Privacy Policy
Welcome to our Privacy Policy page. Your privacy is critically important to us. This policy outlines the types of information we collect, how we use it, and your rights in relation to your personal data.
What Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following data about you:
- Personal Identification Information: such as your name, email address, postal address, and phone number when you contact us or register on our site.
- Technical Data: including IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform.
- Usage Data: information about how you use our website, pages visited, time spent on pages, and other diagnostic data.
- Cookies and Tracking Data: details about your interactions with our cookies or similar tracking technologies.
How We Use Data
Your information is used for various purposes, including but not limited to:
- Providing, operating, and maintaining our website.
- Improving our website, products, and services through user feedback and analytics.
- Communicating with you, including responding to your inquiries and sending important updates.
- Sending you marketing and promotional materials only if you have opted in to receive them.
- Protecting against fraud, unauthorized transactions, and other illegal activities.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience. Cookies are small text files placed on your device that help us analyze web traffic and improve functionality.
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: necessary for the operation of the website.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies: enable us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around the site.
- Functionality Cookies: used to recognize you when you return to our website to personalize content and remember your preferences.
You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings; however, this may affect site functionality.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services, including social platforms such as our official Social/X page at https://x.com/britishlibrary. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal data.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard your personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
All information you provide to us is stored on secure servers with encryption where applicable. Access to your data is restricted to authorized personnel who require it for legitimate business purposes.
User Rights
Under applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You may ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your data.
- Right to Object: You may object to our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +44 28 9032 0202
- Address: 12 Talbot St, Belfast BT1 2LD, United Kingdom
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.