Pen and paper academy Privecy policy
The PnP Academy Privacy Policy is our contract with our users. This contract governs the shared responsibilities and expectations of both PnP Academy and our users. Per the PnP Academy Terms of Service, by using PnP Academy, you agree to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this privacy policy.
When a user registers to create an account at PnP Academy, they agree to abide by the PnP Academy Terms of Service, and they agree to receive email communications so we can provide them that service.
Definitions
Personal Data – Personal Data is data about a living individual that can be used to identify, directly or indirectly, the identity of the user. Personal data could be a name, an identification number, location data, a photograph, or any online identifier attached to the individual’s physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.
Usage Data – Usage Data is data we collect automatically based on your use of PnPAcademy.in.
Cookies – Cookies are small pieces of data stored on a user’s web browser or device. PnP Academy uses Cookies to streamline your login and enable greater customization and personalization of our service.
Data Processor – Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any person (other than an employee of PnP Academy) who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. For the purpose of this privacy policy, PnP Academy also acts as a Data Processor. Additionally, we may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
Data Subject – Data Subject is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.
User – The User is the individual using PnPAcademy.in, The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.
Choose a Robust Email/Password Combination to Protect Account Access
PnP Academy utilizes a number of computer security best practices and procedures to protect access to the personally identifiable data collected and stored at PnP Academy. However, the most important access control starts with you. When you register for an account, PnP Academy will prompt you to provide a unique and robust password.
Your email address and password will serve as your login credentials. To prevent unauthorized access to your account, it’s important you select an email/password combination that you have never used at any other website.
Registering for an Account
Personal information required for Registration – To create an account at PnP Academy, you will click the “Register” link to register for a free PnP Academy account. We require a working email address; an agreement to abide by our PnP Academy Terms of Service, an acknowledgment of our Privacy Policy, and a certification that your age is either under 18 years or 18 and over.
For book consumers, the benefits of registration include the ability to:
- Purchase, access and download multi-format books.
- Access purchased books forever, even if the author or publisher later “takes their book out of print” and stops selling it
- Access free updates to the book in the event the author/publisher updates the book at PnP Academy
- Rate and review books you’ve read.
- Access exclusive sales promotions not available to non-registered users.
For book producers, in addition to all the benefits received by consumers above, registration also gives you the ability to:
- Publish books
- Distribute books
- Centrally manage your book’s metadata, pricing, updates and distribution
- Access aggregated sales reporting, including our attractive Daily Sales report which provides same-day and next-day sales analytics
- Receive payments for the books you’ve sold through the BlueRose distribution network of major retailers and library partners
Information Collected on This Site
For all visitors to the BlueRose website, we automatically collect aggregated and anonymized data such as browser type, page views, clickstream, and usage. We use Google Analytics for this data tracking service. Because this information is aggregated and anonymized, it’s not visible to the general public. It’s only visible to key PnP Academy employees and is used to help us optimize the performance and usability of the site.
In addition to the anonymized analytics collected above, we may also work with similar services to monitor purchase transactions and detect fraud.
We also track IP addresses, account logins, profile views; and books viewed, sampled and purchased.
For book merchandising and promotion purposes, we leverage anonymous aggregated sales data to make automated book recommendations and display content that matches reader interests. We may also use your browsing or purchase history to improve your book discovery experience by recommending books similar to those you’ve purchased or enjoyed in the past.
The Data You Provide and Produce after Registration
This section summarizes the data that you directly provide to BlueRose after registration, along with data you will generate through the course of your voluntary use of our service.
Book consumers – If you choose to purchase a book (account registration and login required), we will require a valid credit/debit card or other banking details; your postal mailing address to which the card or payment method is attached; and your country location. This information enables us to receive payment, prevent fraud, issue refunds and satisfy our legal obligations.
Book producers – If you use PnP Academy to publish, promote and distribute books, as mentioned above, a free account registration is required. To receive payment for book sales, and to comply with laws, we will require you to provide us a valid Tax Identification Number, a postal or digital payment address so we can pay you, and a physical mailing address that we may use for both for payments and for tax compliance purposes. We will track your sales history so we can report it to you, pay you, and so that we may further market and promote your books.
Additional Data Collection
We record several details related to your usage of the site such as reviews you’ve posted, books you’ve published, books you’ve sold, author pages you’ve browsed, books you’ve sampled or purchased, royalties or commissions you’ve earned, and books and authors you have favorited or followed.
We do not disclose your personally identifiable information or usage to third parties except when processing purchases, payments, or for fraud and abuse detection. However, any information you voluntarily upload or post to the site, such as books, book reviews or personal profile information, becomes publicly available to other users of the site.
We do not expose your registration email on the website.
PnP Academy allows registered authors to publish their works under pseudonyms also known as “pen names.” The author’s true identity is not shared with customers unless the author shares it themselves through other means.
Authors and publishers who wish to receive payments for their works on PnP Academy are required to provide additional registration information, such as their real name, a postal mailing address, and tax ID information to comply with laws. PnP Academy will only use this contact information to fulfill our obligations to you and to any tax or legal authorities who should require it, and we will never sell or rent out this information to third parties.
Disclosure of Personal Information
PnP Academy is not in the business of selling personal information to third parties. Instead, we’re in the business of helping readers find and purchase the books they’ll enjoy reading, and helping authors and publishers serve readers with their books.
We don’t sell your personal data to third parties. This also means we never sell or rent out the email contact information for BlueRose users. If we provide you the option to share your email address with a particular author or publisher, such option will be clearly presented, opt-in only, and your choice.
However, if there’s a business reason to share your email expeditiously with a trusted business partner, and we’re confident that by doing so we’re providing you greater service, then we will do so. One common example of this is when a merchandising manager at a large retailer requests an introduction to one of our hot authors so they can discuss a merchandising feature. Yay!
PnP Academy, like many businesses, will collaborate with other companies to perform certain business-related functions. Examples of such functions include data services that host our website or data files; certified public accountants which help us manage tax reporting and compliance, or the customer service software company that hosts our customer service platform. When we employ another company to perform a function of this nature, we only provide them with the information that they need to perform their specific function.
It’s Your Data
PnP Academy gives you control over your data. For example, did you find an error on your author profile page? Click to Account, then click to Edit Account Profile and fix it instantly.
Do you regret that negative book review you left the other day? Click to your profile page, scroll down the summary of your reviews, and click Delete.
Is that author you favorited four years ago no longer a favorite, and you don’t want them listed on your profile page as a favorite? Unfavorite them.
Legal Disclosures
PnP Academy may disclose personal data if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such an action is necessary to (i) comply with a legal obligation, (ii) protect and defend the rights or property of PnP Academy and our users, (iii) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of our service or others (such as if we receive a threat to harm oneself or others), (iv) protect against legal liability, (v) or we’re compelled to do so to protect our users and partners against fraud.
We may share limited data with our retailers and media partners, such as recent sales rankings or preorder accumulation totals. To promote our authors and publishers, we will share bestseller lists of our top performing titles and authors with media outlets (such as our bestseller lists published by Publishers Weekly magazine) and retailers (such as the merchandising work we do to recommend our most promising titles to the merchandising managers at retailers and library platforms). We believe this is a valuable service to all our users – authors, publishers and readers alike. In no instance will we publicly divulge a book’s or author’s or publisher’s specific sales data (such as, “Author earned Rs 4,80,000 last year!”) without your written permission.