Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 18/11/2024

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how Elin Kind ("we," "us," "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit https://elinkind.com/ (the "Website"). By using the Website, you agree to the terms outlined here.

1. Personal Data We Collect via Our Website
We may collect the following types of information:

Personal Data You Provide to Us
We only collect personal data where you choose to interact with us on the Website in the following ways:

• Newsletter Sign-Up: Name, email address, and country.

• Purchase Information: Name, email address, phone number, payment details (note: payment information is securely processed by our payment processor and not stored by us).

• Media Enquiries or Contact Forms: Name, email address, phone number, and any personal data provided in free text fields.

Data Collected Automatically
We automatically collect certain information when you visit our Website. This includes:

• Device Information: Browser type, operating system, IP address, and domain name of your Internet Service Provider.

• Cookies: Please see our Cookie Policy below for information on the types of cookies we use and how you can adjust your settings.

2. How We Use Your Personal Data
We will only use your personal data when we have a lawful basis to do so, including:

• Sending Newsletters and Updates: To keep you informed of new books, special offers, and other updates you’ve subscribed to.

• Providing Services: To process and manage your use of the Website.

• Improving Our Services: To understand user behavior and enhance Website functionality using data analytics (e.g., via Facebook Pixel).

• Responding to Enquiries: To handle questions or comments submitted through our contact forms.

3. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
We will only collect and use your personal data where:

• Lawful Grounds: It is necessary to comply with our legal obligations.

• Contract Performance: It is required to perform a contract with you for our services.

• Legitimate Interest: We have a legitimate interest in using your personal data, provided that your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

4. Data Sharing
We take your privacy seriously and do not share, sell, or transfer your personal data to third parties unless required by law. We do share personal data as necessary with third parties who provide services on our behalf. These include:

• Social Media Platforms: For custom audience generation and targeted marketing (e.g., Facebook and Google Adwords). Please note, we have appropriate data privacy safeguards in place to ensure these third parties handle your data securely and lawfully.

5. Data Security
We use secure servers and encryption protocols provided by our hosting service (Hostinger) to protect your information. We have implemented physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including GDPR, to protect against accidental loss, unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure of your personal data.

6. Retention Periods for Your Personal Data
We retain your data for up to 12 months of inactivity. We periodically review the data we hold and delete or anonymize personal data that is no longer necessary for the original purpose. If you wish to learn more about our data retention practices, please contact us at elinkindauthor@gmail.com.

7. Children’s Privacy
This Website and our services are aimed at adults, and we do not knowingly collect any personal data from children under the age of 15. If you are under the age of 15, please do not provide any information to us.

8. Access to and Control Over Your Personal Data
You have legal rights under applicable law in relation to your personal data. You can:

• Access: Request to see what data we hold about you.

• Correction: Request that we update or correct inaccurate data.

• Deletion: Ask us to delete your personal data.

• Objection to Processing: Object to our use of your data, including for marketing purposes.

• Restriction: Request we restrict processing under certain circumstances.

• Withdrawal of Consent: Revoke consent for processing at any time.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at elinkindauthor@gmail.com.

9. Cookie Policy
Cookies are small data files stored on your device to improve your browsing experience.

Types of Cookies Used:

• Functional Cookies: To allow essential Website operations.

• Tracking Cookies: Via Facebook Pixel and Google Analytics, used to analyse user behavior and Website performance.

Consent: By continuing to use our Website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in our cookie bar.

10. Change of Purpose for Data Use
We will only use your personal data for the purpose for which we collected it unless we reasonably consider it compatible with the original purpose. If we need to use your data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and explain the legal basis.

11. International Compliance
We adhere to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as well as similar global privacy standards.

12. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in law or changes to our privacy practices. Please check this page regularly for updates.

13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or need assistance regarding your personal data, you can contact us:

• Email: elinkindauthor@gmail.com

• Postal Address: 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London, W1W 7LT