Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy clauses define the conditions which one must accept in order to use these services. Once the site user reads this page, he or she automatically agrees to the policies laid out therein. If the user does not agree with these policies, he or she should not use this site or any services offered by this site. Use of this site and request for services indicates acceptance of this Privacy Policy.

I may apply changes to this policy without prior notice to reflect a change in operational procedures or for legal/regulatory purposes. This page is available at all times for reference.

Please contact me if you have any questions or need any clarification regarding the process or requirements of both parties.
Page last updated December 2022.

General overview of policy:

Any personal information and material submitted through my website or via email is treated confidentially and only used as detailed within this Privacy Policy.
No editorial projects are subcontracted, discussed with anyone else or passed on to a third-party unless I have the client’s consent or am required to do so for legal reasons.

Information I collect:

I may keep a record of any correspondence if I am contacted with regards to my editorial services. This includes general queries, requests for quotes or checking my availability.
Names, email addresses and details of projects provided on my contact form submitted via this website.

What happens with the information collected:

I may keep details such as contact information. Under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998, you may view your records to ensure that they are relevant, correct and up to date.

There are certain instances when personal details may be used:

To process an order.
To send out information, details of offers and changes/updates to services.
To help improve my services, website and marketing.
To address customer support related issues.
To receive testimonials.
You are under no obligation to receive these communications and you can opt out at any time by using the contact form on this site.
I may disclose information provided to me through my website or via email if I receive a request for information mandated by law or in response to a legal process.

Financial information:
All payments are processed using external financial institutions: PayPal or the client’s bank. I do not collect, or have access to, any financial information from my clients through this website.

Cookies:
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, tablet or mobile phone to improve your experience. These allow the website to provide basic functionality such as a browsing history for a particular user, how long is spent on the site, the pages visited so I can continue to produce engaging content, and give the ability to count the total number of users currently viewing the site.

The information below describes what information they gather, how I use it and why I sometimes need to store these cookies. I will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored, however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites functionality.

How I use cookies:
I use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Disabling cookies:
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies. This Cookies Policy was created with the help of the Cookies Policy Generator.

The cookies I set:

This site offers payment facilities and some cookies are essential to ensure that your order is remembered between pages so that I can process it properly.
Form-related cookies - when you submit data through to a form such as the one on my contact page or order form page, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.
Site preferences cookies - in order to provide you with a great experience on this site, I provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences, I need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page is affected by your preferences.

Third-party cookies:
In some special cases I also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third-party cookies you might encounter through this site.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, tablet or mobile to help the website analyze how users use the site. Google Analytics is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping me to understand how you use the site and ways that I can improve your experience. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Third-party analytics are used to track and measure usage of this site so that I can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site or pages you visit which helps me to understand how I can improve the site for you.
From time to time I test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When I are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring I understand which optimisations my users appreciate the most.

Google advertising cookies:

The Google AdSense service I use to serve advertising uses a DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads across the web and limit the number of times that a given ad is shown to you. For more information on Google AdSense see the official Google AdSense privacy FAQ.
Google uses cookies to help serve the ads that it displays on the websites of its partners, such as websites displaying Google ads or participating in Google certified ad networks. When users visit a Google partner's website, a cookie may be dropped on that end user's browser.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's previous visits to your website or other websites.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
I use adverts to offset the costs of running this site and provide funding for further development. The behavioural advertising cookies used by this site are designed to ensure that I provide you with the most relevant adverts where possible by anonymously tracking your interests and presenting similar things that may be of interest.
Several partners advertise on my behalf and affiliate tracking cookies simply allow me to see if my customers have come to the site through one of my partner sites so that I can credit them appropriately and where applicable allow my affiliate partners to provide any bonus that they may provide you for making a purchase.

More information:
Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned, if there is something you're not sure whether you need or not, it's usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on my site.

Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Ads Settings. (Users can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info (copy and paste link if this does not load correctly). For more general information on cookies, please read the Cookies Policy article.

However if you are still looking for more information, you can contact me through my Contact Form.

Security for personal information:
Any personal information submitted by you through my website is treated with the strictest confidence. This information is used solely to improve my website and the service/information it offers. Any information you submit will never be submitted or sold to a third party. However, data sent electronically via this website, as with any other internet site, can be intercepted; therefore, any information sent to me is at the sender’s own risk.

Other websites/third-party websites:
This site contains links to other websites on the internet. Once you have used these links to leave this website you should be aware that I do not have any control over these websites and their content. The policies of these sites are not under my control, and I cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites. These sites are not governed by my Privacy Policy. Please exercise caution and look at the Privacy Policy applicable to each site.

By visiting this website and placing an order, you are consenting to the use of your information for the purposes detailed above.