Privacy Policy

BySMB Staff

Last Updated: [12/08/2024]

1. Introduction

Welcome to ShoutMyBook.com (“we,” “our,” “us”). We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our clients, authors, publishers, and website visitors. This Privacy Policy delineates the manner in which we collect, utilize, disclose, and protect your personal information in accordance with applicable laws, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. By accessing or using our services, you consent to the practices described herein.

2. Information We Collect

In the course of providing our services, we may collect various types of information, including but not limited to:

  • Personal Identification Information: This encompasses data such as your full name, email address, telephone number, and mailing address. Such information is typically collected when you register on our site, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a survey, or fill out a form.
  • Professional Information: Pertinent details related to your professional engagements, including book titles, author names, publishing details, and other related information, are collected to facilitate our promotional services.
  • Financial Information: To process transactions efficiently, we collect payment-related information, including credit card numbers, billing addresses, and other relevant financial data.
  • Technical Data: We automatically collect information about your device and usage patterns. This includes your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Our website employs cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience, analyze website performance, and deliver personalized content. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us understand your preferences and improve our services.

3. How We Collect Information

We gather information through various methods:

  • Direct Interactions: You may provide personal data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us via post, phone, email, or other means. This includes personal data you provide when you:
    • Apply for our services.
    • Create an account on our website.
    • Subscribe to our publications.
    • Request marketing materials to be sent to you.
    • Enter a competition, promotion, or survey.
    • Provide feedback or contact us.
  • Automated Technologies or Interactions: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies.
  • Third Parties or Publicly Available Sources: We may receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources, including:
    • Technical Data from analytics providers.
    • Contact, Financial, and Transaction Data from providers of technical, payment, and delivery services.
    • Identity and Contact Data from publicly available sources.

4. Use of Your Information

We utilize the information collected for the following purposes:

  • Provision and Management of Services: To deliver our services effectively, including processing your orders, managing your account, and providing customer support.
  • Processing Transactions: To process payments and fulfill orders for services and digital goods, ensuring that all financial transactions are conducted securely.
  • Communication: To communicate with you regarding your account, respond to your inquiries, provide information about our services, and notify you about changes to our terms or policies.
  • Improvement of Services: To analyze data and usage patterns to improve our website, products, services, marketing, and customer relationships and experiences.
  • Marketing and Promotions: To provide you with information about services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or inquired about, or to notify you about upcoming events, promotions, or news about our company.
  • Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations, including the prevention of fraud and abuse, and to ensure the security of our website and services.

5. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your personal information under the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We engage third-party service providers to perform functions on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. These providers have access to personal information needed to perform their functions but are prohibited from using it for other purposes.
  • Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require them to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
  • Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
  • Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information to protect and defend our rights or property, prevent fraud, or act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the website or the public.

6. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. These measures include:

  • Encryption: We use encryption protocols to protect personal data during transmission and storage.
  • Access Controls: Access to your personal data is limited to authorized personnel who require access to perform their job functions.
  • Regular Audits: We conduct regular audits of our data collection, storage, and processing practices to ensure compliance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

In accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you are entitled to the following rights concerning your personal data:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether or not we are processing your personal data and, if so, to access the personal data and the information regarding its processing.
  • Right to Rectification: If any personal data we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to request its correction or completion without undue delay.
  • Right to Erasure: You may request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances, such as when the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or if you withdraw your consent upon which the processing is based.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data if you contest its accuracy, the processing is unlawful, or we no longer need the data for processing purposes, but you require it for legal claims.
  • Right to Data Portability: You are entitled to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit that data to another controller without hindrance from us.
  • Right to Object: You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data, including profiling, unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided in section 11. We will respond to your request within the time frame stipulated by applicable law.

8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website utilizes cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience, analyze website performance, and deliver personalized content and advertisements.

  • What Are Cookies: Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the site owners.
  • Types of Cookies We Use:
    • Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.
    • Performance Cookies: These allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.
    • Functional Cookies: These enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization.
    • Targeting Cookies: These may be set through our site by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.
  • Managing Cookies: You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. However, if you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

For more detailed information about the cookies we use, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

9. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

10. Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies exclusively to the website www.ShoutMyBook.com, operated by Hunchpress Publishing Private Limited. It governs the privacy of individuals (“users”) who choose to use this website. The policy outlines the various areas where user privacy is concerned and details the obligations and requirements of the users, the website, and its owners. Furthermore, it elucidates how this website processes, stores, and protects user data and information.

11. Contact & Communication

Users contacting this website and/or its owners do so at their discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until it is no longer required or has no use. Every effort has been made to ensure a safe and secure form-to-email submission process, but users are advised that they do so at their own risk.

This website and its owners use any information submitted to provide you with further information about the products and services they offer or to assist you in answering any questions or queries you may have submitted. This includes using your details to subscribe you to any email newsletter program the website operates, but only if this was made clear to you and your express permission was granted when submitting any form-to-email process, or whereby you have previously purchased from or enquired about purchasing a product or service that the email newsletter relates to. Your details are not passed on to any third parties.

12. Email Newsletter

This website operates an email newsletter program to inform subscribers about products and services supplied by this website. Users can subscribe through an online automated process should they wish to do so but do so at their discretion. Some subscriptions may be manually processed through prior written agreement with the user.

13. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date above. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Hunchpress Publishing Private Limited
6, Richmond Road, Richmond Town, BLR, KA
Email: info@shoutmybook.com
Escalation: admin@hunchpress.com

We are committed to addressing your inquiries promptly and resolving any concerns you may have regarding the processing of your personal data.