Privacy Policy for Octavia.net

 

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This privacy policy governs the manner in which The Hall of Tyr AB (“The Hall of Tyr”) collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (individual, a “User” or “Visitor”) of the https://octavia.net website (“Site”). This privacy policy applies to the Site and any and all products and services offered by The Hall of Tyr AB.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, how this site operates or any other interactions with this site please contact:

The Hall of Tyr AB
Box 2010
621 21 Visby, Gotland, Sweden
octavia@octavia.net

The Hall of Tyr AB business activities are related to the works of Octavia Randolph.

Collection

We may collect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when users sign up for our mailing list when registering to get a free book or by following Octavia Randolph on social media, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on the Site.

Users may be asked to provide, as appropriate, a name (first, last or any moniker real or imagined), and email address and a company name or website. Users may visit our site anonymously.  We will collect PII from Users only if they voluntarily provide such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply PII, except that doing so may prevent them from engaging in some Site related activities.

We may collect certain non-PII about Users whenever they visit our Site. Non-PII may include the User’s browser type and version, time of day of the visit and length of the visit as well as geographic location based on IP address and other technical information such as their Internet Service Provider (ISP) and other related information.

For additional details see our Privacy Notice.

Security

Our Site uses appropriate data collection, storage and processing standards and employs security practices designed to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of PII stored on our Site. The Site uses SSL-secured communication channels  when exchanging any sensitive or private data between the User and the Site.

Our site is regularly tested for vulnerabilities in order to create an environment that is as safe and secure as possible for our Users.

Sharing

We may use third party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site, or administer certain activities on our behalf, such as managing our mailing list and distributing books or other free materials.

  • Akismet (anti-spam service)
  • Aweber (mailing)
  • BookFunnel (book distribution)
  • Facebook (advertising)
  • Google (analytics)
  • Instagram (social media)
  • Really Simple SSL (SSL certificate / security)
  • SiteLock (site security)
  • WordPress (website)

We have no advertising on the Site other than providing links to our third party vendors who market and sell our books and related merchandise:

  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • Barnes & Noble
  • Findaway Voices
  • Kobo
  • Ingram Spark
  • Zazzle

We will never share any PII or other information provided to us to any other third parties for any purposes unless required to defend The Hall of Tyr and its properties or to comply with law enforcement agencies when legally required to do so.

Users may opt out of receiving mailings from Hall of Tyr AB at any time. If a user wishes to unsubscribe they may follow the instructions which are included in every email.

We may contact Users for various reasons including in response to direct correspondence, notification of errors, or an incident. We may contact a User by email only unless other means of contact are provided by the User.

Use

The Hall of Tyr AB may collect and use Users’ personal information for the purposes of sending periodic emails or reach out to them on Facebook.

Please complete a DSAR Form for additional information about how the Site handles your personal information.

Cookies

Our Site may use “cookies” to enhance the User experience. The User’s web browser places cookies on their computer or devices hard drive for record keeping purposes and sometimes to help track information about them. Users may choose to configure their browsers to disallow the use of cookies or to provide notification when cookies are being created. If cookies are blocked it is possible that certain features of the site will not function properly. Please refer to the Cookie Policy for more details about cookies on this site. You can manage your Cookie Preferences for the Site by clicking the button below.

Changes to this Policy

The Hall of Tyr AB retains the right to update this privacy policy at any time. When this happens, the modification date at the bottom of this privacy policy will be updated.

Last Update

This policy was last updated on January 7, 2024.