Privacy Policy
Effective 29 June 2025
World Heritage Books Ltd (‘Company’ respects your concerns about your privacy. This Privacy Notice (‘Notice’) applies to Personal Data, any information relating to you in identified or identifiable form, which has been provided by customers to the Company via this website. The Notice outlines the types of personal data that we obtain from our customers, how this data is protected, used, and with whom it is shared. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13 years. World Heritage Books Ltd is compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of 2018.
‘We’ and ‘the company are World Heritage Books Ltd.
‘You’ and ‘Your’ refer to the user and/or customer if applicable.
1. Information we obtain
Via this website and our marketing efforts, we obtain personal data about our customers in order to provide services to them, that we believe may be of interest to them, and to better understand them and manage our relationship with them and to undertake our activities with our customers based on their consent.
This information includes:
Names and contact details
Username and password, where applicable
Additional information that is provided to the Company via the contact us and submit a request facilities on our website.
Financial information related to customers when a purchase is made to our company.
If you register with our company website via social media, we may obtain particular information about you, such as your user ID and/or username and/or email address and location. The information in your profile may also be obtained and depends on your privacy settings in your social media account/accounts.
Where a third-party app, tools, plug-ins, widgets or social media sharing tools may use automated means to collect information concerning your interactions with these features. As this information is collected by the providers of these features, it is subject to and governed by the privacy policy or notices of those providers. You can avoid sharing your information with these providers by not using these features and not participating in social sharing on our website or app.
2. How we use the information we obtain
This may take place in order to:
Provide you with our products and services
Create and manage online accounts
We may reply to your inquiry and interest with offers, marketing and other communication, including via email.
We may contact you about a survey, offers or promotions.
We may de-identify your personal data in order to provide third parties with an overview of data reports without including your identity.
Supplement your Personal Data obtained from you with additional information from public and commercial sources in order to enhance our services to you.
Develop, enhance, analyse and improve our services as we seek to undertake, evaluate and enhance our business.
Protect against, identify and prevent fraud and other unlawful activity, claims and other liabilities.
Adhere to and apply applicable legal requirements, industry standards, contractual obligations and our policies.
Should we need to use your Personal Data in any other way than the above, we shall provide you with notice to do so and shall obtain your consent if required to do so by relevant law.
3. Information we share
If you have provided your consent, we may share your Personal Data with:
Our affiliates for their marketing purposes or other purposes in a manner consistent with this Privacy Notice.
Service providers in other jurisdictions where services are performed on our behalf.
Our third-party clients or business partners, such as advertisers, consumer product companies and other third parties’ marketing purposes.
Our main third-party service providers:
Google analytics, Linkedin, Meta, Tiktok, Microsoft, IONUS, Pinterest, Cookiebot.
Payment and E-commerce: WooCommerce
Service providers are required to protect the confidentiality and security of Personal Data. These providers must ensure that Personal Data is processed solely for the provision of services on our behalf and in compliance with applicable law. Personal Data must not be disclosed by service providers other than to carry out services on behalf of World Heritage Books Ltd or to comply with legal requirements.
We may disclose information about you for reasons other than the above, including: if required by law or legal process; to law enforcement or other legal authorities; if we believe this will help to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent or illegal activity. We reserve the right to transfer Personal Data we have of you in the event of a proposed or completed sale or transfer of all or a portion of our business or assets, including in the event of a reorganisation, dissolution or liquidation taking place.
4. Cookie policy
5. Your rights and choices
You are able to inform us about how you wish us to communicate with you.
You may update your preferences and ask for your removal from our marketing activities. This may be undertaken by communicating with us using the contact form or by email.
It is also possible for you to use the unsubscribe link to unsubscribe from our marketing mailing list.
6. Accessing, reviewing, updating and modifying personal data
You may contact the Company to request access to your Personal Data and may request that this data be rectified or removed. See also 11 below. You have a right to object to your Personal Data being processed, and you may have the processing of your Personal Data restricted. You also may exercise the right to data portability and withdraw your consent at any time for us to process your Personal Data, as a result of which, the company will apply your decision. You may communicate with us with questions and/or complaints about your Personal Data, and if you remain dissatisfied with our response, you may make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Cheshire, SK95AF. The helpline of this body is: 0303 123 1113.
Committed to data protection, World Heritage Books Ltd is registered with this body and pays the annual data protection fee to it.
7. The Company and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Data protection legislation controls how your personal information is used by organisations, including businesses and government departments. In the UK, data protection is governed by the UK Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
The company follows data protection principles.
Anyone responsible for using personal data must make sure the information is:
• used fairly, lawfully and transparently
• used for specified, explicit purposes
• used in a way that is adequate, relevant and limited to only what is necessary
• accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date
• kept for no longer than is necessary
• handled in a way that ensures appropriate security, including protection against unlawful or unauthorised processing, access, loss, destruction or damage
There is stronger legal protection for more sensitive information, such as:
• race
• ethnic background
• political opinions
• religious beliefs
• trade union membership
• genetics
• biometrics (where used for identification)
• health
• orientation
There are separate safeguards for personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences.
Your rights
Under the legislation, you have rights in relation to your personal data, with some exceptions. These include the right to:
• be informed about how your data is being used
• access personal data
• have incorrect data updated
• have data erased
• stop or restrict the processing of your data
• data portability (allowing you to get and reuse your data for different services)
• object to how your data is processed in certain circumstances
You also have rights when an organisation is using your personal data for:
• automated decision-making processes (without human involvement)
• profiling, for example, to predict your behaviour or interests
We consider and apply these issues and areas carefully in order to adhere to the law and good practice.
8. How we protect and retain personal data
World Heritage Books Ltd treats the protection of Personal Data very seriously and this activity is part of our risk and hazard management plan. Technical, administrative and physical steps are taken to protect the Personal Data we hold from being accessed unlawfully or accidentally, lost, altered, disclosed or used. This includes a suitable level of security. Personal Data is retained for the duration and purpose of its use and in line with the relevant law.
9. Data transfers
If your Personal Data has been transferred to another country to that in which you have initially provided this information, due to service hosting and management, where this data has been transferred to or accessed outside the EU, without an adequacy notice having been issued, suitable steps will be taken suitable steps to ensure that this data remains secure. A data transfer agreement may be completed a copy of which may be obtained by contacting World Heritage Books Ltd. Noted above, we may transfer Personal Data if required by law enforcement, courts and state legislation requirements concerning relevant legislation. The approach to Personal Data transfer is outlined in this Privacy Notice.
10. Links to third-party sites, apps and services
Where our Services provide links to third-party sites, apps and services of other companies, the latter may have their own privacy notices or policies. These should be read by you. World Heritage Books Ltd takes no responsibility for the privacy practices of other companies.
11. Updates to our privacy notice
This privacy notice may be updated without notice. Where a significant change takes place, we will provide information on our website, including the date.
12. How to contact us
World Heritage Books Ltd, whose company number is 15708833, is responsible for collecting and processing Personal Data in relation to the Services the Company provides. Its registered office address is 71-75 Shelton Street, London. WC2H 9JQ.
Should you have any questions, comments or wish that we update your information, or exercise your rights and choices, you may communicate with the company via:
info@worldheritagebooks.com
You may also write to us at
World Heritage Books Ltd,
71-75 Shelton Street,
London.
WC2H 9JQ.