Privacy Policy of Kate Thompson

This Privacy Policy describes how and when Kate collects, uses, and shares information when you contact her directly or sign up to her Substack.

Information Kate Collects

Kate likes to keep her readers informed on her news, to be the first to hear about the books she publishes and read the stories of the people she meets whilst researching her books. Kate’s goal is to be open and transparent about the personal data she collects. Kate only requires your name and email address, which is collected when you sign up to her Substack via the link on this website. Kate conforms to the GDPR rules and the protection of customer data and privacy.

Why Kate Needs Your Information and How Kate Uses It

• If you would like to follow Kate’s Substack, she only requires your name and email address in order to provide this service.
• Kate will only send you her newsletter when you have provided your affirmative consent, which you may revoke at any time by unsubscribing on Substack. 

Information Sharing and Disclosure

Information about Kate’s readers is important to her business. Kate will not sell or share your personal information to a third party.

Data Retention

Kate retains your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you with her services and as described in this Privacy Policy. Your data is stored securely via Substack who are GDPR compliant.

Your Rights

If you reside in certain territories, including the EU, you have a number of rights in relation to your personal information. While some of these rights apply generally, certain rights apply only in certain limited cases. These rights are described below:

• Access. You may have the right to access and receive a copy of the personal information Kate holds about you by contacting me using the contact information below.
• Change, restrict, delete. You may also have rights to change, restrict my use of, or delete your personal information. Absent exceptional circumstances (like where Kate is required to store data for legal reasons) Kate will generally delete your personal information upon request.
• Object. You can object to (i) Kate processing some of your information based on her legitimate interests and (ii) receiving marketing messages from Kate after providing your express consent to receive them. In such cases, Kate will delete your personal information unless Kate has compelling and legitimate grounds to continue using that information or if it is needed for legal reasons.
• Complain. If you reside in the EU and wish to raise a concern about Kate’s use of your information (and without prejudice to any other rights you may have), you have the right to do so with your local data protection authority.

How to Contact Kate

For purposes of EU data protection law, I, Kate Thompson, am the data controller of your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact me at katharinethompson82@gmail.com