Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, and protect your personal information

Effective Date: 1 September 2025
Last Updated: 1 September 2025

Price Book Club ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you use our website, mobile applications, or related services ("Services").

Important: By using our Services, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information:

Personal Information
  • • Name, email address, and contact details
  • • Payment and billing details
  • • Login credentials
Usage Information
  • • Platform activity and searches
  • • Device, browser, and IP address
  • • Cookies and analytics
Content Data
  • • Price entries and books
  • • Data you upload or create
  • • Public and private content

2. How We Use Your Information

We use personal and usage data for the following purposes:

  • To create and manage your account
  • To provide and improve our Services
  • To process payments, purchases, and sales
  • To send important notifications
  • To generate aggregated reports and insights
  • To enforce our Terms & Conditions
  • To prevent fraud or misuse
  • To comply with legal obligations

3. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

We may share your information only in the following cases:

  • With your consent – when you choose to publish or share data publicly
  • With service providers – such as payment processors, hosting providers, and analytics tools
  • For legal compliance – when required by law, court order, or government request
  • In business transfers – if we undergo a merger, acquisition, or restructuring

4. Public vs Private Data

Public Price Books

Data you enter is visible to other members of your book club and may be aggregated, shared, or sold by Price Book Club without compensation to you.

Private Price Books

Data is restricted to you unless listed for sale on the marketplace. If sold, proceeds go to you, minus commission to Price Book Club.

Aggregated Data: Reports, charts, and insights may be shared with other users but will not contain your personal identifiers.

5. Data Retention

  • We retain personal data only as long as necessary to provide our Services or as required by law.
  • Users may request a data export of their books when closing their account. Afterward, the account and associated email will be permanently deactivated.
  • Certain transaction records may be retained for legal, tax, and audit purposes.

6. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.

Important: However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection.

7. Your Rights

Subject to applicable laws (Namibia's Data Protection principles, South Africa's POPIA, and where relevant, the GDPR), you may have the following rights:

  • Access – request a copy of your personal information
  • Correction – update or correct inaccurate information
  • Deletion – request deletion of your data when closing your account
  • Restriction – limit processing of your data in certain circumstances
  • Portability – request your data in a structured, machine-readable format
  • Objection – opt out of direct marketing or certain types of processing
Make a Request: Requests can be made by contacting us.

8. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies for authentication, analytics, and user experience improvements. You may disable cookies in your browser, but some features of the Service may not function properly.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not directed to children under 18. If we learn we have collected personal data from a minor without parental consent, we will delete it promptly.

10. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on our website. Continued use of the Services constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact

If you have questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: jade.rickerts@gmail.com

Phone: +264 81 714 8360