Who We Are
At Booksnow.net, we prioritize your privacy and security. Our website address is https://booksnow.net. We are committed to providing you with a secure and transparent experience when using our services.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form. We also gather the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam. If you use Gravatar, we may send an anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) to the Gravatar service. You can review Gravatar’s privacy policy here: Gravatar Privacy Policy. After we approve your comment, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to the website, we advise you to avoid including location data (EXIF GPS) within the images. Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images uploaded to the site.
Cookies
When you leave a comment, we allow you to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This makes future commenting easier since you won’t need to re-enter your information. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set cookies to remember your login details and preferences for screen display. These login cookies last for two days. If you choose “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. When you log out, the cookies are removed.
If you edit or publish an article, we save an additional cookie. This cookie contains no personal data and simply stores the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our articles may contain embedded content, such as videos, images, or articles from other websites. Embedded content behaves as if you visited the third-party website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interactions with embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged into that site.
Payments and Third-Party Services
We use Stripe and PayPal for payment processing. When you make a purchase, these third-party services may collect and process your payment details securely. By using these services, you agree to their respective privacy policies:
- Stripe: Stripe collects personal details like billing information and payment history. You can read Stripe’s privacy policy here: Stripe Privacy Policy.
- PayPal: PayPal may collect personal data such as your name, address, and payment details. Read PayPal’s privacy policy here: PayPal Privacy Policy.
We do not store sensitive payment information. All transactions occur through these secure third-party services. For more details on how they process your data, please refer to their privacy policies.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, we include your IP address in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
We retain comments and metadata indefinitely. This allows us to automatically approve follow-up comments without needing to hold them in a moderation queue.
For registered users, we store personal information in their profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request the deletion of your personal data, although we may retain some information for legal, security, or administrative purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
We may check visitor comments through an automated spam detection service.
For more information on how we manage your personal data, please read our full Privacy Policy.