Privacy Policy

This policy covers all visitors to Roz Marshall's website at rozmarshall.co.uk.

Roz Marshall is committed to safeguarding the privacy of users and providing quality of service. Under the terms of the Data Protection legislation, we are required to explain to you how we will treat any personal and/or private data which we collect from you.

This page details what information we hold about you and how this information will be used.

Who we are

In this policy the terms "us", "we" and "our" refer to Roz Marshall, author. The terms "you", "your" and "yours" refer to you, the website visitor.

Other Websites

This privacy policy only covers this website. Any other websites which may be linked to by our website are subject to their own policy, which may differ from ours.

Information collection and use

We use the information we receive from you to provide goods and/or services that you request, to communicate with you, and to personalise the information sent to you.

What information we collect and how

The information we collect via the website may include:

Readers

Your first name and email address, if provided for the purposes of joining the mailing list
Your IP Address. This is a string of numbers unique to your computer that is recorded by our web server when you request any page or component on the Website. This information is used to monitor your usage of the website and improve the quality of our website

Authors

Your name, email address, social media and website addresses, if provided for the purposes of joining a cross-promotion
Details of your books, if provided for the purposes of joining a cross-promotion
Your IP Address. This is a string of numbers unique to your computer that is recorded by our web server when you request any page or component on the Website. This information is used to monitor your usage of the website and improve the quality of our website

What we do with your information

Any personal information we collect from this website will be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and other applicable laws. The details we collect will be used:

Readers

If you have subscribed to the Newsletter we may use your email address to inform you about our sales, new releases or products that we think would be of interest to you. In such a case you will be offered the option to unsubscribe
We may use third parties to carry out certain activities, such as selling books, monitoring how customers use the website and issuing our e-mails for us. Third parties will not be allowed to use your personal information for their own purposes
For statistical purposes in order to administer the website or improve our products and services.

Authors

If you have joined a Cross-Promotion, we will use the information provided about your books to construct a Sale page for the duration of the promotion
We will keep your contact information on file so you only need to enter it once. You can request to have this removed at any time

We may use your contact information to inform and remind you about the Promotion
We may use third parties to issue our e-mails for us. Third parties will not be allowed to use your personal information for their own purposes
For statistical purposes in order to administer the website or improve our products and services.

Personal Data

Access to information

Under the Data Protection Act you have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected. You can do this by contacting us. In order to comply with your request, we may ask you to verify your identity.

We will fulfil your request by sending your information electronically, unless the request expressly specifies a different method.For non-electronic requests or any subsequent access request we may charge an administrative fee.

Intended use of personal data

General use of our website does not require any registration, allowing you to visit our site without telling us who you are. However some of our services may require you to provide us with Personal Data. In these situations, if you choose to withhold any Personal Data requested by us, it may not be possible for you to gain access to certain services or for us to respond to your query.

Information correction and deletion

If you believe the information we hold about you is incorrect, you are welcome to contact us so we can update it and keep your data accurate. Any data that is no longer needed for the purposes specified in Information Collection and Use will be deleted.

If at any point you wish Roz Marshall to delete information about you, you can simply contact us.

However, please note that if you use any of our services which require you to provide personal information, deleting our records may mean that you will need to resubmit it to continue using such services.

How long will my personal details be kept on file?

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 any Personal Data which is no longer necessary.

Will my details be passed on to any one else?

We do not give, sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others.

Cookie Policy

Our website makes use of internet browser cookies, which we use in log files for statistical analysis and Google Analytics to analyse how users use our website.

Cookies and log files

Cookies are small amounts of information which we store on your computer. These cookies are not used in any way for marketing or advertising purposes, and exist solely to improve the ease of use of this site and to improve user experience. They do not include any financial information. Any information gathered by our use of cookies is compiled on an aggregate, anonymous basis.

You may choose not to use cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our site.

For more information on cookies, please visit: www.allaboutcookies.org.

Social Media

If you share our content through social media, for example by liking us on Facebook, or tweeting about us on Twitter, those social networks will record that you have done so and may set a cookie for this purpose.

Log files

Our systems automatically gather some anonymous information about visitors, including IP addresses, browser type, language, and the times and dates of webpage visits. The data collected does not include personally identifiable information and is used, as described above, for statistical analysis, to understand user behaviour, and to administer the site.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help analyse how users use our websites. The information generated by the cookies about your use of our websites and your current IP-address will be transmitted by your browser and will be stored by Google on servers in the United States and other countries. Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to us. The IP address collected through Google Analytics will not be associated with any other data held by Google. Further information about Google’s privacy policy may be obtained from www.google.com/privacy.html.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. You may also stop the transmission of information generated by the cookies about your use of the website and of your IP address to Google, by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available here: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Privacy and Security

The internet is not a secure medium. However we take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.

Data security

Our website uses secure server software (SSL) to encrypt information you input before it is sent to us, and our database is hosted in a secure data centre. Whilst we cannot ensure or guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of data will not occur, we use our best efforts to prevent this.

International privacy laws

If you are visiting our website from outside the United Kingdom, please be aware that you are sending information (including Personal Data) to the United Kingdom where our servers are located.

Credit card information

When purchasing books linked from our website, Payhip transactions are handled through their payment bureau, PayPal. For more information on PayPal's privacy policy please refer to paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-prev. For other booksellers such as Amazon, transactions are handled via the payment method you have on file with them. Please refer to the bookseller's website to find their privacy policy.

How to contact us

You can contact us by email using our contact form to:

Request access to any information that we hold about you
Correct any information that we hold about you
Delete information that we hold about you

If you have any further questions about Roz Marshall's collection and storage of data, please contact us.