Bla Bla Book

We, Bla-bla-book owners (“Bla-Bla-Book”, “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”) are the owners of the website https://bla-bla-book.com (“Website”). We are a platform which helps Authors ti get reviews for their work (“Services”). The Website provides information regarding the Services offered by us. Unless otherwise set out below, each capitalized term in this Privacy Policy shall have the meaning as set out in the Terms of Service of the Website.

We respect data privacy rights and are committed to protecting personal data collected on this Website. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) sets forth how we collect, use and protect the personal data collected on this Website.

PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY. BY CLICKING THE CONSENT CHECKBOX AND PROVIDING YOUR CONSENT, YOU CONSENT TO OUR USE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MAY WITHDRAW YOUR CONSENT OR ALTERNATIVELY CHOOSE NOT TO PROVIDE YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE WEBSITE. SUCH AN INTIMATION TO WITHDRAW YOUR CONSENT CAN BE PROVIDED BY EMAIL TO support@bla-bla-book.com

IF YOU ARE ACCESSING THE WEBSITE ON BEHALF OF A THIRD PARTY, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH THIRD-PARTY TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND, IN SUCH AN EVENT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE SHALL REFER TO USE BY SUCH THIRD PARTY. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SUCH AN AUTHORITY (TO PROVIDE ANY PERSONAL DATA OF A THIRD PARTY) OR DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, THEN YOU SHOULD REFRAIN FROM USING THE WEBSITE.

This Privacy Policy is an electronic record in the form of an electronic contract being compliant and construed in accordance with data protection laws of the applicable jurisdictions.

1. Definitions

“Authors”, “User(s)”, “you”, “yours” shall mean individuals that use/access the Website and/or avail the services through the Website.

2. Personal Data Collected

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Personal Data” means information that can be used to identify the User, including but not limited to individual's full name, mobile number, residential address, email address, company name, IP address, designation, web browser type, operating system version, application installations and device identifiers.

We do not collect personal data, except emails and names provided by users via Google OAuth service. We use these information solely to enhance the functionality of our services. We do not use or share this data for advertising, data reselling, profiling, AI model training, or any purpose not directly related to improving your user experience with our services.

Personal Data collected when you use the Website or contact us:

When you use the Website, contact us for enquiry or support through our Website or create an account, you may provide us with the email and the name associated with your Google/Facebook or Amazon account.

Personal Data collected from third parties:

When you link our Services to a third-party service, we receive your email address and the name associated with it.

If you make a payment through Stripe or other payment service providers, we do not receive or store your payment details (such as credit card numbers). Payment information is processed securely by the payment provider, and we only receive transaction details such as payment status, transaction ID, and, in some cases, the last four digits of your card for identification purposes.

3. Cookies

We use cookies and/or similar in-house and third-party tracking tools to track user traffic patterns. Tracking tools also used are beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Website. You may choose to disable cookies through your browser settings.

4. Accuracy of Data

The User undertakes that he shall be solely responsible for the accuracy, correctness, or truthfulness of the Data shared with us whether of its own or any third party. In the event the User is sharing any Personal Data on behalf of a third person, the User represents and warrants that he has the necessary authority to share such Personal Data with the service, obtained a written consent from such third party and the service shall not be responsible for verifying the same. The User understands and acknowledges that such Personal Data shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.

5. Use of the provided Data

We use the provided Data for the following purposes:

• to identify Author and the books he or she willing to share
• to have an opportunity to check the reviews User leaves for the book he chose to review
• to facilitate transactions
• to inform you about our services and to respond to your requests
• to provide you with a better experience when you access our Website and to improve the services
• to maintain and manage our Website
• to manage our relationship with you
• for internal record keeping
• and to comply with our legal or statutory obligations.

6. Data Retention

We will retain Users Data as long as it is required to be retained for the purpose of provision of the services on our Website. We may retain and use Users Data as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. We only store your personal information for as long as necessary and we take measures to render the information irrecoverable once deleted.

7. Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect all personal data, including Google OAuth data, from unauthorized access or misuse. Our security measures include:

Encryption: We use encryption both during transmission (TLS) and at rest to ensure data is secure.

Access Controls: We apply role-based access controls to restrict access to sensitive data.

Data Retention: Personal data is retained only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, and is deleted or anonymized when no longer required.

8. Your Rights

You have the right to access Personal Data in our possession, right to have us rectify or modify any such Personal Data, right to have us erase/delete your Personal Data, right to restrict us from processing such Personal Data, right to object to our use of Personal Data, withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process Personal Data. Depending on the nature of the request, we may ask you to complete a Personal Data request form or seek certain details to verify the request. All requests for Personal Data will be handled within a reasonable period of time. If you would like to exercise ANY of these rights, please contact us by support@bla-bla-book.com

9. Choice and Opt-Out

We may send you communications and promotional mails including but not limited to (a) notices about your use of our Website and services provided on our Website, including those concerning violations of use, (b) updates, (c) promotional information regarding our services, (d) bonuses, and (e) newsletters. You may opt out of receiving promotional emails and newsletters from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in those emails. However, you will continue to receive administrative messages from us. Alternatively, you can opt out, at any time, by support@bla-bla-book.com with your specific request.

10. Links to other Websites/Applications

Our Website may contain links to other websites/applications of your interest. Please note that we do not have any control over such other websites/ applications, and you will be accessing these websites/applications at your own risk. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such websites/applications and those are not governed by this Privacy Policy. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy policy applicable to such websites/applications.

11. Children's use

This Website is not meant for children/person below the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect or solicit Personal Data from children under the age of sixteen (16) years. If a legal representative/ parent of a child discovers that the child has provided us with Personal Data, please write to us on support@bla-bla-book.com and we will delete such Personal Data.

12. Changes to this policy

Please revisit this page periodically to stay aware of any changes to this Privacy Policy, which we may update from time to time. If we modify this Privacy Policy, we will make it available through the Website and indicate the date of the latest revision. If such modifications materially alter your rights or obligations hereunder, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you of the change via email or through our Website.

Changes to this Privacy Policy apply to your use of our Services after the “last updated” date, at the top.

13. Contact us

If you have any questions or concerns or grievances regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to withdraw your consent in relation to the processing of your Personal Data, you can reach us by support@bla-bla-book.com.