These are the terms for using this website. They’re short, because there isn’t much to say. It’s an author’s website, not a bank.
Last updated: 30 October 2026
Who runs it
This site belongs to me, Keith A Pearson. My books are published by my company, Inchgate Limited, trading as Inchgate Publishing, company number 17117004, registered in England and Wales. Registered office: Dragon House, Princes Way, Bridgend Industrial Estate, Bridgend CF31 3AQ. By using the site you agree to these terms. If you don’t agree with them, the remedy is simple and involves the back button.
Using the site
You’re welcome to read, browse, listen to the audio samples and share links to anything here. Please don’t do anything that damages the site or stops other people using it, don’t try to get into parts of it you’re not meant to, and don’t use automated tools to copy it wholesale.
Copyright
Unless I say otherwise, everything on this site is mine: the blog posts, the book descriptions, the photographs and the text. The book covers belong to Inchgate Publishing. You may print or save pages for your own personal use, and you’re welcome to quote a reasonable extract from a post provided you credit me and link back. You may not republish whole posts, sell anything from the site or pass my words off as your own.
Journalists, reviewers, podcasters and bloggers may reproduce the covers and the author photos in connection with coverage of the books. The media page explains what’s available.
Artificial intelligence and data mining
I expressly reserve all rights in the content of this site, and in my books, against text and data mining and any similar automated analysis. Nothing here may be collected, copied or used to train, tune, test or prompt an artificial intelligence or machine learning system, or stored for that purpose, without my written permission. That applies to companies as well as individuals, and to tools that read websites on a person’s behalf. If you’d like to discuss a licence, get in touch. If you’d like to scrape the site anyway, please don’t.
Links to other websites
The buy buttons and various links take you to Amazon, Audible and other sites I don’t run. I’m not responsible for what you find there, and I don’t earn a commission on anything you buy through them. Prices and availability shown on this site are a guide. The retailer’s page is the one that counts.
Comments and messages
If you leave a comment on the blog, you’re giving me permission to publish it on the post, and I may edit or remove it if it’s spam, abusive or off topic. Keep it civil. Anything you send me through the contact form is handled as described in the privacy policy. I read everything and reply to most of it, but I can’t promise to respond to every message.
Accuracy
The blog is my opinion, usually honestly held and occasionally wrong. Release dates move, prices change, and the publishing industry changes its mind weekly, so I don’t guarantee that everything on the site is current. If you spot a mistake, tell me and I’ll fix it. The novels are works of fiction, and any resemblance to real people is coincidental, apart from the ones who’ve been warned.
Liability
The site is provided as it is. I’ll do my best to keep it accurate, available and free of anything nasty, but I can’t guarantee it, and I won’t be liable for any loss arising from your use of it or your inability to use it. Nothing in these terms limits any liability that the law doesn’t allow me to limit, including for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.
The newsletter
Subscribing is free and you can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email. I’ll only ever email you about my books.
Changes and the law
I may update these terms from time to time, and the date at the top will tell you when. These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales, and any dispute about them will be dealt with by the courts of England and Wales.
Contact
Questions about these terms, or anything else, can be sent through the contact form or to keith@inchgate.com.