Privacy Policy

Northern Star Press (as we, our, or us) treats the privacy aspect seriously and is committed to the protection of your personal data. This Privacy Policy identifies various ways through which we gather, use, store, and safeguard personal information whenever you visit our site, get in touch with us, or avail our publishing services.
We handle personal data with strict guidelines following the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and other privacy laws.

1. Who We Are
Northern Star Press is a publishing services provider offering professional guidance and support to authors.
Data Controller: Northern Star Press
Contact: Details available on our website

2. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following personal data:
Information you provide:
• Name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Manuscript details or publishing enquiries
• Information submitted through contact forms or consultations
• Any correspondence you send to us
Information collected automatically:
• IP address
• Browser type and device information
• Pages visited and usage data
• Cookies and similar technologies

3. How We Use Your Information
We use personal data for the following purposes:
• To respond to enquiries and consultation requests
• To communicate regarding publishing services
• To assess and manage manuscript submissions
• To provide customer support
• To improve our website and services
• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data based on one or more of the following lawful grounds:
• Your consent, where provided
• Performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps
• Compliance with legal obligations
• Legitimate business interests, where these do not override your rights

5. Sharing of Personal Data
Personal data may be shared only where necessary, including with:
• Website hosting and IT service providers
• Communication and email service providers
• Professional advisers or regulatory authorities, where required by law
All third parties are required to process data securely and in accordance with data protection laws.

6. Data Retention
The storage of personal data is only done according to the time required to serve the purpose defined in this policy or to meet the standards that are contained in the law. After the data is no longer needed anymore it is deleted or anonymised securely.

Data Security
The proper technical and organisational precautions are taken to ensure that the personal data is not accessed, lost, or misused by unauthorised parties. Even though there are rational measures that are followed to ensure the information is secured, there are no means of transmission or storage that are guaranteed to be safe.

Cookies
The site uses cookies to aid functionality, as well as to analyse site usage. Customers can control or turn off cookies in their browsers. Additional information can be contained in an independent Cookie Policy.

9. Your Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
• Access your personal data
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request the deletion of your data, where applicable
• Object to or restrict processing
• Withdraw consent at any time
Requests can be made by contacting us using the details provided on our website. We respond in accordance with legal timeframes.

10. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites.

11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated revision date.

12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal data is handled, please contact Northern Star Press using the information available on our website.