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Privacy Policy

  • Type of Website: Blog
  • Effective date: 14 August 2024


www.ps-sobookish.com (the "Site) is owned and operated by Paola Santana. Paola Santana is the data controller and can be contacted at: paola.santana@ps-sobookish.com


Purpose

The purpose of this privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy") is to inform users of our Site of the following:

  1. The personal data we will collect;
  2. Use of collected data;
  3. Who has access to the data collected;
  4. The rights of Site users; and
  5. The Site's cookie policy.

This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of our Site.


GDPR

For users in the European Union, we adhere to the Regulations (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR"). For users in the United Kingdom, we adhere to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018.


We have not appointed a Data Protection Officer as we do not fall within the categories of controllers and processors required to appoint a Data Protection Officer under Article 37 of the GDPR.


Consent

By using our Site users agree that they consent to:

  1. The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy.


When the legal basis for us processing your personal data is that you have provided your consent to that processing, you may withdraw your consent at any time. If you withdraw your consent, it will not make processing which we completed before your withdrew your consent unlawful.


You can withdraw your consent by unsubscribing from our communications via the link at the bottom of every email.


Legal Basis for Processing

We collect and process personal data about users in the EU only when we have a legal basis for doing so under the Article 6 of the GDPR.


We rely on the following legal basis to collect and process the personal data of users in the EU:

  1. Users have provided their consent to the processing of their data for one or more specific purposes;
  2. Processing of user data is necessary for us or a third party to pursue a legitimate interest. Our legitimate interest is not overridden by the interest or fundamental rights and freedoms of users. Our legitimate interests are:

  • Name and email address - to communicate with you about new posts and promotions (only with your permission).
  • Device details and IP address - to improve our Site, protect our website and data.


Personal Data We Collect

We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.


Data Collected Automatically

When you visit or use our Site, we may automatically collect and store the following information:

  1. Location;
  2. Hardware and software details;
  3. Clicked Links; and
  4. Content viewed.


Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way

We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:

  1. First and last name; and
  2. Email address

This data is collected with your permission when you sign up to our newsletter or email updates.


How We Use Personal Data

Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.


The data we collect automatically is used for the following purposes:

  1. Site improvements
  2. Anonymized statistics


The data we collect when the user performs a certain function may be used for the following purposes:

  1. Communications
  2. Marketing


Who We Share Personal Data With

Employees

We may disclose user data to any member of our organisation who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.


Other Disclosures

We will not sell or share your date with third parties, except in the following cases:

  1. If the law requires it;
  2. If it is required for any legal proceedings;
  3. To prove or protect our legal rights; and
  4. To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.

If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.


How Long We Store Personal Data

User data will be stores for thirty days for automatic data and until the user unsubscribes from our communications. Anonymized analytics data are kept indefinitely, but retain no personal data.


You will be notified if your data is kept for longer than this period.


How We Protect Your Personal Data

In order to protect your security, we use the strongest browser encryption available to us. Our Site is hosted by GoDaddy. They provide us with the online platform that allows us to publish content and collect data. Your data is stored through GoDaddy data storage, databases and the general GoDaddy application. They store data on a secure server behind a firewall.


If any data is ever made accessible to one of our employees. Our employee will be bound by strict confidentiality agreements and a breach on this agreement would result in the employee's termination.


While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.


Your Rights as a User

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

  1. Right to be informed;
  2. Right of access;
  3. Right of rectification;
  4. Right to be forgotten / erasure;
  5. Right to restrict processing;
  6. Right to data portability; and
  7. Right to object.


Children

The minimum age to use our Site is 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 16 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 16 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our data controller.


How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected

If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data; how we have used your personal data; if we have disclosed your personal data and to who we have disclosed your personal data; if you would your data to be deleted or modified in any way; or if you would like to exercise any of your other rights under the GDPR, please contact our data controller here:


Paola Santana

paola.santana@ps-sobookish.com


Cookies Policy

A cookie is a small file stored on a user's hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user's browsing habits. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also choose to disable cookies entirely in your internet browser while visiting the Site, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience.


We use the following types of cookies on our Site:

1. Functional cookies

Functional cookies are used to remember the selections you make on our Site so that your selections are saved for your next visits;


2. Analytical cookies

Analytical cookies allow us to improve the design and functionality of our Site by collecting data on how you access our Site, for example, data on the content you access, how long you stay on our Site, etc;


3. Targeting cookies

Targeting cookies collect data on how you use the Site and your preferences. This allows us to personalize the information you see on our Site for you; and


4. Third-Party cookies

Third-party cookies are created by a website other than ours. We may use third-party cookies to monitor user preferences to tailor advertisements around their interests.


Modifications

This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.


Complaints

If you have any complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us through the contact methods listed in the "Contact Information" section so that we can, where possible, resolve the issue. If you feel we have not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner you may contact a superior authority. You also have the right to directly make a complaint to the supervisory authority. You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority by contact the Information Commissioner's Office in the UK. 


Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, you can contact our data controller, Paola Santana at paola.santana@ps-sobookish.com 




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