It is Nicole's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information she may collect from you or which you may provide to her, in the circumstances set out below. Accordingly, she has developed this privacy policy in order for you to understand how she collects, uses, communicates, discloses, safeguards and otherwise makes use of your personally identifiable information (“Personal Data”).

She will only collect and use your Personal Data where:

she has lawful grounds to do so, including to comply with her legal obligations;

she is performing a contract with you for her services; and

she has legitimate interests in using your Personal Data and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), Nicole is the “data controller”. If you have any questions about this policy or about how she uses your Personal Data, please contact her via her contact details at the end of this policy.

This policy is effective as of 11 May 2018. She reviews her privacy practices on an ongoing basis, and as such she may change this privacy policy from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you are familiar with its current content.

1. Personal Data Nicole collects via her website nicoleleclercq.com (the “Website”)

Personal Data that you provide to Nicole

She only collects Personal Data where you choose to interact with her on the Website when you sign up to Nicole's newsletter or when you complete the media enquiries form.

Data that she collects automatically

She automatically collects certain information when you visit her Website – such as the type of browser and operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider. She does not link this information with any Personal Data.

She may also collect data automatically through her use of cookies on the Website.

2. Use of your Personal Data

She will only use your Personal Data when the law allows her to. Most commonly, she uses your Personal Data to:

process and manage your use of her website;

respond to your questions, comments and requests;

deliver communications that are relevant to your preferences / may be of interest to you, where you have opted-in to receive marketing from her;

improve her services and Website through analysis of information.

3. Sharing of your Personal Data

She takes your privacy seriously and will not share your Personal Data with others, except as permitted by applicable law or as set out below:

She share Personal Data as necessary with third parties who provide services or functions on her behalf and who require the information to provide those specific services to Nicole. These third parties may include social media advertising platforms such as Facebook and Google Adwords for the purpose of custom audience generation and the development of targeting criteria for other audiences. Please note that she has appropriate data privacy safeguards in place with third parties with whom she shares Personal Data as described above and who are providing services or functions on her behalf.

4. Keeping your Personal Data secure

She has implemented security policies and technical measures to safeguard the Personal Data she collects. She maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable law, including the GDPR, to safeguard Personal Data from accidental loss, destruction or damage and unauthorised access, use and disclosure.

5. Retention periods for use of your Personal Data

She will use and store your Personal Data only for as long as necessary, bearing in mind the uses of your Personal Data as described in this privacy policy and otherwise as communicated to you. She reviews the Personal Data she holds at regular intervals and deletes permanently or anonymises any Personal Data which is no longer necessary.

6. Children

This Website and Nicole's services are aimed at adults, and Nicole does not knowingly collect any Personal Data relating to children aged under 15 years old. If you are under the age of 15, please do not provide her with any of your Personal Data, including your email address.

7. Access to and control over your Personal Data

You have legal rights under applicable law in relation to your Personal Data. You can ask the following questions, or take the following actions, at any time by contacting Nicole via email [author@nicoleleclercq.com] or via her postal address:

see what Personal Data she holds about you (if any), including why she is holding it and who it could be disclosed to;

ask her to change/correct your Personal Data;

ask her to delete your Personal Data;

object to the processing of your Personal Data;

ask her to restrict the processing of your Personal Data;

withdraw any consents you have given her to the processing of your Personal Data; and

express any concerns you have about third parties' use of your Personal Data.

8. Change of purpose

She will only use your Personal Data for the purposes for which she collected it, unless she reasonably considers that she needs to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to have an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact her.

If she needs to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, she will notify you and she will explain the legal basis, which allows her to do so.

9. Contact Nicole

Email for Privacy Questions: author@nicoleleclercq.com