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This Privacy Policy sets out the privacy practices relevant to GwynGB.com and explains how information is collected, how it is used, your rights and what controls you have. In particular:
It applies to information that GwynGB.com collects about you when you use the website and when you sign up to the GwynGB.com mailing list. (Gwyn GB also has Twitter and Instagram accounts and a Facebook page.)
By visiting our Website and completing any of the consent processes (i.e. subscribing to my mailing list and providing your contact information), you accept the practices defined in this privacy policy.
GwynGB.com only collects information about you if we have reason to do so – for example, to provide a service you have requested and to communicate with you, or to make our services better.
We collect information in two ways: if and when you provide information to us and automatically through the Website.
Signing up for Gwyn GB’s Mailing list
If you sign up with Gwyn GB, we collect information that you provide to us. The information we collect from you, if you provide it, will allow us to contact you and send information to you about products and/or services where you have registered a specific interest in hearing from us.
The only information we collect from you is your name and email address. We use this information to send email news relating to Gwyn’s books and other book related information she thinks you might be interested in knowing about.
Downloading virtual books (free and paid)
If you download a free book from our site (or send it to your device (mobile phone, kindle, etc) we do not collect any further information from you. If you are a Kindle user, your kindle emails will not be retained.
Correspondence with us
If you reach out to us via our contact page and give me your name and contact email address, I will contact you separately (usually by email) using the details you have provided.
In providing me with your information you thereby consent to me processing it for the above purposes and you can unsubscribe/withdraw from any of those services at any time.
Social Media followers
If you follow me, give me a like or leave a comment on one of my social media platforms, I might follow you back or respond to any comments you make on my social media posts. I don’t keep any separate records about my social media followers, apart from the marketing services provided by those social media companies.
Google collects the following information about your visits to the Website and about your computer, tablet, mobile or other device through which you access it. This information may include:
This information isn’t linked to any individual and I use this information to improve my service for you.
My Website will not store any identifying information of your visit on your computer apart from a small text file called a cookie, which in itself does not contain any identifying information and does not mean that you entered the site. See the cookies policy at the end of this document for more detail on cookies.
I do not collect personal data that consists of race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union memberships, genetic or biometric data, health or mortality, sex life or sexual orientation or criminal record information.
I collect data when you:
If you are not a subscriber to my mailing list, I collect data when:
Third-parties may also provide information to me about you, specifically from any of the following; our business partners and/or sub-contractors or our technical and analytics providers, or our search engine and search information providers.
If you buy a book via one of my affiliate links, I will be told what has been purchased but I won’t be told who has purchased it. I will also be able to see other items purchased by the same individual. (This helps me to understand what types of books purchasers are reading.)
Gwyn GB may share information with carefully chosen third party organisations that process data on our behalf but will only do so where:
For information on these third party vendors and processors please see the “Third Party Processors” section below.
We will not sell or distribute your information for marketing or any other purpose.
We will not publish your email address or contact information on the site and we will not share that information with any other user of the Website.
Third Party Processors are other organisations/services carefully chosen by Gwyn GB to help Gwyn GB function and operate as a business. In the case of organisations outside of Jersey, the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA) (a) we have prior written instructions for the transfer or (b) we have entered into specific contractual terms with them to ensure that they treat your personal data in way equivalent to that in which they would be required if they were established in Jersey. We will make sure that those organisations are able to keep your information safe.
Mailchimp (USA)
When you sign up on the Website to hear from me about new books and other news, I use Mailchimp to send emails to you. They may hold information outside of the EU and you can find out more about how Mailchimp process data here.
Bluehost
Gwyn GB uses Bluehost to host the Website. Their privacy policy may be found here. Their servers are not based in Jersey.
Please be aware that my site may link to other web sites, such as Amazon, iBooks, Kobo and other third party news/blogs, that may be accessed by you through my Website. I am not responsible for the data policies, content or security of these linked web sites. I do not have any control over the use to which third parties may put your data where you choose to purchase products or services or otherwise to contact them via my site and I accept no liability or responsibility for their contents.
Gwyn GB uses the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, the iTunes Affiliate program, and Kobo Affiliate program. These programs provide a means for sites to earn a small fee by advertising and linking to their websites.
GwynGB.com might also link to other website services which I use and recommend and which provide an affiliate payment to me. In these cases, I will state if this is the case on an individual basis.
The Website and my services are aimed at adults (individuals over the age of 18), and I do not knowingly collect any personal data relating to children.
I take appropriate measures to ensure that any personal data is kept secure and kept for the duration of your use of our service and Gwyngb.com only uses third party processors who can provide the requisite levels of assurance in respect of data security. (Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure.)
If you sign up to the mailing list, your data is retained until you unsubscribe or otherwise tell us that you don’t want to be part of the database anymore, after which it will be deleted.
Mailchimp allows me to see when someone isn’t engaging with the emails I am sending. I can tell if you read an email, so if it looks like you aren’t reading what I am sending you, I will send you an email notifying you that I’m going to remove you from my mailing list unless you say that you would like to remain on it.
Data protection legislation provides data subjects with a number of rights. These include:
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please email gwyn@gwyngb.com. In your request, please make clear (a) what personal information is concerned, and (b) which of the above rights you would like to enforce. For your protection, we may only implement requests with respect to the personal information associated with the particular email address that you use to send us your request, and we may need to verify your identity before implementing your request. We will try to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable.
When you make a request to Gwyn GB about exercising any of the rights listed above we will consider any lawful exemptions that may apply and that may prevent us from responding to your request in the manner you may wish. It is possible that there is something that may prevent us from responding to your request in the way you would like. If that is the case, we will explain this to you in writing when we respond to your request.
We aim to meet the highest standards when processing personal data.
If at any stage you became dissatisfied with the manner in which we collect, hold or process your personal data or if you have any questions, please contact us: gwyn@gwyngb.com.
You also have the right to contact Jersey’s Data Protection Authority c/o the Information Commissioner.
Last updated 3rd December, 2019
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We use two main types of cookies on the Website: persistent cookies and session cookies.
You can typically remove and reject cookies from the Website with your browser settings. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it will no longer be personalized to you.
For step-by-step instructions, please check your browser’s help section.
We use Google Analytics, a service which collects information anonymously and reports website trends without identifying individual visitors. Google Analytics uses its own cookie to track visitor interactions.
