Privacy Policy

In order to ensure transparency and give you more control over your personal information, this privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) governs how top 10 publishers (“top10”, “we”, “our” or “us”) use, collect and store personal information that we collect or receive from or about you (“you”) in connection with https://toptenpublishers.com/ (the “Website”).

Top10 greatly respects your privacy, which is why we make every effort to provide a platform that would live up to the highest user privacy standards. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully, so you can fully understand our practices in relation to personal data. Important note: Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to limit in any way your statutory rights, including your rights to a remedy or other means of enforcement.

Table of contents:

1.     What personal information we collect, why we collect it, and how it is used
2.     How we protect and retain your personal information
3.     How we share your personal information
4.     Your privacy rights
5.     International transfers of personal information
6.     Use by children
7.     Interaction with third party products
8.     Analytic tools/ Cookies
9.     Specific provisions applicable under California privacy law
10.   Contact us

Top 10 Publishers aim at simplifying the publishing process and empowering authors with knowledge.

This Privacy Policy forms part of our Terms of Use which are available at https://toptenpublishers.com/terms-of-use/ (“Terms”). Any capitalized but undefined term in this Privacy Policy shall have the meaning given to it in the Terms.

This Privacy Policy can be updated from time to time and, therefore, we ask you to check back periodically for the latest version of this Privacy Policy.  If we implement material changes in the way we use your information, in a manner that is different from that stated at the time of collection, we will notify you by posting a notice on our Website or by other means and take any additional steps as required by applicable law.

1. WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT, WHY WE COLLECT IT, AND HOW IT IS USED

(i)               We Process the Following Personal Information:

1.     Information provided through the Website. We do not currently require you to provide personal information in order to have access to general information available on the Website. But, we do receive and/or collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, for example when you interact with the Website or contact us, such as your full name, phone number, email address as well as any other information that you decide to provide us.
   
   
2.     Information automatically collected. We automatically collect certain information through your use of the Website, including information regarding your behavior when using the Website, such as through third-party logins (such as through Facebook), pixels, tracking technologies and similar identifiers (“Technologies”) and other information about actions taken through the use of the Website. 
   
   
3.     Information from Other Sources. We may also obtain information about you from other sources, including publicly – or commercially – available information, and through third-party data platforms, partners and service providers.
   
   

(ii)             We process information for the following purposes:

1.     To allow you to make use of our Website. We will use your information to allow you to make use of our Website, including, (i) to contact or otherwise communicate with us; (ii) to analyze your use of our Website and to improve our Website; and (iii) to customize your experience.
   
   
2.     For Administrative Purposes. We use your information (i) to respond to your questions, comments, and other requests for customer support, or information, including information about potential or future services; (ii) for internal quality control purposes; (iii) to establish a business relationship; and (iv) to generally administer the Website.
   
   
3.     To Market our Website. We use information to market the Website and/or Top10’s services. Such use includes (i) notifying you about offers and services that may be of interest to you; (ii) tailoring content, advertisements, and offers for you, including, targeting and re-targeting practices; (iii) conducting market research; (iv) developing and marketing new products and services, and to measure interest in Top10’s services; (v) other purposes disclosed at the time you provide information; (vi) as you otherwise consent; and you otherwise consent(vii) .
   
   
4.     Security purposes. Some of the above mentioned information will be used for detecting, taking steps to prevent and prosecuting fraud or other illegal activity; to identify and repair errors; to conduct audits; and for security purposes. Information may also be used to comply with applicable laws, with investigations performed by the relevant authorities, law enforcement purposes, and/or to exercise or defend legal claims.
   
   
5.     De-identified and Aggregated Information Use. In certain cases, we may or will anonymize or de-identify your Information and further use it for internal and external purposes, including, without limitation, to analyze and improve our services (including through the use of artificial intelligence) and for research purposes. We will use this anonymous or de-identified information and/or disclose it to third parties without restrictions (for example, in order to improve our services and enhance your experience with them and/or to develop new product features and improve existing offerings).
   
   
6.       Cookies and Similar Technologies. We, as well as third parties that provide content, advertising, or other functionality on the Website, use Technologies to automatically collect information through the Website. We use Technologies that are essentially small data files placed on your device that allow us to record certain pieces of information whenever you visit or interact with the Website. If you would like to opt out of the cookies and similar technologies we employ on the Website, you may do so by blocking, deleting, or disabling them as your browser or device permits.
   
   
7. CONTACT US. If you have any questions, concerns or complaints regarding our compliance with this notice and the data protection laws, or if you wish to exercise your rights, we encourage you to first contact us (BOOX PUBLISHING TECHNOLOGIES US INC, doing business as “Spines”) at contact@toptenpublishers.com.

(iii)            The lawful bases we rely on for processing personal information are (if and when applicable):

1.     The data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data;
2.     Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;
3.     processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject; and/or
4.     Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interest.

1.     HOW WE PROTECT AND RETAIN YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

2.1. Security. We have implemented and maintain reasonable technical, organizational and security measures designed to protect your information. However, please note that we cannot guarantee that the information will not be compromised as a result of unauthorized penetration to our servers. As the security of information depends in part on the security of the computer, device or network you use to communicate with us and the security you use to protect your user IDs and passwords, please make sure to take appropriate measures to protect this information.

2.2. Retention of your information. Your information will be stored until we delete our records, and we proactively delete it, or if you send a valid deletion request. Please note that in some circumstances we store your information for longer periods of time, for example (i) where we are required to do so in accordance with legal, regulatory, tax or accounting requirements, or (ii) for us to have an accurate record of your dealings with us in the event of any complaints or challenges, and/or (iii) if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation relating to your information or dealings.

1.     HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATIO

We do not currently share any of your information, except with our cloud hosting providers.

3.1 We may, however, share your information with regulators, courts, banks or competent authorities, to comply with applicable laws, regulations and rules (including, without limitation, federal, state or local laws), and requests of law enforcement, regulatory and other governmental agencies or if required to do so by court order, as well as for internal compliance procedures and to protect the safety, security, and integrity of Top10’s, customers, employees, property, and the public.

3.2.  If, in the future, we sell or transfer, or we consider selling or transferring, some or all of our business, shares or assets to a third party, we will disclose your information to such third party (whether actual or potential) in connection with the foregoing events (including, without limitation, our current or potential investors).

1.     YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

4.1. The following rights (which may be subject to certain exemptions or derogations) shall apply to certain individuals (some of which only apply to individuals protected by specific laws):

1.         You have the right to withdraw consent to the processing, where consent is the basis of processing.
2.         You have the right to access the personal information that we hold and request further details about how we process it, under certain conditions.

iii.          You have the right to demand rectification of inaccurate personal information about you. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

1.         You have the right to object to unlawful data processing under certain conditions.
2.         You have the right to the erasure of past data about you (your “right to be forgotten”) under certain conditions.
3.         You have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain conditions, if you believe we have exceeded the legitimate basis for processing, the processing is no longer necessary, or if you believe your personal information is inaccurate.

vii.          You have the right to data portability of personal information concerning you that you provided us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, subject to certain conditions.

viii.          The personal information we collect is not used for automated decision-making and profiling, except for automated processes in the context of marketing. As stated above, you can opt out of direct marketing by contacting us directly or by following the instructions through the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the message that we send.

4.2. You can exercise your rights by contacting us at contact@toptenpublishers.com. You may use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf if you provide the authorized agent written permission signed by you. To protect your privacy, we may take steps to verify your identity before fulfilling your request. Subject to legal and other permissible considerations, we will make every reasonable effort to honor your request promptly in accordance with applicable law or inform you if we require further information in order to fulfill your request. When processing your request, we may ask you for additional information to confirm or verify your identity and for security purposes, before processing and/or honoring your request. We reserve the right to charge a fee where permitted by law, for instance if your request is manifestly unfounded or excessive. In the event that your request would adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others (for example, would impact the duty of confidentiality we owe to others) or if we are legally entitled to deal with your request in a different way than initial requested, we will address your request to the maximum extent possible, all in accordance with applicable law.

4.3. Marketing emails – opt-out: If you receive an unwanted email from us, you can use the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of the email to opt out of receiving future emails, and we will process your request within a reasonable time after receipt. Please note that even if you opt out of receiving the foregoing emails, we may still send you a response to any “Contact Us” request as well as administrative emails (for example, in connection with a password reset request) that are necessary to facilitate your use of the Website.

1.     USE BY CHILDREN. The Website is not structured to attract children under the age of 13 years. Accordingly, we do not intend to collect Personal Information from anyone we know to be under 13 years. If we learn that we have collected Personal Information from a child under 13 years, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any such information, please contact us at contact@toptenpublishers.com. In the event that we become aware that you provide information in violation of applicable privacy laws, we reserve the right to delete it.
2.     INTERACTION WITH THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS. We may enable you to interact with third party websites, mobile software applications and products or services that are not owned, or controlled, by us (each, a “Third Party Service”). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Third Party Services. Please be aware that Third Party Services can collect information from you. Accordingly, we encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of each Third Party Service.
3. ANALYTIC TOOLS/COOKIES

7.1·        Google Analytics. The Website uses a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about use of the Website. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit this Website, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other websites they used prior to coming to this Website. We use the information we get from Google Analytics to maintain and improve the Website and our products. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with information we collect. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Website is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service, available at https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/, and the Google Privacy Policy, available at http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/. You may learn more about how Google collects and processes data specifically in connection with Google Analytics at http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You may prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.

7.2  Google API . Our Website uses Google API in order to paint the audiences that visit the website, understand whether they have an intent to publish a book, and advertise to such audiences through different websites when relevant. For further details please see the Google API terms of service at https://developers.google.com/terms  and the Google privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy

7.3·        Through our Website we allow third party advertising partners to set technologies and other tracking tools to collect information regarding your activities and your device (e.g., your IP address, mobile identifiers, page(s) visited, location, time of day). We also combine and share such information and other information (such as demographic information and past purchase history) with third party advertising partners. These advertising partners may use this information (and similar information collected from other websites) for purposes of delivering targeted advertisements to you when you visit third party websites within their networks. This practice is commonly referred to as “interest-based advertising” or “online behavioral advertising”. We may allow access to other data collected by the services to share information that may be useful, relevant, valuable or otherwise of interest to you.

7.4 We reserve the right to remove or add new analytic tools, cookies, pixels and other tracking technologies.

1. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS APPLICABLE UNDER CALIFORNIA PRIVACY LAW

8.1.    California Privacy Rights: California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits our customers who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to contact@toptenpublishers.com. Please note that we are only required to respond to one request per customer each year.

8.2. Our California Do Not Track Notice: We do not currently respond or take any action with respect to web browser “do not track” signals or other mechanisms that provide consumers the ability to exercise choice regarding the collection of personally identifiable information about an individual consumer’s online activities over time and across third-party web sites or online services. We may allow third parties, such as companies that provide us with analytics tools, to collect personally identifiable information about an individual consumer’s online activities over time and across different websites when a consumer uses the Website.

8.3.    Deletion Of Content from California Residents: If you are a California resident under the age of 18 and a registered user, California Business and Professions Code Section 22581 permits you to remove content or personal information you have publicly posted. To remove, please send an email to contact@toptenpublishers.com. Please be aware that after removal you will not be able to restore removed content. In addition, such removal does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the content or Personal Information you have posted and that there may be circumstances in which the law does not require us to enable removal of content.

8.4.    Which content or Personal Information you wish to be removed, we will do so in accordance with applicable law. Please be aware that after removal you will not be able to restore removed content. In addition, such removal does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the content or Personal Information you have posted and that there may be circumstances in which the law does not require us to enable removal of content.

Last Updated: June, 2024