Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting our website. This policy explains the what, how, and why of the information we collect when you visit this Site, or when you subscribe to our electronic newsletter. It also explains the specific ways we use and disclose that information. We take your privacy extremely seriously, and we never sell lists or email addresses.

Affiliate Links

Natasha is a Book Junkie is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, and as an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. All Amazon purchase links on this site carry affiliate tags.

Personal Identification Information

We may collect Personal Identification Information from Users when they opt to subscribe to our electronic newsletter, or when they choose to comment on this Site. In those instances, Users may be asked for their first name and email address. Users may, however, visit our website anonymously. We will collect Personal Identification Information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us, i.e. if they choose to comment on this Site by entering their name and email address (neither are validated), or if they positively opt-in to subscribe to our newsletter via a double opt-in mechanism (an email is sent to subscribers to confirm subscription). All Personal Identification Information collected about our Users is never shared with any third parties.

Non-Personal Identification Information

We may collect Non-Personal Identification Information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-Personal Identification Information may include the browser name, IP address, technical information about Users’ means of connection to our Site (e.g. desktop or mobile), the pages of the website they visit, the time and date of the visit, and time spent on the Site.

Cookies

We use “cookies” to collect traffic data, to analyse the performance of our website and services, and to authenticate your identity when posting comments on our Site. We do not use any information collected about a User’s use of this Site to serve ads based on a User’s prior visits to this Site and/or other websites on the Internet. We do not use third party cookies to display advertising on our Site. All advertising content on this Site is managed internally and no third party ads are served on this Site. Most internet browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so by changing the settings of your browser. By continuing to use our Website and not disabling cookies on your browser, you are consenting to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

How We Use Collected Information

We may collect and use Users’ information (both Personal and Non-Personal) for the following purposes: to run and operate this website; to tailor content on this Site to best suit its Users’ interests; to send information to Users that they agreed to receive via electronic newsletters; to contact Users via email to notify them they have won a contest run on this Site. If you are a newsletter subscriber and no longer wish to be contacted by us, please unsubscribe directly from that newsletter (unsubscribe link provided at the bottom of each newsletter), or contact us via email to update or delete your data.

How We Protect Information

All Personal Identification Information about our Users that is collected when Users sign up to our electronic newsletter is stored and protected by MailChimp. MailChimp takes reasonable and appropriate measures to protect Personal Identification Information from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction, taking into account the risks involved in the processing and the nature of the Personal Information. Click to find out more about MailChimp’s Privacy Policy »

Sharing Your Personal Information

We do not and never will sell, trade, or rent Personal Identification Information about our Users to others. We may only share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any Personal Identification Information regarding visitors with our business partners.

Electronic Newsletters

If a User decides to subscribe to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include book news, updates, book recommendations, etc. We use MailChimp as a third party service provider to help us send newsletters to our subscribers.

Children

This Site and all electronic communications with our subscribers are not intended for or directed to children under 13 years of age, nor does Natasha is a Book Junkie knowingly collect or store personal information from children under 13. If we discover that a User is under 13 years of age, we will delete all their personal information from our files and they will not be permitted to submit any personal information to this Site again.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Natasha is a Book Junkie has the discretion to update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect.

Your Acceptance of these Terms

By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this Site, or your dealings with this Site, please contact us.

Privacy Policy updated on 23 September 2018.