Privacy Policy for Books That Teach Us
Last updated: 26/11/2025
This Privacy Policy explains how Books That Teach Us (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses and protects your personal information when you visit booksthatteachus.com (the “Website”), join our email list, purchase digital products or click on affiliate links.
By using this Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Policy.
1. Who we are
Website name: Books That Teach Us
Website: https://booksthatteachus.com
Contact email: hello [at] booksthatteachus.com]
We are a content website that shares book recommendations and related resources. We also sell digital products and promote books and other products using affiliate links.
2. Information we collect
We collect information in the following ways.
2.1 Information you provide directly
- Email address and name
When you subscribe to our email list, download a free resource, enter a giveaway, or contact us directly. - Billing details
When you purchase a digital product, our payment processor or store platform may collect your name, email address, billing address, country, and payment information. We do not store or have access to your full card details. - Messages
Any information you choose to send us by email, contact form, social media or comments.
2.2 Information collected automatically
When you visit the Website, certain information is collected automatically, such as:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type
- Pages viewed and time spent on the site
- Referring website (for example, Google or a social media platform)
This is usually collected through cookies and similar technologies (see the Cookies section below) and analytics tools such as Google Analytics.
3. How we use your information
We use your information to:
- Provide and maintain the Website
- Deliver digital products and services you purchase
- Send you emails that you requested, such as newsletters, book recommendations and product updates
- Respond to your questions, comments or requests
- Monitor the performance of the Website and understand which content is most useful
- Detect and prevent fraud or technical issues
- Comply with legal obligations
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
4. Email marketing
If you join our email list, you agree to receive emails from us. These may include:
- New book recommendations and reviews
- Updates about the Website or YouTube channel
- Digital product launches or discounts
- Affiliate recommendations, where we may earn a small commission
You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any email or by contacting us using the email address above.
We use a third party email service provider MailerLite to manage our email list. Your name and email address are stored securely on their servers.
5. Digital products and payments
We sell digital products through Payhip and possibly other platforms in the future.
When you purchase a product:
- Your payment is processed by the platform and/or payment processors such as Stripe or PayPal.
- They may collect payment details and billing information.
- We receive access to limited information such as your name, email address, country and what you purchased, for order fulfilment and accounting.
Please review the privacy policies of those providers for more details on how they handle your data.
6. Affiliate links
Books That Teach Us participates in affiliate programmes. This means that when you click a link to a product and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Affiliate partners may include (but are not limited to):
- Online bookshops such as Bookshop.org
- Other platforms or products relevant to books and reading
These third parties may use cookies or tracking technology to recognise that you came from our Website. Their handling of your data is governed by their own privacy policies.
7. Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies to:
- Make the Website function properly
- Remember your preferences
- Understand how visitors use the Website
- Track affiliate links and purchases
- Support analytics and performance measurement
You can control or delete cookies via your browser settings. If you choose to disable cookies, some parts of the Website may not work correctly.
We may use services such as Google Analytics or similar tools to collect aggregated, anonymous statistics about visitor behaviour. These tools use cookies and may process data outside your country of residence.
8. Legal bases for processing (for UK/EU visitors)
If you are in the UK or European Economic Area, we process your personal data under the following legal bases:
- Consent – when you sign up for our email list or accept certain cookies.
- Contract – when we need your information to provide a product or service you requested.
- Legitimate interests – such as improving our website, preventing fraud or enforcing our rights.
- Legal obligation – when we must keep certain information for tax or accounting purposes.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing or adjusting your cookie settings.
9. How we share your information
We may share your information with:
- Service providers who help run the Website, such as hosting providers, email services, payment processors and analytics tools.
- Affiliates and partners, but only as necessary to track sales and commissions.
- Legal authorities, if required to comply with a law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.
We only share the minimum information necessary and only with organisations that are expected to keep your data secure.
10. Data retention
We keep your personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy. For example:
- Email addresses are stored until you unsubscribe or we decide to clean our list.
- Purchase records are kept for as long as required for accounting and tax purposes.
- Analytics data may be kept in aggregated form for a longer period.
When data is no longer needed, it will be deleted or anonymised.
11. Your rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Object to certain types of processing
- Request that we transfer your data to another service (data portability)
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello [at] booksthatteachus.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing your request.
12. Children’s privacy
This Website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us and we will remove it.
13. Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information, including using secure connections (HTTPS) on the Website and working with reputable third party providers. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
14. Third party websites
The Website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third party sites. Please review their privacy policies before submitting personal information.
15. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date. Your continued use of the Website after any changes means you accept the updated Policy.
16. Refund Policy
Because Mapped by Books and The Book Globe are digital products with instant access, all sales are generally final once access has been delivered.
That said, I want you to feel happy with your purchase. If you have trouble accessing your product, or something is not working as expected, please contact me at hello [at] booksthatteachus.com within 14 days of purchase and I’ll do my best to help.
Refunds may be considered if:
- you accidentally purchased the same product twice
- you cannot access the product after contacting me for support
- there is a technical issue I am unable to resolve
17. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact:
hello [at] booksthatteachus.com