PRIVACY POLICY

I understand the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and I am committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines the type of personal data I may collect from you, the basis from collection and your rights under the above data protection legislation. 

My website is https://www.nsbrooks.com/, and is owned and operated by me.

PERSONAL DATA

Under the Data Protection Act 2018 ('the Act') and the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) ('GDPR'), personal data is defined as 'any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ('data subject'), by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person'.

THE DATA CONTROLLER

A data controller is the individual or legal person who controls and is responsible to keep and use personal data in paper or electronic files. I am the data controller as defined by relevant data protection laws and regulation.

LAWFUL PROCESSING

I may use the following lawful grounds for processing your personal data:

(a) Consent: you gave your freely, specific, informed or unambiguous consent for your personal data to be processed for a specific purpose.

(b) Contract performance: the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract you have with me.

(c) Compliance with legal obligation: the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation(not including contractual obligations).

(d) Protection of vital interests: the processing is vital to an individual's survival.

(e) Public interest: the processing is necessary to perform a task that is in the public interest or for its official functions, and the task or function has a clear basis in law.

(f) Legitimate interests: the processing is necessary for my legitimate interests, or the legitimate interests of a third-party, unless there is a good reason to protect the individual’s personal data that overrides those legitimate interests.

DATA RIGHTS

Your data subject rights are listed below:

• the right of access.
• the right to rectification.
• the right to erasure or right to be forgotten.
• the right to restriction of processing.
• the right to be informed.
• the right to data portability.
• the right to object.
• the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing.

Under the Act and the GDPR, you may ask for a copy of the information I hold about you and you may request rectifications be made to this information if it is inaccurate or not up to date. Please contact me at nsb@nsbrooks.com

PERSONAL DATA I MAY COLLECT

I do not actively collect your personal data, however, if you contact me via the e-mail address provided in the 'Contact' section of this website, I may collect your name, email address and I may keep the correspondence in order to refer back to it at a later time. 

HOW I COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA

I collect your personal data that you directly provide to me when you choose to contact me for any reason. 

HOW I USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

I will process any of your personal data, in accordance with my obligations under the Act and the GDPR for the following reasons:

• to comply with the Act and the GDPR;
• to assess enquiries; and
• to provide you with information about myself and my books if you require.

SHARING YOUR PERSONAL DATA 

I may share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply any agreements you may have with myself. 

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

My site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of interest. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that I do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

PROTECTING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The data that I may collect, will be processed within the EEA. 

If at any time, your personal data is transferred outside EEA to a country without a designated adequacy rating, I will seek your consent before processing the data. Consent will not be sought where the processor's Binding Corporate Rules, Standard Contractual Clauses or adhoc contractual clauses stipulate that the data will be processed in accordance with the GDPR.

SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

I do not aim to jeopardise the security of your personal data. I am very much aware of the cybersecurity risks and I take the necessary technical and organisational measures to protect the personal data which I may collect. 

HOW LONG WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR

I do not store your personal data for longer than is necessary to assist you with your query or to comply with a legal obligation on an agreement. If you wish you learn more about my data retention practices, please contact me at nsb@nsbrooks.com

CHANGES TO THE THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 17 June 2020. I reserve the right to vary this Privacy Policy from time to time. Such variations become effective on posting on this website.

COMPLAINTS

For further information on your rights and how to complain to the ICO, please refer to the ICO website https://ico.org.uk/concerns

Contact details

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate)understand the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and I do not collect, process and store your personal data.

My website is www.nsbrooks.com, and is owned and operated by me.  

My website automatically collects essential cookie data to help its functionality, therefore, please read below.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

A 'cookie' is a small text file that is delivered by my website server onto your computer whilst you visit my website, which can be used at a later time by the website to identify particular devices and thereby remember your website preferences and log in details.

Most cookies won't collect information that identifies you, and will instead collect more general information such as how users arrive at and use my websites, or a user's general location.

THESE ARE THE COOKIES THAT I COLLECT

Essential Cookies  

These are essential for enabling user movement around my website. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing purposes and do not remember when you have been on the internet. This category of cookies cannot be disabled.