{"id":2509,"date":"2024-11-22T12:52:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T12:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruthware.com\/privacy-statement-uk\/"},"modified":"2024-12-12T11:46:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T11:46:56","slug":"privacy-statement-uk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruthware.com\/privacy-statement-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Statement (UK)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Legal document generated by Complianz | GDPR\/CCPA Cookie Consent https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr -->\n<div id=\"cmplz-document\" class=\"cmplz-document privacy-statement cmplz-document-uk\"><p><i>This privacy statement was last updated on December 8, 2025 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United Kingdom.<\/i><br><br><\/p><p>In this privacy statement, we explain what we do with the data we obtain about you via <a href=\"https:\/\/ruthware.com\">https:\/\/ruthware.com<\/a>. We recommend you carefully read this statement. In our processing we comply with the requirements of privacy legislation. That means, among other things, that:<\/p><ul>\n                <li>we clearly state the purposes for which we process personal data. We do this by means of this privacy statement;<\/li>\n                <li>we aim to limit our collection of personal data to only the personal data required for legitimate purposes;<\/li>\n                <li>we first request your explicit consent to process your personal data in cases requiring your consent;<\/li>\n                <li>we take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data and also require this from parties that process personal data on our behalf;<\/li>\n                <li>we respect your right to access your personal data or have it corrected or deleted, at your request.<\/li>\n            <\/ul><p>If you have any questions, or want to know exactly what data we keep of you, please contact us.<\/p><h2>1. Purpose, data and retention period<\/h2>We may collect or receive personal information for a number of purposes connected with our business operations which may include the following: (click to expand)<details class=\"cmplz-dropdown dropdown-privacy-statement\"><summary><div><h3>1.1 Newsletters<\/h3><\/div><\/summary><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">For this purpose we use the following data:<\/p><p><ul><li>A first and last name<\/li><li>An email address<\/li><li>IP Address<\/li><li>Geolocation data<\/li><\/ul><\/p><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">The basis on which we may process these data is:<\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cookiedatabase.org\/legal-bases\/#consent\">Upon the provision of consent.<\/a><\/p><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">Retention period<\/p><p>We retain this data until the service is terminated.<\/p><\/details><h2>2. Sharing with other parties<\/h2><p>We only share or disclose this data to processors for the following purposes:<\/p><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">Processors<\/p><p><b>Name:<\/b>&nbsp;Mailerlite<br>\n                <b>Country:<\/b>&nbsp;<br>\n                <b>Purpose:<\/b>&nbsp;Provide newsletter<br><\/p><h2>3. Cookies<\/h2><p>Our website uses cookies. For more information about cookies, please refer to our <a href=\"https:\/\/ruthware.com\/cookie-policy-uk\/\">Cookie Policy<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p><h2>4. Disclosure practices<\/h2><p><p>We disclose personal information if we are required by law or by a court order, in response to a law enforcement agency, to the extent permitted under other provisions of law, to provide information, or for an investigation on a matter related to public safety.<\/p><p>If our website or organisation is taken over, sold, or involved in a merger or acquisition, your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers and will be passed on to the new owners.<\/p><\/p><p>We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google.<\/p><p>The inclusion of full IP addresses is blocked by us.<\/p><h2>5. Security<\/h2><p>We are committed to the security of personal data. We take appropriate security measures to limit abuse of and unauthorised access to personal data. This ensures that only the necessary persons have access to your data, that access to the data is protected, and that our security measures are regularly reviewed.<\/p><h2>6. Third-party websites<\/h2><p>This privacy statement does not apply to third-party websites connected by links on our website. We cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend you read the privacy statements of these websites prior to making use of these websites.<\/p><h2>7. Amendments to this privacy statement<\/h2><p>We reserve the right to make amendments to this privacy statement. It is recommended that you consult this privacy statement regularly in order to be aware of any changes. In addition, we will actively inform you wherever possible.<\/p><h2>8. Accessing and modifying your data<\/h2><p>If you have any questions or want to know which personal data we have about you, please contact us. You can contact us by using the information below. You have the following rights:<\/p><ul>\n                <li>You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.<\/li>\n                <li>Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.<\/li>\n                <li>Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.<\/li>\n                <li>If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.<\/li>\n                <li>Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.<\/li>\n                <li>Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.<\/li>\n            <\/ul><p>Please make sure to always clearly state who you are, so that we can be certain that we do not modify or delete any data of the wrong person.<\/p><h2>9. Submitting a complaint<\/h2><p>If you are not satisfied with the way in which we handle (a complaint about) the processing of your personal data, you have the right to submit a complaint to the Information Commissioner&#8217;s Office:<\/p><p><br>Wycliffe House<br>\n                        Water Lane<br>\n                        Wilmslow<br>\n                        Cheshire<br>\n                        SK9 5AF<\/p><p><br>Jersey Office of The Information Commissioner<br>\n                        2nd Floor 5 Castle Street<br>\n                        St. Helier<br>\n                        Jersey<br>\n                        JE2 3BT<\/p><p><br>St Martin\u2019s House<br>\n                        Le Bordage<br>\n                        St. Peter Port<br>\n                        Guernsey<br>\n                        GY1 1BR<\/p><h2>10. Children<\/h2><p>Our website is not designed to attract children and it is not our intent to collect personal data from children under the age of consent in their country of residence. We therefore request that children under the age of consent do not submit any personal data to us.<\/p><h2>11. Contact details<\/h2><p>Ruth Ware<br>\n        Beware Books Ltd, Acre House, 11-15 William Road, London, NW1 3ER<br>\n        United Kingdom<br>\n        Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/ruthware.com\">https:\/\/ruthware.com<\/a> <br>\n        Email: <span class=\"cmplz-obfuscate\">con&#116;&#097;&#099;t@<span class=\"cmplz-fmail-domain\">e&#120;.&#099;&#111;m<\/span>&#114;&#117;&#116;hware&#046;&#099;&#111;&#109;<\/span> <br>\n        <\/p><h2>Annex<\/h2><p><h2>Mailerlite&nbsp;<\/h2><p>We use Mailerlite as our Newsletter delivery service. When you sign up to join our newsletter list on the website, your name and email address are collected by Mailerlite. They take the security of your data very seriously. You can read their privacy policy here: https:\/\/www.mailerlite.com\/legal\/privacy-policy<\/p><p>You can unsubscribe from our newsletter via the \u2018Unsubscribe\u2019 link at the bottom of every newsletter. You can also change your preferences using the link at the bottom of every newsletter. You can also write to us at any time and ask us to completely \u2018forget\u2019 any information Mailerlite holds in connection with you. Write to us at Ruth Ware, Beware Books Ltd, Acre House, 11-15 William Road, London, NW1 3ER, United Kingdom<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h2>Akismet<\/h2><p>We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet Anti-spam service. 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