Who we are
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Paperback Magic is a blog dedicated to the exploration and recommendation of romance and fantasy books.
Our website address is: https://paperbackmagic.com.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors, ensuring that your personal information is handled in a secure and responsible manner.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: Gravatar Privacy. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies
This section explains how Paperback Magic uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Paperback Magic) are called “first party cookies”. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third party cookies”. Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
Why do we use cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Website. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our Website, and the purposes they perform are described in the table below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific parts of the Website you visit):
- Essential website cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
- Analytics and customization cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are or to help us customize our Website for you.
- Advertising cookies: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and, in some cases, selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You may also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on 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.
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.
Links to other websites
Please note that our website may contain links to other sites, including sites maintained by third parties, which are not governed by this privacy policy. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites and encourage you to read the privacy statements of each site you visit, which collects personal information.
Analytics
This website uses the Google Site Kit plugin to monitor essential Google Analytics metrics, including visitor count, acquisition methods, and specifics on traffic origins.
For details on the precise data collected by Google Analytics, please consult the relevant documentation provided by Google Analytics.
By default, this plugins do not transmit personal data to Google nor display IP addresses in the reports.
Children’s Privacy
At Paperback Magic, we are committed to protecting the privacy of young children and comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
Our website and its content are directed to people who are at least 13 years of age or older.
GDPR Compliance
In adherence to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Paperback Magic is committed to ensuring the privacy and protection of personal data for individuals within the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA).
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will promptly respond to your request in accordance with GDPR regulations.
Who do we share your data with
At Paperback Magic, we value your privacy and are committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of our visitors and subscribers. As part of our operations, there may be times when your data is shared with certain third parties.
Below, we outline the circumstances under which your data may be shared:
- Service Providers: We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf, such as hosting our blog. These service providers have access only to personal information needed to perform their functions but are not permitted to use it for other purposes.
- Legal Requirements: Paperback Magic may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Paperback Magic; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Paperback Magic; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Paperback Magic, or the public.
- Aggregate Information: We may share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.
We do not sell, rent, or otherwise share personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
Where is your data sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
How we protect your data
At Paperback Magic, the security of your data is our top priority. We are committed to implementing and maintaining robust security measures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your personal information.
Please note, while we take all appropriate measures to safeguard your personal data, no website, online transaction, computer system, or wireless connection is completely secure. We encourage you to take steps to protect your personal information online, including ensuring any online account passwords are kept secure and confidential.
What rights do you have over your data
If you have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Contact us
If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy or any privacy-specific concerns, you can contact us using our Contact Us page.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Therefore, please re-visit this Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed since any changes made to this Privacy Policy will take effect as soon it is updated and will not be explicitly announced.
By using our site, you consent to this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on March 22nd, 2024