Privacy Policy


Privacy Policy – madelinefreeman.net

This notice is for this website; madelinefreeman.net owned by Madeline Freeman and governs the privacy of those who use it. It explains how we control, process, handle and protect your personal data while browsing or using this website, including your rights under current laws and regulations.

Definitions:
"I" or "The Website" refers to [author name]
"you", "the user" refers to the user of the Website.
GDPR means General Data Protection Act.

Processing of your personal data

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) we control and process personal information about you electronically.

Lawful basis: Consent

1.     The reason we use this basis: You give us consent to use your data if you sign up for Madeline Freeman’s mailing list.
2.     We process your information in the following ways: To keep you updated with special offers and news about my books.
3.     Data retention period: We will continue to process your information until you unsubscribe. If you would like your data to be permanently deleted, contact Madeline Freeman at madeline @ madelinefreeman.net
4.     Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.

Your rights

Under the GDPR your rights are as follows.
·      the right to be informed;
·      the right of access;
·      the right to rectification;
·      the right to erasure;
·      the right to restrict processing;
·      the right to data portability;
·      the right to object; and
·      the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.

Internet cookies

We use cookies on this website to provide you with a better user experience. We do this by placing a small text file on your device / computer hard drive to track how you use the website, to record or log whether you have seen messages that we display, to keep you logged into the website where applicable, to display relevant adverts or content, referred you to a third-party website.

Some cookies are required to enjoy and use the full functionality of this website.

We use a cookie control system which allows you to accept the use of cookies, and control which cookies are saved to your device / computer. Some cookies will be saved for specific time periods, where others may last indefinitely. Your web browser should provide you with the controls to manage and delete cookies from your device, please see your web browser options.

Cookies that we use include:
·      Google Analytics
·      AdSense

Data security and protection

We ensure the security of any personal information we hold by using secure data storage technologies provided by Google and/or MailerLite in how we store, access and manage that information.

Sponsored links, affiliate tracking & commissions

Our website may contain advertisements, sponsored, and affiliate links on some pages. These are served through our advertising partners (Google AdSense, Facebook, Amazon Affiliates, iTunes Affiliates, CJ Affiliates.)

Clickable sponsored or affiliate links may be displayed as a website URL like this; www.kwillbooks.com or as a titled text link like this: Bookshops in Cambridge

Clicking on any adverts, sponsored or affiliate links may track your actions by using a cookie saved to your device. You can read more about cookies on this website above. Your actions are usually recorded as a referral from our website by this cookie. We might earn a very small commission from the advertiser or advertising partner, at no cost to you, whether you make a purchase on their website or not.

We use advertising partners in these ways to help generate an income from the website, which allows us to continue our work and provide you with the best overall experience and valued information.

If you have any concerns about this we suggest you do not click on any adverts, sponsored or affiliate links found throughout the website.

Email marketing messages & subscription

Under the GDPR we use the consent lawful basis for anyone subscribing to our newsletter or marketing mailing list. We only collect certain data about you, as detailed in the "Processing of your personal data" above. Any email marketing messages we send are done so through an email marketing service provider. We use:

MailerLite

Here is there Privacy Policy:

They collect:

Email address
I.P. address
Subscription time & date


You can opt out of receiving emails or ask to see the data we hold for you, or request we remove your data at any time by the following methods:

·      Unsubscribe at the bottom of the email
·      Contact us at madeline @ madelinefreeman.net

UPDATED JUNE 2018