Privacy Policy

This is Nina Levine’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any
information we may collect from you or which you may provide to us, in the circumstances set out below.

Accordingly, we have developed this privacy policy in order for you to
understand how we collect, use, communicate, disclose, safeguard and otherwise make use of your personally identifiable information (“Personal Data”).

We will only collect and use your Personal Data where: we have lawful
grounds to do so, including to comply with our legal obligations; we are performing a contract with you for our services; and we have legitimate interests in using your Personal Data and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU)
2016/679) (“GDPR”), we, Nina Levine, are the “data controller”. If you have any questions about this policy or about how we use your Personal Data, please contact us via our contact details at the end of this policy.

This policy is effective as of 14th September 2023. We review our privacy practices on an ongoing basis, and as such we may change this privacy policy from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you are familiar with its current content.

1. Personal Data we collect via our website ninalevineromance.com (the
“Website”)

Personal Data that you provide to us

We only collect Personal Data where you choose to interact with us on the
Website in the following ways:

When you sign-up to receive free content, including eBooks, videos and offers: Email address; First name; Last name

When you purchase a book directly from us: Name; Email address; Phone
number; Any Personal Data which you provide to us in the free text box of the form; Payment method choice (payment details are held by our payment processor, not us) 

When you complete the media enquiries form: Name; Email address; Phone number; Any Personal Data which you provide to us in the free text box of the form

Data that we collect automatically

We automatically collect certain information when you visit our Website – such as the type of browser and operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider. We do not link this information with any Personal Data. 

2. Use of your Personal Data

We will only use your Personal Data when the law allows us to. Most
commonly, we use your Personal Data to: process and manage your use of our website; respond to your questions, comments and requests; where you have opted-in to receive marketing from us; deliver communications that are relevant to your preferences / may be of interest to you; improve our services and Website through analysis of information.

3. Sharing of your Personal Data

We take your privacy seriously and will not share your Personal Data with
others, except as permitted by applicable law or as set out below:

We share Personal Data as necessary with third parties who provide services or functions on our behalf and who require the information to provide those specific services to us. These third parties may include but are not limited to social media advertising platforms such as Facebook,Instagram, TikTok, and Google Adwords for the purpose of custom audience generation and the development of targeting criteria for other audiences. Others may include but are not limited to distribution partners for the purpose of shipping you ebooks, paperbacks, audiobooks, and physical merchandise.

Please note that we have appropriate data privacy safeguards in place with
third parties with whom we share Personal Data as described above and who are providing services or functions on our behalf.

4. Keeping your Personal Data secure

We have implemented security policies and technical measures to safeguard the Personal Data we collect. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards
that comply with applicable law, including the GDPR, to safeguard Personal Data from accidental loss, destruction or damage and unauthorised access, use and
disclosure.

5. Retention periods for use of your Personal Data

We will use and store your Personal Data only for as long as necessary,
bearing in mind the uses of your Personal Data as described in this privacy policy and otherwise as communicated to you. We review the Personal Data we hold at regular intervals and delete permanently or anonymise any Personal Data which
is no longer necessary.

6. Children

This Website and our services are aimed at adults, and we do not knowingly collect any Personal Data relating to children aged under 15 years old. If you are under the age of 15, please do not provide us with any of your Personal Data, including your email address.

7.

Access to and control over your Personal Data

You have legal rights under applicable law in relation to your Personal Data. You can ask the following questions, or take the following actions, at any time by
contacting us via email authorninalevine@gmail.com:
see what Personal Data we hold about you (if any), including why we are holding it and who it could be disclosed to; ask us to change/correct your Personal

Data; ask us to delete your Personal Data; object to the processing of your Personal Data; ask us to restrict the processing of your Personal Data; withdraw any consents you have given us to the processing of your Personal Data; and express any concerns you have about third parties’ use of your Personal Data.

8. Change of purpose

We will only use your Personal Data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to have an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the
original purpose, please contact us.

If we need to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, we will
notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

9. Cookies

 Like many websites, we use Cookies on our Site. For specific information about the Cookies that we use related to powering our store with Shopify, see
https://www.shopify.com/legal/cookies. We use Cookies to power and improve our Site and our Services (including to remember your actions and preferences), to run analytics and better understand user interaction with the Services (in our
legitimate interests to administer, improve and optimize the Services). We may also permit third parties and services providers to use Cookies on our Site to better tailor the services, products and advertising on our Site and other websites.

Most browsers automatically accept Cookies by default, but you can
choose to set your browser to remove or reject Cookies through your browser controls. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking Cookies can negatively impact your user experience and may cause some of the Services, including certain features and general
functionality, to work incorrectly or no longer be available. Additionally,
blocking Cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners.

 10. Contact Us

Our full details are: Nina Levine

Email for Privacy Questions: authorninalevine@gmail.com

Postal Address: Office 24, Kentlen Executive Centre, 1048 Beaudesert Road, Coopers Plains, QLD 4108, Australia.

By using our website, you (the visitor) agree to allow third parties
to process your IP address, in order to determine your location for the purpose of currency conversion. You also agree to have that currency stored in a session cookie in your browser (a temporary cookie which gets automatically removed when you close your browser). We do this in order for the selected currency to
remain selected and consistent when browsing our website so that the prices can convert to your (the visitor) local currency.

Your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you with rights
regarding how your data or personal information is treated. Under the
legislation, California residents can choose to opt out of the “sale” of their personal information to third parties. Based on the CCPA definition, “sale” refers to data collection for the purpose of creating advertising and other communications. Learn more about CCPA and your privacy rights.

How to opt out

Please email us at authorninalevine@gmail.com to opt out.