A careful data boundary.

The Free Publishing Readiness Check keeps its answers only in the visitor’s browser for up to 30 days. Ink Cadence does not ask for, collect, store, or analyze full manuscripts through this check.

A visitor may optionally enter an email and explicitly consent to founder follow-up. When they do, Ink Cadence stores that email and the high-level readiness result securely for founder follow-up. This does not create a marketing subscription and this form does not send an automated email.

Ink Cadence uses first-party, aggregate conversion records for readiness starts and completions, fictional-sample views, checkout-review views, checkout click-through intent, and verified purchases. No third-party pixels or invasive tracking are used. Because secure checkout is hosted externally, click-through intent is not treated as checkout arrival or payment start.