PRIVACY POLICY 


This author here, Rae Hachton, respects your privacy and your Personal Data and would never sell it to a third party provider. This policy outlines what type of data this website (www.raehachton.com) or its author may collect from you, or the data which you might provide. If you have any questions about this policy or how your Personal Data is being used, please contact the author using the details provided at the end of this policy.

This policy is effective as of May 16, 2018. This policy will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and may be updated from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you’re familiar with its current content.

When do we collect information?



  • When you sign-up or subscribe to the author’s newsletter.
  • When you submit an inquiry to the author via the contact form.
  • When you leave a comment in the comment section of the blog.
  • When you purchase a book or book related item directly from this site. (As of 5/16/2018 this is not yet an option, but may be so in the future.) This data might include, in the future, Name, Email Address, Mailing Address, Any Personal Data you provide to us in the free text box of the form, and Payment method of choice. (Payment details are held by our payment processor, such as Paypal, and not us.)


DATA THAT IS AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED


Certain information is automatically collected when you visit our website—such as the type of browser and operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider. We do not link any of this information with your Personal Data.

We may also collect data automatically through the use of cookies on the website. Please see our Cookie Policy to find out more about the types of cookies that are collected and how you can adjust your settings to disable cookies.

How do we use your information?

  • The author responds to your questions, comments, and requests either on a blog post or via email, with your permission
  • Where you have opted-in to receive marketing newsletter from the author, or when the author delivers communication or correspondence to you via email, with your permission, she may use your details to zip you off an email about book-related goodies, giveaways, excerpts, and/or new forthcoming releases
  • When you make a book or book related purchase that requires the author to use the information you’ve provided (Name, Mailing Address) to ship your product to your location
  • Use the browsing data provide through Google Analytics or Squarespace’s data algorithms to help the author improve her author website and create more engaging content for your enjoyment (Please review Cookie Policy)


Keeping your Personal Data secure


Your Personal information (provided with your permission when you sign-up for author’s newsletter) is safeguarded behind secured networks and is only accessible to the author via her Mailchimp subscriber’s list. She will not share, sell, or knowingly pass on your information. However, the author disclaims any and all liability should there ever be a security breach. The author cannot make any promises or guarantees that such a breach will never happen. In the event that there is ever such a data breach, the author will notify you within 7 business days once it is brought to her awareness.

All future payment transactions will be handled and processed by Paypal and its gateway provider and will not be stored or processed on our server.

How long will we keep your Personal Data?


Information provided to the author in relation to your  Newsletter subscription will only be kept for as long as you wish to continue receiving bookish news from the author. You may, at any time, request that any Personal Data you’ve shared with the author be deleted. It is your right to erasure.  For specifics on the author’s newsletter, scroll down.

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)


The Children Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) requires website operators and owners to comply with its rules and regulations in regard to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old and puts Parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforces the COPPA Rule for what actions need to take place in order to protect children’s privacy and online safety.

This website and its services are aimed at Young Adults ages 17 and older and we do not knowingly collect any Personal Data related to children under the age of 17 years old. If you are under the age of 17 years old, please do not provide us with any of your Personal Data, including your email address.

Access to and control of your Personal Data


You have legal rights under applicable law in relation to your Personal Date. You can ask the following questions or take the following actions, at any time by contacting us via email (raehachton (at) gmail (dot) com)


  • See what Personal Data we hold about you (if any) including why we are holding it and who it could be disclosed to
  • Ask us to change/correct your Personal Data
  • Ask us to delete your Personal Data
  • Object to the processing of your Personal Data
  • Ask us to restrict the processing of your Personal Data
  • Withdraw any consents you have given us to the processing of your Personal Data
  • Express any concerns you have about third parties’ use of your Personal Data


8. Change of purpose


We will only use your Personal Data for the purpose for which we collect it unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to have an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.

In the event that we need to have your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

9. Contact


raehachton (at) (gmail) (dot) (com)


AUTHOR SPECIFIC


Rae Hachton is a writer and author of Young Adult and New Adult novels. The author offers a Newsletter and Contact Form via Mailchimp which, upon your consent to provide this information, may collect from you the following: NAME, AGE, EMAIL ADDRESS. This data will be collected in order to send you marketing and bookish updates, per your consent and request. This author will never send you spam and will never pass on your details, except as outlined above.

ABOUT THE NEWSLETTER:


  1. Subscribing is OPTIONAL.
  2. Once subscribed, you may UNSUBSCRIBE at any time by clicking the Unsubscribe link located at the bottom (footer) of the Newsletter. You can also request that your data be deleted by emailing the author at (raehachton) (at) (gmail) (dot) (com).
  3. The Newsletter will be sent occasionally and subject and content of Newsletter will consist of, but not limited exclusively to, the following:



  • Blog articles, book announcements, new releases or current works-in-progress  information
  • Promotions such as: book sales, discounts, giveaways, offers
  • Excerpts from forthcoming books, Pre-Order or ordering information, Links to websites where to purchase the book, Q&A, and other such book related material.


The author will not email you without your consent. PLEASE NOTE: Filling out the form with your INFO, clicking SUBSCRIBE, and OPTING-IN by clicking the confirmation link sent to your inbox is giving your consent to be emailed.
Your Name and Email Address data will be stored electronically on the data processor (Mailchimp) and will be contained on the author’s email marketing list until you, the subscriber, unsubscribe. Once you unsubscribe or request to be unsubscribed and data deleted, you will no longer be contacted through email by the author.

PLEASE READ:


HOW EMAIL ADDRESS IS COLLECTED FOR MAILCHIMP

You directly sign-up for the Author’s Newsletter using the MAILCHIMP sign-up form, or;
HELLOBAR, (GDPR compliant) located on (www.raehachton.com) will collect your NAME and EMAIL ADDRESS, upon your consent, and, after you OPT-IN, will import your information into the Author’s email subscribers list. If you feel uncomfortable using Hellobar to record your information, please use the direct Mailchimp sign-up form.

ABOUT THE CONTACT FORM:

The author has made it convenient for her readers to reach her via a CONTACT form. This form will ask you for your NAME and EMAIL ADDRESS. You do not have to use this contact form to reach the author. You can simply email her at (raehachton) (at) (gmail) (dot) (com.) If you decide to contact the author via the contact form, the information you provide when submitting an inquiry will only be used to deliver your message to the author. It will NOT subscribe you to any email newsletter list. If you wish to receive a response from the author, be sure to check the box which will give your consent for the author to respond to your email. Without your given consent, the author will not reply.

BY USING THE CONTACT FORM, PLEASE NOTE: Your email address and name will not be stored, sold, or added to any email list. This information, provided with your consent when filling out the form, will only serve to enable correspondence with the author and will be deleted immediately upon request, or within 72 hours of initial contact.


AGE AND PERMISSIONS


Author Rae Hachton writes for Young Adults on the Upper YA spectrum and requires that all correspondence, inquiries, and any collected data are from those persons ages 17 or older and the author and author’s website does not seek to collect personal information from persons under the age of 17 without Parent or Guardian permission and consent. Be advised that excerpts from this author’s books, sent in marketing emails or posted on this website, may contain sexual situations and other such graphic content not suitable for those under the age of 17. If you are under the age of 17, please click off this website immediately.

This Author considers the Young Adult Spectrum range as follows:

Tween: 12+
Teen: 12-16+
Upper YA:  17+
New Adult 17-21+

Upper YA and New Adult is this author’s (Rae Hachton’s) target audience.

Please note that the ‘AGE’ documented on the Newsletter sign-up form is to ensure that the subscriber is of 17 years of age or older and will be noted and recorded as such. The author and this author’s website will not be held liable for false and/or misleading information and the author and this author’s website disclaims any and all liability. PLEASE REFER TO LIABILITY CLAUSE.

ABOUT THIS WEBSITE:


How does (www.raehachton.com) use your data?


When someone visits this website, it uses a third party service to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behavior patterns. This provides information about the number of visitors on the website and allows the author to make improvements related to content. This does not allow the website or its author to identify or make any attempt to identify those who are visiting this website. PLEASE VIEW THE COOKIE POLICY.

Who is collecting your Personal Data?


The author (Rae Hachton) via Mailchimp Newsletter, upon your given consent, or via web contact form submission.

Why is your Personal Data being collected?


If you wish to receive an occasional Newsletter from the author, upon your given consent (see above), the information provided will be used to contact you via email.

How will it be used?

(See above)


Who will your name and email address be shared with?


No one, unless you give author permission to share it, or as outlined above.

SOCIAL MEDIA CONTACT


IF you contact the author in a private or direct message via any of the social media platforms, the author may store and/or keep a record of this correspondence. It will not be shared with any other persons or organizations. However, please note that social media apps and websites may track your information and web history, but please rest assured they are not sharing your information with this website or its author. PLEASE VIEW COOKIE POLICY.

COMMENTING


This website allows you to comment on posts. Please note that when doing so, you may be providing your name, avatar, and other such identifiable information. If you are not comfortable with this, please consider not commenting.


BOOK REVIEWS


This website features select reviews from readers of the author’s books. Please note that when leaving a review, the author may highlight select passages from that review on this website, along with its source. If you do not wish for your review to appear here, you may contact the author and request its removal from this website.

LIMITATION ON LIABILITY


BY USING THIS SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS AUTHOR AND THIS AUTHOR’S WEBSITE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THIS SITE, (EVEN IF THIS AUTHOR AND THIS AUTHOR’S WEBSITE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WEBSITE VISITORS UNDER THE AGE OF 17 PERUSING, BROWSING, SHARING, AND ETCETERA, THIS WEBSITE’S CONTENT WITH OR WITHOUT PARENTAL OR GUARDIAN EXPRESSED PERMISSION.

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