Privacy Policy SECTION 1 – WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?   When you sign up to receive a free book or other giveaway from my website – magggiethom.com, as part of this process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name and email address. Email marketing (if applicable): When you sign up for a free book or other free giveaway, with your permission, we may send you emails about my books, my writing to publishing, new releases, and information about other authors. You may unsubscribe at any time in a link at the bottom of the emails.   SECTION 2 – CONSENT How do you get my consent? When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction (whether for a free product or a paid product), you fill out a form to get a free book or other free giveaway, you verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, you will see on the sign up that you are giving consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific and for marketing as well. You will receive an email immediately that will explain the types of emails you will receive – mostly informative about my books and writing but you will also receive marketing that will include buying my books and on occasion books by other authors. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking a link at the bottom of the email. Your information is never shared with a third party other than being collected by an autoresponder i.e. aweber or if you are paying for a product on the website.   How do I withdraw my consent? If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us at maggie@cmaggiethom.com. (Duncan, BC, Canada)   SECTION 3 – DISCLOSURE Your personal information is never disclosed unless we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.   SECTION 4 – Your data is stored through Paypal data storage, databases. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall. Payment: If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, then Paypal stores your credit card data. It is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After that is complete, your purchase transaction information is deleted. All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers. For more insight, you may also want to read Shopify’s Terms of Service here or Privacy Statement here.   SECTION 5 – THIRD-PARTY SERVICES In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us. However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions. For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers. In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located in a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located. As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act. Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.   Links When you click on certain links on my website, maggiethom.com, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.   SECTION 6 – SECURITY To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. By paying through Paypal, PayPal uses SSL technology to keep your information safe. In addition, when you send a payment using PayPal, the recipient won’t receive sensitive financial information like your credit card or bank account number. This way, you don’t have to worry about paying people you don’t know.   SECTION 7 – AGE OF CONSENT By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.   SECTION 8 – CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it. If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to sell products to you.   QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at maggie@maggiethom.com (Glenna Mageau – Duncan, BC, Canada)       —-