1. Controller and Contact Details
This website is operated by Ashford Partners (“Ashford Partners”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).
Website: https://ashford-publishing.com
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, you may contact us at:
Email: hello@ashford-publishing.com
Address: Voltastrasse 76, 8044 Zürich, Switzerland
2. Scope of This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how Ashford Partners collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data of users who access and use this website and its services. We process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws and generally accepted data protection principles.
3. Categories of Personal Data We Process
We process only such personal data as is necessary to operate the website and provide access to our content, including in particular:
a) Account Information:
- Email address
- Password (stored in encrypted/hashed form)
b) Account and Usage Data:
- Login timestamps
- Access logs
- Basic technical and usage information
c) Communication Data:
- Email address
- Subscription and communication preferences
d) Technical Data:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device information
- Session and security-related data
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data. We do not sell personal data to third parties.
4. Purposes of Processing
We process personal data solely for the following purposes:
- To create, administer, and manage your user account
- To provide access to purchased or restricted content
- To send service-related communications and updates regarding Ashford Partners and its publications
- To ensure the security, stability, and proper functioning of the website and to prevent misuse or abuse
- To operate, maintain, and improve the website and its services
Personal data is not used for advertising profiling and is not sold to third parties.
5. Legal Bases for Processing
We process personal data only where there is a valid legal basis to do so, including in particular:
- Where processing is necessary to provide and operate your account and access to the website and its content
- Where processing is necessary for the legitimate operation, security, and maintenance of the website
- Where you have provided your consent, including for receiving non-essential communications, which you may withdraw at any time
- Where processing is necessary to comply with applicable legal obligations
6. Emails and Communications
If you create an account, we may send you:
- Essential service-related communications (such as security notices, access information, or important service updates)
- Optional informational updates about Ashford Partners and related content
You may unsubscribe from non-essential communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in the relevant email or by contacting us directly.
7. Cookies
We use essential cookies that are necessary for the operation of the website, in particular to:
- Maintain your login session
- Ensure secure authentication
- Enable core website functionality
If we use analytics or other non-essential cookies, this will be disclosed in this Privacy Policy and, where required, your consent will be requested.
8. Data Storage and Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. Such measures include, in particular:
- Secure password hashing
- Access control mechanisms
- Encrypted connections (HTTPS)
- Restriction of internal access to personal data on a need-to-know basis
Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by applicable law.
9. Disclosure of Data to Third Parties
We do not sell personal data.
We may disclose personal data only to the following categories of recipients, where necessary:
- Hosting providers or technical service providers engaged to operate and maintain the website
- Public authorities or other parties, where disclosure is required by law or by a binding legal request
All such recipients are required to process personal data in a secure and lawful manner and only for the purposes for which it is disclosed.
10. Your Rights
Subject to applicable data protection laws, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing
- Object to the processing of your personal data
- Request a copy of your personal data in a commonly used format, where applicable
- Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: hello@ashford-publishing.com
11. Account Deletion
You may request the deletion of your account and associated personal data at any time. Upon such request, we will delete your personal data unless we are legally required or permitted to retain certain information.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will always be published on this website. The date of the latest update is indicated at the top of this document.