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Sam Fairburn Privacy Policy


It is Sam Fairburn and Sam Fairburn Publishing’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you or which you may provide to us, in the circumstances set out below.
Accordingly, we have developed this privacy policy in order for you to understand how https://www.samfairburn.com website (hereafter the "website") collect, use, communicate, disclose, safeguard and otherwise make use of your personally identifiable information (“Personal Data”).


Your use of this website constitutes your acceptance of this privacy policy and your consent to the practices it describes. If you do not agree, you can simply not use this website. Continued use of the website means you accept the policy and any periodic changes.


We will only collect and use your Personal Data where:


• we have lawful grounds to do so, including to comply with our legal obligations;


• we are performing a contract with you for our services; and


• we have legitimate interests in using your Personal Data and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.


For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), we, Sam Fairburn Publishing and Author Sam Fairburn, are the “data controller”. If you have any questions about this policy or about how we use your Personal Data, please contact us via our contact details at the end of this policy.


This policy is effective as of September 15th, 2023. We review our privacy practices on an ongoing basis, and as such we may change this privacy policy from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you are familiar with its current content.

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1. Personal Data we collect via our website www.samfairburn.com (the “Website”)


Personal Data that you provide to us


We only collect Personal Data where you choose to interact with us on the Website in the following ways:

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  • When you sign up for our mailing list, we collect your email address and first name. You can unsubscribe from the mailing list by clicking the link at the bottom of the email. We share your contact information with our email marketing provider, so that they can send these emails on our behalf.

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Data that we collect automatically


We automatically collect certain information when you visit our Website – such as the type of browser and operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider. We do not link this information with any Personal Data.


We may also collect data automatically through our use of cookies on the Website. Please see our cookie policy to find out about the types of cookies we set and why, and how you can adjust your settings to disable cookies.


2. Use of your Personal Data


We will only use your Personal Data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your Personal Data to:


• process and manage your use of our website;


• respond to your questions, comments and requests;


• where you have opted-in to receive marketing from us, deliver communications that are relevant to your preferences / may be of interest to you;


• improve our services and Website through analysis of information.


3. Sharing of your Personal Data


We take your privacy seriously and will not share your Personal Data with others, except as permitted by applicable law or as set out below:


We share Personal Data as necessary with third parties who provide services or functions on our behalf and who require the information to provide those specific services to us. These third parties may include social media advertising platforms such as Facebook and Google Adwords for the purpose of custom audience generation and the development of targeting criteria for other audiences. Please note that we have appropriate data privacy safeguards in place with third parties with whom we share Personal Data as described above and who are providing services or functions on our behalf.


Your personal information may be shared in the following circumstances:


-  Service providers: We may share your data and personal information to companies that provide services to us. These services include, but are not limited to, emailing, business data analysis, fraudulent activity investigations and customer service.


-  Social networks, widgets and plug-ins: The use of any link and function managed by a third party and available on our website may result in the collection of data by that third party or the sharing of information with that third party.


-  Security and legal processes: Your data and personal information may be shared in order to protect the legal rights of our company, our partners, our officers, our directors, our employees, our interns and our agents. In addition, your data and personal information may be shared (1) when required by law, (2) in order to protect the safety of our visitors or (3) for detection and / or protection against fraud.


4. Keeping your Personal Data secure


We have implemented security policies and technical measures to safeguard the Personal Data we collect. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable law, including the GDPR, to safeguard Personal Data from accidental loss, destruction or damage and unauthorised access, use and disclosure.


Files containing your personal data and information are kept on our servers or those of our service providers and are accessible by our employees, agents and authorized agents who need access to perform their functions. We are aware that our users trust us in the protection of their personal information and we take reasonable and appropriate measures to ensure that this personal information is protected. However, no security system is foolproof and we cannot promise that your information will remain secure under all circumstances.


5. Retention periods for use of your Personal Data


We will use and store your Personal Data only for as long as necessary, bearing in mind the uses of your Personal Data as described in this privacy policy and otherwise as communicated to you. We review the Personal Data we hold at regular intervals and delete permanently or anonymise any Personal Data which is no longer necessary.


6. Children


This Website and our services are aimed at adults, and we do not knowingly collect any Personal Data relating to children aged under 18 years old. If you are under the age of 18, please do not provide us with any of your Personal Data, including your email address.


7. Access to and control over your Personal Data


You have legal rights under applicable law in relation to your Personal Data. You can ask the following questions, or take the following actions, at any time by contacting us via email at sam@samfairburn.com:


• see what Personal Data we hold about you (if any), including why we are holding it and who it could be disclosed to;


• ask us to change/correct your Personal Data;


• ask us to delete your Personal Data;


• object to the processing of your Personal Data;


• ask us to restrict the processing of your Personal Data;


• withdraw any consents you have given us to the processing of your Personal Data; and


• express any concerns you have about third parties’ use of your Personal Data.


8. Change of purpose


We will only use your Personal Data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to have an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.


If we need to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.


9. Contact Us


Our full details are: 


Sam Fairburn, Author. Sam Fairburn Publishing, Publisher.


Email for Privacy Questions: sam@samfairburn.com

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