Privacy Policy

1. Introduction and Overview

Welcome to The Book Game Plan ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and personal data when you use our online books library website at thebookgameplan.com (the "Service").

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.

This Privacy Policy applies to all information collected through our website and any related services, sales, marketing, or events (collectively, the "Services").

2. Information Collection

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect via the Service includes:

2.1 Personal Data

Personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us when registering with the Service or when choosing to participate in various activities related to the Service, such as:

• Name
• Email address
• Password
• Postal address
• Phone number
• Reading preferences and history
• Payment information (stored securely through our payment processors)

2.2 Derivative Data

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Service, such as:

• Your IP address
• Browser type
• Operating system
• Access times
• Pages viewed
• Links clicked
• The page you visited before navigating to our website

2.3 Financial Data

Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g., valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect when you purchase, order, or subscribe to our Service. We store only very limited, if any, financial information that we collect. Otherwise, all financial information is stored by our payment processors, and you are encouraged to review their privacy policies and contact them directly for responses to your questions.

2.4 User-Generated Content

We may collect information you provide when you post reviews, comments, or engage with other users through our Service, including book reviews, ratings, and discussion forum contributions.

3. Use of Information

We use personal information collected via our Service for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations. We indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.

We use the information we collect or receive:

• To facilitate account creation and authentication. If you choose to link your account with us to a third-party account (such as your Google or Facebook account), we use the information you allowed us to collect from those third parties to facilitate account creation and the login process.
• To send you marketing and promotional communications. We and/or our third-party marketing partners may use the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt-out of our marketing emails at any time.
• To personalize your experience. We may use information about your reading preferences and history to tailor our content and recommendations to your interests.
• To manage user accounts. We may use information you provide to manage your account and keep track of your activities and preferences.
• To process transactions. We may use the information you provide to process your transactions and send you receipts or confirmations.
• To improve our Service. We may use feedback you provide to improve our products and services.
• To respond to user inquiries and offer support. We may use your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the use of our Services.
• To enforce our terms, conditions, and policies.
• To comply with legal obligations.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Service to help customize the Service and improve your experience. When you access the Service, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Service.

4.1 Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential cookies: These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our website and to enable you to use some of its features. Without these cookies, the services that you have asked for cannot be provided, and we only use these cookies to provide you with those services.
• Functionality cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make when you use our website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid you having to re-enter your preferences every time you visit our website.
• Analytics cookies: These cookies track information about your visits and usage of the website so that we can make improvements and report on our performance. We might also use analytics cookies to test new ads, pages, or features to see how users react to them. These cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited.
• Targeting and advertising cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed to recognize you as a previous visitor and to track your activity on the website and other websites you visit. These cookies allow us and third-party advertising partners to serve you specific advertisements that are considered relevant to your interests.

4.2 Your Cookie Choices

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.

5. Third-party Sharing

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

5.1 By Law or to Protect Rights

If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.

5.2 Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including:

• Payment processing
• Data analysis
• Email delivery
• Hosting services
• Customer service
• Marketing assistance

5.3 Marketing Communications

With your consent, or with an opportunity for you to withdraw consent, we may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.

5.4 Interactions with Other Users

If you interact with other users of our Service, those users may see your name, profile photo, and descriptions of your activity, including sending reviews or ratings of books.

5.5 Business Transfers

If we or our subsidiaries are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you before your information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

6. Data Storage and Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

7. User Rights

As a resident of the United Kingdom, you have certain data protection rights under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. These include:

• The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: [email protected]

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

If we need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your information and your country requires consent from a parent, we may require your parent's consent before we collect and use that information.

9. International Data Transfers

Our servers are located in the United Kingdom. If you are accessing our Service from outside the UK, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed by us in our facilities and by those third parties with whom we may share your personal information, in the UK and other countries.

If you are a resident in the European Economic Area, then these countries may not have data protection or other laws as comprehensive as those in your country. We will however take all necessary measures to protect your personal information in accordance with this privacy policy and applicable law.

Our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect it:

• We need to perform a contract with you
• You have given us permission to do so
• The processing is in our legitimate interests and it's not overridden by your rights
• To comply with the law

10. Changes to Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Your continued use of the Service following the posting of changes to this privacy policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

11. Contact Information

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: