Privacy Policy

www.nicolabriggsauthor.com
Type of website: Author
Effective date: 1st day of September 2025

www.nicolabriggsauthor.com (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Nicola Briggs. Nicola Briggs is the data controller and can be contacted at:
hello@nicolabriggsauthor.com

Purpose
The purpose of this privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) is to inform users of her Site of the following:

  1. The personal data she will collect;
  2. Use of collected data;
  3. Who has access to the data collected; and
  4. The rights of Site users.

This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the Terms and Conditions of this Site. It is for this Site only and does not cover any other sites or platforms mentioned. If you have questions about how another website uses your information, you will need to check that site’s privacy statement.

GDPR
For users in the European Union, Nicola adheres to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). For users in the United Kingdom, she adheres to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018.

She has not appointed a Data Protection Officer as she does not fall within the categories of controllers and processors required to appoint a Data Protection Officer under Article 37 of the GDPR.

Consent
By using her Site users agree that they consent to:

  1. The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy.

When the legal basis for her processing your personal data is that you have provided your consent to that processing, you may withdraw your consent at any time. If you withdraw your consent, it will not make any processing which was completed before you withdrew your consent unlawful.

You can withdraw your consent by contacting Nicola using the contact form on this Site.

Legal Basis for Processing
Nicola will collect and process personal data about users only when she has a legal basis for doing so. She relies on the following legal basis to collect and process the personal data of users:

  1. Users have provided their consent to the processing of their data for one or more specific purposes.

Personal Data Collected
Nicola only collects data that helps her achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. She will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.

When you visit and use her Site, she may, automatically or otherwise, collect and store the following information:

  1. Content viewed;
  2. The frequency and duration of your visit to her Site;
  3. Name (to include first and last name), email address, and phone number if provided; and
  4. Data collected through Google analytics, to include but not limited to IP addresses, browser types, device types, and the “referring URL” (i.e., the page from which you navigated to this Site) – please visit Google support pages concerning their provision and use of data analytics.

How Your Personal Data is Used
Data collected on this Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of this Site. Nicola will not use your data beyond what she discloses in this Privacy Policy.

The data collected is used for the following purposes:

  1. To respond to enquiries;
  2. To create a newsletter;
  3. To create a mailing list;
  4. To send promotional emails and updates on her books, events, and related news, to those who have provided their details for this purpose and who have not opted out by clicking the “unsubscribe” link contained within earlier communications or by contacting her directly. MailerLite is her third-party email marketing service. By signing up, you agree to MailerLite’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy;
  5. To analyse this Site’s performance; and
  6. To improve your user experience.

Nicola does not sell, rent, or trade your data.

Who Nicola Shares Personal Data With

  1. Employees;
  2. She may disclose user data to any trusted service provider, such as external web designers or those marketing advisers who reasonably need access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy; and
  3. MailerLite in respect of information collected through newsletter signups and “express interest” submissions.

Other Disclosures
She will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:

  1. If the law requires it;
  2. If it is required for any legal proceeding; and
  3. To prove or protect her legal rights.

If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that Nicola is not responsible for and has no control over their privacy policies and practices.

How Long Your Personal Data is Stored
User data will be stored until the purpose the data was collected for has been achieved. You will be notified if your data is kept for longer than this period. It will not be retained if you opt out of communications or unsubscribe.

How Nicola Protects Your Personal Data from unauthorised access, disclosure, or alteration
She uses:

  • outsourced internet security software
  • industry-standard encryption
  • a secure server with Hostinger
  • reliance upon the privacy policies and data storage security of Google and MailerLite

While she takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore, she is unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.

Your Rights as a User
Under GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights:

  1. Right to be informed;
  2. Right of access;
  3. Right to rectification;
  4. Right to erasure;
  5. Right to restrict processing and opt out;
  6. Right to object; and
  7. Right not to be subjected to automated decision-making including profiling.

Children
This Site is not targeted at children. Nicola does not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 16 years of age. If she learns that she has collected personal data from a child under 16 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 16 years of age has provided her with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our privacy officer.

How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected
If you would like to know if she has collected your personal data, how she has used your personal data, if she has disclosed your personal data and to whom it was disclosed, if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, or if you would like to exercise any of your other rights under the GDPR, please contact our privacy officer here:

Nicola Briggs
hello@nicolabriggsauthor.com

In accordance with GDPR, any requests for amendments, deletion, or copies of data will be fulfilled within 30 days (though usually much quicker).

Modifications
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to the data collection process. When Nicola amends this Privacy Policy, she will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. She recommends that her users periodically review her Privacy Policy to ensure they are notified of any updates. If necessary, she may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.

Security Breaches
Under GDPR law, if personal data has been put at risk there is a requirement to report the breach to the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK within 72 hours. Certain types of data breach do not need to be reported if they are considered harmless and pose no risk to individual data. If a breach is considered high-risk, all individuals who are impacted will be informed right away via direct email.

Cookies
This Site may use cookies to improve your browsing experience. You will be notified if cookies are in use and given the option to consent.

Complaints
If you have any complaints about how Nicola processes your personal data, please contact her through the contact methods listed in the Contact Information section so that she can, where possible, resolve the issue. If you feel she has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner you may contact a supervisory authority. You also have the right to directly make a complaint to a supervisory authority. You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority by contacting the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK.

Applicable Law
This privacy policy is governed by the laws of England and Wales, and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in this jurisdiction.

Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, you can contact the Site’s privacy officer, Nicola Briggs at: hello@nicolabriggsauthor.com

The hosting provider is Hostinger.

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