Last Updated: 15/11/2025
Badbookpress (Badbook Press , “we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
We are an independent children’s book publisher and e-commerce store based in Northern Ireland.
Our data controller is BadBook Press.
Our contact email for data protection is: [hello@badbookpress.com]
Our address is: [Your Company Address, City, Postal Code]
We may collect and process the following data about you:
Order Information: When you purchase from our store, we collect your full name, email address, billing address, and shipping address.
Payment Information: Your payment is processed by our third-party payment providers (e.g., Stripe, PayPal). We do not store your credit card or full bank details, but we may receive confirmation of payment and partial card details (e.g., last four digits).
Marketing Information: If you sign up for our “Misfits Unite!” newsletter, we collect your name and email address.
Author/Illustrator Submissions: When you send us a submission via email, we collect your name, email address, and any personal data contained within your submission (e.g., your bio, portfolio, manuscript).
Website Usage Data: We automatically collect technical information when you visit our Website, such as your IP address, browser type, and how you navigate our site. We do this using cookies.
We use your data for the following purposes, based on a specific legal justification:
To Fulfil Your Order: We use your Order Information to process your payment, dispatch your books, and communicate with you about your order.
Legal Basis: Performance of a contract.
To Send You Marketing: If you give us explicit consent (e.g., by ticking a box or signing up for our newsletter), we use your Marketing Information to send you news about new products, resources, and offers.
Legal Basis: Consent. You can withdraw this consent at any time by clicking “unsubscribe” in any marketing email.
To Review Submissions: We use your Submission Information to review your work and contact you about it.
Legal Basis: Legitimate interest (to find new creative talent and grow our business).
To Improve Our Website: We use Website Usage Data to understand how our site is used and to make improvements.
Legal Basis: Legitimate interest (to improve our customer experience).
We do not sell your personal data. We only share it with trusted third parties who help us run our business:
Payment Processors: To securely take your payment.
Shipping Companies: (e.g., Royal Mail, couriers) To deliver your order.
Website & E-commerce Host: (e.g., WooCommerce, WordPress, and your website hosting provider) To power our online store.
Email Marketing Provider: (e.g., Mailchimp) To manage our “Misfits Unite!” newsletter.
We ensure all third parties are compliant with data protection laws and only process your data on our instructions.
We keep your data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for:
Order Information: We keep this for [e.g., 6 years] for legal and tax purposes.
Marketing Information: We keep this until you unsubscribe.
Submission Information: We keep unsuccessful submissions for [e.g., 1-2 years] in case a future opportunity arises.
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
Right of Access: You can ask for a copy of the data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate data.
Right to Erasure: You can ask us to delete your data (under certain conditions).
Right to Restrict Processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your data.
Right to Data Portability: You can ask for your data in a machine-readable format.
Right to Object: You can object to us processing your data (e.g., for marketing).
To exercise any of these rights, please email us at [hello@badbookpress.com].
Our Website uses cookies, which are small text files placed on your computer, to help our site function (e.g., to keep items in your cart) and to help us analyse site traffic. You can manage and block cookies through your browser settings.
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, please contact us first at [hello@badbookpress.com].
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), at www.ico.org.uk.
