Privacy Policy
Last Updated: August 22, 2026
Sage Publications LLC (“Sage Publications,” “Sage,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly, transparently, and in accordance with applicable privacy and communications laws.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information when you visit sagepub.us, submit a manuscript, request information, purchase or use our services, communicate with our team, opt in to receive text or email communications, or otherwise interact with Sage Publications LLC.
By using our website or voluntarily providing information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy. Where consent is required by law, we will request consent separately.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with Sage Publications LLC, we may collect the following categories of information.
A. Contact Information
This may include:
- Full name
- Email address
- Mobile or telephone number
- Mailing or business address
- Preferred method of communication
- Other contact information you voluntarily provide
B. Author, Manuscript, and Publishing Information
If you inquire about or use our publishing, marketing, distribution, creative, or related services, we may collect information such as:
- Author or pen name
- Manuscripts, book excerpts, synopses, or other written works
- Book titles and descriptions
- Author biographies
- Photographs, illustrations, cover files, or other creative materials
- Publishing history
- ISBN or publication information
- Distribution and marketing information
- Project requirements and preferences
- Materials supplied for editing, design, production, promotion, or distribution
- Correspondence concerning your book, manuscript, or publishing project
Materials submitted to Sage Publications LLC remain subject to any applicable service agreement, publishing agreement, or other written contract between you and Sage Publications LLC.
C. Inquiry and Communication Information
When you contact us, we may collect and maintain records of communications, including:
- Contact-form submissions
- Email correspondence
- Telephone or SMS communications
- Customer-service inquiries
- Meeting or appointment information
- Requests for proposals, quotations, or services
- Feedback and other information you voluntarily provide
D. SMS and Communication Consent Information
When you choose to receive text messages, we may collect information necessary to document and administer your consent, including:
- Mobile telephone number
- Type of SMS consent selected
- Date and time of consent
- Method or source of consent
- Opt-in and opt-out records
- Messaging preferences
- Records necessary to demonstrate compliance with applicable messaging requirements
E. Transaction and Billing Information
When you purchase or pay for services, we may collect or receive information such as:
- Billing contact information
- Invoice information
- Transaction amount
- Payment status
- Transaction or reference numbers
- Records relating to purchases, refunds, or payment arrangements
Payment card, banking, or other payment credentials may be processed by third-party payment processors or financial institutions. Where third-party processors are used, Sage Publications LLC may receive limited transaction information rather than complete payment credentials.
F. Website, Device, and Usage Information
When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Referring and exit pages
- Pages visited
- Approximate date and time of access
- Website interaction and performance information
G. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary to operate our website, remember preferences, understand website performance, maintain security, or improve user experience.
Where required by applicable law, we will obtain consent before using non-essential cookies or similar technologies.
2. Sources of Personal Information
We may obtain personal information:
- Directly from you when you contact us, complete a form, submit a manuscript, enter into an agreement, purchase services, or communicate with us
- Automatically when you use our website
- From service providers acting on our behalf
- From payment processors or financial institutions in connection with transactions
- From professional representatives or authorized persons acting on your behalf
- From publicly available sources where permitted by law and reasonably necessary for legitimate business purposes
We do not intentionally obtain personal information through deceptive or unlawful means.
3. How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information to:
- Respond to inquiries and communicate with prospective or existing clients
- Evaluate manuscript or publishing inquiries
- Provide publishing, editing, design, production, marketing, distribution, creative, consultation, or related services
- Manage author and client relationships
- Perform obligations under agreements with authors and clients
- Schedule meetings, consultations, or project-related communications
- Provide project updates and customer support
- Process invoices, payments, refunds, and transaction records
- Maintain business and accounting records
- Send transactional and service-related communications
- Send marketing or promotional communications where you have provided the required consent
- Maintain records of communication preferences and consent
- Improve our website, services, operations, and customer experience
- Protect against fraud, misuse, security threats, and unauthorized activity
- Enforce our agreements and protect our legal rights
- Comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, and regulatory requirements
- Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
- Carry out other purposes disclosed to you at the time information is collected or with your consent
We will not materially use personal information for an incompatible purpose without providing any notice or obtaining any consent required by applicable law.
4. SMS Communications and Consent
Sage Publications LLC sends SMS or text messages only in accordance with applicable consent requirements.
Providing a telephone number by itself does not automatically enroll you in marketing text messages.
Where SMS consent is collected through our website, you are provided with an affirmative opt-in mechanism, such as an unchecked checkbox, allowing you to choose the types of messages you wish to receive.
Depending on the consent you provide, SMS messages may include:
Transactional and Service-Related Messages
These may include:
- Responses to inquiries
- Publishing-project communications
- Manuscript or production updates
- Appointment or call reminders
- Service-related notifications
- Account or billing reminders
- Requested follow-up communications
- Other communications related to services you requested or an existing business relationship
Marketing and Promotional Messages
If you separately opt in to marketing communications, messages may include:
- Publishing-service information
- Marketing or distribution opportunities
- Promotional offers
- New services
- Special programs
- Other marketing communications from Sage Publications LLC
Consent to receive marketing or promotional SMS messages is not a condition of purchasing any product or service from Sage Publications LLC.
Message frequency may vary depending on your interaction with us, services requested, active projects, and communication preferences.
Message and data rates may apply.
Opting Out of SMS Messages
You may withdraw your consent to receive SMS messages at any time.
Reply STOP to a Sage Publications LLC text message to request cancellation of SMS communications.
We will process valid opt-out requests in accordance with applicable law and messaging requirements. After opting out, you may receive a one-time confirmation informing you that your request has been processed.
If you later wish to receive SMS messages again, you may provide new consent through an available opt-in method.
Mobile Information and SMS Consent
Sage Publications LLC does not sell or rent mobile telephone information, SMS opt-in information, or SMS consent.
Mobile information, text-messaging originator opt-in data, and SMS consent will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes.
We may permit contracted service providers acting on our behalf to process limited information when reasonably necessary to provide communications infrastructure, telecommunications, customer support, security, or other operational services. Such providers are authorized to use the information only for the services they provide to Sage Publications LLC and are subject to appropriate confidentiality or data-protection obligations.
SMS consent obtained by Sage Publications LLC is specific to Sage Publications LLC and is not transferred to unrelated companies for their independent marketing.
5. Email Communications
If you voluntarily subscribe to marketing emails or otherwise provide consent where required, we may send information concerning services, promotions, publishing opportunities, or other Sage Publications LLC communications.
You may unsubscribe from promotional email communications at any time by:
- Using the unsubscribe mechanism included in the email, where available; or
- Contacting us at support@sagepub.us
Opting out of promotional communications does not necessarily prevent us from sending non-promotional communications reasonably necessary for an existing transaction, project, account, contract, or service relationship.
6. When We May Disclose Personal Information
We do not sell or rent personal information.
We may disclose limited personal information only when reasonably necessary for legitimate operational or legal purposes, including the following circumstances.
Service Providers
We may use vendors and service providers to perform services on our behalf, such as:
- Website hosting and information technology
- Business communications
- Telecommunications
- Payment processing
- Accounting
- File storage
- Customer support
- Security
- Printing, production, fulfillment, or distribution services
- Other services necessary to perform requested publishing or business services
Service providers are authorized to process information only for legitimate services performed for Sage Publications LLC and are expected to maintain appropriate confidentiality and security protections.
For clarity, SMS opt-in information and mobile telephone information are not provided to third parties or affiliates for their independent marketing or promotional purposes.
Legal and Regulatory Requirements
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:
- Comply with applicable law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or lawful governmental request
- Protect the rights, property, or safety of Sage Publications LLC, our clients, users, or others
- Investigate fraud, security incidents, or unlawful activity
- Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
Business Transactions
If Sage Publications LLC becomes involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale of assets, or similar business transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction where permitted by law and subject to applicable privacy obligations.
Any successor organization will remain responsible for handling personal information in accordance with applicable law.
7. We Do Not Sell Personal Information
Sage Publications LLC does not sell personal information for monetary consideration.
We also do not sell, rent, or provide SMS consent or mobile telephone information to third parties or affiliates for their own advertising, marketing, lead-generation, or promotional activities.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to:
- Provide requested services
- Maintain client and project records
- Fulfill contractual obligations
- Maintain transaction and accounting records
- Document consent and communication preferences
- Resolve disputes
- Enforce agreements
- Meet legal, tax, regulatory, and compliance obligations
Retention periods may vary based on the type of information, the nature of our relationship with you, contractual requirements, and applicable law.
When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal requirements.
9. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss, destruction, or misuse.
These safeguards may include access controls, secure systems, authentication measures, service-provider controls, and other protections appropriate to the nature of the information.
However, no website, electronic transmission, storage system, or method of communication can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should therefore use reasonable care when transmitting information electronically.
10. Privacy Rights
Depending on where you reside and the laws applicable to your personal information, you may have certain privacy rights.
These may include the right to:
- Request confirmation of whether we process your personal information
- Request access to personal information we maintain about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of certain personal information
- Request a portable copy of certain information
- Restrict or object to certain processing where applicable
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Opt out of certain marketing communications
- Appeal certain decisions concerning a privacy request where required by law
These rights may be subject to legal exceptions, verification requirements, and limitations.
To submit a privacy request, contact us at support@sagepub.us.
We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by applicable law and subject to appropriate verification.
We will not unlawfully discriminate against an individual for exercising an applicable privacy right.
11. California and Other U.S. State Privacy Rights
Residents of California and certain other U.S. states may have additional rights under applicable state privacy laws.
Depending on whether a particular law applies to Sage Publications LLC and to the information involved, these rights may include rights to know, access, correct, delete, or obtain a copy of personal information, as well as rights relating to certain sales, sharing, targeted advertising, or profiling activities.
Sage Publications LLC does not sell personal information and does not sell or provide mobile telephone numbers or SMS opt-in information for third-party marketing or promotional use.
Privacy requests may be submitted using the contact information provided in Section 18 below.
12. International Users
Our website and business operations are based in the United States.
If you access our website or provide information from another country, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or other locations where our authorized service providers operate.
Where applicable privacy law requires additional protections for international transfers, we will take reasonable measures required by applicable law.
For individuals in jurisdictions where data protection law requires a lawful basis for processing, our processing may be based on:
- Your consent
- Performance of a contract or steps requested before entering a contract
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Our legitimate business interests, provided those interests are not overridden by applicable privacy rights
- Other lawful grounds permitted by applicable law
You may contact us regarding rights available to you under the privacy laws of your jurisdiction.
13. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies, local storage, pixels, or similar technologies for legitimate purposes such as:
- Operating essential website functionality
- Remembering preferences
- Maintaining security
- Diagnosing technical issues
- Measuring website performance
- Understanding general website usage
You may be able to restrict cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
Where applicable law requires prior consent for certain non-essential technologies, we will request consent as required.
14. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.
Sage Publications LLC is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites or services that we do not control.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing personal information to them.
15. Children's Privacy
Our website and publishing services are not directed primarily to children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate authorization where required by law.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us improperly, please contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.
16. Manuscripts and Confidential Materials
Manuscripts, draft works, unpublished materials, project files, and other materials voluntarily submitted to Sage Publications LLC may contain personal or confidential information.
We use submitted materials for purposes reasonably related to evaluating inquiries, providing requested services, performing contractual obligations, managing projects, and communicating with the submitting author or authorized representative.
Submission of materials through the website does not itself transfer ownership of intellectual-property rights except as otherwise provided in a separate written agreement.
Authors and clients should avoid including unnecessary sensitive personal information in manuscripts or project communications unless reasonably required for the service requested.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our business practices, technology, services, legal requirements, or regulatory guidance.
When we make changes, we will post the updated Privacy Policy on this page and revise the Last Updated date.
If required by applicable law, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent before applying a material change to personal information previously collected.
18. Contact Us
Questions, concerns, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices may be directed to:
For SMS-related assistance, reply HELP to a Sage Publications LLC text message or contact us using the information above.
To stop SMS communications, reply STOP to a Sage Publications LLC text message.