Privacy Policy
Privacy Notice
jamiewallacepublishing.co.uk · Last updated: June 2026
jamiewallacepublishing.co.uk ('Website') is provided by Jamie Wallace (trading as Jamie Wallace Publishing) ('I'/'me'/'my'). In the course of providing books and related services and operating the Website, I may receive and process personal information relating to you. As the controller of this information, I provide this Privacy Notice ('Notice') to explain my approach.
I intend only to process personal information fairly and transparently as required by UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. I will alert you to this Notice before obtaining information from you, tell you how I intend to process it, and only process it as permitted by law.
You may browse parts of this Website without providing any information about yourself. In that case, it is unlikely I will possess or process any information relating to you.
1. Identity and Contact Details
Name: Jamie Wallace (trading as Jamie Wallace Publishing)
Place of business: Connel, Oban, PA37 1PL
Email: admin@jamiewallacepublishing.co.uk
There is no separate Data Protection Officer. All data protection queries should be directed to the email address above.
2. When I Am Allowed to Collect Information from You
I will only collect personal information relating to you if one of the following conditions is satisfied:
- You have clearly told me you are content for me to collect it for the specified purpose.
- The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract I have with you.
- The processing is necessary for me to comply with a legal obligation.
- The processing is necessary to protect someone's life.
- The processing is necessary for my or another's legitimate interests — in which case I will balance those interests against yours.
3. How to Consent
Where I need your consent to collect or use information, I will provide you with an opportunity to indicate consent at the point of collection. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting me at the address above. Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before the withdrawal.
4. Information I Collect and Why
I collect the following categories of personal information:
- Information Type
- Purpose
- Lawful Basis
- Contact information (name, email address)
- To fulfil orders, respond to enquiries, and communicate with you.
- Performance of a contract with you
- Order and purchase details
- To process and fulfil direct sales of books and related products. Shared with payment processor (e.g. Stripe or equivalent) who processes it under their own data controller obligations.
- Performance of a contract with you
- Mailing list information (name, email address)
- Where you have opted in, to send you updates about new books, events, and publishing news.
- Consent
- Website analytical data
- To understand how visitors use the Website and improve it. Collected via Google Analytics or equivalent, subject to your consent via cookie settings.
- Consent
5. Using Your Personal Information
I will only use your personal information for the purposes for which it was collected, and will not keep it longer than necessary. Specific purposes include:
- Identifying you when you contact me and managing any purchase or enquiry
- Processing and fulfilling orders for books placed through the Website
- Communicating with you about orders, availability, or matters relevant to your purchase
- Where you have opted in: sending you updates about new titles, events, or publishing news
- Responding to reader feedback and bookseller enquiries
- Preventing and detecting fraud
- Complying with legal and regulatory obligations
I will not use your personal information for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
6. Sharing Your Personal Information
I will not disclose your personal information to any third party except:
- To service providers acting as data processors on my behalf (e.g. payment processors, mailing list platforms, website hosting providers) under appropriate data processing agreements
- Where required by law or by a competent authority
- Where you have given explicit consent for me to do so
I do not sell personal information to third parties.
7. Protecting Your Information
I maintain appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. Communications over the internet are not fully secure; I cannot accept responsibility for unauthorised access or loss beyond my reasonable control.
I will retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, and in accordance with any applicable legal retention requirements. Order records are typically retained for six years in accordance with HMRC requirements. Mailing list data is held until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
8. Cookies
This Website uses cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your device to help the Website function and to help me understand how visitors use it.
Strictly necessary cookies (Category 1) do not require your consent. All other cookies require your specific consent, which you can give or withdraw through the cookie banner displayed when you first visit the Website.
The Website currently uses the following cookies:
Cookie
Purpose
Consent Required?
Google Analytics
Collects anonymised data about visits to the Website to help me understand usage patterns and improve the site. Persistent — expires 6 months after placement.
Yes
To learn more about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.ico.org.uk.
9. Your Legal Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal information:
- Right of access — to receive a copy of the personal information I hold about you
- Right to rectification — to have inaccurate information corrected
- Right to erasure — to ask me to delete your personal information where there is no good reason for me to continue processing it
- Right to object — to processing based on legitimate interests, or to direct marketing
- Right to restriction — to ask me to suspend processing in certain circumstances
- Right to data portability — to receive your personal information in a structured, machine-readable format
- Right to withdraw consent — at any time where processing is based on consent
You will not normally have to pay a fee to exercise these rights. I will respond to all legitimate requests within one month.
You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk if you believe I have not handled your personal information lawfully.
10. Further Information and Changes to This Notice
If you have any questions about this Notice or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact me at admin@jamiewallacepublishing.co.uk.
I may amend this Notice from time to time, for example if I change the cookies I use or if data protection law changes. I will publish any amended version on the Website and endeavour to alert you to significant changes.
You can request a copy of this Notice at any time by emailing admin@jamiewallacepublishing.co.uk. This Notice applies to personal information I hold about individuals. It does not apply to information I hold about companies or other organisations.
Jamie Wallace Publishing Connel, Oban, PA37 1PL
admin@jamiewallacepublishing.co.uk · jamiewallacepublishing.co.uk
Jamie Wallace Publishing is a trading name of Jamie Wallace, registered in Scotland.
Version 1.0 — June 2026.