Privacy Policy

PaperWild Publishing

Name: Yekaterina Walmsley dba Arya Walton
Email: info@paperwildpublishing.co.uk
Phone: 07496 501 384
Last updated: 28 March 2026

1. Who We Are

PaperWild Publishing is the data controller responsible for your personal data under
UK GDPR. We provide self-publishing support, author services, and event
organisation. We do not have a Data Protection Officer. This policy applies to our
website which is accessible under the domain names: paperwildpublishing.co.uk and
paperwildpublishing.com.

2. Personal Data We Collect

We collect:

Identity and contact: names, emails, phone numbers, addresses, book-related

interests and experience, and social media handles.

Financial: payment details.
Service-related: author manuscripts, event registrations.
Technical: IP addresses, cookies.

No children's data (site and services for 18+ users only).

3. How We Collect Data

Directly from you: contact forms, newsletter signups (via website and
MailerLite), account registrations, event bookings, purchases.

Automatically: cookies and logs via Wix Studio hosting.

4. Purposes and Lawful Bases for Processing

We process your personal data for several key purposes, each supported by a specific lawful basis. We rely on Contract Necessity to provide our core services, including publishing, managing events, and executing contracts, and to fulfill specific contractual obligations such as processing payments and handling manuscripts. For the distribution of marketing emails, we operate strictly on the basis of your Consent. Finally, we process data for analytics and site improvement under the basis of our Legitimate Interests, specifically to support the self-publishing and promotion of books.

5. Sharing Your Data

We share with trusted third parties only as needed:

MailerLite (newsletters).
Wix Studio (hosting, payments or Square).
Freelancers/creators (editors, narrators, beta/ARC readers).
Event partners.

No selling data; all processors bound by UK GDPR contracts.

6. International Transfers

Rarely, for US event collaborations. Safeguarded via UK International Data Transfer
Agreement (addendum to standard contracts).

7. Data Retention and Security

Retained 6 years post-contract/service for legal reasons, then securely
deleted.

Marketing data kept until unsubscribe.

Security: Wix Studio provides SSL encryption, firewalls, access controls, and
regular backups. We limit access and monitor for breaches (notify ICO/users
within 72 hours if required).

8. Cookies

Wix Studio sets essential cookies (e.g., session management, always active) and
analytics/marketing cookies (e.g., usage tracking). Non-essential require consent via
cookie banner (PECR compliant). Manage preferences in browser or our banner.

9. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR: access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, portability,
withdraw consent. No automated decisions or profiling. Request via email to
info@paperwildpublishing.co.uk (e.g., delete my account"); we respond within 1
month, free of charge unless excessive.

10. Marketing

Emails sent only with consent; every email includes an unsubscribe link (PECR
compliant). Opt-out anytime.

11. Complaints

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this; new versions posted here with date change. Check periodically.