Privacy Policy

Octopus Publishing Group Privacy Policy

Octopus Publishing Group have a policy of not passing on your personal data to other organisations, websites or third parties, for promotional purposes. We undertake to handle the information that we collect from you securely and to comply with all current Data Protection legislation.

How we use personal information

We collect personal information when you register on the Octopus Publishing Group website, when you join the Miller’s Antiques Club or Mitchell Beazley Wine Club, and when you make a purchase from the website. The information is used by us, and by our distributor Littlehampton Book Services, to enable us to process and deliver your order. Credit card numbers are used only for payment processing and are not retained for other purposes. Any extra details you provide about your interests may also be used to send you offers which we feel will be of particular interest to you, if you have consented to such contact. By registering your details on our website, you consent to Octopus Publishing Group maintaining, recording, holding and using personal data we collect about you.

We will disclose elements of your data to our service providers for the purposes set out in this policy. We may search the files of credit reference agencies, who will record the search.

We may transfer the data to other companies in the Hachette UK Ltd group of companies in the event of a restructure or reorganisation. We will not sell or rent to third parties the information collected from you on this site except in the event that Octopus Publishing Group or LBS is sold to a new owner, in which case your details will be transferred to that new owner.

Cookies

The Octopus website uses 'cookies' placed in the browser file to help us collect general information about the behaviour of visitors on our site. Cookies record what parts of a site users visit, helping us to monitor and improve our website's functionality and personality. Cookies do not identify the user of a computer. If you object to Octopus Publishing Group, or anyone else, using cookies you should set your computer to block them.

Contact us / Unsubscribe

We take your privacy seriously. If you have any questions relating to privacy matters, or you know that any of the data you have supplied to us has changed, or if you no longer wish us to have your information, please contact us at info@octopus-publishing.co.uk or unsubscribe@octopus-publishing.co.uk and we will correct or remove your data as requested. You have the right to ask for a copy of your information and to correct any inaccuracies.