Who we are
Suggested text: Our website address is: https://theshiningliterature.com.
At The Shining Literature, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you access our website or use our services. By visiting our website or using our services, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
Personal Information: When you sign up for our newsletter, create an account, or interact with our website, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, and preferences.
Usage Information: We may automatically collect information about your interaction with our website, including your IP address, browser type, device information, and pages you visit.
Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. Cookies help us remember your preferences and improve the performance of our website.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
Provide Services: We use your personal information to send you book recommendations, literary news, book reviews, author interviews, and exclusive offers based on your preferences.
Improve User Experience: We analyze usage data to improve our website, content, and services. This helps us tailor our recommendations and offerings to better suit your interests.
Communications: We may use your contact information to communicate with you about our services, promotions, and updates. You can opt out of these communications at any time by following the instructions provided in the messages.
Legal Compliance: We may use your information to comply with legal obligations or respond to legal requests.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in delivering our services. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which it was shared.
Data Security
We take data security seriously and implement reasonable security measures to protect your information. However, please be aware that no online method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.
Your Choices
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
Access: You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Correction: You can request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Deletion: You can request the deletion of your personal information, subject to legal obligations.
Opt-Out: You can opt out of marketing communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in the messages.
Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or maintain information from individuals under 13 years of age.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, regulatory, or operational reasons. We will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on this page, and the revised policy will be effective when posted.
Comments
Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.