice

If we change how we handle personal information, we will update this notice and the “last updated” date above. If the change is significant and affects information you have already given us, we will let you know by email before it takes effect.

Questions

For any privacy question or request, write to contactartbyio@gmail.com.