Privacy Policy for peter.boge.com.gt Website
Effective Date: 07.17.2026
Last Updated: 07.17.2026
Welcome to the official website of Peter Boge . I respect your privacy and am committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how I collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit my website.
1. Information I Collect
I may collect and process the following types of personal data:
Contact & Identity Data: Name, email address, and any details you voluntarily provide when you:
Fill out a contact form.
Register for a giveaway, contest, or event.
Transaction Data: If you purchase my books or merchandise directly through my Site, I may receive your billing address and purchase details. I do not store full payment card numbers – those are handled by the payment processor.
Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referral URLs, pages visited, time and date of visit, and other analytics data collected via cookies and similar tracking technologies.
2. How I Use Your Information
I use your personal data only for legitimate purposes, including:
To respond to your inquiries submitted via the contact form.
To process and fulfill orders (e.g., e‑book deliveries, signed copies).
To improve my Site and understand reader preferences (using aggregated, anonymized data).
To comply with legal obligations (e.g., tax records for sales).
I will never sell your personal data to third parties.
3. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR)
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), I rely on the following legal bases:
Consent: Sending newsletters, placing non‑essential cookies.
Contractual necessity: Processing purchases or delivering requested services.
Legitimate interests: Site security, analytics, fraud prevention, and improving my content.
Legal obligation: Maintaining transaction records for tax authorities.
4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
My Site uses essential and analytics cookies. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
Cookie Type Purpose
Essential Enable basic functions (page navigation, access to secure areas). The Site cannot work properly without these.
Analytics/Performance (e.g., Google Analytics) Count visits and traffic sources to measure and improve Site performance.
Third‑Party Cookies: My Site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, Goodreads widgets, social media buttons). These third‑party services may set their own cookies. Please review their privacy policies.
5. Sharing Your Information
I may share your data only in the following limited circumstances:
Service providers: Email newsletter platforms (e.g., ConvertKit, MailerLite), payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal), website hosting, analytics (e.g., Google Analytics), and comment systems (e.g., Disqus). All providers are contractually bound to protect your data and may not use it for their own purposes.
Legal requirements: If required by law, court order, or government regulation.
Business transfers: In the unlikely event of a sale or merger of my author business, your data may be transferred to the new owner.
6. Data Retention
I keep your personal data only as long as necessary:
Comments: Retained indefinitely (to maintain conversation threads).
Transaction records: At least 7 years (for tax/accounting purposes).
Analytics data: Anonymized after 26 months.
7. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location (EEA, UK, California, etc.), you may have the following rights:
Access – request a copy of your personal data.
Rectification – correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Erasure (“right to be forgotten”) – request deletion of your data.
Restriction – limit how I use your data.
Portability – receive your data in a structured, machine‑readable format.
Object – object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
Withdraw consent – at any time (for consent‑based processing).
To exercise any of these rights, please contact me at [insert email address]. I will respond within 30 days.
8. Children’s Privacy
My Site is not intended for children under 13 (or under 16 in certain jurisdictions). I do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided me with personal information, please contact me, and I will delete it.
9. Third‑Party Links
My Site may contain links to other websites (e.g., Amazon, Bookshop.org, social media). I am not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. Please read their privacy policies.
10. Security
I take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, or unauthorized access. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure.
11. International Transfers
If you are located outside [your country, e.g., Germany], your data may be transferred to and processed in countries where my service providers operate (e.g., the United States). For transfers from the EEA to non‑EEA countries, I ensure appropriate safeguards (e.g., EU Standard Contractual Clauses).
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
I may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. For material changes, I will notify you via email (if you have subscribed) or through a notice on the Site.
13. Contact Me
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact me at:
Email: authorpeter boge a gmail.com