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Privacy Notice

Last updated: September 2026

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected and used when you visit David Gilbert’s author website or contact us through the website.

The website is operated on behalf of David Gilbert.

Information We Collect

We keep the personal information we collect to a minimum.

If you contact us through the website, we may collect:

  • your name;

  • your email address;

  • the organisation you represent, where relevant; and

  • any information you choose to include in your message.

This information may be provided when you enquire about author visits, school or library events, workshops, media opportunities, the book or other related activities.

The website does not accept payments or process book purchases directly. Where the website links to an external bookseller, any information you provide on that website will be handled according to that organisation’s own privacy policy.

Wix may also process certain technical information required to host, secure and operate the website.

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information you provide to:

  • respond to your enquiry;

  • discuss author visits, workshops, events or collaborations;

  • respond to media, bookseller, school or library enquiries;

  • provide information you have requested;

  • administer and protect the website; and

  • meet any legal obligations that apply to us.

We will not sell your personal information.

We will not use an enquiry submitted through the contact form to add you automatically to a marketing mailing list.

Our Lawful Basis

Under UK data protection law, we must have a lawful reason for using personal information.

Where you contact us, we will generally process your information because it is necessary to respond to your request and because we have a legitimate interest in communicating with people who enquire about David Gilbert, his books, events and related activities.

Where processing is required by law, we may process information to meet a legal obligation.

For an optional mailing list or another service requiring consent, we will ask for that consent separately.

Wix

This website is hosted using Wix.

Wix may process technical information relating to website visitors as part of providing its hosting, security and website services.

Where Wix or another service provider processes information on our behalf, appropriate data-protection arrangements are expected to apply.

Please see our Cookie Policy for further information about cookies and similar technologies used by the website.

How Long We Keep Your Information

We keep personal information only for as long as it is reasonably needed.

General enquiries will normally be retained only for as long as necessary to respond and complete any appropriate follow-up.

Where an enquiry develops into an author visit, event, collaboration or other professional relationship, relevant correspondence may be retained for longer where reasonably required for administrative, contractual or legal purposes.

Information that is no longer required will be deleted or securely disposed of where appropriate.

Children’s Privacy

Although Silver Serpent and the Wild Ice Child is written for young readers, this website does not require children to create accounts or provide personal information in order to explore the book or download freely available resources.

Children should not send personal information through the website’s contact form without the involvement of a parent, carer, teacher or other responsible adult.

If we become aware that a child has submitted personal information inappropriately, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

Parents or carers who believe their child has provided personal information through this website may contact us and ask for it to be removed.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or trade your personal information.

Information may be processed by trusted service providers where necessary to operate the website or respond to enquiries, including Wix as our website platform and hosting provider.

We may also disclose information where we are legally required to do so.

International Data Transfers

Some technology providers, including Wix and services integrated with Wix, may process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards required by applicable UK data protection law should be used.

Your Rights

Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you the right to:

  • ask what personal information we hold about you;

  • request a copy of your information;

  • ask us to correct inaccurate information;

  • ask us to delete your information;

  • restrict or object to certain uses of your information;

  • request transfer of certain information; and

  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

These rights do not apply in exactly the same way in every situation.

To make a request, please contact us using the details below.

External Links

This website may contain links to external websites, including booksellers, museums, archaeological organisations and other resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites. When you leave this website, we recommend reviewing the privacy information provided by the website you visit.

Contact

If you have a question about this Privacy Policy or how personal information is handled, please contact us through the website contact form.

Complaints

If you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled, please contact us first so that we can try to resolve the matter.

You also have the right to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent data-protection regulator.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy if the website, the services we use or applicable legal requirements change.

The latest version will always be published on this page together with the date it was last updated.

This structure reflects the ICO's requirement that people are told why their information is collected, how it is used, how long it is kept and who it may be shared with. (Information Commissioner's Office)

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