Privacy Policy for SchoolAuthor.com
Effective Date: immediately... 16.07.2025
Last Updated: 16.07.2025
At SchoolAuthor.com, we respect your privacy and are committed to safeguarding personal information provided by schools, parents, and guardians.
This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information.
1. Who We Are
SchoolAuthor.com runs creative writing competitions in schools and publishes selected winners’ stories.
We design, illustrate, edit and publish children’s books, providing opportunities for the schools, friends and families to purchase online.
2. Information We Collect
a) From Schools:
* School name and address
* Teacher contact details (name, email, phone)
* Student fore and surnames (only for winners)
* Consent confirmations for publishing and images
b) From Parents/Guardians:
* Consent for their child’s participation, name use, and photographs
* Contact information (email, phone if needed)
c) Website Data:
* Basic website analytics (e.g., cookies, page visits).
* No direct marketing or advertising of the data collected.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use collected data to:
* Organise and manage school competitions.
* Communicate with schools and parents about entries and winners.
* Design, illustrate, edit and publish children’s books.
* Provide a free copy to the school or author.
* Share Amazon links for purchasing the published books
* Promote published works (with appropriate consent)
4. Data Protection and Security
* All data is stored securely with restricted access.
* Personal data is only used for competition and publication purposes.
* We comply with UK GDPR and Data Protection laws.
5. Sharing of Data
We will never sell or share your data with third parties except for:
* Trusted service providers (e.g., illustrators, Amazon KDP)
* Communication with the school or authorised guardian.
6. Children’s Privacy
We do not collect data directly from children.
All participation is coordinated through schools and/or parents/guardians, with required written consent for publication.
7. Your Rights
You have the right to:
* Request access to your information
* Withdraw consent
* Request corrections or deletion of data
Please contact us at info@schoolauthor.com for any requests.
8. Data Retention
We retain necessary data for up to 12 months after publication unless deletion is requested sooner.
9. Policy Updates
Schoolauthor has the rights to update this Privacy Policy periodically.
The latest version will always be available on our website.
10. Contact
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