Privacy Policy

SUMMARY of the Salt Desert Media Group Limited PRIVACY POLICY

Effective date: August the 7th, 2023

We value our readers, authors, colleagues and partners just as much as we value the books and other products for which we are responsible.

The brief Q&A below provides a brief summary of what you most need to know about our Privacy Policy.

The full Privacy Policy is immediately below this summary.

The following points relate to all users of our websites:

What information do you collect about me?

  • If you visit our websites, we collect information about how you use them – for example, information about your device, your IP address, geographical location, your browser type, how you navigated to us (e.g. through a search engine). This information may be collected by a third-party analytics service or by third parties using cookies, which are active on our website.
  • If you contact us, we will collect any information contained in any correspondence (whether digitally or by physical post or telephone or any other means)
  • If you upload or post to any account on our website, we also collect that information.
  • If you follow any of our social media accounts, in accordance with that platform’s own Privacy Policy, we may collect information about the other people that you follow or with whom you interact.

How do you use my data?

  • We use your data either as part of our services to you with your consent, or for our legitimate business interests.
  • Those purposes include, among others: providing you with personalised content, enabling the purchase of our goods and other services, processing job applications, understanding the performance of our websites, sharing with any third-party providers for the purpose of delivering our business, and complying with any and all legal obligations we may have at the time. We do *not* share your data with commercial collectors and sellers of such information, nor with social media platforms.
  • We always take into account any potential impact that our data use may have on you. 

With whom do you share my information?

  • Third parties we may share your personal information with those who we work with to deliver our business operations (including, e.g., our web developers, digital advertisers, other technical assistance providers, e-commerce providers, couriers and transport providers, competition/ newsletter/ survey providers, ticket sales providers, invoice and payment service providers, editorial and advertisement production service providers), and members/ officials/ subsidiaries/imprints of Salt Desert Media Group Limited.

How do you look after my information and for how long do you keep it?

  • We look for opportunities to minimise the amount of personal information we hold about you. We use technological and operational security measures to protect your information against any unauthorised access or unlawful use – such as ensuring the security of our offices, appropriate password protection and encryption, maintaining a rigorous data protection policy and limiting access to your personal information exclusively to those in our company who need to use it and only for the time that they need to use it.

Will you process my data outside the U.K.?

  • No, though we do share information (a) with our group companies or imprints (e.g. Pippa Rann Books & Media), (b) with service providers based outside the U.K., especially if you purchase a product from one of our websites.

What are my rights about the information which you hold about me?

  • These include the right to ask us to provide access to the information we hold about you, and to stop processing information about you.
  • See also our full Privacy Policy (immediately below).

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The Salt Desert Media Group Limited PRIVACY POLICY

  1. This Privacy Policy informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. We collect information through our Sites to communicate with readers about authors and books we believe may interest them, and for our legitimate business needs.
  1. Salt Desert Media Group Limited (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the websites (the “Service”) of Salt Desert Media Group (www.saltdesertmedia.com) and its subsidiaries and imprints –  Pippa Rann Books & Media, and Global Resilience Publishing, as well as other imprints if and when those are added.
  1. We are a U.K. company. If you live or reside outside the U.K., please be aware that information we collect from you and about you through out sites will be transferred and processed in the U.K. (except as mentioned below), and that the laws in the U.K. may be different from those in your countries of origin or residence. By using the websites or providing us with your information in any other way, you fully understand and consent to such transfer and processing of your information. You rights include, in certain circumstances, that of lodging a complaint about us to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (https://ico.org.uk/); the right to withdraw your consent, which you can do by contacting us using the contact details provided in this Privacy Policy, and the right to ask us to rectify, limit, cease processing, or erase information we hold about you.
  1. This Privacy Policy only covers information collected through out websites, although it may also apply to information we collect otherwise (e.g., if you contact us via ‘phone, post/ mail, online, or at book shows or fairs) if specifically stated at the time of collection; all such information may be combined in our databases.
  1. We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible from www.saltdesertmedia.com
  1. “Personal Data” means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession). We retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
  1. “Usage Data” is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit). We retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a short period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or when we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
  1. “Cookies” are small pieces of data stored on a User’s device, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. Examples of Cookies we use include: Session Cookies for operating our Service, Preference Cookies to remember your preferences, and other settings, and Security Cookies which are for security purposes.
  1. “Data Controller” means a person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your data.
  1. “Data Processor” (or “Service Provider”) means any person (other than an employee of the Data Controller) or any organisation processing the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
  1. “Data Subject” is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.
  1. A “User” is an individual or organisation using our Service. A User corresponds to a Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.
  1. We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you. While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to: Email address, First name and last name, Phone number, Address, State, Province, Postal code, City, social media handle or profile, financial and/ or payment details (if you purchase any product from us), or any other personal, family or business-related details if you have expressly chosen to provide any of these. We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send. We may also collect information how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, how you navigated to our site (e.g. via a Search Engine), the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, geographical location, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data. We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so (“Location Data”). We use this data to provide features of our Service, to improve and customize our Service. You can enable or disable location services when you use our Service at any time, through your device settings. We use cookies, embedded scripts, and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service, and hold information for purposes such as:
    1. providing and maintaining our Service
    2. notifying you about changes to our Service
    3. allowing you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
    4. providing customer support
    5. gathering analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
    6. monitoring the usage of our Service
    7. detecting, preventing and addressing technical issues
    8. providing you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about – unless you have opted not to receive such information.
  1. Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of the U.K. where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
  1. We take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
  1. Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency). we may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: 
    1. To comply with a legal obligation
    2. To protect and defend our rights or property
    3. To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
    4. To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
    5. To protect against legal liability.
  1. The security of your data is important to us but no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is absolutely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
  1. We do not support “Do Not Track” (“DNT”). DNT is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. You can enable or disable DNT by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.
  1. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. Whenever made possible, you can update your Personal Data directly within your Account Settings section. If you are unable to change your Personal Data, please contact us to make the required changes. If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you or if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.
  1. You have the right to data portability for the information you provide to us. You can request to obtain a copy of your Personal Data in a commonly used electronic format so that you can manage and move it. Please note that we will ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
  1. We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analysing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are legally committed to avoid disclosure or use for any other purpose.
  1. We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of our Service. Illustrative examples of these are provided below. Though these do not constitute an exhaustive list, there are similar provisions in each case.
  1. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
  1. We use remarketing services to advertise on third-party websites to you after you visit our Service. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service.
  1. Google AdWords remarketing service is provided by Google Inc. You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize the Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page: http://www.google.com/settings/ads. Google also recommends installing on your web browser the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on – https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provides visitors with the ability to prevent their data from being collected and used by Google Analytics. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
  1. Twitter remarketing service is provided by Twitter Inc. You can opt-out from Twitter’s interest-based ads by following their instructions at https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170405. You can learn more about the privacy practices and policies of Twitter by visiting their Privacy Policy page: https://twitter.com/privacy
  1. Facebook remarketing service is provided by Facebook Inc. You can learn more about interest-based advertising from Facebook by visiting this page: https://www.facebook.com/help/164968693837950 To opt-out from Facebook’s interest-based ads follow these instructions from Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217. Facebook adheres to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising established by the Digital Advertising Alliance. You can also opt-out from Facebook and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the USA http://www.aboutads.info/choices/, and the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada http://youradchoices.ca/ or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/. Further, if you use a mobile device, you can opt-out using your mobile device settings. For more information on the privacy practices of Facebook, please visit Facebook’s Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
  1. Pinterest remarketing service is provided by Pinterest Inc. You can opt-out from Pinterest’s interest-based ads by enabling the “Do Not Track” functionality of your web browser or by following Pinterest instructions at: http://help.pinterest.com/en/articles/personalization-and-data. You can learn more about the privacy practices and policies of Pinterest by visiting their Privacy Policy page: https://about.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy
  1. We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).
  1. We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information. The payment processors we work with include at present the following (though we may choose to work with any others in the future, whether or not including the following):
    1. Stripe, whose Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://stripe.com/us/privacy
    2. PayPal or Braintree, whose Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
    3. Square, whose Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://squareup.com/legal/privacy-no-account
  1. Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
  1. Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are aware that any child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
  1. We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Please check this page for the latest version of our Privacy Policy. The “effective date” of the last change can always be clearly seen at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to re-check this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
  1. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
    1. By email: info@pipparannbooks.com
    2. By mail: SALT DESERT MEDIA GROUP LIMITED, 7 Mulgrave Chambers, 26 Mulgrave Road, Sutton SM2 6LE, U.K.

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