Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy was created in line with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and applies to L J Harris’s website. While this legislation formally applies only to European citizens at this time, we choose to apply it to everyone we deal with.

L J Harris also has a number of affiliated social network connections including, Facebook, Facebook Author Page, Twitter, Instagram and Amazon author profile. Each of these sites have their own Privacy Policies which you should refer to.

We respect your privacy

This privacy policy explains how L J Harris uses personal data on our site. The privacy policy is effective from 25 May 2018. Please look over it.

Here is some information on our policies:

Why we process personal data and what we use it for

In circumstances where you sign up or engage in a contest through Rafflecopter, that site will hold your name, email address and the IP address you entered the contest with. Postal addresses may be collected for signed paperbacks/swag giveaways, but then deleted after the prize has been posted.

What counts as personal data? 

Personal data is any information that can be used to identify someone, whether through direct or indirect means, including commonly used online identifiers such as cookies and location data. On this site:

1.      The consent box in email subscriptions is not pre-ticked by default.

2.      Consent for cookie usage is now included in any signups.

3.      A user’s information is not shared with any third-party promoters.

4.      Before users can leave a comment, we will get consent by using a checkbox and disclose that this site will store comments and information relating to the comment such as the date and computer’s IP address. This data is not used in any way by L J Harris.

Right of access

You have the right to access your personal data and to know how it is being processed.

EU data subjects also have a right to be forgotten. If you are an EU data subject, you may request to have all your data deleted from a server or transferred to another company.

If there is a breach of personal data we will notify the Supervisory Authority within 72 hours, unless the breach is harmless and poses no risk to an individual. If a breach is concluded to be high risk, L J Harris will inform the individual as well.

Personal addresses 

If you buy or win signed paperbacks or swag from L J Harris, we will collect your name, address and email. This data is held in secure files and is not shared with anyone outside of L J Harris and the postal company who delivers the parcel. The data is deleted from our servers after the items have been sent out.

How to contact L J Harris about your data privacy

All you need to do is email L J Harris. We will be happy to share with you any information we might hold on you.

Unsubscribing from Social Media

Followers of any Blogger or Social Media platform can unfollow at any time.