PRIVACY POLICY

Dottbook Library, (“GoL", "we", "us" or "our") operates a digital library platform that enables customers to acquire and read written works through a variety of electronic devices and software applications. Dottbook Library is part of Globtorch Investments, based in Harare, Zimbabwe.

This Privacy Policy explains how Dottbook Library, as data controller, collects, uses and shares personal information in association with the services we provide through our platform and the account you use to access our services (the "Dottbook Library Account"). It is Dottbook Library's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. This Privacy Policy applies to https://library.globtorch.com/ (hereinafter, "us", "we", or "https://library.globtorch.com/").

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through the Website. We have adopted this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") to explain what information may be collected on our Website, how we use this information, and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties. This Privacy Policy applies only to information we collect through the Website and does not apply to our collection of information from other sources.

This Privacy Policy, together with the Terms and conditions posted on our Website, set forth the general rules and policies governing your use of our Website. Depending on your activities when visiting our Website, you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions.

"Personal information" (also referred to as "Personal Data" in some jurisdictions) is any information that can be used to identify you or that we can link to you.

We collect, process and use your personal information when you:

• register for a Dottbook Library Account or log in to an existing account;
• visit our website;
• order products or content from us; or
• contact us for customer care.

The information we collect is typically related to the product or service you request and include:

• your name and title;
• address and email address;
• the nature of the product or service requested;
• payment information; and
• related information which we may need to fulfil your request.

WEBSITE VISITORS

Like most website operators, Dottbook Library collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request.

Dottbook Library's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Dottbook Library's visitors use its website. From time to time, Dottbook Library may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

Dottbook Library also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on https://library.globtorch.com/ blog posts. Dottbook Library only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below.

SECURITY

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

ADVERTISEMENTS

Ads appearing on our website may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Dottbook Library and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

LINKS TO EXTERNAL SITES

Our Service may contain links to external sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy and the terms and conditions of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites, products or services. Our Privacy Policy does not apply to the policies and practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to people that we do not employ or manage.

AGGREGATED STATISTICS

Dottbook Library may collect statistics about the behaviour of visitors to its website. Dottbook Library may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Dottbook Library does not disclose your personally-identifying information.

COOKIES AND OTHER WEB TECHNOLOGIES

To enrich and perfect your online experience, Dottbook Library uses "Cookies", similar technologies and services provided by others to display personalized content, appropriate advertising and store your preferences on your computer.

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Dottbook Library uses cookies to help Dottbook Library identify and track visitors, their usage of https://library.globtorch.com/ and their website access preferences.

Dottbook Library visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Dottbook Library's websites, with the drawback that certain features of Dottbook Library's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

By continuing to navigate our website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to Dottbook Library's use of cookies.

PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Dottbook Library may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Dottbook Library's sole discretion. Dottbook Library encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

INFORMATION SHARING AND DISCLOSURE

We may share the information we collect, including your personal information, with third parties under the following circumstances:

• v Service providers and business partners. We may share your personal information with our service providers and business partners that perform marketing services and other business operations on our behalf and under our instructions. For example, we may partner with other companies to process secure payments, fulfill orders, optimize services, send our newsletters and marketing emails, support email and messaging services and analyze information.
• v Retailer partners. We may share your personal information with various retailer partners in the country where you live.
• v Globtorch Investments Units. Dottbook Library works closely with its affiliated businesses and companies within the Globtorch Investments umbrella. Subject to applicable law, we may share certain information about you and your activities on the Library Platform with other Globtorch Investments units for statistical aggregation, marketing purposes and internal reporting, and to incorporate your data into databases controlled by us or our affiliates or agents to provide services revenue and customer analysis and reporting; market and customer use analysis. v You may choose to identify yourself to Dottbook Library by creating a new account or by using third-party identity verification and authentication service supported by Dottbook Library. If you choose to create a new account with Dottbook Library instead of using other credentials supported by a third party identification service, then your account credentials, consisting of your e-mail address and encrypted password, will be stored and processed by Dottbook Library., which will also allow your account credentials to be used to access certain websites and services of other Globtorch Investments units. The other Globtorch Investments websites and services may request personal information from you if you use their services, and if you provide this information, then it will be governed by their respective privacy policies and not this Dottbook Library privacy policy.
• v Protection of rights and other legal purposes. We may share the information we collect, including personal information, with law enforcement or to otherwise comply with any statutory or regulatory requirement or the order of a court or other public authority agency, regulator, government authority or other third party where we believe this is necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation, or otherwise to protect our rights or the rights of any third party.
• v Asset purchases.We may share the information we collect, including personal information, with any third party that purchases, or to which we transfer, all or substantially all of our assets and business. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to try to ensure that the entity to which we transfer your personal information uses it in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy.

3. ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN

Information Practices and Sharing for Children Under 13

We recognize the importance of protecting children’s information and we strongly encourage parents to be actively involved in their children’s online activities. For this reason, we have adopted a special set of practices relating to Personal Information collected relating to children under the age of 16. Before reading these policies, however, please make sure to also review the sections above, which describe our privacy practices for our typical online consumers (i.e., parents).

We collect children’s Personal Information from adults. Access to Dottbook Library is intended to be acquired by parents and not to be acquired by children directly. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 16. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received Personal Information from a child under the age of 16, we will delete such information from our records.

For activities that necessitate the use of Personal Information from children under the age of 16, Dottbook Library will notify the respective parent of our privacy policy and obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting Personal Information in compliance with the relevant legislation including but not limited to the Child Protection Act.

4. SECURITY

Security ProceduresInformation that we collect is stored on secure servers using standard security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information to protect information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure.

We use secure socket layer (SSL) to encrypt your data during transmission to us, but no data transmissions over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make reasonable efforts to ensure security on our end to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and other server security measures.

5. CONSENT

Managing Personal Information

We understand that you have rights over your Personal Information. You may review, correct, update, change, or delete your Personal Information at any time by visiting your account on the Site, or by contacting us at:

Telephone: +263782476323
Email: info@globtorch.com

Opt-In/Opt-Out of Email Communications

Upon registration or from time-to-time, you may be asked to indicate whether you are interested in receiving information from us about special offers, news about our products and services, or promotional and community-building communications. You may also be provided with the opportunity to receive offers directly from select companies other than us. If you are opt-in to these communications, at any time you can follow a link provided in every email message to unsubscribe from that mailing list or email service.

Dottbook Library will use information you provide through the Site, such as your email address or other personally identifiable information, without further consent for non-promotional or administrative purposes, such as notifying you of major website updates.

Please note that any opt-out or request not to receive a future email will not apply to communications that relate to payment confirmations or reminders, communications in the event of a change in our Terms of Service or this Privacy Policy, and for other administrative purposes relating to your access to Chronicle Books.

International Visitors and Customers

Your data is important to us. The European Union General Data protection regulation (GDPR) puts you in charge of your data.

Information Collected: When visitors browse our Site or engage in communications with us, we may collect and control Browser Information, Support Information, and Contact Information submitted using any messaging features.

Promotional: We may deliver and personalize our communications with visitors. For example, we may notify a visitor by email or other means when we are offering a promotion, or invite the recipient to participate in a survey. At any time, you can follow a link provided in every email message to unsubscribe from that mailing list or email service.

Access to Your Personal Data: We understand that you have rights over your Personal Data, and provide reasonable steps to allow you to access, correct, amend, or delete your Personal Data. This includes the right to withdraw, at any time, your consent for our collection and use. Visitors can update many types of collected Personal Data directly within their accounts. Please contact us if you are unable to access or otherwise change Personal Data within your account.

Changes and Updates

We may occasionally update this Policy. When we do, we will also revise the “last updated” date. For changes to this Privacy Policy that may be materially less restrictive on our use or disclosure of personal information you have provided to us, we will attempt to obtain your consent before implementing the change. We encourage you to periodically review this Policy to stay informed about how we are protecting the Personal Information we collect. Your continued use of this Site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.