PRIVACY POLICY
PRIVACY POLICY
Protecting your privacy information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to http://www.amethystwriters.com and Amethyst Writers LLP, and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Amethyst Writers LLP include http://www.amethystwriters.com and Amethyst Writers. The Amethyst Writers website is a comic book platform site. By using the Amethyst Writers website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered, Amethyst Writers may collect the following information:
Information you provide directly
When using http://www.amethystwriters.com, you may provide us with your personal information including, but not limited to:
- Username
- Email address
- Date of birth
- Profile picture
If you purchase Amethyst Writers’s products and services, we collect billing and credit/debit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
Amethyst Writers may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your:
- Age
- Gender
For Amethyst Writers’ Creators/Publishers
When you decide to publish on http://www.amethystwriters.com, we may need to collect the following additional information:
- First and Last Name
- Mailing address
- Phone number
- Banking information
- Any other information proving your identity including, but not limited to, Social Security Number (SSN), Tax Identification Number (TIN), Passport ID, Driver License…
Please, keep in mind that if you directly disclose personal identifiable information or personal sensitive data through Amethyst Writers’ public message boards or comment sections, this information may be collected and used by others. In the event that this happens, you hereby accept not to hold Amethyst Writers responsible for the use of your personal information by other users.
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you decide to use certain products or services. These may include:
- Registering for an account
- Signing up for special offers from us or selected third parties
- Sending us an email message
- Submitting your credit/debit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products or services
Therefore, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Information collected through cookies
The Amethyst Writers website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Amethyst Writers pages, or register with Amethyst Writers site or services, a cookie helps Amethyst Writers to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information such as, billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Amethyst Writers website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Amethyst Writers features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline them if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Amethyst Writers services or websites you visit.
Information collected automatically
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Amethyst Writers. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the Amethyst Writers website.
Use of your Personal Information
Amethyst Writers collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have requested.
Amethyst Writers may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Amethyst Writers and its affiliates.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
Amethyst Writers does not sell, rent, or lease its customer/user lists to third parties.
Amethyst Writers may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arranger for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Amethyst Writers, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Amethyst Writers may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Amethyst Writers or the site;
- Protect and defend the rights or property of Amethyst Writers; and/or
- Act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety or users of Amethyst Writers or the public.
Tracking User Behavior
Amethyst Writers may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Amethyst Writers in order to determine what Amethyst Writers services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Amethyst Writers to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Links
This website may contain links to other sites. Please, be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of your Personal Information
Amethyst Writers secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Amethyst Writers uses the following methods for this purpose:
- SSL Protocol
When your personal information (such as a credit/debit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that:
- There are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control;
- And security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Right to Deletion
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
- Delete your personal information from our records; and
- Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.
Please, note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:
- Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
- Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
- Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
- Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided by law;
- Comply with the California Electronic Communication Privacy Act;
- Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;
- Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;
- Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
- Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.
Children Under the age of Thirteen
Amethyst Writers does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
E-mail Communication
From time to time, Amethyst Writers may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from Amethyst Writers or click on a link therein.
Change to this Statement
Amethyst Writers reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your:
- Acknowledgement of the modified Privacy Policy; and
- Agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
Amethyst Writers welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Amethyst Writers has not adhered to this Statement, please contact us at:
Amethyst Writers LLP
910769 S Donna Jean Ln
Wellston, Oklahoma, 74881, USA
Email address:
contact.amethystwriters@gmail.com