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Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2026

8d Press respects your privacy and takes the protection of personal information seriously.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we may collect when you visit our website, contact us, place an order or otherwise interact with 8d Press, and how we use and protect that information.

Who We Are

8d Press is an independent UK literary publishing house.

For privacy or data-protection enquiries, please contact:

8d Press
Email: hello@8dpress.co.uk
Telephone: [YOUR BUSINESS TELEPHONE NUMBER]
Business correspondence address: [YOUR BUSINESS ADDRESS]

8d Press is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and pays the applicable UK data protection fee.

We take our responsibilities under UK data-protection law seriously and aim to handle personal information fairly, securely and transparently.

Information We May Collect

When you use the 8d Press website or purchase from our online shop, we may collect information such as:

• your name;
• billing and delivery address;
• email address;
• telephone number;
• order and transaction information;
• details of the books or other products you purchase;
• correspondence you send to us;
• information you provide when contacting us with an enquiry;
• technical information associated with use of the website, such as IP address, browser information and cookie data.

We aim to collect only the information reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information to:

• process and fulfil orders;
• arrange delivery of purchased books;
• send order confirmations and service communications;
• process payments, refunds and returns;
• answer enquiries and provide customer support;
• maintain appropriate business, accounting and transaction records;
• prevent fraud or misuse of our website;
• maintain and improve the operation and security of our website;
• comply with legal, regulatory or tax obligations;
• send marketing communications where you have asked to receive them or where another lawful basis applies.

Our Lawful Bases

Depending on the circumstances, we may process personal information because:

It is necessary to perform a contract with you — for example, to process and deliver an order.

We have a legal obligation — for example, where we need to retain certain financial or transaction information.

We have a legitimate interest — for example, in operating and protecting our business, responding to enquiries, preventing fraud and maintaining the security of our website, provided those interests do not override your rights.

You have given consent — for example, where consent is required for certain marketing communications or non-essential cookies.

The ICO requires organisations to determine an appropriate lawful basis before using personal information and to explain it clearly in their privacy information. ICO

Online Orders and WooCommerce

Our online shop is operated using WooCommerce.

When you place an order, WooCommerce may process information required to manage the transaction, including your name, contact details, billing and delivery address, order details and information needed to administer payment and delivery.

We use this information to fulfil your order, provide customer service and maintain appropriate transaction records.

Payments

Payments are processed securely through the payment methods offered at checkout.

8d Press does not directly store your full payment-card details.

Information necessary to complete or support a transaction may be shared with the relevant payment provider. WooCommerce notes that payment gateways may receive information such as a customer’s name, email address, billing address, telephone number, transaction value and payment identifiers. WooCommerce

Your use of a payment provider may also be subject to that provider’s own privacy policy.

Delivery and Service Providers

Where necessary to fulfil an order or operate our business, we may share limited personal information with trusted service providers, such as:

• payment processors;
• postal or courier services;
• website hosting and technical-service providers;
• accounting or professional advisers where appropriate.

We only aim to share information that is reasonably necessary for the service concerned.

Marketing Communications

We will not send you marketing communications simply because you purchased a book from us unless there is a lawful basis for doing so.

Where marketing requires your consent, we will ask for it.

You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe link provided or by contacting us at hello@8dpress.co.uk.

Cookies

The 8d Press website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Some cookies are necessary for the website and WooCommerce shop to function correctly, for example to maintain a shopping basket, remember a session or complete checkout.

Other cookies may be used for analytics, functionality or other non-essential purposes.

Where consent is legally required for non-essential cookies, we will ask for your agreement before using them.

The ICO says website visitors should be told that cookies are being used and what they do, and that consent is generally required for cookies that are not strictly necessary. ICO

WooCommerce itself uses cookies for functions such as maintaining sessions and enabling ecommerce features. WooCommerce

Further information will be available in our Cookie Policy.

How Long We Keep Information

We do not intend to keep personal information for longer than reasonably necessary.

Retention periods depend on why the information was collected, including:

• fulfilling orders;
• dealing with customer enquiries or disputes;
• maintaining appropriate financial and tax records;
• meeting legal or regulatory requirements;
• protecting the legitimate interests of the business.

When personal information is no longer required, we will aim to delete, anonymise or securely dispose of it.

The ICO’s storage-limitation principle requires organisations not to retain personal data for longer than necessary and to be able to justify their retention periods. ICO

Keeping Your Information Secure

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

No website or electronic system can be guaranteed completely secure, but we aim to use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect information entrusted to us.

Your Data-Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:

• ask what personal information we hold about you;
• request a copy of your personal information;
• ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
• request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances;
• request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;
• object to certain uses of your information;
• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
• request transfer of certain information where applicable.

These rights are subject to the conditions and exemptions contained in UK data-protection law.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact hello@8dpress.co.uk.

Complaints

If you have concerns about how 8d Press has handled your personal information, 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 regulator for data protection.

Information about making a complaint is available from the ICO.

Children’s Information

The 8d Press website and online shop are not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children without an appropriate lawful basis.

If you believe that personal information relating to a child has been provided to us inappropriately, please contact us.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites.

8d Press is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy information provided by any external website you visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, business practices, services or legal requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or how 8d Press handles personal information, please contact:

8d Press
Email: hello@8dpress.co.uk
Telephone: 07918 835 679 – you can WhatsApp us on this number, but only messages relating to your book purchase and/or merch orders will be acknowledged and dealt with. All other messages will be deleted and the sender blocked.
Business correspondence address: 8d Press, The Heritage Quarter, Bridge Street, Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 8AQ, UK