PRIVACY AND COOKIES POLICY :
Adinna Publishing House ’s adinnabooks.com has the utmost regard for the privacy of our users and the relationship we share with them. This Privacy Policy describes our privacy practices with respect to information collected through our websites, applications, and any other online service that links to this Privacy Policy, including any websites and online services we operate on behalf of our authors (collectively referred to as the “Sites”).
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY :
As our Site/ Sites continue to develop, we may add new services and features to them. In the event that these additions affect our Privacy Policy, or if other changes in our privacy practices or applicable laws necessitate changes to the Privacy Policy, this document will be updated accordingly. If we make a material change in the way we use visitor’s personal information, we will provide prominent notice of the change on the Sites. We will not, however, materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of personal information we have previously collected from you without your consent.
By using our Sites, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Sites. We reserve the right to modify or amend the terms of our Privacy Policy from time to time without notice. All changes will become effective after 24 hours of posting and our continued use of the sites following the posting of changes to these terms of use will mean you accept those changes.
Our privacy policy only extends to the information you provide to us or the information otherwise collected by us through your usage of the Sites and does not extend to the information procured through other mediums such as phone, postal service, book exhibitions, promotional events, etc.
DIRECTLY PROVIDED INFORMATION :
Adinna Publishing House or adinnabooks.com may ask you to provide your personal information, demographic information or information about your preferences or interests ONLY when you:
Register for an account on the Sites.
Sign up to receive email newsletters from us.
Make a purchase on the Sites.
Enter a contest or sweepstakes.
Participate in surveys or special promotions.
Participate on social media accounts involving our authors, books or brands.
Participate in communities or forums on the Sites.
Submit user-generated content on any part of the Sites that permit it.
Knowingly volunteer information on any other part of the Sites (e.g., request for customer service, submit a job application).
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION :
We use the information we learn about you to help us personalize and continually improve your experience with Adinna Publishing House or adinnabooks.com . We may use your personal and non-personal information in the following ways (General Uses) :
G ENERAL USES -
Provide you with the products and services you request.
Post your user-generated content to our Sites as you request.
Communicate with you about your account or transactions with us and send you information about features on our Sites.
Communicate with you about changes to our policies.
Send you newsletters, offers and promotions for our products and services, third party products and services, or special events by email or another medium.
Personalize content and experiences on our Sites and within emails sent to you, including providing you recommendations based on your preferences.
Serve you targeted advertising, both on our Sites and elsewhere online, based on information we previously collected from you, including your activity on the Sites or activity on third party sites and applications.
Administer our loyalty programs.
Administer contests, sweepstakes, promotions, and surveys.
Optimize or improve our products, services and operations.
Detect, investigate, and prevent activities that may violate our policies or be illegal.
Investigate the practice of vulgar language, hate speech, abuse, discrimination (online, offline) towards our site/sites/services /products .
Perform statistical, demographic, and marketing analyses of users of the Sites and recipients of our emails, including browsing and purchasing patterns.
SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION :
Adinna Publishing House or adinnabooks.com takes reasonable steps to help protect and secure your personal information. However, please remember that no data storage or data transmission over the Internet, or by other means, can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Thus, adinnabooks.com or Adinna Publishing House cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us. Therefore, you understand, acknowledge and agree that you transmit your personal information to our Sites at your own risk.
P UBLIC AREAS, FORUM, REVIEWS, AND COMMUNITY AREAS
Please remember that any information you share in public areas, such as forums, message boards or feedback sections, becomes public and anyone may take and use that information. Please be careful about what you disclose and do not post any personal information that you expect to keep private. Please consult our Terms of Use and the applicable guidelines, if any, for use of our forums and other community areas for more information.
I DENTITY THEFT
There may be instances when you receive a seemingly legitimate looking e-mail asking, you’re your personal information from you such as your site login password and id or your credit card details. Adinna Publishing House or adinnabooks.com or our any other product and services will never ask for such information from you via E-mail, Phone, Text Messages or any other means.
Such activities are usually carried on by unauthorized individuals and are illegal in nature. They are called phishing or identity theft. In case of any suspicion of such activity or on receiving such an e-mail you are certain was not sent by us or any of the sites affiliated to us, we advise you to not respond to such mail and to take whatever action you see fit.
NOTICE TO NON-INDIA USERS
If you are located outside the India, you should be aware that your personally identifiable information will be transferred to India, the laws of which may be deemed by your country to have inadequate data protection. If you are located in a country outside India, and voluntarily submit personally identifiable information to us on the Sites, you thereby consent to the general use of such information as provided in this Privacy Policy and to the transfer of that information to, and/or storage of that information in India.
GOVERNING LAW
These sites are published by Adinna Publishing House (India) . and are governed by all laws applicable within the territory of India including the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 and the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011. By using the Sites, you are agreeing to the terms of the privacy policy thereby consenting to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad Bench) Maharashtra, India. I n all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Sites or the privacy policy.
Disputes may be referred to Arbitration at the choice of Adinna Publishing House ONLY , which shall then be governed as per the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
ATTENTION HERE :
We may change our ownership or corporate organization (If we provide a tender to them) while providing the Sites. We may also sell certain assets associated with the Sites (At our will, whenever we seem fit) As a result, please be aware that in such event we may transfer some or all of your information to a company acquiring all or part of our assets or to another company with which we have merged. Under such circumstances we would, to the extent possible, require the acquiring party to follow the practices described in this Privacy Policy, as it may be amended from time to time. Nevertheless, we cannot ensure that an acquiring company or the merged company will have the same privacy practices or treat your information the same as described in this Privacy Policy.