Last updated: 22 May 2022.
Thank you for visiting https://kanew.au/ (Site). This is the official website of fantasy author, Kane Williams.
Kane appreciates your trust and is committed to protecting your privacy. For example, as described below, he will never sell your personal information.
This privacy policy (Policy) describes how and why Kane may collect, store, access, use and disclose your information.
Please read this Policy carefully. It will help you understand your privacy rights and choices.
By using this Site and/or signing up for Kane’s newsletter, you acknowledge and agree that your information will be handled in accordance with this Policy. If you have any questions, please contact Kane through the Enquiry Form, or directly: his email is his first name (kane) then the at symbol (@) and finishing this with kanew.au. If you do not agree with this Policy, please unsubscribe from Kane’s newsletter (if you currently subscribe) and do not access this Site. Although, Kane would welcome and appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns before you do so.
1. What information is collected?
Information You Provide
Kane collects personal information that you voluntarily provide to him. If you sign up for his newsletter, complete the contact form on the Site or email him, this will include your name and email address.
Please make sure that any personal information that you provide is true and accurate. Also, please notify Kane of any changes to such personal information.
Information Collected Automatically
Generally (but depending on your settings*), certain information will be automatically collected when you visit, interact with and use the Site. This includes device and usage information, for example, your IP address, browser and device characteristics, referring URLs, country and pages visited.
*You may seek to access this Site anonymously, to the extent technologically permitted.
As is common, information is also collected through cookies and similar technologies. These have different purposes. Some may be necessary for the operation or safety of the Site. Others, for example, may enhance your experience on the Site or allow Kane to monitor traffic to the Site. There are various third party sites that provide useful information about cookies, including about deleting and controlling them. For example, you could visit About Cookies or All About Cookies. (As stated in the Terms & Conditions, please note that Kane cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness or availability of any third party site.)
Usually, information that is automatically collected by the Site is not personally identifiable. In this Policy, the term information will include: (i) your personal information; and (ii) information from you other than your personal information.
Embedded content from other websites
Pages and posts on this Site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images.). Embedded content from other websites usually behaves in the same way as if you had visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you (including automatically, e.g. through the use of cookies). Further information should be available in the privacy policy (together with any cookie policy) of that site.
2. How is information processed?
Kane may process your information to:
- provide his newsletter to you;
- communicate with you;
- facilitate your access and use of the Site;
- administer, operate and monitor the Site, including for Site optimisation and security; and
- comply with relevant laws.
Your information may be processed where Kane has a valid legal basis to do so, including with your consent or when legally necessary (such as to cooperate with a regulatory agency or law enforcement body).
3. Who is information shared with?
Kane may share (but never sell) your information with:
- his web hosting provider (that hosts the Site). Currently, Kane engages Hostinger. Its privacy policy is available here;
- his email service provider. Currently, Kane uses Titan. Its privacy policy is available here;
- his email marketing platform. Currently, Kane utilises MailerLite. Its privacy policy is available here;
- cybersecurity services, web analytics and performance tools, and the like;
- his legal advisors;
- bodies (like law enforcement agencies and governmental regulatory agencies) and other parties when he reasonably believes that he is required to do so by law—for example, under a subpoena or court order.
This Site also employs reCAPTCHA (v3) to distinguish between human visitors and bots (or other forms of malicious software). It is only used to fight spam and abuse. The earlier versions asked users to decipher hard to read text or match images (e.g. to select all the squares with street signs). Please see the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Use which apply in respect to reCAPTCHA.
4. Where is information stored?
Kane resides in Australia and will generally access data from there.
As noted directly above, Kane’s current web hosting provider is Hostinger. Under his plan, the servers are located in Singapore.
MailerLite’s “services are hosted by a trusted and certified data storage center that is located in the European Union… [which] has information storage security certificate (ISO 27001).” For further information, please see MailerLite’s Security Statement.
The other third party supplies and data processes may be located in other jurisdictions.
The laws of these jurisdictions may differ from those where you live. Depending on where you live, the data protection laws in your country could be more comprehensive. Your personal information will be handled in accordance with this Policy.
5. Who is this Site for?
This Site is not directed to or intended for use by children under the age of 13. By using this Site, you represent to Kane that you are not under the age of 13. Further, minors should only use this Site with the appropriate permission from their parent or legal guardian.
People aged 16 or over may sign up for Kane’s newsletter. If you sign up for the newsletter, you confirm that you are at least 16 years old.
The privacy of children is especially important. If you become aware that your child aged under 13 has provided personal information, or that your child signed up to Kane’s newsletter before they turned 16, please contact Kane through the Enquiry Form, or directly: his email is his first name (kane) then the at symbol (@) and finishing this with kanew.au.
6. What are your rights?
You have the right to unsubscribe from Kane’s newsletter at any time. You can do this by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of a newsletter email.
Depending on where you access the Site from and/or which country are you a resident of, your legal privacy rights may differ.
If you access the Site from the European Union, and if the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies in the circumstances, then the GDPR would provide you with rights including the:
- right to access – a right to obtain confirmation whether your personal information is held by Kane and, if so, request Kane for copies of this and certain information about it;
- right to rectification – a right to request that Kane correct any of your information that is inaccurate or incomplete;
- right to erasure (to be forgotten) – a right to request that Kane erase your personal data, under certain conditions;
- right to restriction of processing – a right to request that Kane restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions;
- right to data portability – a right to request that Kane transfer the data that he has collected to you or another organisation, under certain conditions;
- right to object – a right to object to Kane processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
To make a request, please contact Kane through the Enquiry Form, or directly: his email is his first name (kane) then the at symbol (@) and finishing this with kanew.au.
7. How long is information retained?
Kane retains personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy and prescribed by law.
8. Is your information secure?
The security of your personal information is of critical importance to Kane. He takes reasonable steps to ensure its safety. Please remember though that no method of electronic transmission or storage is fully secure and, as such, he cannot guarantee its absolute security.
9. Is this Policy updated?
From time to time, this Policy may be updated—especially to stay compliant with relevant laws or to reflect changes to the Site.
At the top of this Policy, you can see the date “Last updated”. A change to this date will indicate that a revision has been made. Please regularly review this Policy to make sure that you are informed of how your information is protected and so that you are aware of any changes.
10. How can you contact Kane?
If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact Kane through the Enquiry Form, or directly: his email is his first name (kane) then the at symbol (@) and finishing this with kanew.au. (Sorry for the convoluted sentence, just a standard protection again bots and the like).
Kane Williams
Sydney, Australia