privacy policy
BACKGROUND:
The Pirate Press Publishing Company understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, www.piratepressco.com (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of this Privacy Policy is requested when you submit our registration or subscription forms, when you create a Crew Member Account, and when you place an order with us.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
In this Privacy Policy, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Account” means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of our Site;
“Cookie” means a small text file placed on your computer or device by our Site when you visit certain parts of our Site and/or when you use certain features of our Site. Details of the Cookies used by our Site are set out in Part 14, below; and
“Cookie Law” means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003;
2. Information About Us
Our Site is owned and operated by Dani Oledzki trading as The Pirate Press Publishing Company, a Sole Trader, based in London, England.
Data Protection Officer: Dani Oledzki
Email address: admin@piratepressco.com
3. What does this policy cover?
This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that we have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
When using Our Contact Tools or contacting Us by any other means, the following rules apply, and you must not communicate, submit, or otherwise do anything that:
4. What is personal data?
Personal data is defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (collectively, “the Data Protection Legislation”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’.
Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.
5. What are my rights?
Under the Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights, which we will always work to uphold:
- The right to be informed about our collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy should tell you everything you need to know, but you can always contact us to find out more or to ask any questions using the details in Part 15.
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The right to access the personal data we hold about you. Part 13 will tell you how to do this.
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The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by us is inaccurate or incomplete. Please contact us using the details in Part 15 to find out more.
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The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask us to delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that we hold. Please contact us using the details in Part 15 to find out more.
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The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.
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The right to object to us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes.
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The right to withdraw consent. This means that, if we are relying on your consent as the legal basis for using your personal data, you are free to withdraw that consent at any time.
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The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to us directly, we are using it with your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask us for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business in many cases.
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Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. We do not use your personal data in this way.
For more information about our use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact us using the details provided in Part 15.
It is important that your personal data is kept accurate and up-to-date. If any of the personal data we hold about you changes, please keep us informed as long as we have that data.
Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
If you have any cause for complaint about our use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
We would welcome the opportunity to resolve your concerns ourselves, however, so please contact us first at admin@piratepressco.com.
6. What data do you collect and how?
Depending upon your use of Our Site, we may collect and hold some or all of the personal data set out in the table below, using the methods also set out in the table. Please also see Part 14 for more information about our use of Cookies and similar technologies and our Cookie Policy. We do not collect any ‘special category’ or ‘sensitive’ personal data or personal data relating to children or data relating to criminal convictions and/or offences.
Data Collected: Identity Information including name, pronouns, title, and email.
How: When you submit our Membership and Newsletter Registration forms.
Data Collected: Contact information including email address and delivery address.
How: When you place an order with us.
Data Collected: Payment information including card details and bank account number.
How: When you make a purchase from our shop.
Data Collected: Profile information including login details, contact information and purchase history.
How: When you create a Crew Member Account.
Data Collected: Technical information including Internet Protocol ( IP ) address, Login, email address, password, computer and connection information, and purchase history.
How: Through the use of Cookies.
7. How do you use my personal data?
To operate and provide the Website, Services, and Products, to provide ongoing customer assistance and technical support, and to create statistics to improve the Services, and to comply with all applicable Rules, Laws, and Regulations.
When you opt-in to our Newsletter and other email notifications, we will contact you by email with information, news, and offers on our products and services. You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam. We will always work to fully protect your rights and comply with our obligations under the Data Protection Legislation and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, and you will always have the opportunity to opt-out.
We will only use your personal data for the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected unless we reasonably believe that another purpose is compatible with that or those original purpose(s) and need to use your personal data for that purpose.
In some circumstances, where permitted or required by law, we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent. This will only be done within the bounds of the Data Protection Legislation and your legal rights
8. How long will you keep my personal data?
We will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected.
9. How and where do you store my personal data?
We will only store your personal data within the UK. This means that it will be fully protected under the Data Protection Legislation.
The Pirate Press Publishing Co is hosted on the Wix.com platform. This platform allows us to provide the Services and sell the Products to you.
Your information will be stored in a safe, secure and responsible manner, through Wix.com data storage, Wix.com databases and the Wix.com general applications. Wix.com stores information and data on secure servers and behind a firewall.
The Pirate Press Publishing Co uses the direct payment gateways of Wix.com. All payment gateways adhere to the Standards set by PCI - DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council.
The PCI Security Standards Council is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. The requirements of the Council help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by the Website and the ECommerce Store and its service providers.
10. Do you share my personal data?
We will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes, subject to the following exceptions.
We sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or assets, your personal data may be transferred to a third party. Any new owner of our business may continue to use your personal data in the same way(s) that we have used it, as specified in this Privacy Policy.
In some limited circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.
11. How can I control my personal data?
We aim to give you strong controls on our use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in our emails. If you wish to correct, amend, delete, or access any Personal Information The Pirate Press Publishing Co has about you, please contact us at admin@piratepressco.com or the postal address above.
12. Can I withhold information?
You may access certain areas of Our Site without providing any personal data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on Our Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
You may restrict Our use of Cookies. For more information, see Our Cookie Policy <<Insert Link>>].
13. How can I access my personal data?
If you want to know what personal data we have about you, you can ask us for details of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This is known as a “subject access request”.
All subject access requests should be made in writing and sent to admin@piratepressco.com or the postal address above.
We will respond to your subject access request within less than one month of receiving it. Normally, we aim to provide a complete response, including a copy of your personal data within that time. In some cases, however, particularly if your request is more complex, more time may be required up to a maximum of three months from the date we receive your request. You will be kept fully informed of our progress.
14. How do you use cookies?
Our Site may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device. First-party Cookies are those placed directly by us and are used only by us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve our products and services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law.
Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a Cookies Alert requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended.
You can read our full Cookie Policy here, or to learn more about Cookies and how you can manage them yourself, visit https://www.allaboutcookies.org/
15. How do I contact you?
To contact us about anything to do with your personal data and data protection, including to make a subject access request, please email admin@piratepressco.com
16. Changes to this Privacy Policy:
We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if we change our business in a way that affects personal data protection.
Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 1 December, 2020.