Privacy Policy
This website is owned and operated by Hannah Sears, used to a) inform readers about her writing career and books, b) instruct readers on where to purchase her books and provide links to do so, and c) advertise her newsletter and provide a place for readers to sign up. This page outlines Hannah’s policies regarding the collection, usage and disclosure of any personal data collected on this site. Any time you enter personal information on this site, you consent to the following policy.
Personal Information Collected
Hannah may ask for your personal information, including:
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Email address
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First and last name
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Cookies and usage data.
Data Usage
If you have opted in to Hannah’s newsletter, she may use your personal data to send you marketing, promotional or book-related materials. You have the right to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. Hannah may share your data with service providers (such as Mailerlite for email distribution), but please note that these third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Hannah Sears.
Hannah may also automatically collect information when you visit her site, such as IP addresses, browser types, domain names and other diagnostic data, in order for her to collect analytics data for this site and improve her service to you. This data will never be sold, leased or traded to other parties. Cookies may also be collected. Cookies are small files placed on your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of your browsing history on that site. You have the right to refuse all cookies on this site, but please note that if you choose to do so, your use of this site may be limited.
Data Security
Hannah takes the safeguarding of your personal data seriously. She is compliant with the GDPR to prevent unauthorised access to data and accidental loss, destruction or damage to data. However, please be aware that no method of online data exchange or electronic storage is 100% secure, and Hannah cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Links
Please note that this site contains links to other sites. As Hannah does not operate these sites, she is not held responsible for any content or data practices. She urges users to review the privacy policies for each external site.
Children
The content in Hannah’s website is directed at adults and is not addressed at anyone under the age of 13. She does not knowingly collect data from those under the age of 13, and asks these individuals not to provide any personal information. If Hannah discovers that an individual under the age of 13 has provided her with such information, she will immediately delete this from her servers.
Access to Your Data
You may request details of any data that Hannah has collected about you by contacting her at h.k.searsauthor@gmail.com. A copy of this data will be provided to you in a readable format. You may also request that Hannah edits/changes your personal data or deletes your personal data at any time. This will be done as soon as possible. The holding of your personal data will be reviewed upon annual intervals, and, if the holding of your data is no longer necessary (as outlined in this policy) it will be deleted.
Changes to This Policy
Hannah Sears reserves the right to change this policy at any time in order to reflect changes to her services or to reflect current acceptable practices. She will take reasonable steps to notify you of any such changes. Your continued use of this site after any such changes will be regarded as acceptance of these changes. If the changes are significant, Hannah will ask you to re-consent to the collection and usage of your personal data.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this policy, please contact Hannah via the following email address: h.k.searsauthor@gmail.com.