PRIVACY POLICY: SlingWords
This Privacy Policy has been placed on SlingWords
(http://SlingWords.blogspot.com) to comply with the EU General Data Protection
Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”) which goes into effect May 2018.
I am Joan Reeves, Author and Publisher of http://SlingWords.blogspot.com.
It is my policy to respect your privacy regarding any information I may collect
from you or which you may provide to us, in the circumstances set out below.
Accordingly, I have developed this privacy policy in order for you to
understand how I collect, use, communicate, disclose, safeguard and otherwise
make use of your personally identifiable information (“Personal Data”).
I will only collect and use your Personal Data
where:
• I have lawful grounds to do so, including to
comply with my legal obligations; • I am performing a contract with you for my
services; and
• I have legitimate interests in using your
Personal Data and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those
interests.
For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection
Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), I, Joan Reeves, Author and Publisher of
http://SlingWords.blogspot.com, am the “data controller.” If you have any
questions about this policy or about how I use your Personal Data, please contact me via my contact details at the end
of this policy.
This policy is effective as of May 21, 2018.
I review my privacy practices on an ongoing basis, and as such I 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 collected via my website
http://SlingWords.blogspot.com (hereinafter referred to as “Website”)
Personal Data that you provide to me: I only
collect Personal Data where you choose to interact with me on the Website in
the following ways:
a) When you sign-up to receive free content
including eBooks, special offers, etc., I collect your email address and first
name
b) When you complete the contact form I collect
your name, email address and any message you choose to send.
Data that is collected automatically
Certain information is collected whenever you
visit any Website including my Website – such as the type of browser and
operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service
provider. I do not link this information with any Personal Data.
Data may also be collected automatically through
the use of cookies on any Website including my Website. Please see my cookie
policy to find out about the types of cookies I set and why, and how you can
adjust your settings to disable cookies.
2) Use of your Personal Data
I will only use your Personal Data when the law
allows me to. Most commonly, I use your Personal Data to:
• process and manage your use of my 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 my services and website through analysis
of information.
3) Sharing of your Personal Data
I take your privacy seriously and will not share
your Personal Data with others, except as permitted by applicable law or as set
out below:
I share Personal Data as necessary with third
parties who provide services or functions on my behalf and who require the
information to provide those specific services to me. These third parties may
include social media advertising platforms such as Facebook for the purpose of
custom audience generation and the development of targeting criteria for other
audiences. Please note that I have appropriate data privacy safeguards in place
with third parties with whom I share Personal Data as described above and who
are providing services or functions on my behalf.
4) Keeping your Personal Data secure
I have implemented security policies and technical
measures to safeguard the Personal Data I collect. I maintain physical,
electronic and 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
I 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. I review
the Personal Data I hold at regular intervals and delete permanently or
anonymize any Personal Data which is no longer necessary.
6) Children
My Website and my services are aimed at adults,
and I do not knowingly collect any Personal Data relating to children aged
under 15 years old. If you are under the age of 15, please do not provide my
Website 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 me via email or via my postal
address, both of which appear at the end of this policy.
• see what Personal Data I hold about you (if
any), including why I am holding it and who it could be disclosed to;
• ask me to change/correct your Personal Data;
• ask me to delete your Personal Data;
• object to the processing of your Personal Data;
• ask me to restrict the processing of your
Personal Data;
• withdraw any consents you have given me 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
I will only use your Personal Data for the
purposes for which I collected it, unless I reasonably consider that I 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 me.
If I need to use your Personal Data for an
unrelated purpose, I will notify you and I will explain the legal basis which
allows me to do so.
9) Contact Me
My full details are: Joan Reeves, Author and
Publisher of SlingWords
Email for Privacy Questions: Joan@JoanReeves.com
Postal Address: P. O. Box 1627, Normangee TX
77871-1627, U.S.A.