Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy (“Policy”) describes how we collect, protect and use the personally identifiable information (“Personal Data”) you (“User”, “you” or “your”) provided on https://indiescififantasy.com and any of its products or services (collectively, “Website” or “Services”) owned and operated by Michelle Dunbar (“Michelle Dunbar”, “us”, “we” or “our”). It also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your personal information and how you can access and update this information. This Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals that we do not employ or manage.

Our policy is to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect or which you may provide to us in the circumstances set out below. We have developed this privacy policy to clarify how we collect, use, communicate, disclose, safeguard and otherwise make use of your Personal Data”.

We will only collect and use your Personal Data where:

  • we have lawful grounds to do so, including to comply with our legal obligations;
  • we are performing a contract with you for our services; and
  • we have legitimate interests in using your Personal Data and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), Michelle Dunbar is the “data controller”. If you have any questions about this policy or about how we use your Personal Data, please contact us via our contact details at the end of this policy.
This policy is effective as of 21st May 2018. We review our privacy practices on an ongoing basis, and as such we may change this privacy policy from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you are familiar with its current content.

Personal Data we collect via our website [http://michelledunbar.co.uk] (the “Website”)

PERSONAL DATA THAT YOU PROVIDE TO US:

We only collect Personal Data where you choose to interact with us on the Website in the
following ways:

When you sign up to our newsletter
• Name
• Email

When you sign up to follow our blog
• Name
• Email

When you submit a book for a promotion

  • Name
  • Email
  • Book Title
  • Book details
  • Payment (not applicable at the time of writing)

*Payment details are held by our payment processor (Paypal)

DATA THAT WE COLLECT AUTOMATICALLY

We automatically collect certain information when you visit our Website – such as the type of
browser and operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service
provider. We do not link this information with any Personal Data.
We may also collect data automatically through our use of cookies on the Website. Please see
our cookie policy to find out about the types of cookies we set and why, and how you can adjust
your settings to disable cookies.

USE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We will only use your Personal Data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your
Personal Data to:
• process and manage your use of our website;
• respond to your questions, comments and requests;
• where you have opted-in to receive marketing from us, deliver communications that are
relevant to your preferences / may be of interest to you;
• improve our services and Website through analysis of information.

SHARING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We take your privacy seriously and will not share your Personal Data with others, except as
permitted by applicable law or as set out below:
We share Personal Data as necessary with third parties who provide services or functions on our
behalf and who require the information to provide those specific services to us. These third
parties may include social media advertising platforms such as Facebook and Google Adwords
for the purpose of custom audience generation and the development of targeting criteria for
other audiences. Please note that we have appropriate data privacy safeguards in place with
third parties with whom we share Personal Data as described above and who are providing
services or functions on our behalf.

KEEPING YOUR PERSONAL DATA SECURE

We have implemented security policies and technical measures to safeguard the Personal Data
we collect. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with
applicable law, including the GDPR, to safeguard Personal Data from accidental loss,
destruction or damage and unauthorised access, use and disclosure.

  • All emails to and from Michelle Dunbar are sent and received via GSuite
  • Our Newsletter is processed via Mailchimp

RETENTION PERIODS FOR USE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We will use and store your Personal Data only for as long as necessary, bearing in mind the uses
of your Personal Data as described in this privacy policy and otherwise as communicated to
you. We review the Personal Data we hold at regular intervals and delete permanently or
anonymise any Personal Data which is no longer necessary.

CHILDREN

This Website and our services are aimed at adults, and we do not knowingly collect any
Personal Data relating to children aged under 15 years old. If you are under the age of 15,
please do not provide us with any of your Personal Data, including your email address.

ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OVER YOUR PERSONAL DATA

You have legal rights under applicable law in relation to your Personal Data. You can ask the
following questions, or take the following actions, at any time by contacting us via email [enquiries@michelledunbar.co.uk] or via our contact form:

  • see what Personal Data we hold about you (if any), including why we are holding it and who
    it could be disclosed to;
  • ask us to change/correct your Personal Data;
  • ask us to delete your Personal Data;
  • object to the processing of your Personal Data;
  • ask us to restrict the processing of your Personal Data;
  • withdraw any consents you have given us to the processing of your Personal Data;
  • express any concerns you have about third parties’ use of your Personal Data.

CHANGE OF PURPOSE

We will only use your Personal Data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we
reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible
with the original purpose. If you wish to have an explanation as to how the processing for
the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.
If we need to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will
explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

 

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