Alyson Chase
Alyson Chase lives in Colorado. A former attorney, she happily ditched those suits and now works in her pajamas writing about men’s briefs instead of legal briefs. When she’s not writing, she’s probably engaged in one of her favorite hobbies: napping, eating, or martial arts. (That last one almost makes up for the first two, right?) She also writes humorous, small-town, contemporary romance novels under the name Allyson Charles and paranormal romance as A. Caprice.
It is the author's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information she may collect from you or which you may provide to her, in the circumstances set out below. Accordingly, she have developed this privacy policy in order for you to understand how she collects, uses, communicates, discloses, safeguards and otherwise makes use of your personally identifiable information (“Personal Data”).
She will only collect and use your Personal Data where:
• she has lawful grounds to do so, including to comply with our legal obligations;
• she is performing a contract with you for her services; and
• she has legitimate interests in using your Personal Data and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), she, Allyson Charles/Alyson Chase/A. Caprice, is the “data controller”. If you have any questions about this policy or about how she uses your Personal Data, please contact her via her contact details at the end of this policy.
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This policy is effective as of 5/1/2018. She reviews her privacy practices on an ongoing basis, and as such she may change this privacy policy from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you are familiar with its current content.
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1. Personal Data she collects via her website www.allysoncharles.com/www.alysonchase.com (the “Website”) Personal Data that you provide to her She only collects Personal Data where you choose to interact with her on the Website in the following ways:
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ACTIVITY TYPES OF PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED
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When you sign up to receive free content, *Email address
including eBooks, videos, and offers. *First name
*Last name
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When you purchase a book directly from us. *Name
*Email address
*Phone number
*Any personal date which you provide to us in
the free text box of the form
*Payment method choice (payment details are held
by our payment processor, not us)
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When you complete the media enquiries form. *Name
*Email address
*Phone number
*Any personal data which you provide to us in the
free text box of the form
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Data that she collects automatically
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She automatically collects certain information when you visit her Website – such as the type of browser and operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider. She does not link this information with any Personal Data.
She may also collect data automatically through her use of cookies on the Website. Please see her cookie policy to find out about the types of cookies she sets and why, and how you can adjust your settings to disable cookies.
2. Use of your Personal Data
She will only use your Personal Data when the law allows her to. Most commonly, she uses your Personal Data to:
• process and manage your use of her website;
• respond to your questions, comments and requests;
• where you have opted-in to receive marketing from her, deliver communications that are relevant to your preferences / may be of interest to you;
• improve her services and Website through analysis of information.
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3. Sharing of your Personal Data
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She takes your privacy seriously and will not share your Personal Data with others, except as permitted by applicable law or as set out below:
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She shares Personal Data as necessary with third parties who provide services or functions on her behalf and who require the information to provide those specific services to her. 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 that she has appropriate data privacy safeguards in place with third parties with whom she shares Personal Data as described above and who are providing services or functions on our behalf.
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4. Keeping your Personal Data secure
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She has implemented security policies and technical measures to safeguard the Personal Data she collects. She maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable law, including the GDPR, to safeguard Personal Data from accidental loss, destruction or damage and unauthorised access, use and disclosure.
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5. Retention periods for use of your Personal Data
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She 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 as communicated to you. She reviews the Personal Data she holds at regular intervals and delete permanently or anonymise any Personal Data which is no longer necessary.
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6. Children
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This Website and her services are aimed at adults, and she does not knowingly collect any Personal Data relating to children aged under 18 years old. If you are under the age of 18, please do not provide her with any of your Personal Data, including your email address.
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7. Access to and control over your Personal Data
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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 us via email [allyson@allysoncharles.com] or via our postal address: 205 De Anza Blvd. #313, San Mateo, CA 94402.
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• see what Personal Data she holds about you (if any), including why she is holding it and who it could be disclosed to;
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• ask her to change/correct your Personal Data;
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• ask her to delete your Personal Data;
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• object to the processing of your Personal Data;
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• ask her to restrict the processing of your Personal Data;
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• withdraw any consents you have given her to the processing of your Personal Data; and
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• express any concerns you have about third parties’ use of your Personal Data.
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8. Change of purpose
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She will only use your Personal Data for the purposes for which she collected it, unless she reasonably considers 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 her.
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If she needs to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, she will notify you and she will explain the legal basis which allows her to do so.
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9. Contact Allyson/Alyson
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Our full details are: Allyson Charles/Alyson Chase /A. Caprice
Email for Privacy Questions: allyson@allysoncharles.com
Postal Address: P.O. Box 49201, Colorado Springs, CO 80949
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