Privacy Policy
The Digital Shelf Privacy Policy
Last updated: 05/02/2025
At The Digital Shelf we take your privacy very seriously. We are committed to protecting and respecting your personal data in accordance with current legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, protect and share your personal information when you use our website and purchase our ebooks.
1.Information we collect
We collect two main types of information when you interact with our site:
a. Personal information
When you make a purchase or create an account on our site, we collect the following information:
-Name
-e-mail address
-Delivery address
-Telephone number (if applicable)
-Payment information (such as credit card or PayPal details)
b. Browsing information
We also collect data about how you use our site. This includes:
-IP address
-Browser type
-The pages consulted on our site
-The date and time of your visit
We use cookies to collect this information and improve your shopping experience.
2. Use of your information
We use the information we collect to:
-Process your orders and provide you with our services
-Send you order confirmations and account information
-Provide you with quality customer service and respond to your requests
-Send you newsletters, promotions and offers, if you have subscribed to our mailing list.
Navigational information helps us to analyse the use of our site, to personalise your experience and to improve the functionality of the site.
3. Legal basis for data processing
In accordance with the GDPR, we process your personal information on the basis of the following criteria:
-Performance of a contract: Processing your information is necessary to perform our contractual obligations to you (for example, processing your orders and providing you with our products).
-Consent: When you subscribe to our newsletters or agree to receive marketing communications, we process your information on the basis of your consent.
-Legitimate interests: We may process your data for security purposes, direct marketing or to improve our services, provided that your rights and freedoms do not override our legitimate interests.
4. Sharing your information
We do not sell, rent or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. However, we may share your information with:
-Service providers: Such as payment processors, delivery services, or other partners necessary to fulfil your order.
-Legal compliance: If required by law, we may share your personal information to comply with legal obligations, a request from a public authority or to protect our rights, those of our customers or third parties.
5. Security of your information
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss or disclosure. These measures include the use of SSL encryption to secure transactions carried out on our site.
However, it is important to note that no security system is completely infallible. Although we do our utmost to protect your data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Cookies
We use cookies to improve the user experience on our site. A cookie is a text file that we save on your device when you browse our site. Cookies help us to remember your preferences, analyse how you use our site and personalise your experience.
You can choose to disable cookies by adjusting your browser settings. However, this may limit certain features of our site.
7. Your rights
Under the GDPR, you have a number of rights in relation to your personal data, including:
-Right of access: You have the right to request a copy of your personal information held by us.
-Right of rectification: If your information is incorrect or incomplete, you have the right to request that it be corrected.
-Right to erasure: You may request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
-Right to limit processing: You may request that we restrict the processing of your data in certain situations.
-Right to object: You have the right to object to certain types of processing of your personal data, in particular for direct marketing purposes.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at the following address: thedigitalshelf@outlook.fr.
8. International transfer of data
We may transfer your personal information outside the UK, including to service providers in the EU or elsewhere in the world. Where we make such a transfer, we will ensure that appropriate security measures are in place to protect your data in accordance with data protection legislation.
9. Changes to this privacy policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the date of the last update will appear at the top of the page. We encourage you to review this policy regularly.
10. Contact us
If you have any questions about our privacy policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us at thedigitalshelf@outlook.fr.
At The Digital Shelf we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it in accordance with applicable UK law. By purchasing from our site, you agree to this privacy policy and authorise us to process your personal data in accordance with the terms described above.