Privacy Policy for Fumarole Folios

Fumarole Folios ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share information gathered through our online platform and during your interactions with our services. We adhere to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services, including:

• Personal Identification Information: This includes names, postal addresses (for order fulfillment and workshop registrations), and payment details when you make a purchase or register for an event.
• Transaction Data: Details about products and services you have purchased from us, including books on volcanology, geological maps, academic journals, scientific equipment, geological samples, and workshop registrations.
• Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our online platform, such as browsing activity, pages visited, and time spent on our site. This helps us understand what content is most engaging for our community.
• Communication Data: Records of communications with us, including inquiries related to our curated selection of books, rare geological maps, or workshops.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To process and fulfill orders for books, journals, equipment, and samples.
• To manage your registration and participation in educational workshops and author events.
• To improve and personalize your experience on our online platform, showcasing relevant products and services.
• For internal record keeping and administrative purposes related to our bookshop and specialist publications.
• To comply with legal obligations and resolve any disputes.

3. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data

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

• Contractual Necessity: To fulfill orders and provide services you have requested, such as delivering books or facilitating workshop attendance.
• Legitimate Interests: For our business operations, such as improving our services, ensuring the security of our online platform, and for marketing activities where appropriate and balanced against your rights.
• Legal Obligation: To comply with applicable laws and regulations.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share your information with:

• Service Providers: Third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as payment processing, shipping, and website analytics. These providers are obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
• For Legal Reasons: When required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights concerning your personal data:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

7. Cookies

Our online platform uses cookies to improve your user experience, analyze site usage, and support our marketing efforts. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. Please note that if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of our site may become inaccessible or not function properly.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Fumarole Folios
38 Calder Road, Floor 1
Edinburgh, Scotland, EH11 3RW
United Kingdom