Privacy Policy

Website Privacy Statement

This privacy policy applies to https://juliemaecohen.com/ and governs the privacy of those who choose to use this website. Julie Mae Cohen is the owner of this website, which is hosted by a US-based company.

Any personal data collected through this website will be treated as confidential in line with the principles of the European Union (EU) rules and requirements for user privacy.

Contact and Communication With This Website

Visitors contacting or interacting with this website and/or Julie Cohen do so at their own discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own risk. Any information submitted is exclusively used to assist in answering any questions, comments or queries.

Cookies and Tracking Technology

Cookies (small text files) are designed to allow the website to recognize its users and their preferences on subsequent visits, or to authorize other designated websites to recognize these users for a particular purpose. Information collected by cookies is not personally identifiable.

This website logs the visitor’s IP address and session information such as the duration of the visit and the type of browser used. This is recognized by the web server and is only used for system administration and to provide statistics that are used to evaluate use of the site.

Tracking software used on this website is provided by Automattic and HostDime, both of which use cookies to track visitor usage. The software will save a cookie to your computer’s hard drive in order to track and monitor your engagement and usage of the website, but will not store, save or collect personal information. You can read Automattic’s Privacy Policy and HostDime’s Privacy Policy for further information.

To find out more about cookies and how to manage or delete them visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Email Newsletter

This website operates an email newsletter, currently managed by MailerLite, which enables the owner to inform you of new book releases, events, and any other information she feels may be of interest. Users can subscribe to the email newsletter here through an online automated process should they wish to do so, but do so at their own volition and discretion.

Subscriptions are taken in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). All personal details relating to subscriptions are held securely and in accordance with those regulations. Subscribers may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any newsletter.

Newsletter Subscription Process

Subscription is through a ‘double opt-in process’, whether direct from this website or from a book marketing promotion. This means that after providing your personal details (name and email address), you will receive an email asking you to confirm that you wanted to subscribe. You will only be included as a subscriber if you confirm by clicking the link in this email.

Subscribing through this process means that:

  • your contact information is transferred to Julie Cohen’s account on the third-party site, MailerLite, and stored there,
  • you give your consent to be sent newsletters/emails via that MailerLite account
  • interactions such as open rates can be collected to inform future marketing and mailings.

Newsletters and email campaigns that may be sent by this website or its owner may contain tracking facilities within the actual email. Subscriber activity is tracked and stored in a database for future analysis and evaluation. Such tracked activity may include; the opening of emails, forwarding of emails, the clicking of links within the email content, times, dates and frequency of activity. This information is used to refine future email campaigns and supply visitors with more relevant content based around their activity.

You may request a copy of personal information held about you by contacting Julie (details below).

Third-Party Websites

Your details are not passed on to any third parties at any time. This website provides links to social media accounts, and also purchase links for books which take you direct to retail sites. Following those links will take you away from this website. These sites have their own privacy policy and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. You should exercise caution before sharing information and read the privacy statement relating to the website in question.

Social Media

Communication, engagement and actions taken through external social media platforms that Julie Cohen participates on are subject to the terms and conditions and privacy policies held with each social media platform respectively.

Users are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate/engage on them with due care and caution in regard to their own privacy and personal details. Julie Cohen will never ask for personal or sensitive information through social media platforms and strongly encourages visitors wishing to discuss sensitive details to contact her through primary communication channels such as by email.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, or would like a more detailed account of which cookies are used on this site, please visit the contact page or email Julie directly: julie at julie-cohen.com.