Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 16, 2025

At The Community Press, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled securely and in compliance with applicable laws. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other relevant EU laws.

By using our website, products, or services, you consent to the collection and use of your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data when you interact with us:

Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, etc.
Account Information: Username, password, and other login credentials.
Payment Information: Payment details, such as billing address and credit card information (which is processed through third-party payment processors).
Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information, page views, and other usage data when you visit our website or use our services.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies to collect information on how you interact with our website and services. You can manage cookie settings through your browser preferences or via our cookie consent tool.

2. How We Use Your Data

We use the data we collect for the following purposes:

Providing and Improving Services: To provide our products and services, respond to inquiries, process orders, and improve your user experience.
Communications: To send you important information such as account-related notifications, updates, and promotional content (if you have opted in).
Analytics and Research: To understand how our website and services are used and to improve their functionality and performance.
Compliance and Legal Obligations: To comply with legal requirements, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

Contractual Necessity: We need your personal data to fulfill a contract with you (e.g., processing an order, providing our services).
Legitimate Interests: We may process your data for legitimate business interests, such as improving our services, preventing fraud, and marketing (in cases where we have a legitimate interest).
Consent: In some cases, we may ask for your consent to process your personal data, for example, for marketing communications or the use of certain cookies.
Legal Obligation: We may process your data if required to comply with legal obligations, such as tax reporting or responding to law enforcement requests.

4. How We Share Your Data

We do not sell or rent your personal data. However, we may share your information with third parties under the following circumstances:

Service Providers: We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers that help us run our business (e.g., payment processors, hosting providers, email service providers). These providers are contractually required to handle your data securely and only use it for the purposes for which we have engaged them.
Legal Compliance: We may disclose your personal data to comply with legal obligations, enforce our terms of service, protect our rights, or respond to lawful requests from public authorities.
Business Transfers: If our company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your personal data may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change in ownership.

5. Data Transfers Outside the EU

If we transfer your personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:

Standard Contractual Clauses: We may use standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission to ensure that your personal data is protected when transferred outside the EU.
Adequacy Decisions: We may transfer data to countries that have been deemed to provide adequate protection by the European Commission.

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a data subject, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information we have about you.
Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to certain types of processing, including direct marketing.
Right to Withdraw Consent: If we rely on your consent to process your data, you may withdraw your consent at any time.

7. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to comply with legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When your data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

8. Security of Your Data

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please note that no data transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or the functionality of our services. Any changes will be posted on this page, and we will notify you of significant updates where required by law.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us:

The Community Press
Box 99, Sedgewick, AB T0B 4N0
Email: production.cp@gmail.com
Phone: 780-385-6693

This Privacy Policy is intended to provide transparency about how we collect and process your personal data in compliance with EU data protection laws. Please review this document regularly to stay informed about our practices.