Our Privacy Policy
Your privacy is as important to us as it is to you
Policy
This Policy explains when and why we collect personal information about people who visit our website, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure.
We may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes. By using our website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.
You can ask any questions regarding this Policy via the contact page. We’ll do our best to respond fast and helpfully.
Partners
We only use reputable suppliers to ensure our website is as safe and secure as possible. Web design is provided by Arnie Design, our web hosting is served by WPEngine.
Information we collect
We obtain information about you when you use our website. Typical examples would include when you get in touch use the contact page, sign up to our newsletter or purchase a book from our online store.
Who gets access to your information
We will not sell or rent your information to third parties.
We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.
Accessing and changing your information
You have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you, and we’ll be happy to oblige – free of cost.
Use of cookies
Like all modern websites, our site uses cookies. ‘Cookies’ are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. For example, we use cookies to store your country preference. This helps us to improve our website and deliver a better more personalised service.
It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. Turning cookies of may result in a loss of functionality when using our website.
Web analysis
We want our users to have a good experience on our website, so we will from time to time engage in analytical exercises that follow user behaviour on the site, and those exercises may involve significant data collection. The data collected is anonymous and collated into large statistical aggregates. We’re interested in users in general.
What information is collected from you
We collect personal information about you from different sources. The personal information we collect might include your name, email address, and information regarding what pages are accessed and when. We do not collect or store any bank card information or similar at any point.
How we use your information
We may use your information to:
- Complete the delivery of a service you have requested
- Respond to a question
- Carry out any contractual obligations we may have towards you
- Reply to you in the process of completing an order you have made
- Analysis of anonymised web stats
We review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis and will remove your data when appropriate.
Security precautions
Non-sensitive details (your email address etc.) are transmitted normally over the internet, and this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your information, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. We’re not responsible for the privacy policies of those other organisations.
Holding your data outside he UK
We are based in the UK, but our client base is global and our website is hosted via a technology that deploys servers worldwide. This means that your data may be collected and stored outside the UK, and the privacy policies which apply in those jurisdictions may of course be different. The vast majority of our server use is in the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union and other highly reputable jurisdictions. We’ll go on working, carefully, with highly responsible server partners.
16 or under
We are concerned to protect the privacy of children aged 16 or under. If you are aged 16 or under‚ please let us know, so we can be responsible in our communications to you and of course, please always keep your parent or guardian properly informed.
Policy review
We keep this Policy under regular review.