PRIVACY POLICY

About this policy

S C Cunningham is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible way. This policy outlines how I aim to achieve this and includes the information collected when:

• you use my website (www.sccunningham.com),
• you make enquiries on my website,
• someone is interested in using my services.

Definition of Personal Data

Personal Data means any data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly/indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to us via our site.

By providing your personal data, you agree that we can use your personal data in accordance with this policy.

Ensure you understand this policy in its entirety and take your time to read it.

Who I am?

S C Cunningham is an author, screenwriter and narrator based in West Sussex

How do I collect information from you?

I collect information when you:

• make an enquiry,
• sign up to marketing emails,
• are using my services

What type of information is collected from you?

You may be asked to submit personal information about yourself when making enquiries or when using my services. I will collect this information so I can respond to your enquiry and fulfil your request.

When you access my website:

There is "Device Information" about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by S C Cunningham without any personal information so the information remains anonymous. This information can include:

• device type (e.g. mobile, computer, laptop, tablet)
• operating system
• browser type
• browser information (e.g., type, language)
• access times
• settings
• referring website addresses
• other data about your device to provide the services as otherwise described in this policy.

Location information:

If you use our website, we may receive your generic location (such as city or neighbourhood).

How is your information used?

Our use of your personal data will always have a lawful basis, either because it is necessary to respond to your enquiries, because you have consented to our use of your personal data (e.g. by subscribing to emails), you have chosen to use our services, or because it is in our legitimate interests.

We require the information outlined in the previous section to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• Internal record keeping.
• Respond to your enquiries
• Improve our services.
• Send marketing communications if you have opted in to receive them.

Who has access to your information?

I will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties. Any personal information I request from you will be safeguarded under current legislation.

I will only share your information with companies if necessary to deliver services on my behalf. For example service providers, third-party payment processors, and other third parties required to manage your property and fulfil your requests, and as otherwise consented to by you or as permitted by applicable law.

Third parties (including Google) whose content appears on our Site may use third-party Cookies, as detailed below. Please refer to ‘Use of Cookies’ for more information on controlling Cookies. Please note that we do not control the activities of such third parties, nor the data they collect and use and advise you to check the privacy policies of any such third parties.

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information at any point.

How do we store data?

I only keep your personal data for as long as I need to in order to use it as described in this privacy policy, and/or for as long as I have your permission to keep it.

I will not contact you for marketing purposes by email, phone or text message unless you have given your prior consent. I will not pass your details to any third parties for marketing purposes unless you have expressly permitted us to. Furthermore, you can change your marketing preferences at any time by contacting me by email at office@sccunningham.com.

You have a right to request a copy of the personal information that S C Cunningham holds about you and have any inaccuracies corrected. Any such requests should be made to this email address: office@sccunningham.com.

You have the right to withdraw your consent to me using your personal data at any time, and to request that I delete it. I do not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected.

Security

Data security is very important to me, and to protect your data we have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through my Site.

Use of 'cookies'

Like many other websites, I use cookies. I use them to help you personalise your online experience.

A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server which allows the website to recognise you when you visit. Cookies only collect data about browsing actions and patterns, and do not identify you as an individual.

I use cookies for the following purposes:

Performance and analytics: cookies help me analyse how the services are being accessed and used, and enable me to track the performance of the services. For example, I use cookies to determine if you viewed a page or opened an email. This helps me provide you with information that you find interesting. I also use cookies to provide insights regarding your End Users and your sites' performance, such as page views, conversion rates, device information, and referral sites.
Opting Out: You can set your browser to not accept cookies, but this may limit your ability to use the services.

Website links

My Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that I have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and I advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

Changes to this statement

S C Cunningham will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect company and customer feedback. I encourage you to periodically review this statement to be informed of how S C Cunningham is protecting your information. This policy was last updated in October, 2023.

For more information, please feel free to contact me at: office@sccunningham.com

Contact Information

S C Cunningham welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that S C Cunningham has not adhered to this Privacy Policy, please contact S C Cunningham at office@sccunningham.com. I will aim to use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.