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Last updated: 20 October 2026

Website: www.landaubooks.com

Business: Landau Books, operating through the Alan Landau Investment Trust

ABN: 30 683 268 898

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1. Introduction

Landau Books is an Australian publishing business specialising in historical fiction and digital publications.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you provide when visiting our website, purchasing products, contacting us or subscribing to updates.

This policy explains how your information is collected, used, stored and disclosed, and how cookies and other website tracking technologies are used.

This policy applies to www.landaubooks.com. Our related comic websites, Langbourne Comic and Of Sand and Stars, maintain their own privacy policies.

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2. Personal Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect:

• Your name, email address and contact details.

• Information submitted through contact or subscription forms.

• Purchase details, including products ordered, transaction amounts and payment status.

• Information needed to provide digital downloads and customer support.

• Account details where a customer account is created.

• Technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited and website interactions.

We aim to collect only information reasonably necessary to operate our business and provide our products and services.

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3. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information to:

• Process purchases and deliver downloadable e-books.

• Respond to inquiries and provide customer support.

• Maintain necessary customer and transaction records.

• Provide information about publications, offers and new releases where marketing communications are permitted.

• Understand website traffic and improve the visitor experience.

• Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

• Protect our website and customers against fraud or misuse.

• Meet applicable legal, taxation and accounting requirements.​

 

4. Online Purchases and Payments

Landau Books sells downloadable e-books through its website.

Prices are generally displayed in US dollars unless otherwise stated at checkout.

Payments are processed using the secure payment providers available at checkout. These providers operate under their own privacy and security policies.

Landau Books does not ordinarily receive or store customers' complete payment card numbers. We may retain transaction details necessary for customer service, accounting, refunds and legal compliance.

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5. Email Subscriptions and Marketing

Visitors may subscribe voluntarily to receive information about our books, new releases, promotions and related publishing activities.

We send marketing communications only where we have the consent or other permission required by applicable law.

You may withdraw your consent or unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe instructions in our emails or by contacting us.

We do not sell or rent our mailing lists to other businesses.

Unsubscribing from marketing does not prevent us from sending essential communications relating to purchases or customer support.

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6. Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small data files stored in your browser that help websites operate, remember preferences and measure activity.

The categories of cookies or tracking technologies that may be used include:

Essential cookies: Necessary for website security, shopping carts, checkout, navigation and other essential functions.

Functional cookies: Used to support additional website features and remember certain preferences.

Analytics cookies: Where enabled, services such as Google Analytics may collect information about website visits, traffic sources and visitor interactions.

Advertising and marketing technologies: We advertise through Facebook and other Meta services. Where website tracking tools such as the Meta Pixel or Conversions API are connected, they may collect or transmit information relating to website visits and customer interactions to measure advertising performance.

Where required by applicable law, non-essential tracking technologies will be activated only after the relevant visitor consent has been obtained.

Visitors may manage their preferences through our cookie consent controls, where available, or their browser settings.

Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality or the accuracy of website analytics.

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7. Third-Party Service Providers

We use external service providers to operate our website and conduct our publishing business.

These may include:

• Wix: Website hosting, online store services, customer forms and subscriber management.

• Payment providers: Secure payment processing and transaction administration.

• Google Analytics: Website traffic and visitor analytics where enabled.

• Meta: Facebook advertising, campaign measurement and related tracking where enabled.

• Professional advisers and accounting providers: Business administration and compliance.

We disclose personal information to service providers where reasonably necessary for the relevant business purpose.

We do not sell or rent customer mailing lists.

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8. International Processing of Information

Landau Books operates from Australia and serves customers internationally.

Some service providers may store or process information outside Australia, including in countries where they maintain their infrastructure or business operations.

Different countries may have different privacy protections.

Where applicable, we take reasonable steps to ensure that overseas handling of personal information meets relevant legal requirements.

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9. Security and Retention

We take reasonable steps to safeguard personal information against unauthorised access, misuse, loss and disclosure.

We rely on established website hosting and payment-processing providers and their security arrangements.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including customer service, transaction records, accounting and legal obligations.

Where information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to delete or de-identify it, subject to applicable retention requirements.

No internet-based system can be guaranteed completely secure.

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10. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may request:

• Access to personal information we hold about you.

• Correction of inaccurate personal information.

• Deletion of information where legally available.

• Withdrawal of consent for marketing.

• Information about how your personal data is used.

Some information may need to be retained for legitimate business or legal purposes.

You may also contact us with a complaint about the handling of your personal information. We will investigate and respond within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Where relevant, you may have the right to raise a complaint with an appropriate privacy regulator.

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11. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended to collect personal information from children without any consent required by applicable law.

Parents or guardians who believe a child has provided personal information inappropriately may contact us to request its review or removal.

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12. External Websites

Our website may contain links to Amazon, other booksellers, distributors, social media services and our related comic websites.

These websites are operated independently and may maintain their own privacy policies and data collection practices.

We recommend reviewing those policies before providing personal information.

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13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes to our website, business operations, technology or legal obligations.

Updates will be published on this website with a revised date. Where required, we will provide additional notice or obtain relevant consent.

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14. Contact

Landau Books

Operating through the Alan Landau Investment Trust

ABN: 30 683 268 898

Email: alan@landaubooks.com

Website: https://www.landaubooks.com

For questions, privacy requests or complaints, please contact us by email or through the website contact form.

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