Privacy Policy

July 13th, 2025

Who We Are

This Privacy Policy describes how Real World Books LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you visit and use our blog, located at https://blogs.realworldbooks.academy (the “Blog”). Real World Books LLC also operates its main website at https://realworldbooks.academy.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our Site.

Information We Collect and How We Collect It

In addition to the data collected by WordPress core functionalities (comments, media uploads, user registration, logins, cookies as outlined below), we may collect information in the following ways:

1. Information You Voluntarily Provide:
   • Newsletter Sign-ups: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and, optionally, your name.
   • Contact Forms: When you submit inquiries through our contact forms, we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, and message content.
2. Information Collected Automatically:
   • Analytics Data: We use third-party analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics) to understand how users interact with our Site. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits. This data helps us improve our content and user experience.
   • Payment Transaction Data: When you make a purchase through links on our Site (e.g., for ebooks), you will be redirected to a third-party payment processor (e.g., Stripe, Paddle, FastSpring). While we do not directly collect or store your payment card details, we may receive transaction details such as your name, email, billing address, the items purchased, and the transaction amount from these processors to fulfill your order and for our accounting purposes.
3. Information from Third Parties:
   • We may receive information about you from third-party services that integrate with our Site, such as analytics providers or payment processors, in accordance with their privacy policies.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• To provide, maintain, and improve our Blog and its content.
• To respond to your comments, questions, and requests.
• To send you newsletters, marketing, or promotional materials (if you have opted in).
• To analyze Site usage and trends to enhance user experience and content strategy.
• To process and fulfill orders for products purchased through our Site (via third-party processors).
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or fraudulent activities.
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and conditions.

Who We Share Your Data With

We may share your personal data with the following categories of third parties:

• Service Providers: We engage third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Blog, provide services on our behalf, perform Blog-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Blog is used. These include:
  • Hosting Providers: (e.g., Hostinger, Big Daddy, NameCheap)
  • Analytics Providers: (e.g., Google Analytics)
  • Email Marketing Services: (e.g., Mailchimp)
  • Spam Detection Services: (e.g., Akismet)
  • Payment Processors: (e.g., Stripe, Paddle, FastSpring) – We do not share your payment card details with them directly; they collect it directly from you.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
  • Comply with a legal obligation.
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of Real World Books LLC.
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Blog.
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Blog or the public.
  • Protect against legal liability.
• Business Transfers: If Real World Books LLC is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your personal data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

How Long We Retain Your Data

We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

• Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
• Newsletter Subscribers: We retain your email address for as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter.
• Contact Form Submissions: We retain contact form submissions for up to 6 months for customer service purposes, or longer if required by law.
• Analytics Data: Analytics data is typically retained for 12 months according to the settings of the analytics service.
• Transaction Data: Transaction data related to purchases is retained for 3 years for accounting and legal purposes.

Your Rights Over Your Data

Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws (such as GDPR or CCPA), you may have the following rights regarding 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 (“Right to be Forgotten”): 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.
• The Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below. We will respond to your request within 3 business days.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Data collected by third-party services (e.g., analytics, email marketing, payment processors) may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your own, where data protection laws may differ. We strive to ensure that any such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws and that your data remains protected.

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 and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your data, or would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please contact us:

By visiting this page on our website: blogs.realworldbooks.academy/contact

By email: privacy@realworldbooks.academy