Privacy & Cookies

This privacy policy governs the privacy of the users of www.portuspress.com.  The use of cookies is also set out.

The policy sets out the different areas where user privacy is concerned and outlines the obligations and requirements of the users, the website and website owners. Furthermore the way this website processes, stores and protects user data and information will also be detailed within this policy.

This website and its owner take a proactive approach to user privacy and ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its users throughout their visiting experience. This website complies with all UK national and EU laws and requirements for user privacy, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Use of Cookies

This website uses cookies to enhance the user’s experience while visiting the website.  More information is available here.

Users are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from this website on to their computers hard drive they should take necessary steps within their web browsers security settings to block all cookies from this website and its external serving vendors. However, you should be aware that if cookies aren’t enabled on your computer it may mean that you will be unable to add music to your basket or make a purchase.  In these cases please contact me and I will happily submit an invoice to you via Paypal for the music you wish to buy.

Cookie Policy

Effective Date: 23-Nov-2023
Last Updated: 23-Nov-2023

 

What are cookies?

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.

 

How do we use cookies?

As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

 

Types of Cookies we use

 

Manage cookie preferences

Cookie Settings

You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the above button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc

If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.

 

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Use of Your Information

Customers can create an account on this website for ease of future ordering.  The information you provide will assist me solely in processing your order: I will not send out newsletters unless a customer has expressly opted in to receive such communications from me (see Email Newsletter below). Customers who opt to create a customer account should be aware that their name, address and email address are stored but no financial information, such as credit card numbers: all payments are process via Paypal.  You can delete your account at any time.  If you would like to delete your account and you have difficulty in doing so, please contact me.

Email Newsletter

This website operates an email/newsletter program, used to keep subscribers up-to-date about the activities of Portus Press, including new titles/special offers etc..  Users can request personally to subscribe to my newsletter or can subscribe through an online automated process (via various sign-up methods on the website).  If you have opted to receive occasional newsletters/emails from Portus Press your email address and name will be stored on the Mailchimp website database.  Requests to be added to the Mailchimp database are followed up by a further email asking you to reconfirm that you wish to subscribe – this is called a ‘double opt-in’, as required under the GDPR.  You can request to be unsubscribed from the list at any time by using the contact form, or by clicking the unsubscribe link included on every email newsletter we send out.

Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until a time it is no longer required or you request to be removed from the database, as detailed in the GDPR.  Whilst Mailchimp is itself a highly secure platform no website can offer a cast iron guarantee that your information is totally secure.  If a security breach occurs you will be informed as soon as is practicably possible.   Rest assured that your details are not passed on to any third parties.

Under the GDPR you may request a copy of personal information held about you by this website’s email newsletter program. If you would like a copy of the information held please contact me.

Email marketing campaigns published by this website or its owners may contain tracking facilities within the actual email. Subscriber activity is tracked and stored in a database for future analysis and evaluation. Such tracked activity may include; the opening of emails, forwarding of emails, the clicking of links within the email content, times, dates and frequency of activity.  This information is used to refine future email campaigns and supply the user with more relevant content based around their activity.

External Links

Although this website aims to provide only quality, safe and relevant external links users should always adopt a policy of caution before clicking any external web links mentioned throughout this website.

The owner of this website cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked website despite their best efforts. Users should therefore note they click on external links at their own risk and this website and its owners 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 owners participate on are custom to the terms and conditions as well as the privacy policies held with each social media platform respectively.

Users are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate / engage upon them with due care and caution in regard to their own privacy and personal details. This website nor its owners will ever ask for personal or sensitive information through social media platforms and encourage users wishing to discuss sensitive details to contact them directly via email.

This website may use social sharing buttons which help share web content directly from web pages to the social media platform in question. Users are advised before using such social sharing buttons that they do so at their own discretion and note that the social media platform may track and save your request to share a web page respectively through your social media platform account.

Shortened Links in Social Media

This website and its owners through their social media platform accounts may share web links to relevant web pages. By default some social media platforms shorten lengthy url’s [web addresses] (this is an example: http://bit.ly/zyVUBo).

Users are advised to take caution and good judgement before clicking any shortened url’s published on social media platforms by this website and its owners. Despite the best efforts to ensure only genuine url’s are published many social media platforms are prone to spam and hacking and therefore this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any shortened links.

Disclosing Your Information

I will not disclose your personal information to any other party other than in accordance with this Privacy Policy unless I am legally required by law to disclose your personal information, or to further fraud protection and reduce the risk of fraud.

Resources & Further Information

1.10            Contacting Me

Please do not hesitate to contact me regarding any matter relating to this Privacy Policy at:  contact_image

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Free Website Privacy Policy written by Jamie King Media – SEO Carmarthenshire © 2013 – v.2.0 April 2013 .  Edited & customised by Lisa Portus, Portus Press.