Introduction
This privacy policy aims to provide you with a clear understanding of how we, Rogue Pen Publishing ("we", "us" or "our"), collect, use and protect your personal information. It's important
to us that you're informed about your rights and options regarding the privacy of your data.
We appreciate that you may be reading this Privacy Policy.
Collected information
Personal data
We collect email addresses when users decide to join our Newsletter through the subscription form available on our website.
Non personal data
We use local storage to save your cookies preferences and provide a personalized experience.
Our external service providers may automatically collect information about your visit such as IP address, browser type, pages visited and the date and time of visits.
Legitimation
By checking the acceptance box on the form, you will be giving your lawful consent for your data to be processed according to its intended purposes.
Collection methods
Subscription form
The email address collected through the subscription form is stored in a Google Sheets spreadsheet, managed by a single controller. Data stored in Google Sheets is subject to Google's Privacy Policy.
Local storage
This data, such as cookies preferences, is stored locally on the user's device to enhance the browsing experience on our website.
External services
We use external services to enhance the user experience, functionality, and security of our website, such as Google reCAPTCHA. We also use Google Ads and Google Analytics services for advertising and traffic analysis. These services may automatically collect certain data about visitors to our website, such as IP addresses, traffic data, and other technical information.
Data management
The data controller responsible for managing the personal data collected through this website is Álvaro Rodríguez Pinteño. If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy or how we handle
your personal data, you can contact us via:
roguepencontact@gmail.com
Use of information
The collected data is used for the following purposes:
Email: It is used exclusively to send updates about our latest publications, for real-time updates on upcoming projects, extra content, give you access to free products and resolve any doubts.
Storage in Google Sheets: Emails are managed according to Google's Privacy Policy.
Local storage: It provides the user with a personalized experience.
External services: This data is used to ensure the administration, functionality, user experience and security of the website.
Sharing of information
We do not share your email address with third parties, except in the following circumstances:
1. We may disclose your personal information if required by law or in response to valid requests from public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
2. In cases where you have given your explicit consent to share your information with third parties for specific purposes.
Email addresses stored in Google Sheets are subject to Google's Privacy Policy. Google may have
access to the data stored on its servers, but we do not share this information with third parties.
We do not share locally stored information with third parties. All information remains on the user's device and is not transmitted to our servers or any other entity.
Data collected automatically by external services may be used and shared to fulfill the aforementioned objectives, ensure the administration, functionality, user experience, and security of the website.
Data collected by Google reCAPTCHA is handled in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.
Links to third parties
Our website contains links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site.
We strongly recommend that you review the Privacy Policy of each site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies,
or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Below we provide a list of our links to third parties and their privacy policies:
Buy buttons, banners in the Homepage, Paperback and eBook book format buttons: Clicking on these elements will redirect you to Amazon. We recommend reading their
Privacy policy.
Social media icons: Clicking on any of these icons will redirect you to their respective website. We recommend reading their privacy policies.
Facebook Privacy policy.
Instagram Privacy policy.
Whatsapp Privacy policy.
X Privacy policy.
Linkedin Privacy policy.
Google Tools
Google ads
Use of data for online advertising: We use Google Ads to promote our website and reach a wider audience. By clicking on our ads, Google may collect data about your visit, such as your IP address, device type, location, activity on our site,
and other technical information. The data collected through our interactions with users allows us to create personalized ads that match your interests and online behavior.
This includes information about the pages you visit on our site and the actions you take, which helps us target our ads to users who may be more interested in our services. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.
How ads are displayed on websites: Third-party providers, including Google, use technologies to show you relevant ads based on your visits to our site and your interactions with other websites. This means that by visiting our site, you are likely to see ads related to our content on other websites.
Use of cookies and device identifiers: Third-party providers, including Google, may use cookies or device identifiers to collect information about your visits to our website. This data allows providers to display ads that are relevant to you based on your previous online behavior.
For example, if you visited our product page, you are likely to see ads related to those products on other sites.
For more information about the use of cookies and how to disable cookies and device identifiers, please visit our Cookie policy.
Google Tag Manager
We use Google Tag Manager to manage and implement tracking tags on our website. Google Tag Manager allows for more efficient configuration of other analytics and marketing tools. While Google Tag Manager does not collect personal data, it can activate other tags that do so, such as in our case, Google Analytics.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to analyze traffic and interactions on our website. Google Analytics collects information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, location, interactions, operating system, pages visited, time spent on our site, and other technical data.
This information is used to improve our content and user experience. Google Analytics uses cookies to track this data. Please visit our Cookie policy.
To learn more about Google Analytics, we recommend visiting the following pages:
Google's Privacy & Terms.
Safeguarding your data.
Data security
We understand how important it is, and therefore, we are committed to protecting and securing your personal information. We implement security measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. These measures include:
Emails stored in Google Sheets, a service provided by Google LLC, are protected with security measures that include encryption of data in transit and at rest.
Google complies with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Frameworks
by applying strict access policies to protect the confidentiality and security of your data. For more information, we recommend visiting their security center.
Locally stored data remains on the user's device and is not transmitted to our servers or third parties. However, users should be aware that the security of locally stored data depends on the security policies of the browser used.
Our external service providers implement various security measures to protect automatically collected data and ensure the administration, security, and functionality of the website. These measures are designed to protect data against unauthorized access and ensure the integrity of the site.
We use Google reCAPTCHA to protect our website against malicious activities and ensure user authenticity. Data collected by reCAPTCHA is subject to Google's Privacy Policy
and their corresponding security measures.
In addition to the mentioned measures, we implement internal data protection policies.
Even though we strive to protect your personal information, it's important to understand that no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data. We recommend that you also take additional precautions to protect
your personal information, such as keeping your devices updated and using strong unique passwords.
Data retention
We retain your email address for as long as legally required or until you decide to unsubscribe from our Newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time by sending us an email to:
roguepencontact@gmail.com
Locally stored data remains on the user's device until the user manually deletes it or performs a browser cache clearance.
Data collected automatically by our external services is retained according to their own data retention policies.
Data collected by reCAPTCHA is retained according to Google's Data Retention Policies.
User rights
In accordance with data protection laws, users have the following rights regarding their personal information:
Access and correction: You can request access and correction of your stored email by contacting us directly.
Delete: You have the right to request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances, such as when the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
Restriction of processing: You have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.
Data portability: You have the right to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine readable format, and to transmit that data to another data controller.
Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, including profiling.
Not to be subject to automated individual decision making: You have the right not to be subject to automated individual decision making, including profiling, which produces significant legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This means that, to the extent possible, we will not make decisions about you based solely on automated processing of your personal data, without significant human intervention. In the event that we carry out automated individual decision making that affects you, we will provide you with the necessary information about the decision making process and give you the opportunity to express your point of view and challenge the decision.
Right to information: You have the right to receive clear, transparent and easily understandable information about how we process your personal data and about your rights in relation to your data.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:
roguepencontact@gmail.com.
Additional rights under the CCPA (for California residents)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the following additional rights regarding their personal information:
Right to know: You have the right to request that we disclose what personal data we collect, use, disclose, and sell.
Right to delete: You have the right to request the deletion of personal data we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to non-discrimination: You will not be discriminated against for exercising any of your privacy rights under the CCPA.
Right to opt-out of sale: You have the right to request that we do not sell your personal information. Although we currently do not sell personal information, this right is guaranteed under the CCPA.
To exercise these rights, California residents can contact us at:
roguepencontact@gmail.com.
Protection of minors' data
Our website is exclusively directed at individuals over the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18. If you are under 18 years old, please do not send us your email address or any other personal information. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from an individual under 18 years of age without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information as soon as possible. If you become aware that a minor under 18 years of age has provided us with their personal information, please contact us immediately at roguepencontact@gmail.com so that we can take the necessary steps to remove such information from our records.
Users from the United States
If you are a resident of the United States, please note that this section of our privacy policy complies with the applicable data protection laws throughout the country. However, it is important to consider that the age of majority may vary by state. Therefore, we will apply our privacy policies according to the specific age of majority of your state.
Changes to the privacy policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. Any changes will be notified by publishing the new version on our website.
Contact information
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact us at:
roguepencontact@gmail.com.
