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Privacy Policy


This Policy should be read in conjunction with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 - Click here

and

PayPal Privacy Policy Click here

January Update: While GDPR will no longer apply ‘directly’ once the transition period ends on 31st December 2020, that doesn’t mean UK organisations no longer need to comply with it.  This is because the Data Protection Act 2018 enshrines GDPR’s requirements in law. On top of the existing legislation, the UK government has issued a statutory instrument titled ‘The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019’. In simple terms, this amends the original law and merges it with the requirements of GDPR. The outcome will be a new data protection framework known as the ‘UK GDPR’. Archan Publishing will continue to compy with the EU and UK versions of the GDPR. 

 

Archan Publishing, is here forth referred to as The Site/Company which recognizes that it has a commitment to safeguarding consumer privacy on The Site/Company website. We therefore wish to fully comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 (UK) and other International Data Protection Standards and therefore we will not request any personal information unless it to be used in processing a Book or Product order, for which you have requested. You may however wish to give us contact details when querying products or additional information.

We wish to make it clear and expressly indicate that all PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal Privacy Policy.

The Site/Company, operates under the following set of strict privacy principles:

Some of the key updates:

  • We’ve added some clarifications in the Privacy Policy to make it more clear how we handle and safeguard your personal information
  • We’ve updated the policy to explain your privacy rights
  • We’ve provided you with more information about how you can take control of what cookies are used on your computer

1. The only information The Site/Company obtains about individual visitors to this website is that supplied voluntarily by visitors.

2. In cases when The Site/Company may need personal information to provide visitors with customized content or to inform them about new features or services, visitors are explicitly asked for that information. Personally identifiable information provided by visitors (name, e-mail or home address, etc.) will not be disclosed to anyone, unless visitors indicated that The Site/Company may do so.

3. Only statistical information about our visitors as a group (usage habits, demographics) may be shared with any partner of The Site/Company. Personally identifiable information will not be shared at any time without The Site/Company visitor’s permission. The Site/Company employs strict security measures to safeguard online transactions; personal information is stored in a secured database and always sent via an encrypted Internet channel. We will notify our users if we make significant changes to our privacy policy that may affect the use of health-related information, and we will obtain consent from consumers for any new uses of that data. We respect the privacy rights of all visitors to The Site/Company and apply this privacy policy regardless of the country and state where The Site/Company is hosted or mirrored.

4. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for The Site/Company.


IP Addresses

An IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet. All computer identification on the Internet is conducted with IP addresses, which allow computers and servers to recognize and communicate with each other. The Site/Company collects IP addresses in order to conduct system administration, report aggregate information to sponsors and advertisers, and to conduct site analysis. If a visitor requests pages from The Site/Company’s servers enter the visitor's IP address into a log. To maintain visitor anonymity, The Site/Company does not associate IP addresses with records containing personal information. However, The Site/Company will use IP addresses to identify any visitors who refuse to comply with The Site/Company's in-house rules or terms of service, and to identify visitors who threaten our service, site, customers or others.

Cookies

The Site/Company may place a text file called a "cookie" in the browser files of your computer. Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to an individual's hard disk for record keeping purposes. They do enable The Site/Company to relate your use of The Site/Company to information that you have specifically and knowingly provided to our site. See our EU Cookie Policy information.

Registration In the future The Site/Company may require a registration system. This may require users to give us contact information such as their name and e-mail address, and demographic information such as a postal code, sex, age or income level. The customer's contact information is used to contact the visitor when necessary. This information is NOT shared with advertisers.

External Links

In order to provide visitors with greater value, The Site/Company may provide links to various third party Web sites. However, even if a third-party affiliation exists between The Site/Company and that destination site, The Site/Company exercises no authority over linked sites, each of which maintains independent privacy and data collection policies and procedures. The Site/Company assumes no responsibility or liability for these independent methods or actions and is not responsible for the independent policies or procedures of destination sites. Similarly, The Site/Company cannot take responsibility for the privacy initiatives or the content of such Web sites. These destination links are provided only for your convenience, and as such, you access them at your own risk. However, The Site/Company wishes to ensure the integrity of The Site/Company and its destination links, so any comments pertaining to The Site/Company or any sites accessed through The Site/Company links are greatly appreciated.

Mailings

Although currently not planned, we may introduce mailing to registered mail list users only. You will never receive any form of postal advertising or other information via the mail service.
Telephone If you are requested to supply us with your telephone number, for whatever reason, you will never utilize your telephone number for any marketing usage.

Product Orders

If you order a product or service from The Site/Company, we may need to know your name, email address and postal address. This allows us to process and fulfil your order and to notify you of any details that may affect your service request.

E-Commerce

Some of The Site/Company features may use applications to collect data to facilitate an e-commerce transaction (i.e. PayPal). We will ask your explicit permission to transfer this data to the third party to facilitate this transaction.

Third Party Ad Services

The Site/Company may utilizes certain third-party advertising services to display advertising for our advertisers. These third-party services may place a cookie on your computer for the purposes of ad tracking and presentation. The Site/Company does not share personally identifiable visitor information with its advertising services.

Security

The Site/Company has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. The Site/Company employs strict security measures to safeguard online transactions; personal information is stored in a secured database and always sent via an encrypted Internet channel.

The Site/Company does not disclose personally identifiable information about users under 16, whether or not an approval is obtained. Information about users under the age of 16 may be shared with third parties on an aggregate basis. Parents and those permitting minors to use The Site/Company should be aware that any information voluntarily given by children in chat sessions, e-mail exchanges, BBS's, forums, etc., may be used by third parties to generate unsolicited mail or other contact with children.

Choice/Opt-In

The Site/Company gives users the opportunity to opt-in to receive communications from us and our partners at the point where we request information about the visitor.

What information is collected from you?

Only sufficient information is collected from you to enable us to process your order. When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you will be asked to enter your: name or e-mail address. You may, however, use a Pseudonym when registering on OLR, however, we will need your email address as a point of contact. We WILL NOT disclose your email address to any third-party company or organization.

How is your information protected?

We understand that your private information IS PRIVATE! and we have a number of privacy protocols which we use to ensure the safety of your personal information. All our orders are processed through PayPal and paid directly to the related Authors Business Manager. These do not see you personal information. After a transaction, your private information is not recorded or archived by our administration/Sale section, without your express permission, or on our servers.

Do We Disclose Any Information to Outside or Related Parties?

NO! As indicated above, we do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.

Online Privacy Policy Only

This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.

Your Acceptance of Our Privacy Policy

By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy. If you do not accept these terms please leave the site immediately.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. This policy was last modified on 13/06/2016.

Contacting Us - Questions and comments?

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of The Site/Company, or your interaction with The Site/Company, please contact us directly by email. The Site/Company Privacy document has been developed out of respect for the privacy preferences and choices of our readers. We are committed to protecting your privacy and have established procedures to ensure that every reasonable effort is made to address your concerns. The Site/Company welcomes your questions and comments about privacy.

You may contact us by email - Click Here

 

The Managing Director
Archan Publishing