Privacy Policy

I, Beverley Watts, am committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Policy explains when and why I collect personal information about people who visit our website, how I use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how I keep it secure.

I 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

Any questions regarding this Policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email.

 

Who am i?

I am a writer of very funny books, based in South Devon.

 

How is information collected from you?

I obtain information about you when you use our website, for example, when you complete the contact form, when you complete the site registration form, purchase a product from our store or engage with other forms within our site.

 

What type of information is collected from you?

The personal information we collect might include your name, address, email address, IP address, and information regarding what pages are accessed and when. If you make a donation online or purchase a product from me, your card information is not held by me, it is collected by our third-party payment processors, who specialise in the secure online capture and processing of credit/debit card transactions, as explained below.

 

Use of ‘cookies’

Like many other websites, my website 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, I 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. If you’d like to learn more about cookies in general and how to manage them, visit aboutcookies.org (opens in a new window – please note that I am not responsible for the content of external websites).

 

Cookies used on this site:

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How is your information used? Your information may be used to:

  • Contact you regarding queries raised in the contact form;
  • Progress an order you have submitted and send you information directly related to this;
  • Carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into by you and me;
  • Deal with entries into a competition;
  • Seek your views or comments on the services I provide;
  • Notify you of changes to my services;
  • Send you communications which you have requested and that may be of interest to you.
  • These may include information about campaigns, appeals, other fundraising activities, promotions of my associated companies goods and services;

I review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. I am legally required to hold some types of information to fulfil my statutory obligations. I will hold your personal information on my system for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with me.

 

Who has access to your information?

I will not sell or rent your information to third parties.

I will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Third Party Service Providers working on our behalf: I may pass your information to our third party service providers, agents subcontractors and other associated organisations for the purposes of completing tasks and providing services to you on our behalf (for example to process donations and send you mailings).

However, when I use third party service providers, I disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service and we have a contract in place that requires them to keep your information secure and not to use it for their own direct marketing purposes. Please be reassured that I will not release your information to third parties beyond the company for them to use for their own direct marketing purposes, unless you have requested me to do so, or I am required to do so by law, for example, by a court order or for the purposes of prevention of fraud or other crime.

When you are using our secure store pages, your payments are processed by a third party payment processor, who specialises in the secure online capture and processing of credit/debit card transactions. If you have any questions regarding secure transactions, please contact us.

I may transfer your personal information to a third party as part of a sale of some or all of my business and assets to any third party or as part of any business restructuring or reorganisation, or if I’m under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation or to enforce or apply my terms of use or to protect the rights, property or safety of my supporters and customers. However, I will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected.

 

Your choices

You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from me. If you do not want to receive direct marketing communications fromme about my exciting products and services, then you can select your choices by ticking the relevant boxes situated on the form on which I collect your information.

I will not contact you for marketing purposes by email, phone or text message unless you have given your prior consent. I will not contact you for marketing purposes by post if you have indicated that you do not wish to be contacted.

You can change your marketing preferences by contacting us by emailing me.

 

How you can access and update your information

The accuracy of your information is important to me. You have the right to request a copy of the information I hold about you so that you can ensure its accuracy. You can do this by the following methods:

Send an email to the administrator here and request the information held about you.

 

Right to erasure

You have the right to be forgotten, should you wish any data I hold be erased please contact me via email. I do have the right to hold some data for my own compliance with governing bodies such as HMRC.

 

Security precautions in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of your information

When you give me personal information, I take steps to ensure that it’s treated securely. Any sensitive information (such as credit or debit card details) is encrypted and protected with the following software 128 Bit encryption on SSL. When you are on a secure page, a lock icon will appear on the bottom of web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer.

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 I strive to protect your personal information, I cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to me, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your information, I make our best effort to ensure its security on my systems. Where I have given (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of omy website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. I ask you not to share your password with anyone.

 

Profiling

I may analyse your personal information to create a profile of your interests and preferences so that I can contact you with information relevant to you. I may make use of additional information about you when it is available from external sources to help me do this effectively. I may also use your personal information to detect and reduce fraud and credit risk.

 

Links to other websites

My website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to my website‚ so I encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. I cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from my website.

In addition, if you linked to my website from a third-party site, I cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third-party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third-party site.

 

16 or Under

I am concerned to protect the privacy of children aged 16 or under. If you are aged 16 or under‚ please get your parent/guardian’s permission beforehand whenever you provide me with personal information.

 

Transferring your information outside of Europe

As part of the services offered to you through this website, the information which you provide to me may be transferred to countries outside the European Union (“EU”). By way of example, this may happen if any of our servers are from time to time located in a country outside of the EU. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the UK. By submitting your personal data, you’re agreeing to this transfer, storing or processing. If I transfer your information outside of the EU in this way, I will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this Policy.

If you use my services while you are outside the EU, your information may be transferred outside the EU in order to provide you with those services.

 

Review of this Policy

I keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in November 2022.