Privacy Policy

It is my (Susan Specht Oram) policy to respect your privacy regarding any information I may collect from you or which you may provide to me, in the circumstances set out below. I’ve developed this privacy policy to help you understand how I collect, use, communicate, disclose, safeguard and otherwise make use of your personally identifiable information (“Personal Data”).

I’ll only collect and use your Personal Data where I have lawful grounds to do so, including to comply with my legal obligations;

If you have questions about this policy or about how I use your Personal Data, please contact me via my contact details on my Website.

Personal Data I collect via susanspechtoram.com (the “Website”)

I collect your email address to:

Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests/questions.
Send information related to my books.
Market to my mailing list.

I agree to the following:

Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
Identify the message as an advertisement in a reasonable way.
Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
Quickly honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests.
Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.

Access to and control over your Personal Data

You can ask the following questions or take the following actions by contacting me (via the contact form on the Website) to:

See what Personal Data I hold about you (if any) including why I’m holding it and who it could be disclosed to;
Ask me to delete your Personal Data;
Object to the processing of your Personal Data;
Ask me to restrict the processing of your Personal Data;
Withdraw consents you’ve given me to the processing of your Personal Data; and
Express concerns you have about third parties’ use of your Personal Data

To unsubscribe at any time from receiving future emails:

Contact me using the form on the Website or
Follow instructions at the bottom of each email, and I’ll remove you from all correspondence.

I automatically collect certain information when you visit my Website – such as the type of browser and operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider. I don’t link this information with any Personal Data.

I may also collect data automatically through my use of cookies on my Website. This site offers opt-in newsletter and email subscription services and cookies may be used to remember if you’re already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribed/unsubscribed users. When you submit data through a form on this Website, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

In some special cases I may also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

This Website uses Google Analytics, a trusted web analytics solution, to help me understand how you use the site and how I can improve your experience. These cookies track things such as how long you spend on the site and pages you visit.

I’ll only use your Personal Data when the law allows me to do so. I’ll use your Personal Data to:

Process your use of my Website;
Respond to questions, requests and comments;
If you’ve opted-in to receive newsletters or other communications from me;
Improve my Website by analyzing the information.

When you enter a contest, participate in a promotion or send me an email, you provide information I may collect. I treat all information you provide as confidential. I do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

This Privacy Policy does not address, and I’m not responsible for, the privacy information or other practices of any third party, including Twitter and any third party operating any site to which Susanspechtoram.com contains a link. The inclusion of a link on the Website does not imply our endorsement of, or affiliation with, the linked site.

It may become necessary or appropriate to disclose personally identifiable information in response to legal process, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena, to protect my rights, privacy, safety or property or that of others.

I’ve implemented commercially reasonable physical and electronic security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of your personally identifiable information. Despite my efforts, however, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.

Privacy Questions

You can ask the following questions regarding your Personal Data, or take the following actions, by contacting me through the contact form on the Website.

See what Personal Data I hold about you (if any), including why I am holding it and who it could be disclosed to;
Ask me to delete your Personal Data;
Object to the processing of your Personal Data;
Ask me to restrict the processing of your Personal Data; withdraw any consents you have given me to the processing of your Personal Data; and
Express any concerns you have about third parties’ use of your Personal Data.

This policy is effective as of May 4, 2020. I may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you’re familiar with its current content.

Agreeing to Terms

If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy as posted here on this Website, please do not use this site or any services offered by this site.

Your use of this site indicates acceptance of this privacy policy.