Book Recs by Jess

Last updated: February 13, 2021

 

OWNER AND DATA CONTROLLER

Book Recs by Jess (“me”, “I”, or “my”) operates https://bookrecsbyjess.com (the “Site”).

Address: PO Box 45 Spring Arbor, MI 49283

Contact email: info@bookrecsbyjess.com

 

I am committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Site collects some personal data from its users.

This Privacy Policy informs you of my views, practices and policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data I receive from users of the Site.

By submitting personal data to me, you agree to me using your personal data as follows.

 

INFORMATION COLLECTION, PURPOSE AND USE

While using my Site, I may ask you to provide me with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to name, email address, cookies, usage data, password.

I may use your personal information to

• send you my newsletters from time to time (at least once a week)
• manage contacts and send messages
• ensure that content from my site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer
• provide you with information, products or services that you request from me which may be of interest to you
• carry out my obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and me
• interact with external social networks and platforms (e.g. social media widgets and share bars)
• allow access to third party services’ accounts
• monitor infrastructure
• manage hosting and backend infrastructure
• interact with live chat platforms
• display content from external platforms
• carry out commercial affiliation
• interact with support and feedback platforms
• manage user database

 

In addition to the above, I may collect log data and use cookies.

 

Log Data

Like many site operators, I collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit my Site.

This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of my Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.

In addition, I may use third party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor and analyze this data.

 

Cookies

Cookies are text files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s or tablet device’s or mobile device’s part of the hard drive specifically designated for cookies.

It is standard practice to use cookies to make your experience better when using a website.

Like many sites, I use “cookies” to recognize, collect, and/or track information about, and relevant to, your usage of the Site.

These cookies are known as “first-party cookies”. I may also recognize, collect, and/or track information through cookies set by third parties. These cookies are known as “third-party cookies”. Third-party cookies are used to perform tasks related to advertising, and analytics, and to enable interactive features such as sharing or commenting. Some third parties collect statistics in an anonymized and aggregated form and may not require the consent of the user.

The information that my first-party cookies or third-party cookies recognize, collect, and/or track may include information about your devices, browsing actions, and patterns, such as among others, the type of computer you use, your internet service provider, your browser type, your location, your IP address, the date and time of your visit, the pages viewed, your traffic pattern through the Site.

Upon your first visit to the Site (and periodically after that), I will request your consent to my use of cookies except for those strictly necessary.

 

WHAT COOKIES I USE

I use the following categories of cookies on the Site:

 

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential to enable you to browse the Site and use its features. I use cookies to save your sessions, your login details, and other information necessary to perform your requests, and to carry out other activities that are strictly necessary for the operation of this Site, for example in relation to the distribution of traffic. I use cookies to save browsing preferences and to optimize your browsing experience.

 

Analytics cookies

These cookies collect information about your use of the Site, such as for instance, browsing actions, and patterns, the date and time of your visit, the pages viewed, your traffic pattern through the Site.

Through the collection of this information, I am able to monitor and analyze web traffic to the Site. User behaviors may be recognized, collected, and/or tracked.

I use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze web traffic to the Site.  Google utilizes the data recognized, collected, and/or tracked on the Site to prepare reports on traffic activities.

This integration of Google Analytics anonymizes your IP address.

Google may use the information recognized, collected, and/or tracked to personalize the ads of its advertising network and may share the information recognized, collected, and/or tracked with other services.

 

Security cookies

These cookies are essential to my security features. These cookies allow me to detect malicious activities or activities in breach of my terms of use.

 

Customization cookies

These cookies allow the Site to save information and details such as your username to optimize your experience on the Site and provide personal features.

 

Social media cookies and pixels

These cookies allow you to share your activity on the Site on social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, or other external platforms directly from the Site.

Cookies may still be recognized, collected, and/or tracked on the pages where buttons, widgets, or other applications are installed, even when you do not actively use it.

The interaction and information recognized, collected, and/or tracked through the Site are always subject to your privacy settings for each social network and external platform.

You are encouraged to refer to the privacy policy of the relevant social network or external platform and to log out from the respective network or platform in order to make sure that the information collected on the Site is not tracked back to your profile.

 

Twitter Tweet button and Twitter social widgets

The Twitter Tweet button and Twitter social widgets are applications allowing interaction with the Twitter social network.

 

YouTube video widget

YouTube is a video sharing website that allows this Site to incorporate video content on its pages and posts.

 

 

HOW TO CONTROL COOKIES

In accordance with my Privacy Policy and this Cookie Policy, you have the right to accept or reject cookies.

Strictly necessary cookies may not be rejected since they are essential to enable you to browse the Site and use its features.

Should you reject cookies, you will still be able to use the Site although certain features and functionalities may not be available to you and/or certain areas may be restricted.

In addition to what it is indicated within this Cookie Policy, you can manage preferences for cookies directly from within your own browser and prevent – for example – third parties from installing cookies.

Through browser preferences, it is also possible to delete cookies installed in the past, including the cookies that may have saved the initial consent for the installation of cookies by this Site.

You can find information about how to manage cookies in the most commonly used browsers (e.g. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Internet Explorer) on the website of the browser of choice.

With regard to cookies installed by third parties, users can manage their preferences and withdrawal of their consent by clicking the related opt-out link (if provided), by using the means provided in the third party’s privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.

 

DATA STORAGE

Your personal data may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”).

By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. I will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

 

LAWFUL BASIS OF PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA

I may process personal data relating to users if one of the following applies:

• users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes;
• provision of data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the user and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
• processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which I am subject;
• processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in me;
• processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by me or by a third party.

 

DATA RETENTION

I process and store your personal data for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for.

Therefore:

• personal data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between me and the user will be retained until such contract has been fully performed;
• personal data collected for the purposes of my legitimate interests will be retained as long as needed to fulfil such purposes;
• I may be allowed to retain personal data for a longer period whenever the user has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn;
• I may be obliged to retain personal data for a longer period whenever required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.

Once the retention period expires, personal data will be deleted and some of your rights (i.e. the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability) cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period. You may find specific information regarding your rights within the relevant section of this Privacy Policy or by contacting me at info@bookrecsbyjess.com

 

 

THIRD-PARTY DISCLOSURE

I do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personal information unless I provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist me in operating my website, conducting my business, or serving my users (such as, for example, Mailchimp (my email provider) so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. I may also release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce my site policies, or protect my or others’ rights, property or safety.

However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

 

YOUR RIGHTS

Users have the right to do the following:

• Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their personal data.
• Object to processing of their data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent.
• Access their data. Users have the right to learn if data is being processed by me, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the data undergoing processing.
• Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
• Restrict the processing of their data. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to restrict the processing of their data. In this case, I will not process their data for any purpose other than storing it.
• Have their personal data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of their data from me.
• Receive their data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any undue delay.
• Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection supervisory authority.

 

You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by contacting me at info@bookrecsbyjess.com

These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by me as soon as possible and always within 30 days.

 

SECURITY

The security of your personal information is important to me.

My website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to my Site as safe as possible.

I use regular Malware Scanning.

Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.

In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.

I implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.

Unfortunately, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. While I strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, I cannot guarantee its absolute security.

 

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy is effective as of February 13, 2021 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.

I reserve the right to update or change my Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of my Site after I post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.

If I make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, I will notify you either through the email address you have provided me, or by placing a prominent notice on my website.

 

CONTACT ME

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact me at info@bookrecsbyjess.com

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CALIFORNIA ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

I agree to users visiting my Site anonymously.

 

COPPA (CHILDREN ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT)

For the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, I comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

I do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.