Privacy Policy

In order to ensure transparency and give you more control over your

Personal Information, this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) governs how we, Writing and Publications Pvt Ltd. (together, “Writingandpublications” “we”, “our” or “us”) use, collect and store Personal Data we collect or receive

from or about you (“you”) such as in the following use cases:

1. When you make use of, or interact with, our website https://writingandpublications.com/ (“Website(s)”)

   
   

   1. When you contact us (e.g. customer support, need help, submit a request)

      
      

   2. When you subscribe to our distribution list(s) / newsletter(s)

      
      

2. When you make use of, or interact with, our Writing and Publications Google Browser Extension tool available here or our tool made available via a Microsoft Edge extension, our webapp (hosted at app.writingandpublications.com) and/or Microsoft Word add-in (the "Tool")

   1. When you download and make use of the Tool

      
      

   2. When you contact us

      
      

3. When you interact with us on our social media profiles (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn)

We greatly respect your privacy, which is why we make every effort to provide a platform that would live up to the highest of user privacy standards. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully, so you can fully understand our practices and your rights in relation to personal data.

“Personal Data” or “Personal Information” means any information that can be used, alone or together with other data, to uniquely identify any living human being. Please note that some provisions only apply to individuals in certain jurisdictions.

Important note: Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to limit in any way your statutory right, including your rights to a remedy or means of

enforcement.

Table of contents:

1. What information we collect, why we collect it, and how it is used

2. How we protect and retain your Personal Data

   
   

3. How we share your Personal Data

   
   

4. Additional information regarding transfers of Personal Data

   
   

5. Your privacy rights

   
   

6. Use by children

   
   

7. Interaction with third party products

   
   

8. Log files

   
   

9. Analytic tools

   
   

10. Contact us

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 significant changes to the use of your Personal Data in a

manner different from that stated at the time of collection, we will notify you by posting a notice on our Website or by other means.

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

   
   

   Finally, please note that some of the abovementioned Personal Data will be used for detecting, taking steps to prevent, and prosecution of fraud or other illegal activity, to identify and repair errors, to conduct audits, and for security purposes. Personal Data 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. In certain cases, we may or will anonymize or de-identify your Personal Data and further use it (for internal and external purposes, including, without limitation, to improve the services and for research purposes). “Anonymous Information” means information which does not enable identification of an individual user, such as aggregated information about the use of our services. We may use Anonymous Information and/or disclose it to third

   parties without restrictions (for example, in order to improve our services and enhance your experience with them).

   
   

2. HOW WE PROTECT AND RETAIN YOUR INFORMATION

   
   

   1. Security. We have implemented appropriate technical, organizational and security measures designed to protect your Personal Data. 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 and items.

      
      

   2. Retention of your Personal Data. In addition to the retention periods mentioned above, in some circumstances we may store your Personal Data 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, or (iii) if we reasonably believe there is a

      prospect of litigation relating to your Personal Data or dealings.

      
      

3. HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

   
   

   In addition to the recipients described above, we may share your Personal Data as follows:

   
   

   1. With our corporate affiliates (e.g. parent and subsidiaries within our group);

      
      

      3. To the extent necessary, with regulators, courts 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;

      
      

      1. 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 Personal Data to such third party (whether actual or

         potential) in connection with the foregoing events;

         
         

      2. In the event that we are acquired by, or merged with, a third party entity, or in the event of bankruptcy or a comparable event, we reserve the right to transfer, disclose or assign your Personal Data in connection with the

         foregoing events, including, in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, consolidation or restructuring, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by or to another company; and/or

         
         

      3. Where you have provided your consent to us sharing or transferring your Personal Data (e.g., where you provide us with marketing consents or opt-in to optional additional services or functionality).

      
      

4. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS. HOW TO DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT

   1. Rights: 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 the GDPR):

      
      

      • You have a right to access Personal Data held about you. Your right of access may normally be exercised free of charge, however we reserve the right to charge an appropriate administrative fee where permitted by applicable law;

        
        

      • You have the right to request that we rectify any Personal Data we hold that is inaccurate or misleading;

        
        

      • You have the right to request the erasure/deletion of your Personal Data (e.g. from our records). Please note that there may be circumstances in which we are required to retain your Personal Data, for example for the

        establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims;

        
        

      • You have the right to object, to or to request restriction, of the processing;

        
        

      • You have the right to data portability. This means that you may have the right to receive your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and that you have the right to transmit that data to another controller;

      • You have the right to object to profiling;

        
        

      • You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Please note that there may be circumstances in which we are entitled to continue

        processing your data, in particular if the processing is required to meet our legal and regulatory obligations. Also, please note that the withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent

        before its withdrawal;

        
        

      • You also have a right to request certain details of the basis on which your Personal Data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, but data transfer agreements and/or other details may need to be partially redacted for reasons of commercial confidentiality;

        
        

      • You have a right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority (i.e., your place of habitual residence, place or work or place of alleged infringement) at any time or before the relevant institutions in your place of residence. We ask that you please attempt to resolve any issues with us before you contact your local supervisory authority and/or relevant institution.

5.2 You can exercise your rights by contacting us at info@writingandpublications.com. You may use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf if you provide the authorized agent with 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 fulfil 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.

1. USE BY CHILDREN

   
   

   We do not intentionally collect data from children under the age of eighteen

   (18) years. If you believe that we might have any such information, please contact us at info@writingandpublications.com. Regardless, in the event that we become aware that you provide Personal Data in violation of applicable privacy laws, we reserve the right to delete it.

   
   

2. INTERACTION WITH THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS

   We 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 Personal Data from you. Accordingly, we

   encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of each Third Party Service.

   
   

3. LOG FILES AND INFORMATION COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY

   
   

   We use log files. The information inside the log files includes internet

   protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, clicked pages and any other information your browser may send to us. We use such information to analyze trends, administer the Website, track users’ movement around the Website, and gather demographic information.

   
   

4. ANALYTIC TOOLS

   
   

   - 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 Personal 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/.

   
   

   - Facebook Pixels and SDKs. We use Facebook pixels or SDKs, which are tools that provide help to website owners and publishers, developers, advertisers, business partners (and their customers) and others integrate, use and exchange information with Facebook, as such the collection and

   use of information for ad targeting. Please note that third parties, including Facebook, use cookies, web beacons, and other storage technologies to collect or receive information from your websites and elsewhere on the internet and use that information to provide measurement services and

   target ads. Facebook’s ability to use and share information is governed by the Facebook Tools Terms, available at:

   https://www.facebook.com/legal/technology_terms/. You can prevent your data from being used by Facebook Pixels and SDKs by exercising your choice through these mechanisms: http://www.aboutads.info/ choices or http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/.

   - Facebook Custom Audience, Lookalike Audience, Amplitude (used in the context of our Tool), Braze, Intercom

   
   

   We reserve the right to remove or add new analytic tools.

   
   

5. 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 at info@writingandpublications.com