Privacy Policy
This privacy notice tells you what to expect Vikki Patis to do with your personal information.
Note: for clients, please click here for the full terms and conditions of working with me, including data protection.
Contact details
Please get in touch here.
What information this site collects, uses, and why
The following information is collected or used for service updates or marketing purposes:
- Names and contact details (email address)
All information is saved by WordPress and only Vikki Patis can access it. It is not shared with third parties unless there is a legal or regulatory requirement to do so.
Non-personal information
WordPress may collect non-personal information about visitors when they interact with this site. This information may include the browser name, means of connection to the site, and other non-identifying information. For more information on how WordPress uses your data, click here.
WordPress uses Akismet to reduce spam. To learn how your comment data is processed, click here.
Cookies
This website may use cookies to enhance visitor experience. Typically, cookies may be placed on visitors’ hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. Visitors may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to send an alert when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the site may not function properly. Click here for more information on how WordPress uses cookies.
Lawful bases and data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, there must be a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.
Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website (links open in a new tab):
- Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. You can read more about this right here.
- Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete. You can read more about this right here.
- Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information. You can read more about this right here.
- Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information. You can read more about this right here.
- Your right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. You can read more about this right here.
- Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you. You can read more about this right here.
- Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can read more about this right here.
If you make a request, Vikki Patis must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month. To make a data protection rights request, please get in touch here.
Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data
The lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for service updates or marketing purposes are:
Consent – we have permission from you after you were given all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
The lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide and improve products and services for clients are:
Consent – we have permission from you after you were given all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Where we get personal information from
- Directly from you
How long we keep information for
Your subscriber data is kept until you unsubscribe, either by clicking unsubscribe or changing your settings under your WordPress account, or if you request that your information is deleted by getting in touch.
Information for giveaways/contests is kept only for as long as it takes for the prize to be sent. This information is usually held electronically, and is deleted and any backups destroyed once it is no longer needed.
Information about clients is kept only for as long as it takes for a project to be completed. Click here for further details.
Third-party links
Sometimes Vikki Patis will include third-party links through email or on the website. These sites have their own policies and you should read those before subscribing or purchasing from them.
Some of the links used on this site are affiliate links, which make Vikki Patis a small commission if you go on to buy something after clicking. This doesn’t affect your purchase in any way, and Vikki Patis only features things she truly endorses.
Use of the website by minors
All subscribers must be over 18, or have the consent of a parent/guardian.
Your acceptance of these terms
By visiting and using vikkipatisauthor.com or vikkipatiswrites.wordpress.com, you signify your acceptance of this privacy policy. If you do not agree, you can simply not use the site. Continued use of the site means you accept the policy and any periodic changes.
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint by getting in touch with Vikki Patis.
If you remain unhappy with how Vikki Patis has used your data after raising a complaint, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint (opens in a new tab)
Last updated
25th February 2025
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