Privacy Policy | Your Publishing Empire

1. Who We Are

Your Publishing Empire ("we", "us", "our") operates the website at yourpublishingempire.com and provides done-for-you publishing services. We are the data controller responsible for your personal data.

For any privacy-related queries, contact us at: andreas@quintanamarketing.com

2. Data We Collect

Category	What we collect	How
Identity data	First name, last name	Purchase forms, contact forms, email sign-up
Contact data	Email address	Purchase forms, contact forms, email sign-up
Transaction data	Details of services purchased, payment confirmation	WarriorPlus checkout (payment processed by WarriorPlus, not by us)
Usage data	Pages visited, time on site, browser type, IP address (anonymised)	Automatically via cookies and analytics tools
Communications data	Emails you send us, feedback	Direct contact via email

We do not collect any special category data (such as health, religious or political information) and we do not collect data from children under the age of 16.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use personal data only for the following purposes:

To deliver the services you have purchased and communicate about your order
To send you updates about future cohorts, webinars and publishing resources, where you have opted in
To respond to enquiries and support requests
To improve our website and services using aggregated, anonymised analytics
To comply with our legal obligations

We will never use your data for automated decision-making or profiling that has a legal or similarly significant effect on you.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process your data on the following legal bases:

Purpose	Legal basis
Delivering purchased services	Performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b))
Sending marketing emails and cohort updates	Consent (Article 6(1)(a)). You may withdraw at any time.
Responding to enquiries	Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f))
Analytics and site improvement	Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)) using anonymised data
Legal compliance	Legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c))

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal data. We may share it with the following third parties only where necessary to deliver our services:

WarriorPlus: payment processing and affiliate tracking. Their privacy policy applies to data you enter at checkout.
Email service provider (e.g. Mailchimp or ActiveCampaign): to send you emails you have consented to receive.
Analytics tools: anonymised usage data only. No personally identifiable information is shared.

All third-party processors are required to handle your data in accordance with GDPR and are bound by data processing agreements where applicable.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this policy:

Client records: 6 years from the end of our service relationship, to comply with tax and accounting obligations.
Marketing email list: Until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
Enquiry data: 12 months from the date of last contact, unless a service relationship follows.

When data is no longer required, it is securely deleted or anonymised.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

Right of access: you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification: you may ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to erasure: you may ask us to delete your data, subject to any legal obligations we have to retain it.
Right to restrict processing: you may ask us to pause processing of your data in certain circumstances.
Right to data portability: you may request your data in a machine-readable format.
Right to object: you may object to processing based on legitimate interests, including for direct marketing.
Right to withdraw consent: where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at andreas@quintanamarketing.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Cookies

Our website uses cookies (small text files stored on your device) to help us understand how the site is used and to improve your experience.

Cookies we use

Type	Purpose	Duration
Essential	Required for the site to function correctly	Session
Analytics	Anonymised data to understand site usage	Up to 2 years
Marketing / tracking	WarriorPlus affiliate and conversion tracking	Up to 90 days

You may disable non-essential cookies through your browser settings. This will not affect the core functionality of the site.

9. International Transfers

Some of our third-party service providers are based outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Where we transfer personal data outside the EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission, or transfers to countries with an adequacy decision.

10. Contact and Complaints

For any privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights, please contact us:

Your Publishing Empire
Email: andreas@quintanamarketing.com

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. If you are based in the EU, you may contact the data protection authority in your member state. A full list of EU supervisory authorities is available at edpb.europa.eu.

We take privacy seriously and aim to resolve all concerns directly. Please contact us first and we will do our best to address your query promptly.

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