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Privacy Policy for
Beaminster Publishing

Effective Date: 24th July 2025

Beaminster Publishing ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website www.beaminsterpublishing.com] (the "Website"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our Website, particularly when you subscribe to our email list or use our contact form.

1. About Beaminster Publishing

Our Website is primarily a landing page providing information about our books and directing visitors to Amazon for purchases. We also offer an email subscription service and a contact form for your convenience.

2. Information We Collect

We only collect information you voluntarily provide to us.

  • Email Subscription: When you sign up for our email list, we collect your email address.

  • Contact Form: When you use our contact form, we collect your name and email address, and any other information you choose to provide in your message.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To Send You Updates: We use your email address (from the subscription form) to send you newsletters, updates about new books, promotions, and other relevant information from Beaminster Publishing.

  • To Respond to Your Enquiries: We use your name and email address (from the contact form) to respond to your questions, comments, or requests.

  • To Improve Our Services: We may use aggregated, non-personally identifiable information to understand how our audience engages with our emails or uses our contact form, helping us improve our content and responsiveness.

4. How We Store and Protect Your Information

  • Email Service Provider: Your email address from the subscription form is stored securely with our chosen third-party email service provider (Wix.com). We choose reputable providers who adhere to strong security standards and are compliant with data protection regulations.

  • Contact Form Submissions: Information submitted via our contact form is typically sent directly to our email inbox. We use secure email providers and systems to protect these communications. We only retain contact form submissions for as long as necessary to resolve your query and for a reasonable period thereafter for our records.

  • Security Measures: We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

5. Disclosure of Your Information

  • We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties for their marketing purposes.

  • We may share your information with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our Website or conducting our business (e.g., our email service provider), provided that these parties agree to keep this information confidential and comply with relevant data protection laws.

  • We may also disclose your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.

6. Information Collected by Third Parties (Amazon)

When you click on a link on our Website that directs you to Amazon, you will be leaving our Website and entering the Amazon platform. Amazon has its own separate privacy policy and terms of service. We strongly advise you to review Amazon's privacy policy to understand how they collect, use, and process your information. Beaminster Publishing is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites like Amazon.

7. Cookies and Analytics 

  • Our Website: Our Website does not use first-party cookies to track or collect personal information.

  • Third-Party Cookies (Potentially via Embedded Content): In the future, if we were to embed content from third-party services (e.g., social media feeds, video players), those third-party services might use cookies. However, currently, our Website is a simple landing page and not expected to embed such content.

  • Analytics: We do not currently use any analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics) that would collect data about your visit to our Website.

8. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

  • Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), you have specific rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

  • Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You have the right to request that we delete your personal data.

  • Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we limit the way we use your personal data.

  • Right to Object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data.

  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

  • Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

  • To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. For email subscriptions, you can also easily unsubscribe at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email you receive from us.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:

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