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Your privacy is very important to us. This document details the steps we take to protect your privacy, the information we collect, and the ways in which we use that information. The Cambridge Proofreading website (the “Website”) is maintained by Cambridge Proofreading LLC, a company incorporated in the State of Illinois and whose registered address is 2903 W Lyndale St., Unit 3, Chicago, IL 60647, USA (hereafter “we” or “us”). Our use of any personal information you provide to us is regulated by the laws of the State of Illinois. This Privacy Policy forms part of our Terms and Conditions and should be read in conjunction with those Terms and Conditions. To the extent that we collect any information from you—whether or not that information is personally identifying and whether it originates from actively provided information, cookies, or our web hosting service—we use such information only for the purposes of providing you with our proofreading and editing services. We never sell information about our clients to anyone.
When you visit the Website, our server logs your IP address along with information about the pages you request and the server’s success in sending you those pages. These server logs are used for diagnostic and maintenance purposes and to produce aggregated statistics that we may use to monitor and improve our services.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or hard drive. Unless you have adjusted your browser settings so that your browser will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit the Website. We use first- and third-party cookies, in combination with pixels, local storage objects, and similar devices. We do this to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a good website experience and service. Your web browser may accept a session cookie that allows the web server to associate your requests with each other and to distinguish them from the requests of other visitors. The “session cookie” is a randomly generated and contains no personally identifying information. We also use cookies and various types of tracking technologies to understand customer behaviour. This includes technologies such as Google Analytics and other technologies that use anonymous tracking. We will retain and evaluate information on your recent visits to our website and how you use our website for analytics purposes in order to improve our website layout and navigation.
By using the Website, you consent to the placement of cookies on your browser by us and our third-party service providers. If you do not wish to accept cookies in connection with your use of the Website, you will need to delete and block or disable cookies via your browser settings (see below). Please note that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of the Website and may prevent you from being able to access certain features on the Website.
The “options” or “preferences” menu of your web browser will allow you to change your cookie settings. The following links provide useful information that may help you understand these settings. Alternatively, consult the “Help” option in your internet browser for more details.
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To find out more about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Your personal information, including the contact details you provide, is used to respond to any queries you submit by email, website, or telephone. If your enquiry is about an order you have already placed, your enquiry will be connected to the information regarding that order. Information regarding your query and our response to your query may be retained to assist us in fulfilling any future orders you might place or to answer further queries from you. Such information may also be used to monitor and improve our customer service procedures.
All personally identifying data related to your website visits and purchases is stored on our secure servers. We do not store credit card information used to purchase our services on the Website; all such data is processed by our epayment providers and subject to their data protection and privacy policies.
To help ensure the security of your documents, our Website requires you to create an account before placing an order. When you create an account, your name, email address, and phone number (optional) are stored for your use on future visits to the Website. You must log in to your account in order to view, track, and retrieve the files associated with your orders.
We provide SSL/TLS encryption to ensure that your information—including your documents—is securely transmitted when you place an order. The strength of the encryption will usually be 256-bit or higher. We recommend using the latest version of your web browser software to ensure that your browser supports strong encryption. You accept responsibility for ensuring the activation of the security features of your browser or computer that enable it to communicate securely with the Website.
When you place an order for services, we ask for the following details:
This information is used to track and fulfil your order, to contact you (if necessary) to clarify your instructions, to collect payment, and to otherwise complete your order.
When you pay by credit card or via PayPal, Alipay, or another epayment service, we disclose the information needed to verify your identity and to process your payment according to the terms and conditions by which each credit card or epayment provider operates. This information may include your order number and the amount and currency of payment required. Banks and epayment services may also monitor financial activity to ensure compliance with applicable laws and with their terms of service to you and to us. We may therefore, on request, provide additional details regarding your order for these purposes.
We may use information collected and provided to us by the sites where we advertise to track the success of our advertising campaigns. This information is aggregated and does not contain any personally identifying information.
Information on the orders you place is retained after the order is completed for legal purposes, including tax, audit, and corporate records, and may also be used for customer service purposes. All documents you submit to us are securely deleted 15 days after the order is returned. If you would prefer that we delete your documents sooner, we will gladly do so if you email us at info[at]cambridgeproofreading.com.
Information may also be used for internal business purposes and for research and development purposes. If you are concerned about personal information in the documents submitted to us for editing, we encourage you to replace any such information with placeholder text.
Your feedback is essential to our ability to assess and improve our service to you. The feedback and reviews you provide will be connected to the order information. We may also contact you to respond to the feedback you provide. If you choose to provide feedback through TrustPilot, you give permission for your feedback to be displayed on the Website along with your name, as provided by you to TrustPilot.
We do not share personal information or your documents with any third parties except as disclosed in this policy. We may need to disclose personal and other information we hold as a result of a legal process or for other reasons required or allowed by applicable laws. If we believe that a crime, tort, or other illegal act, including payment fraud, has taken place or is about to take place, we may voluntarily disclose relevant personal information to the police, courts, or other competent authorities.
We employ the services of contract editors. We do not share any of your identifying information with our contractors. Our contractors require access to the documents you submit to us in order to perform their duties and are bound by a non-disclosure agreement. The documents you submit to us are not shared with anyone else.
Any personal information you provide to us is regulated by the laws of the State of Illinois. You have the right to know what personal information we hold about you and to request a correction of any errors or omissions therein. When you submit such a request to us, we reserve the right to ask for additional evidence of your identity to ensure that the personal information we hold is disclosed only to you. Please direct all such enquiries by post and enclose a copy of a document that confirms your identity (e.g., your driving licence) to The Data Protection and Privacy Officer, Cambridge Proofreading LLC, at info@cambridgeproofreading.com.
Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at info@cambridgeproofreading.com.
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