Privacy Policy

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This Privacy Policy was last modified on May 19, 2018.

It is Char Sharp Author/Char Sharp Media, LLC’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you or which you may provide to us, in the circumstances set out below. Accordingly, we have developed this privacy policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate, disclose, safeguard and otherwise make use of your personally identifiable information (“Personal Data”).

Maintaining your trust is important to us. As such, we do not collect or store personal data on you at CharSharp.com unless, of course, you voluntarily provide that information to us. When you sign up for services or newsletters, communicate with us, enter a contest, participate in a promotion, personally sign a signup sheet at a book signing event, or send us an email, you provide us with information we may collect. Such information may include your name, address, email and phone number. We treat all information you provide as confidential.

We will only collect and use your Personal Data where:

We have lawful grounds to do so, including to comply with our legal obligations;
We are performing a contract with you for our services; and
We 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”), we, Char Sharp Author/Char Sharp Media, LLC, are the “data controller”. If you have any questions about this policy or about how we use your Personal Data, please contact us via our contact details at the end of this policy.

We review our privacy practices on an ongoing basis, and as such we may change this privacy policy from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you are familiar with its current content.

Personal Data we collect via our website charsharp.com

Personal Data that you provide to us

We only collect Personal Data where you choose to interact with us on the Website in the following ways:

When you sign-up to receive free content, including eBooks, videos and offers, we collect email address, first name and last name.
When you purchase a book directly from us, we collect name, email address, phone number, any Personal Data which you provide to us in the free text box of the form and payment method choice (payment details are held by our payment processor, not us).
When you complete the media enquiries form, we collect name, email address, phone number and any Personal Data which you provide to us in the free text box of the form.

Data that we collect automatically

We automatically collect certain information when you visit our Website – such as the type of browser and operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider. We do not link this information with any Personal Data.

We may also collect data automatically through our use of cookies on the Website. Please see our Cookie Policy to find out about the types of cookies we set and why, and how you can adjust your settings to disable cookies.

How we use your Personal Data we collect

We will only use your Personal Data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your Personal Data to:

Process and manage your use of our 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;
To enable you to participate in polls, message boards, sweepstakes, contests and similar promotions and to administer these activities. Note: Some of these activities have additional rules, which could contain additional information about how we use and disclose your personal information, so we suggest that you read these rules carefully; in the event of a conflict between such rules and this Privacy Policy, such rules will govern.
To alert you to events, new releases, personal appearances and new features on CharSharp.com.
Improve our services and Website through analysis of information.

Sharing of your Personal Data

We take your privacy seriously and will not share your Personal Data with others, except as permitted by applicable law or as set out below:

We share Personal Data as necessary with third parties who provide services or functions on our behalf and who require the information to provide those specific services to us. These third parties may include social media advertising platforms, such as Facebook, Inc., for the purpose of custom audience generation and the development of targeting criteria for other audiences. Please note that we have appropriate data privacy safeguards in place with third parties with whom we share Personal Data as described above and who are providing services or functions on our behalf. This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, information or other practices of any third party, including Facebook, and any third party operating any site to which CharSharp.com contains a link. Further, the including of a link on the website does not imply our endorsement of, or affiliation with, the linked site.

Keeping your Personal Data Secure

We have implemented security policies and technical measures to safeguard the Personal Data we collect. We 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.

Retention periods for use of your Personal Data

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 or anonymize any Personal Data which is no longer necessary.

Children

This Website and our services are aimed at adults, and we 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 us with any of your Personal Data, including your email address.

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 us via email author@charsharp.com or via our postal address PO Box 503, Acworth, GA 30101 USA:

See what Personal Data we hold about you (if any), including why we are holding it and who it could be disclosed to;
Ask us to change/correct your Personal Data;
Ask us to delete your Personal Data;
Object to the processing of your Personal Data;
Ask us to restrict the processing of your Personal Data;
Withdraw any consents you have given us to the processing of your Personal Data; and
Express any concerns you have about third parties’ use of your Personal Data.

Change of purpose

We will only use your Personal Data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we 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 us.

If we need to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

Contact Us

Char Sharp Author/Char Sharp Media, LLC
2000 First Drive, Suite 320

Marietta, GA . 30062

Email: author@charsharp.com