Privacy Policy
It is the policy of Gary Winston Brown to respect your privacy regarding any information collected from you or which you may provide in the circumstances set out below. Accordingly, this privacy policy has been adapted in order for you to understand how your personally identifiable information is collected, used, communicated, disclosed, safeguarded or otherwise made use of (“Personal Data”).
Your personal data will only be collected and used where:
- there exists lawful grounds to do so, including to comply with our legal obligations’
- a contract exists with you to perform a service(s);
- there exists a legitimate interest to use your Personal Data and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), Gary Winston Brown is the “data controller”. If you have questions about this policy or about how your Personal Data is used, please contact me via the contact details at the end of this policy. This policy is effective May 17 2018. Policy practices are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and as such this privacy policy may be changed from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you are familiar with its current content.
Personal Data I collect via my website garywinstonbrown.com (the “Website”)
All or some of the following Personal Data is collected where you choose to interact with me on the Website in the following ways:
When you sign-up to receive free content, including eBooks, news and other offers: email address, first name, last name.
When you purchase a book from me: name, email address, phone number, any personal data which you provide to me in the free text box of the form, payment method choice (payment details are held by a payment processor, not by me).
When you complete the Contact form: name, email address, any personal data which you provide to me in the free text box of the form. This includes inquiries from media.
Data collected automatically
Certain information is automatically collected when you visit my Website – such as the type of browser and operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider. This information is not linked with any Personal Data. Information may also be collected through the use of cookies on the Website. Please read “Use of Cookies” below for more information and how you can adjust your settings to disable cookies.
Use of your Personal Data
Your Personal Data will only be used when the law allows me to. Most commonly, your Personal Data will be used to process and manage your use of the Website; respond to your questions, comments and requests; where you have opted-in to receive marketing from me, deliver communications that are relevant to your preferences / may be of interest to you; improve my service and Website through analysis of information.
Sharing of your Personal Data
I take your privacy seriously and will not share your Personal Data with others, except as permitted by applicable law or as set out below:
I share Personal Data as necessary with third parties who provide services or functions on my behalf and who require the information to provide those specific services to me. These third parties may include social media advertising platforms such as Facebook and Google Adwords for the purpose of custom audience generation and the development of targeting criteria for other audiences. Please note appropriate data privacy safeguards are in place with third parties with whom I share Personal Data as described and who are providing services or functions on my behalf.
Keeping your Personal Data secure
Security policies and technical measures are in place to safeguard the Personal Data I collect that comply with applicable law, including the GDPR, to safeguard Personal Data from accidental loss, destruction or damage and unauthorized access, use and disclosure.
Retention periods for use of your Personal Data
I will use and store your Personal Data only for as long as necessary, bearing in mind the uses of your Personal Data as described in this privacy policy and otherwise communicated to you. I review the Personal Data I hold at regular intervals and delete permanently and Personal Data which is no longer necessary.
Children and Minors under the Age of Majority
This Website and the content offered on it is aimed at adults, and I do not knowingly collect any Personal Data relating to children or persons under 18 years old. If you are under the age of 18, please do not provide me with any of your Personal Data, including your email address.
Access to and control over your Personal Data
You have legal rights under applicable law in relation to your Personal Data. You can ask the following questions, or take the following actions, at any time by contacting me via email [gary@garywinstonbrown.com] or via my postal address: see what Personal Data I hold about you (if any), including why I am holding it and who it could be disclosed to; ask me to change/correct your Personal Data; ask me to delete your Personal Data; object to the processing of your Personal Data; as me to restrict the processing of your Personal Data; withdraw any consents you have given me to the processing of your Personal Data; and express any concerns you have about third parties’ use of your Personal Data.
Change of purpose
If I need to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, I will notify you and I will explain the legal basis which allows me to do so.
Use of Cookies
GaryWinstonBrown.com reserves the right to use cookies on its Website. Cookies are small text files saved to the user’s computer that track, save and store information about your preferences and your use of this website. This information may be used to personalize and better your user experience (e.g., identifying you by name when you return to the website). This Website uses a cookie control system which allows the user on their first visit to the website to allow or disallow the use of cookies on their computer/device. This complies with the requirements of certain countries where explicit consent must be obtained from users before leaving behind or reading files such as cookies on a user’s computer/device.
If users wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from this Website on to their computers hard drive they should take the necessary steps within their web browsers security settings to block all cookies from this Website and its external serving vendors.
This Website uses software to track and monitor its visitors to better understand how they use it. This software, provided by Google Analytics, uses cookies to track visitor usage. The software will save a cookie to your computers hard drive in order to track and monitor your engagement and usage of the Website, but will not store, save or collect personal information.
Other cookies may be stored to your computers hard drive by external vendors when this website uses referral programs, sponsored links or advertisements. This includes a Facebook pixel. Such cookies are used for conversion and referral tracking and typically expire after 30 days, though some may take longer. No personal information is stored, saved or collected – unless you specifically opt in to the email list. Users contacting this Website and/or its owner(s) do so at their own discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until such time as it is no longer required or has no use. Every effort has been made to ensure a safe and secure experience. Nonetheless, users are reminded that any form of communication over the Internet can never be 100% secure and that they do so at their own risk.
Email newsletter
GaryWinstonBrown.com operates an email newsletter program. Users can subscribe to the email newsletter through an online automated process should they wish to do so but do so at their own discretion. Subscriptions are taken in compliance with applicable GDPR and Spam laws. All personal details relating to subscriptions are held securely and in compliance with current data protection laws.
External links
Users are advised to adopt a policy of caution before clicking on any external web links found on this website. Although every effort has been made to ensure all links are safe and relevant this Website cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked website despite its best efforts. Clicking on an external link (generally identified as a “button” or colored clickable text/image/banner) is done at a user’s own risk and this Website and its owner cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.
Social media platforms
Communication, engagement and actions taken through external social media platforms that this Website and its owner participate on (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) are subject to the terms, conditions and privacy policies held by each respective social media platform. Due care and caution should be used when engaging on these platforms with respect to the submission of private or personal information. GaryWinstonBrown.com may use social sharing buttons which help share web content or direct Website users to the social media platform in question. Users do so at their own discretion. Note that the social media platform may track and save your request to share a web page respectively through your social media platform account.
Use of shortened links in social media
GaryWinstonBrown.com through its related social media accounts may share web links to relevant pages. By default, some social media platforms shorten lengthy URL’s (web addresses). Users are advised to take caution and good judgement before clicking on any shortened URL’s published on social media platforms by this Website and its owners. Social media platforms may be subject to spam and hacking and therefore this Website and its owner cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any shortened links.
Opting out of receiving future communications
To opt-out of receiving future emails and newsletters from GaryWinstonBrown.com click the Unsubscribe link within the email or newsletter you receive. You may also send a message to [gary@garywinstonbrown.com] stating “Unsubscribe” in the subject line. You may update your personal and contact information, including your name and email address, by clicking on the appropriate link in our emails or newsletters.
DISCLAIMER
YOUR USE OF GARYWINSTONBROWN.COM IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT MAY CONTAIN ERRORS. GARY WINSTON BROWN.COM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE WILL BE DEFECT OR VIRUS FREE OR CONTAIN OTHER COMPONENTS WHICH MAY PROVE TO BE HARMFUL.GARY WINSTON BROWN.COM ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTENT ERRORS OR OMISSION OF ANY KIND. GARY WINSTON BROWN.COM WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM YOUR INTERACTION WITH THE SITE. NEITHER THE SITE NOR ITS ASSOCIATED SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS SHALL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ILLEGAL, OFFENSIVE OR DEFAMATORY CONTENT POSTED BY ITS USERS. IN USING THE WEBSITE YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS GARY WINSTON BROWN.COM AND ITS OWNER FROM AND AGAINST ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, OBLIGATIONS, JUDGMENTS, COST OF DEBT, ATTORNEY’S FEES AND OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF AND ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE.
Code of Conduct
Users of this Website agree to comply with all applicable laws. You agree not to interfere with the Website’s security or attempt to access any connected networks or to access the website without permission. The content of this Website may not be copied or reproduced in whole or in part.
Miscellaneous
Your use of and access to this Website affirms that you are 18 years of age or over (or of legal age or possess the consent of a parent or guardian in your province, territory, state or country) and are competent to understand the terms and conditions set forth herein. Users agree to abide by the terms of this Policy which will be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in the Province of Ontario, Canada. This website is maintained by GaryWinstonBrown.com from the Province of Ontario.
Resources
Contact
Email for Privacy question: gary@garywinstonbrown.com
Postal Address: Gary Winston Brown, Author, 14B – 1822 Whites Road, Suite 139, Pickering ON L1V 0B1