This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) is being used online. PII is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.
The privacy policy applies to Mystery Publishers Limited, Mystery Creative Writing Academy, Mystery Books, Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize, and Mystery Publishers’ social media platforms or third-party sites that may collect data on users accessing such sites for Mystery Publishers Limited.
What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website or app?
When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address or other details to help you with your experience.
When do we collect information?
We collect information from you when you subscribe to our newsletter, fill out a form, when ordering our products, or when you attend our in-person events.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
- To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
- To improve our website in order to better serve you.
- To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
- To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services.
- To follow up with them after correspondence (live chat, email or phone inquiries)
- Photos taken during events for any purposes, including but not limited to posting on online platforms, use in the media (newspapers, TV, etc), adverts, or any other use Mystery Publishers may deem fit.
How do we protect your information?
Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible.
We use regular Malware Scanning.
Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.
All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.
Do we use ‘cookies’?
Yes. A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Mystery Publishers uses cookies to help identify and track visitors, their usage of our website, and their website access preferences. Mystery Publishers’ visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before accessing our website or reject our cookie information prompt before accessing our website.
We use cookies to:
- Understand and save user’s preferences for future visits.
- Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since browser is a little different, look at your browser’s Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
If you turn cookies off, some features will be disabled. It won’t affect the user’s experience that make your site more efficient and may not function properly.
However, you will still be able to place orders.
Third-party disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property or safety.
However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Attendees to our in-person events grant Mystery Publishers, and the author(s) non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide rights to use the photos taken during the event for any purposes, including but not limited to posting on online platforms, use in the media (newspapers, TV, etc), adverts, or any other use Mystery Publishers may deem fit.
Third-party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Business Transfers
If Mystery Publishers, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Mystery Publishers goes out of business or becomes bankrupt, user information would be one of the assets that are transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that any acquirer of Mystery Publishers may continue to use your personal information as outlined in this policy.
Ads
Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Mystery Publishers and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Mystery Publishers may change its Privacy Policy from time to time and at Mystery Publishers’ sole discretion. We encourage visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to our Privacy Policy.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below:
Email: info@mysterypublisherslimited.com
Tel: +254 718 429 184
P O BOX 18016 – 20100
Nakuru, Kenya
Last Updated on 29 November 2023