PRIVACY POLICY | guy-bass

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I’m an independent author named Guy Bass. This privacy policy provides you with details of how this website (www.guybass.com, hereafter referred to as guybass.com) collects and processes your personal data, including any information you may provide, for example when using the contact form, (and subsequently interacting via email) or when signing up to my newsletter.

guybass.com takes the right to privacy of people who visit this site and who send personal information via my contact form or newsletter subscription or by any any means very seriously.

guybass.com collects personal data

• When you visit this website

• When you engage with me on social media

- When you sign up for a newsletter

• When you contact me by any means to make enquiries

For an enquiry or if signing up to my newsletter, I collect your name, email address and any other relevant contact details, and details of your messages and interactions with guybass.com. You are free to opt out of hearing from me by any of these channels at any time. You may also wish to change how I use your data, you’ll find details below.

I may store your data indefinitely, but it is my policy to delete data which is no longer relevant.

Cookies are used by this website to save information for your convenience if you leave a comment, create an account, or interact with elements of the site. As with most websites on the internet, this website tracks visitors using Google Analytics and from time to time other reputable analytics services. This data is anonymous unless you choose to enter personal information into the website.

Your data exists on the servers of the services I am using which are mentioned in this policy. They have agreements and security precautions in place to prevent your data being misused or shared further. I do not share your data in any way with third parties unless under these conditions.

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. Certain links in this website open external links on other websites. 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.

You can clear these cookies from your browser settings at any time, or visit this website using an incognito window to prevent cookies from being saved.

Data Protection Law means that you have extensive rights regarding the collection, storage and use of your data.

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) you have the following rights as an individual regarding your data:

The right to be informed
The right of access
The right to rectification
The right to erasure
The right to restrict processing
The right to data portability
The right to object
Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling

If you would like to find out more about these rights, or if you would like to report a breach of them then you can contact the ICO (Information Commissioners Office) https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/ or call their helpline on 0303 123 1113. Further contact details for the ICO can be found here: https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/helpline/

You may have the right to access and receive a copy of the personal information held about you by contacting me using the contact information below. You may also have rights to change, restrict our use of, or delete your personal information. I may be required to store data for legal reasons such as our company tax obligations.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email me as soon as possible, at guy@guybass.com.

I hope this Privacy Notice has been helpful in setting out the way we handle your personal data and your rights to control it. If you have any questions that haven’t been covered, please contact the Guy Bass Website at guy@guybass.com. This notice was last updated on September 2023.