Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Ash Raven uses and protects any information that you give us when you use our website.

Ash Raven is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Ash Raven may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from September 2023.

DEFINITIONS

When I say ‘my’ or ‘I’, I’m referring to Author Ash Raven, sole trader. When I say ‘you’, I’m referring to you as a visitor to or user of the website. When I say ‘website user’ I am referring to other users of the website. ‘Personal information’ means any information collected and stored by the website that could be used to identify you directly or indirectly, including but not limited to your IP address. ‘The website’ refers to this site, authorashraven.com

CHANGES

This Privacy Policy may be updated at any time. A version date will always be posted at the bottom of this Privacy Policy, to allow you to track any changes. All updates or amendments are effective immediately upon notice. Notice may be given by the posting of this revised Privacy Policy on any page of this website. I encourage you to read and review this and all other Privacy Policies regularly—it’s a good habit to get into in the social media age! Your continued use of this website constitutes continued consent to this Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy electronically or otherwise appropriately stored by me is the authentic, complete, valid, and enforceable copy of this Privacy Policy, regardless of whichever versions were in effect on each respective date you visited the website.

SCOPE

This Privacy Policy is effective with respect to any data that we have collected, or collect, about and/or from you.

CONTACT

Should you have questions, comments or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact me by email at: ash@authorashraven.com

INFORMATION

I collect the information you voluntarily provide, including, but not limited to, any blog post comments. I also collect cookies, including the following information:

your visits to various pages of the website
your IP address
your operating system
your browser ID
your language
your country of present location

Finally, you may choose to sign up to my newsletter via this website. The newsletter is opt-in only, GDPR-compliant, and hosted by MailerLite. Their privacy policy and terms can be found on their website.

USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

I will never disclose your personal information to any other party, under any circumstances.

I may use cookies and other site data to inform and target my marketing. However, should you sign up to my newsletter, your personal data will not be used by me for anything other than direct email marketing.

NOTICE OF BREACH OF SECURITY

You have the right to be alerted to any breach of security that affects you or any other user of the website. I will alert you of any such breach as soon as possible, and later follow up with relevant information and measures taken.

SAFEGUARDING

I take reasonable and appropriate measures to protect Personal Information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.

COMPLIANCE

I am located in and operating from the United Kingdom, so your information may be transferred to, stored, or processed in the United Kingdom. The website’s Privacy Policy and use of data are compliant with UK and EU law, both of which are considered rigorous by global standards.

DATA RETENTION

I reserve the right to retain any data collected by the website for any amount of time, unless you contact me to request its removal.