Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
WorldReadsHub.com (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled transparently, securely, and in full accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your information when you visit or interact with our website, worldreadshub.com. We are dedicated to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring your trust in our platform.
2. Scope of This Policy and Data Controller Role
This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information collected through worldreadshub.com and any related communications or services. WorldReadsHub.com is the data controller for all personal data processed under this Policy. As a data controller, we are responsible for determining the purposes and means of processing your personal data in accordance with applicable law.
3. Categories of Data We Process
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
a. Usage Data:
Information about how you use our website, including IP address, browser type, access times, referring URLs, pages viewed, interaction data (clicks, scrolls), and session duration.
b. Account Data:
Details you provide when creating or maintaining an account, such as your name, postal address, email address, and phone number.
c. Profile Data:
Data related to your preferences and behavior on worldreadshub.com, including reading history, favorite genres or authors, ratings, purchases, and settings.
d. Communication Data:
Records of any communications you make with us, such as customer support inquiries, email correspondence, forms submitted via the site, and feedback.
e. Technical Data:
Device-specific information such as operating system, hardware model, browser configurations, mobile network data, and platform identifiers.
f. Transaction Data:
Information necessary to fulfill purchases, such as payment method, billing address, purchase history, order confirmations, delivery information, and transaction identifiers.
g. Preference Data:
Marketing preferences, newsletter opt-ins, product interests, and other information related to your choices for receiving promotional materials.
4. Legal Bases for Processing
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
– Performance of a Contract: To provide you with services or goods you have requested, including account administration and order fulfillment.
– Legitimate Interests: To operate our platform efficiently, enhance user experience, prevent fraud, and support business operations. Wherever we rely on this basis, we balance our interests with your rights.
– Consent: When you have freely given informed and affirmative consent, such as subscribing to newsletters or consenting to certain cookies.
– Legal Obligation: When processing is required to comply with legal or regulatory requirements, such as applicable tax laws or consumer protection regulations.
5. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
– Right of Access: Obtain a copy of your personal data held by worldreadshub.com.
– Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated data.
– Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data, subject to regulatory obligations and legitimate interests.
– Right to Restrict Processing: Limit how your personal data is used in certain circumstances.
– Right to Data Portability: Obtain your data in a structured, commonly used format and transfer it to another provider.
– Right to Object: Object to processing based on our legitimate interest or for direct marketing.
– Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
To exercise any of the above rights, please contact us at [email protected].
6. Security Measures
We implement robust organizational, technical, and physical measures to protect your data, including but not limited to:
– End-to-end encryption of sensitive data during transmission.
– Role-based access controls and multi-factor authentication.
– Secure data storage and regular system backups.
– Staff training on data handling best practices and confidentiality obligations.
– Regular monitoring and audits to detect and respond to potential threats.
7. International Data Transfers
Your personal information may be transferred to, and maintained on, servers located outside of your jurisdiction. When we transfer personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we rely on appropriate legal safeguards, including Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or other mechanisms compliant with GDPR standards. For California residents, we implement equivalent contractual obligations and privacy commitments in line with the CCPA to ensure a high level of protection.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including compliance with legal, accounting, and reporting obligations. Retention periods vary by data category:
– Usage & Technical Data: up to 12 months
– Account & Profile Data: for the duration of your account, plus 24 months after closure
– Communication Data: retained for up to 36 months
– Transaction Data: retained for 7 years to meet financial regulations
– Preference and Consent Records: retained until consent is withdrawn or updated
Once expiration or deletion thresholds are met, data is securely deleted or anonymized.
9. Cookie Policy
Our website uses cookies to enhance functionality and analyze usage:
– Essential Cookies: Necessary for core website operations, account security, and registration functionality.
– Functional Cookies: Enable features such as remembering user preferences or saved progress.
– Analytics Cookies: Collect data on site usage to improve our services and optimize the user experience.
– Performance Cookies: Monitor site performance and user interactions to help us maintain service quality.
Cookies do not store sensitive personal data without your consent. We provide full transparency and control over cookie use.
10. Cookie Management and Compliance
Upon accessing worldreadshub.com, you are prompted with a cookie consent notice that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You may modify your cookie preferences at any time using your browser settings or our website’s cookie settings dashboard. Our cookie practices are designed to comply with both GDPR (including ePrivacy Directive) and CCPA requirements.
Under the CCPA, California residents have the right to opt out of the sale of personal data (note: we do not sell your personal data), request disclosure of categories of data collected, and request deletion of their data. These rights are extended equally via transparent user preferences and support contact at [email protected].
11. Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal data from children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, please do not provide any personal information on worldreadshub.com. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will promptly delete such data. Parents or guardians who believe their child may have submitted personal information may contact us at [email protected] to request removal.
12. Policy Updates and Notifications
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect legal, technical, or business developments. When changes are made, we will update this policy on worldreadshub.com and may notify you through email or website banners, where appropriate. Continued use of the site following such updates constitutes your acknowledgment and agreement to those changes.
13. Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way your personal data is handled, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://worldreadshub.com
We are committed to ethical data handling and to protecting your privacy under applicable regulations including the GDPR and CCPA. For any privacy-related concerns, we encourage you to reach out to us.