Politique de confidentialité

At Seamus Love Publishing, we are deeply committed to protecting your privacy and securing any personal data you share with us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, process, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletters, or purchase our digital editions.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://seamuslove.com.
We operate independent digital publishing services, specializing in premium eBooks, audiobooks, and non-fiction.

For inquiries regarding this policy or your data rights, you can reach our data compliance administrator directly through the Contact Us form.

2. Information We Collect and Why

A. Digital Purchases & Billing Data

When you purchase a book directly from our store, we collect the necessary billing and contact details required to securely fulfill your digital download link. This may include:

• Your name and email address.
• Transaction timestamps and product configurations.

B. Cryptocurrency & Payment Processing

We prioritize user financial sovereignty. Direct cryptocurrency payments on this website are processed locally using a self-hosted, peer-to-peer BTCPay Server integration.

• Zero Third-Party Escrow: We do not route your crypto transactions through centralized, third-party payment aggregators.
• Blockchain Transparency: While your transaction hash and wallet address are permanently recorded publicly on the underlying blockchain network to verify payment, we do not link your public identity to your private wallet structures on our servers.

C. Newsletter Subscriptions

If you voluntarily choose to subscribe to our reader list to access free promotional short stories, updates, or early news about upcoming releases, we securely collect your email address. You maintain absolute control over this data and can instantly opt-out or unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of any email.

D. User Comments & Profiles

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data displayed in the comment form, alongside the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to aid in automated spam detection.

• An anonymised string generated from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to verify usage. The Gravatar service privacy policy is publicly available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

3. Cookies & Local Storage

We utilize basic, functional cookies to optimize your browsing, cart management, and reading experience:

• Session Cookies: If you log into a user profile, temporary cookies are set to verify your credentials and screen display preferences. Login cookies persist for two days, and layout choices persist for one year.
• Comment Convenience: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name and email in cookies so you do not have to re-type them on future visits. These last for one year.

4. Data Retention: How Long We Keep Your Information

• Comments: If you leave a comment, the text and associated metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and automatically approve follow-up comments.
• User Accounts: For readers who register a profile on our site, we securely store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their profile information at any time (except their unique username).
• Logs: Web server security logs tracking IP addresses and browser types are automatically purged every 30 days.

5. Your Universal Data Rights

Regardless of where you reside in the world, we believe in complete data transparency. You hold the following absolute rights over any personal information stored on our servers:

• The Right to Access: You can request an exported file containing all personal data we hold about you.
• The Right to Erasure: You can demand that we permanently erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any information we are legally obligated to retain for administrative, corporate compliance, tax reporting, or security audit purposes.

To exercise these rights, submit a direct, paperless request to our secure Contact Us form.