Privacy Notice
This is the privacy notice of Obsessed
by Books. In this document, "we", "our", or
"us" refer to Obsessed by Books
Introduction
1.
This is a notice to inform you of our policy
about all information that we record about you. It sets out the conditions
under which we may process any information that we collect from you, or that
you provide to us. It covers information that could identify you (“personal information”)
and information that could not. In the context of the law and this notice,
“process” means collect, store, transfer, use or otherwise act on information.
2.
We regret that if there are one or more points
below with which you are not happy, your only recourse is to leave our website
immediately.
3.
We take seriously the protection of your privacy
and confidentiality. We understand that all visitors to our website are
entitled to know that their personal data will not be used for any purpose
unintended by them, and will not accidentally fall into the hands of a third
party.
4.
We undertake to preserve the confidentiality of
all information you provide to us, and hope that you reciprocate.
5.
Our policy complies with UK law accordingly
implemented, including that required by the EU General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR).
6.
The law requires us to tell you about your
rights and our obligations to you in regards to the processing and control of
your personal data. We do this now, by requesting that you read the information
provided at www.knowyourprivacyrights.org
7.
Except as set out below, we do not share, or
sell, or disclose to a third party, any information collected through our
website.
The bases on which we process information about you
The law requires us to determine under which of six defined bases we
process different categories of your personal information, and to notify you of
the basis for each category.
If a basis on which we process your personal information
is no longer relevant then we shall immediately stop processing your data.
If the basis changes then if required by law we
shall notify you of the change and of any new basis under which we have
determined that we can continue to process your information.
1.
Information we process because we have a
contractual obligation with you
When you create an account on our website, buy a
product or service from us, or otherwise agree to our terms and conditions, a
contract is formed between you and us.
In order to carry out our obligations under that
contract we must process the information you give us. Some of this information
may be personal information.
We may use it in order to:
1.1.
verify your identity for security purposes
1.2.
sell products to you
1.3.
provide you with our services
1.4.
provide you with suggestions and advice on
products, services and how to obtain the most from using our website
We process this information on the basis there is a
contract between us, or that you have requested we use the information before
we enter into a legal contract.
Additionally, we may aggregate this information in a
general way and use it to provide class information, for example to monitor our
performance with respect to a particular service we provide. If we use it for
this purpose, you as an individual will not be personally identifiable.
We shall continue to process this information until
the contract between us ends or is terminated by either party under the terms
of the contract.
2.
Information we process with your consent
Through certain actions when otherwise there is no
contractual relationship between us, such as when you browse our website or ask
us to provide you more information about our business, our products and
services, you provide your consent to us to process information that may be
personal information.
Wherever possible, we aim to obtain your explicit
consent to process this information, for example, by asking you to agree to our
use of cookies.
Sometimes you might give your consent implicitly,
such as when you send us a message by e-mail to which you would reasonably
expect us to reply.
Except where you have consented to our use of your
information for a specific purpose, we do not use your information in any way
that would identify you personally. We may aggregate it in a general way and
use it to provide class information, for example to monitor the performance of
a particular page on our website.
If you have given us explicit permission to do so,
we may from time to time pass your name and contact information to selected
associates whom we consider may provide services or products you would find
useful.
We continue to process your information on this
basis until you withdraw your consent or it can be reasonably assumed that your
consent no longer exists.
You may withdraw your consent at any time by
instructing us obsessedbybooks78@gmail.com. However,
if you do so, you may not be able to use our website or our services further.
3.
Information we process for the purposes of legitimate
interests
We may process information on the basis there is a
legitimate interest, either to you or to us, of doing so.
Where we process your information on this basis, we
do after having given careful consideration to:
·
whether the same objective could be achieved
through other means
·
whether processing (or not processing) might
cause you harm
·
whether you would expect us to process your data,
and whether you would, in the round, consider it reasonable to do so
For example, we may process your data on this basis
for the purposes of:
·
record-keeping for the proper and necessary
administration of our Obsessed by Books
·
responding to unsolicited communication from you
to which we believe you would expect a response
·
protecting and asserting the legal rights of any
party
·
insuring against or obtaining professional
advice that is required to manage Obsessed by Books risk
·
protecting your interests where we believe we
have a duty to do so
4.
Information we process because we have a legal
obligation
We are subject to the law like everyone else.
Sometimes, we must process your information in order to comply with a statutory
obligation.
For example, we may be required to give information
to legal authorities if they so request or if they have the proper
authorisation such as a search warrant or court order.
This may include your personal information.
Specific uses of information you provide to us
5.
Information provided on the understanding that
it will be shared with a third party
Our website allows you to post information with a
view to that information being read, copied, downloaded, or used by other
people.
Examples include:
5.1.
posting a message our forum
5.2.
tagging an image
5.3.
clicking on an icon next to another visitor’s
message to convey your agreement, disagreement or thanks
In posting personal information, it is up to you to
satisfy yourself about the privacy level of every person who might use it.
We do not specifically use this information except to allow
it to be displayed or shared.
We do store it, and we reserve a right to use it in
the future in any way we decide.
Once your information enters the public domain, we
have no control over what any individual third party may do with it. We accept
no responsibility for their actions at any time.
Provided your request is reasonable and there is no
legal basis for us to retain it, then at our discretion we may agree to your
request to delete personal information that you have posted. You can make a
request by contacting us at
obsessedbybooks78@gmail.com.
6.
Complaints regarding content on our website
Our website is a publishing medium. Anyone may register and
then publish information about himself, herself or some other person.
We do not moderate or control what is posted.
OR
We attempt to moderate user generated content, but we are
not always able to do so as soon as that content is published.
If you complain about any of the content on our
website, we shall investigate your complaint.
If we feel it is justified or if we believe the law
requires us to do so, we shall remove the content while we investigate.
Free speech is a fundamental right, so we have to
make a judgment as to whose right will be obstructed: yours, or that of the
person who posted the content that offends you.
If we think your complaint is vexatious or without
any basis, we shall not correspond with you about it.
7.
Information relating to your method of payment
Payment information is never taken
by us or transferred to us either through our website or otherwise. Our
employees and contractors never have access to it.
At the point of payment, you are
transferred to a secure page on the website of PayPal or some other reputable payment service
provider. That page may be branded to look like a page on our website, but it
is not controlled by us.
8.
Sending a message to our support team
When you contact us, whether, through our website or
by e-mail, we collect the data you have given to us in order to reply with the
information you need.
We record your request and our reply in order to
increase the efficiency of our Obsessed by Books
We keep personally identifiable information associated with
your message, such as your name and email address so as to be able to track our
communications with you to provide a high quality service.
9.
Complaining
When we receive a complaint, we record all the
information you have given to us.
We use that information to resolve your complaint.
If your complaint reasonably requires us to contact some
other person, we may decide to give to that other person some of the
information contained in your complaint. We do this as infrequently as
possible, but it is a matter for our sole discretion as to whether we do give
information, and if we do, what that information is.
We may also compile statistics showing information
obtained from this source to assess the level of service we provide, but not in
a way that could identify you or any other person.
10. Affiliate
and business partner information
This is information given to us by you in your
capacity as an affiliate of us or as a business partner.
It allows us to recognise visitors that you have
referred to us, and to credit to you commission due for such referrals. It also
includes information that allows us to transfer commission to you.
The information is not used for any other purpose.
We undertake to preserve the confidentiality of the
information and of the terms of our relationship.
We expect any affiliate or partner to agree to
reciprocate this policy.
Use of information we collect through automated systems when you visit our
website
11. Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your
computer's hard drive by your web browser when you visit any website. They
allow information gathered on one web page to be stored until it is needed for
use on another, allowing a website to provide you with a personalised
experience and the website owner with statistics about how you use the website
so that it can be improved.
Some cookies may last for a defined period of time,
such as one day or until you close your browser. Others last indefinitely.
Your web browser should allow you to delete any you
choose. It also should allow you to prevent or limit their use.
Our website uses cookies. They are placed by
software that operates on our servers, and by software operated by third
parties whose services we use.
When you first visit our website, we ask you whether you
wish us to use cookies. If you choose not to accept them, we shall not use them
for your visit except to record that you have not consented to their use for
any other purpose.
If you choose not to use cookies or you prevent their use
through your browser settings, you will not be able to use all the
functionality of our website.
We use cookies in the following ways:
11.1.
to track how you use our website
11.2.
to record whether you have seen specific
messages we display on our website
11.3.
to keep you signed in our site
11.4.
to record your answers to surveys and
questionnaires on our site while you complete them
11.5.
to record the conversation thread during a live
chat with our support team
[We provide more information about the cookies we use in our
cookie policy].
12. Personal
identifiers from your browsing activity
Requests by your web browser to our servers for web
pages and other content on our website are recorded.
We record information such as your geographical
location, your Internet service provider and your IP address. We also record
information about the software you are using to browse our website, such as the
type of computer or device and the screen resolution.
We use this information in aggregate to assess the
popularity of the webpages on our website and how we perform in providing
content to you.
If combined with other information we know about you
from previous visits, the data possibly could be used to identify you
personally, even if you are not signed in to our website.
13. Our
use of re-marketing
Re-marketing involves placing a cookie on your
computer when you browse our website in order to be able to serve to you an
advert for our products or services when you visit some other website.
We may use a third party to provide us with
re-marketing services from time to time. If so, then if you have consented to
our use of cookies, you may see advertisements for our products and services on
other websites.
Disclosure and sharing of your information
14. Information
we obtain from third parties
Although we do not disclose your personal
information to any third party (except as set out in this notice), we sometimes
receive data that is indirectly made up from your personal information from
third parties whose services we use.
No such information is personally identifiable to you.
15. Third
party advertising on our website
Third parties may advertise on our website. In doing
so, those parties, their agents or other companies working for them may use
technology that automatically collects information about you when their
advertisement is displayed on our website.
They may also use other technology such as cookies
or JavaScript to personalise the content of, and to measure the performance of
their adverts.
We do not have control over these technologies or
the data that these parties obtain. Accordingly, this privacy notice does not
cover the information practices of these third parties.
16. Data
may be processed outside the European Union
Our websites are hosted in United
Kingdom.
We may also use outsourced services in countries
outside the European Union from time to time in other aspects of our business.
Accordingly data obtained within the UK or any other
country could be processed outside the European Union.
For example, some of the software our website uses may have
been developed in the United States of America or in Australia.
We use the following safeguards with respect to data
transferred outside the European Union:
16.1.
the processor is within the same
corporate group as our business or organisation and abides by the same binding
corporate rules regarding data processing.
16.2.
the data protection clauses in
our contracts with data processors include transfer clauses written by or
approved by a supervisory authority in the European Union [, United Kingdom …]
16.3.
we comply with a code of conduct
approved by a supervisory authority in the European Union [, United Kingdom…]
16.4.
we are certified under an
approved certification mechanism as provided for in the GDPR
16.5.
both our organisation and the
processor are public authorities between whom there is either a legally binding
agreement or administrative arrangements approved by a supervisory authority in
the European Union relating to protection of your information
Access to your own information
17. Access
to your personal information
17.1.
To obtain a copy of any information that is not
provided on our website you may send us a request at obsessedbybooks78@gmail.com
17.2.
After receiving the request, we will tell you
when we expect to provide you with the information, and whether we require any
fee for providing it to you.
18. Removal
of your information
If you wish us to remove personally identifiable
information from our website, you may contact us at obsessedbybooks78@gmail.com
This may limit the service we can provide to you.
19. Verification
of your information
When we receive any request to access, edit or
delete personal identifiable information we shall first take reasonable steps
to verify your identity before granting you access or otherwise taking any
action. This is important to safeguard your information.
Other matters
20. Use
of site by children
20.1.
We do not sell products or provide services for
purchase by children, nor do we market to children.
20.2.
If you are under 18, you may use our website
only with consent from a parent or guardian
20.3.
Certain areas of our website are
designed for use by children over [15] years of age. These areas include
[description or name or areas designed for children].
20.4.
We collect data about all users
of and visitors to these areas regardless of age, and we anticipate that some
of those users and visitors will be children.
20.5.
Such child users and visitors
will inevitably visit other parts of the site and will be subject to whatever
on-site marketing they find, wherever they visit.
21. Encryption
of data sent between us
We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates to verify our
identity to your browser and to encrypt any data you give us.
Whenever information is transferred between us, you can
check that it is done so using SSL by looking for a closed padlock symbol or
other trust mark in your browser’s URL bar or toolbar.
22. How
you can complain
22.1.
If you are not happy with our privacy policy or
if have any complaint then you should tell us by email. Our address is obsessedbybooks78@gmail.com
22.2.
If you are in any way dissatisfied about how we
process your personal information, you have a right to lodge a complaint with
the Information Commissioner's Office. This can be done at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/
23. Retention
period for personal data
Except as otherwise mentioned in this privacy
notice, we keep your personal information only for as long as required by us:
23.1.
to provide you with the services you have
requested;
23.2.
to comply with other law, including for the
period demanded by our tax authorities;
23.3.
to support a claim or defence in court.
24. Compliance
with the law
Our privacy policy has been compiled so as to comply
with the law of every country or legal jurisdiction in which we aim to do
business. If you think it fails to satisfy the law of your jurisdiction, we
should like to hear from you.
However, ultimately it is your choice as to whether
you wish to use our website.
25. Review
of this privacy policy
We may update this privacy notice from time to time
as necessary. The terms that apply to you are those posted here on our website
on the day you use our website. We advise you to print a copy for your records.
If you have
any question regarding our privacy policy, please contact us: obsessedbybooks78@gmail.com.
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