Why a privacy policy?
iRead Book Tours is committed to respecting the privacy of the individuals who use this website ("Website"). Accordingly, this privacy policy ("Policy") informs you about iRead Book Tour's practices with regard to the collection of information about you. More specifically, this Policy describes the kinds of information, including Personally Identifiable Information (defined below), that iRead Book Tours may gather during your visit to the Website, why such information is gathered, how it is used, when it might be disclosed, and what you can do if you disagree with the practices described in the Policy.
You understand and agree that by visiting the Website, you are accepting the terms of this Policy. Please keep in mind that from time to time, iRead Book Tours may modify or amend the terms of this Policy. For definitions of specific terms such as Tour Host, please refer to our Terms of Use.
What information is collected?
Except as otherwise disclosed to you in this Policy, iRead Book Tours will not sell, disclose, or rent information that identifies you individually ("Personally Identifiable Information") to another entity. Under certain circumstances, iRead Book Tours may collect your Personally Identifiable Information. For example, if you are a Tour Host who has completed and submitted the Sign-up Form for iRead Tour Hosts and any other iRead Book Tours sign-up forms to participate in virtual blog tours, iRead Book Tours will collect and store the following information: name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, reading preferences and social media sites, if any. iRead Book Tours uses this information to provide Tour Hosts with the books offered up for review and any other information and services for its Tour Hosts. iRead Book Tours may use this information to allow authors who have paid for a tour to send Tour Hosts the book or any other material Tour Hosts requested from them.
If you are an author or publisher who has completed and submitted the Author and Book Information Form, iRead Book Tours will collect and store the following information: name, email address, book information and all materials associated with it (such as book cover, excerpts and ebook files) author biography and photo, and all website URLs associated with the author and his/her book. iRead Book Tours uses this information to provide authors with the services that they have requested.
Do we collect Anonymous Information?
iRead Book Tours may also gather certain information that does not identify you personally ("Anonymous Information"). For example, iRead Book Tours may collect data regarding customer-traffic patterns and Website usage. iRead Book Tours uses Anonymous Information to edit and personalize the Website and for other purposes. For example, to make the Website more relevant to users, iRead Book Tours might show to authors and Tour Hosts certain products and advertisements relating to them. Additionally, iRead Book Tours may share Anonymous Information in ways that it deems appropriate or necessary such as sharing demographic information with advertisers or business partners.
What about the use of Cookies and Spyware?
iRead Book Tours does NOT install spyware on your computer. Nor does it use spyware to retrieve information from your computer. Like many Websites, this Website which was created with the Weebly platform, uses "cookies," which are files that a browser stores on a computer hard drive for purposes such as notifying a Website that a particular user has returned. Most browsers accept cookies automatically but allow you to disable them. If your browser does not accept cookies, you can still view the Website and may, as applicable, make a purchase. For an optimal Website experience, however, iRead Book Tours recommends that your browser be configured to accept cookies.
What about Third Party Agents?
iRead Book Tours occasionally employs third-party agents, affiliates, and partners who perform on its behalf functions such as marketing, giveaways, analytics, credit-card processing, shipping orders, providing customer service, and programming this Website. These people or entities may have access to your Personally Identifiable Information as strictly needed to perform their functions and will be contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of such information.
What about Emergency Situations?
iRead Book Tours may disclose Personally Identifiable Information if required to do so by law to: (i) conform to applicable law or comply with legal process served on iRead Book Tours or the Website; (ii) protect and defend iRead Book Tour's rights, property, Website, or users of the Website; (iii) act under emergency circumstances to protect the personal safety of iRead Book Tours, its affiliates, agents, business partners or users of the Website.
How old must one be to use our services?
You must be at least 13 years old to use this website and become a Tour Host and at least 18 years old to purchase our services. If you are under eighteen years old and want to purchase our service, iRead Book Tours will need your parental consent.
How safe is the information you gather?
iRead Book Tours strives to ensure that the Personally Identifiable Information you share with it is handled in a safe, secure, and responsible manner. Nevertheless, no security measures are absolute, and there is always a possibility that a security breach could occur.
Do we link to other Websites?
This Website contains links to other websites through its organized virtual book tours, advertisements or other links. The practices described in this Policy do not apply to information gathered through such other websites. These other websites may send their own cookies to you, collect your data, or solicit your Personally Identifiable Information. iRead Book Tours is not responsible for the actions and privacy policies of these other websites.
What about Contests, Sweepstakes, and Surveys?
Any contests, surveys, sweepstakes, or similar promotional endeavours run by iRead Book Tours through this Website will be accompanied by a set of rules specifying how the information gathered from you will be used and disclosed, if different from that described in this Policy. Personally Identifiable Information will be collected only if you voluntarily submit it to iRead Book Tours or to its sponsors. We usually use Rafflecopter for our contests and we conform to its terms and conditions. We encourage you to read Rafflecopter’s Privacy Policy.
What about Public Forums?
Please remember that any information or images that you share in public areas such as blog comments, feedback sections and the like become public. This Policy, therefore, does not apply to them. Be careful about the information you disclose and do not post in public areas any Personally Identifiable Information that you expect to keep private.
What is our Governing Law and Assignment?
This Website is published in Canada. Canadian law will govern in any and all disputes arising out of or relating to this Policy or use of this Website.
Opting Out
You may always opt out of being a Tour Host by replying to any marketing emails and using the word “Unsubscribe” in the subject line, or reaching out to us via our Contact Form.
Questions and Changes to Your Information
If you have questions regarding this Policy, do not see your concerns addressed here, or would like iRead Book Tours to update or change the information you have provided, please contact iRead Book Tours via our Contact Form and include the words "Privacy Policy" in the subject line of your email.
iRead Book Tours is committed to respecting the privacy of the individuals who use this website ("Website"). Accordingly, this privacy policy ("Policy") informs you about iRead Book Tour's practices with regard to the collection of information about you. More specifically, this Policy describes the kinds of information, including Personally Identifiable Information (defined below), that iRead Book Tours may gather during your visit to the Website, why such information is gathered, how it is used, when it might be disclosed, and what you can do if you disagree with the practices described in the Policy.
You understand and agree that by visiting the Website, you are accepting the terms of this Policy. Please keep in mind that from time to time, iRead Book Tours may modify or amend the terms of this Policy. For definitions of specific terms such as Tour Host, please refer to our Terms of Use.
What information is collected?
Except as otherwise disclosed to you in this Policy, iRead Book Tours will not sell, disclose, or rent information that identifies you individually ("Personally Identifiable Information") to another entity. Under certain circumstances, iRead Book Tours may collect your Personally Identifiable Information. For example, if you are a Tour Host who has completed and submitted the Sign-up Form for iRead Tour Hosts and any other iRead Book Tours sign-up forms to participate in virtual blog tours, iRead Book Tours will collect and store the following information: name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, reading preferences and social media sites, if any. iRead Book Tours uses this information to provide Tour Hosts with the books offered up for review and any other information and services for its Tour Hosts. iRead Book Tours may use this information to allow authors who have paid for a tour to send Tour Hosts the book or any other material Tour Hosts requested from them.
If you are an author or publisher who has completed and submitted the Author and Book Information Form, iRead Book Tours will collect and store the following information: name, email address, book information and all materials associated with it (such as book cover, excerpts and ebook files) author biography and photo, and all website URLs associated with the author and his/her book. iRead Book Tours uses this information to provide authors with the services that they have requested.
Do we collect Anonymous Information?
iRead Book Tours may also gather certain information that does not identify you personally ("Anonymous Information"). For example, iRead Book Tours may collect data regarding customer-traffic patterns and Website usage. iRead Book Tours uses Anonymous Information to edit and personalize the Website and for other purposes. For example, to make the Website more relevant to users, iRead Book Tours might show to authors and Tour Hosts certain products and advertisements relating to them. Additionally, iRead Book Tours may share Anonymous Information in ways that it deems appropriate or necessary such as sharing demographic information with advertisers or business partners.
What about the use of Cookies and Spyware?
iRead Book Tours does NOT install spyware on your computer. Nor does it use spyware to retrieve information from your computer. Like many Websites, this Website which was created with the Weebly platform, uses "cookies," which are files that a browser stores on a computer hard drive for purposes such as notifying a Website that a particular user has returned. Most browsers accept cookies automatically but allow you to disable them. If your browser does not accept cookies, you can still view the Website and may, as applicable, make a purchase. For an optimal Website experience, however, iRead Book Tours recommends that your browser be configured to accept cookies.
What about Third Party Agents?
iRead Book Tours occasionally employs third-party agents, affiliates, and partners who perform on its behalf functions such as marketing, giveaways, analytics, credit-card processing, shipping orders, providing customer service, and programming this Website. These people or entities may have access to your Personally Identifiable Information as strictly needed to perform their functions and will be contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of such information.
What about Emergency Situations?
iRead Book Tours may disclose Personally Identifiable Information if required to do so by law to: (i) conform to applicable law or comply with legal process served on iRead Book Tours or the Website; (ii) protect and defend iRead Book Tour's rights, property, Website, or users of the Website; (iii) act under emergency circumstances to protect the personal safety of iRead Book Tours, its affiliates, agents, business partners or users of the Website.
How old must one be to use our services?
You must be at least 13 years old to use this website and become a Tour Host and at least 18 years old to purchase our services. If you are under eighteen years old and want to purchase our service, iRead Book Tours will need your parental consent.
How safe is the information you gather?
iRead Book Tours strives to ensure that the Personally Identifiable Information you share with it is handled in a safe, secure, and responsible manner. Nevertheless, no security measures are absolute, and there is always a possibility that a security breach could occur.
Do we link to other Websites?
This Website contains links to other websites through its organized virtual book tours, advertisements or other links. The practices described in this Policy do not apply to information gathered through such other websites. These other websites may send their own cookies to you, collect your data, or solicit your Personally Identifiable Information. iRead Book Tours is not responsible for the actions and privacy policies of these other websites.
What about Contests, Sweepstakes, and Surveys?
Any contests, surveys, sweepstakes, or similar promotional endeavours run by iRead Book Tours through this Website will be accompanied by a set of rules specifying how the information gathered from you will be used and disclosed, if different from that described in this Policy. Personally Identifiable Information will be collected only if you voluntarily submit it to iRead Book Tours or to its sponsors. We usually use Rafflecopter for our contests and we conform to its terms and conditions. We encourage you to read Rafflecopter’s Privacy Policy.
What about Public Forums?
Please remember that any information or images that you share in public areas such as blog comments, feedback sections and the like become public. This Policy, therefore, does not apply to them. Be careful about the information you disclose and do not post in public areas any Personally Identifiable Information that you expect to keep private.
What is our Governing Law and Assignment?
This Website is published in Canada. Canadian law will govern in any and all disputes arising out of or relating to this Policy or use of this Website.
Opting Out
You may always opt out of being a Tour Host by replying to any marketing emails and using the word “Unsubscribe” in the subject line, or reaching out to us via our Contact Form.
Questions and Changes to Your Information
If you have questions regarding this Policy, do not see your concerns addressed here, or would like iRead Book Tours to update or change the information you have provided, please contact iRead Book Tours via our Contact Form and include the words "Privacy Policy" in the subject line of your email.
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