Privacy Policy

 

Last Updated: April 28, 2017

 

This privacy policy describes the treatment of information provided or collected on this site. We follow this privacy policy in accordance with local law where we operate.

1.  Types of Information We Collect

 

We collect two basic types of information – personal information and anonymous information – and we may use personal and anonymous information to create a third type of information, aggregate information. We collect the following categories of information:

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• Registration information you provide when you create an account, including your first name and surname, country of residence, gender, date of birth, email address, username and password;

• Transaction information you provide when you request information or purchase a product or service from us, whether on our sites or through our applications, including your postal address, telephone number and payment information;

• Information you provide in public forums on our site;

• Information sent either one-to-one or within a limited group using our message, chat, post or similar functionality, where we are permitted by law to collect this information;

• General location information when you visit our site; and

• Usage, viewing and technical data, including your device identifier or IP address, when you visit our site or open emails we send.

2.  How We Collect Your Information

 

We collect information you provide to us when you request products, services or information from us, register with us, participate in public forums or other activities on our site, respond to customer surveys, or otherwise interact with us using one or more devices. Please keep in mind that when you provide information to us on a third-party site or platform, the information you provide may be separately collected by the third-party site or platform.

 

The information we collect is covered by this privacy policy and the information the third-party site or platform collects is subject to the third-party site or platform’s privacy practices. Privacy choices you have made on the third-party site or platform will not apply to our use of the information we have collected directly through our applications.

3.  Use of Your Information by O'Brien Whitt Publishing

 

OWP may use the information collected for the following purposes:

 

• Provide you with the products and services you request;

• Communicate with you about your account or transactions with us and send you information about features on our site or changes to our policies;

• Send you offers and promotions for our products and services;

• Optimize or improve our products, services and operations; and

• Detect, investigate and prevent activities that may violate our policies or be illegal

4. Sharing Your Information with Other Parties

 

We will not share your personal information with any outside companies.

We will however share your personal information to enforce our Terms of Use, to ensure the safety and security of our guests and third parties, to protect our rights and property and the rights and property of our guests and third parties, and to comply with legal process or in other cases if we believe in good faith that disclosure is required by law.

5.  Your Controls and Choices
 

We provide you the ability to exercise certain controls and choices regarding our collection, use and sharing of your information. In accordance with local law, your controls and choices may include:

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• You may correct, update and delete your registration account;

• You may change your choices for subscriptions, newsletters and alerts;

• You may choose whether to receive from us offers and promotions for our products and services; or

• You may request access to the personal information we hold about you and that we amend or delete it.

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You may exercise your controls and choices, or request access to your personal information, by contacting support@obrienwhittpublishing.com. Please be aware that, if you do not allow us to collect personal information from you, we may not be able to deliver certain products and services to you, and some of our services may not be able to take account of your interests and preferences. If you have questions regarding the specific personal information about you that we process or retain, please contact us.

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6.  Data Security, Integrity and Retention

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The security, integrity and confidentiality of your information are extremely important to us. We have implemented technical, administrative and physical security measures that are designed to protect guest information from unauthorized access, disclosure, use and modification. From time to time, we review our security procedures to consider appropriate new technology and methods. Please be aware though that, despite our best efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We will retain your personal information for the length of time needed to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

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7.  Changes to this Privacy Policy

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From time to time, we may change this privacy policy to accommodate new technologies, industry practices, regulatory requirements or for other purposes. We will provide notice to you if these changes are material and, where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent.

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8. Comments and Questions

 

If you have a comment or question about this privacy policy, please contact us at support@obrienwhittpublishing.com. Our site may contain links to other sites not owned or controlled by us and we are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy policies of other sites that may collect your personal information.