The short, plain-English version is, I collect email addresses only, I never share your email address with anyone, and I use your email address to send you infrequent announcements about the release of new books. The lawyer-friendly version is below.

Privacy Policy - http://www.jakeelwoodwriter.com/

This notice is for this website; www.jakeelwoodwriter.com/ owned by Brent Nichols, 41 Hyslop Drive SW, Calgary, AB, Canada, and governs the privacy of those who use it. It explains how we control, process, handle and protect your personal data while browsing or using this website, including your rights under current laws and regulations.

Definitions:

Processing of your personal data

Lawful basis: Consent

1. The reason we use this basis: You gave us consent to use your data when you signed up for my newsletter from my website.
2. We process your information in the following ways: To send you a book and keep you updated with special offers and news about my books.
3. Data retention period: We will continue to process your information until Jake Elwood stops releasing books
4. Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.

1. The reason we use this basis: To pay my taxes correctly.
2. We process your information in the following ways: I must maintain a list of clients with name, address, and purchases for tax inspections in line with [put your county or nation’s tax service name here]
3. Data retention period: Six years
4. Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties. / We do share your personal information with third parties and they include…
5. If, as determined by us, the lawful basis upon which we process your personal information changes, we will notify you about the change and any new lawful basis to be used if required. We shall stop processing your personal information if the lawful basis used is no longer relevant.

Your rights

• the right to be informed;
• the right of access;
• the right to rectification;
• the right to erasure;
• the right to restrict processing;
• the right to data portability;
• the right to object; and
• the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.

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Data security and protection

Email marketing messages & subscription

Under the GDPR we use the consent lawful basis for anyone subscribing to our newsletter or marketing mailing list. We only collect certain data about you, as detailed in the "Processing of your personal data" above. Any email marketing messages we send are done so through an email marketing service provider. We use Mailchimp. Here is their Privacy Policy: Mailchimp Privacy Policy

They collect:

• Email address
• IP address
• Subscription time & date

• Unsubscribe at the bottom of the email
• Contact us at author (at) jakeelwoodwriter.com