Privacy Notice

Your privacy matters.

Detroit Working Writers does not request your personal data unless it is truly needed to deliver services you request (such as book listings or inclusion in our members-only directory) or to run this site. Please read the following to fully understand what personally identifiable data (”Personal Data”) this website collects, uses, communicates, discloses and safeguards and why.

DWW will only collect and use your Personal Data where:

  • We have lawful grounds to do so, including to comply with our legal obligations;
  • We are performing a contract with you for services; and
  • We have legitimate interests in using your Personal Data and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), we, Detroit Working Writers, are the “data controller”. If you have questions about this policy or about how we use your Personal Data, please contact us via our contact form.

This policy is effective as of May 1st, 2018. DWW may change this privacy policy from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you are familiar with its current content.

1) Personal Data we collect via this website (detworkingwriters.com) (the “Website”)

Personal Data that you provide. We only collect Personal Data where you choose to interact with us on the Website in the following ways:

We you choose to be listed on our membership directory

  1. When you complete the contact form, we collect your name, email address and any message you choose to send.
  2. When you fill out our book listing form, which also includes your author profile.
  3. When you fill out any other opt-in form, such as a mailing list.

Data that we collect automatically

We automatically collect certain information when you visit this Website—such as the type of browser and operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider. DWW does not link this information with any Personal Data.

DWW may also collect data automatically through my use of cookies on the Website. Please see my cookie policy to find out about our cookies and how you can adjust your settings to disable cookies.

2) Use of your Personal Data

We do not sell your Personal Data. Most commonly, we use your Personal Data to:

  • process and manage your use of our website;
  • respond to your questions, comments and requests;
  • where you have opted-in to receive marketing from me, deliver communications relevant to your preferences / or of interest to you;
  • improve our Website through analysis of information.

3) Sharing of your Personal Data

DWW takes your privacy seriously and will not share your Personal Data with others, except as permitted by applicable law or as set out below:

We share Personal Data as necessary with third parties who provide services or functions on my behalf and who require the information to provide those specific services to us. These third parties may include social media advertising platforms such as Facebook, for audience generation and the development of targeting criteria for other audiences. Please note that we have appropriate data privacy safeguards in place with third parties with whom we share Personal Data as described above and who are providing services or functions on my behalf.

4) Keeping your Personal Data secure

We have implemented security policies and technical measures to safeguard the Personal Data we collect. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable law, including the GDPR, to safeguard Personal Data from accidental loss, destruction or damage and unauthorized access, use and disclosure.

5) Retention periods for use of your Personal Data

We will use and store your Personal Data only for as long as necessary, bearing in mind the uses of your Personal Data as described in this privacy policy and otherwise as communicated to you.

6) Children

This Website and organization’s services are aimed at adults, and DWW does not knowingly collect any Personal Data relating to children aged under 15 years old. If you are under the age of 15, please do not provide us with any of your Personal Data, including your email address.

7) Access to and control over your Personal Data

You have legal rights under applicable law in relation to your Personal Data. You can ask the following questions, or take the following actions, at any time by contacting me via email

  • see what Personal Data I hold about you (if any), including why I am holding it and who it could be disclosed to;
  • ask us to change/correct your Personal Data;
  • ask us to delete your Personal Data;
  • object to the processing of your Personal Data;
  • ask us to restrict the processing of your Personal Data;
  • withdraw any consents you have given us to the processing of your Personal Data; and
  • express any concerns you have about third parties’ use of your Personal Data.

8) Change of purpose

We will only use your Personal Data for the purposes for which I collected it, unless I reasonably consider that I need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to have an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact me.

If we need to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.