PRIVACY POLICY FOR EDENMARYBLACK.COM

 

It is the policy of Edenmary Black and Edenmaryblack.com to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you or which you may provide to us. This privacy policy has been developed in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate, disclose, safeguard and otherwise make use of your personally identifiable information (“Personal Data”).

 

By continuing to visit this website, by continuing to utilize the mechanism to voluntarily contact the author, Edenmary Black, or subscribe to her free newsletter now or in the future, you are consenting and agreeing to the policies contained in this document.  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 May 20, 2018. This privacy policy will be reviewed 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.

 

 

1. Personal Data we collect via our website Edenmaryblack.com (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:

 

Free Newsletter Subscription(s):

 

In the past, website visitors had the option of voluntarily submitting their email address to the website, via double opt-in, in order to receive a free email newsletter directly from Edenmary Black. The only information requested in order to receive the author’s free newsletter was an email address, confirmed through the double opt-in process. These free email newsletters contained information regarding books written by the author and / or information related to the author and her books. The subscriber email addresses have not been shared, rented or sold by the author. Newsletter emails have always contained a mechanism for subscribers to withdraw their voluntary subscription or unsubscribe to the newsletter. Email addresses of newsletter subscribers are securely stored through MailChimp, a newsletter management company. MailChimp has self-certified to both the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield regimes, and lawfully transfers EU/EEA Personal Data to the U.S. pursuant to our Privacy Shield Certification. To view MailChimp’s privacy policy, visit:

https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

 

At this time, the submission form for newsletter subscription has been removed from the website, to allow for a review of the best practices associated with newsletters and compliance with the GDPR: the General Data Protection Regulation.

 

This website is not a store and has never been used as one. No goods or services are directly sold to visitors from this website. This website’s only purpose is and has always been to allow website visitors to learn about the books authored by Edenmary Black. As such, the website displays e-book covers, book descriptions and links to online stores where the e-books may be purchased and book reviews can be seen. Examples of these online retailers include Amazon.com, AmazonUK, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, eBookIt.com and iTunes. Other links on the website direct website visitors to online reviews at Goodreads.com and other websites. Website visitors may wish to review the privacy policies of these retailers / organizations and utilize the links on this website for their convenience and at their discretion.

 

Email Contact:

 

Website visitors also have the ability to email Edenmary Black at info@edenmaryblack.com. In order to do so, the website visitor’s email address must be provided. This contact mechanism is available to website visitors, by clicking the website page labeled, ‘Contact Me,’ at the top of the website’s home page. Website visitors who choose to contact Edenmary Black via this mechanism will not have their email address provided to any outside party, other than Godaddy.com LLC, unless the author or hosting company is legally compelled to do so.

 

Data that we collect automatically:

 

This website is hosted via Godaddy.com LLC. Godaddy.com LLC may collect certain information when you visit Edenmaryblack.com. Godaddy.com LLC is certified via the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. You may view this Privacy Shield Framework Link for further information:

 

https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TN9xAAG&status=Active  

 

We may collect data automatically through our use of cookies on the website. By continuing to utilize the website, you acknowledge that you have been informed of this and consent to the use of cookies. You can adjust, block or erase cookies completely by adjusting the settings for your Internet browser.

 

To view the Godaddy.com LLC Privacy Policy, visit:

https://www.godaddy.com/agreements/ShowDoc.aspx?pageid=PRIVACY

 

To view the Godaddy.com LLC policy on cookies and information concerning how to manage cookies on Internet browsers, visit:

https://www.godaddy.com/agreements/ShowDoc.aspx?pageid=24668

 

2. 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.

 

3. 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.

 

4. Keeping your Personal Data secure:

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

 

5. 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 anonymize any Personal Data, which is no longer necessary.

 

6. Children:

This Website and our services are aimed at adults, and we do not knowingly collect any

Personal Data relating to children aged under 18 years old. If you are under the age of 18, please do not provide us with any of your Personal Data, including your email address.

 

7. 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 info@edenmaryblack.com.

• 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; and  express any concerns you have about third parties’ use of your Personal Data.

 

8. 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.

 

9. Contact Us:

Email for Privacy Questions:

info@edenmaryblack.com