GDPR/ Privacy Policy

At DavidVSWest.com we’re committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Policy explains when and why we collect personal information about people who visit our website, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure.

We may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes. By using our website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.

Any questions regarding this Policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email to dvswest@icloud.com

How do we collect information from you?

We obtain information about you when you use our website, for example, when you complete the contact form or engage with other forms within our site.

What type of information is collected from you?

The personal information we collect might include your name, address, email address, IP address, and information regarding what pages are accessed and when.

Use of ‘cookies’

Like many other websites, the David V.S. West website uses cookies. ‘Cookies’ are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. For example, we use cookies to store your country preference. This helps us to improve our website and deliver a better more personalised service.

It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences.

Main Cookies used on our site: Google Analytics

These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site.

The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.

For more information on Google Analytic’s privacy policy visit here – http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html

How we use your information

We may use your information to:

– Contact you regarding queries raised in the contact form;

– Deal with entries into a competition;

– Send you communications which you have requested and that may be of interest to you.

– These may include newsletters, promotions, invitations to events, or to be an advance reviewer of a book pre-publication

We review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. We are legally required to hold some types of information to fulfil our statutory obligations. We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with us.

Who has access to your information?

We will not sell or rent your information to third parties.

We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our website‚ so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website.

In addition, if you linked to our website from a third party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site.

Transferring your data outside of the UK or Europe

As part of the services offered to you through this website, the information which you provide to us may be transferred to countries outside the UK or the European Union (“EU”). By way of example, this may happen if any of our servers are from time to time located in a country outside of the UK or the EU. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the UK. By submitting your personal data, you’re agreeing to this transfer, storing or processing. If we transfer your information outside of the UK or the EU in this way, we will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this Policy.

If you use our services while you are outside the UK or the EU, your information may be transferred outside the UK or the EU in order to provide you with those services.

Review of this policy

We keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in July 2022.