Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for GreatHistoricalBooks.com
Last updated: 17th September 2025

GreatHistoricalBooks.com (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data transparently, in line with UK data protection laws including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

1. Who We Are

This UK-based website focusing on ancient history and blog content. Our website address is: https://greathistoricalbooks.com.

2. What Data We Collect and Why

We collect limited personal data through:

  • Analytics tools (Google Analytics via Site Kit)
    We use Google Analytics to track website usage and improve performance. This includes IP address (anonymised), browser type, device type, pages visited, and time spent.
  • Cookies and tracking technologies
    Cookies may be used to understand how users interact with the website and to support basic functionality.

We do not collect names, emails, or other identifying information unless you voluntarily contact us.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process analytics data under legitimate interests to understand and improve website usage. Where cookies are used, we rely on user consent (see cookie notice).

4. Data Sharing

We may share or display content from third-party services, including Google Analytics, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram.

  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to track website usage and improve performance. This includes anonymised IP addresses, browser type, device type, pages visited, and time spent. Your data is processed under Google’s Privacy Policy.
  • Social media platforms: We may include links to our accounts, follow buttons, or embedded content from X and Instagram. Interacting with or simply viewing this content may allow these platforms to collect information about your visit, such as your IP address, browser type, and browsing activity.

We do not sell or trade your personal data. Your data is subject to the privacy policies of these third-party services, and we do not control how they use it. You can find their privacy information here:

  • Instagram (Meta) Privacy Center
  • Google Privacy Policy
  • X (Twitter) Privacy Policy

5. Affiliate Links (Amazon Associates Programme)

GreatHistoricalBooks.com participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and related Amazon sites.

When you click on an Amazon affiliate link on our site, Amazon may place a cookie on your device to track that you visited our website and made a purchase. This cookie is used solely for the purpose of tracking sales and attributing commissions to us.

Amazon may collect and process data in accordance with their own Privacy Policy, which you can view here: Amazon.co.uk Privacy Notice.

6. Cookies

We use essential and optional cookies. You can control or withdraw consent via our cookie banner.

See our Cookie Policy for details.

7. Your Data Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have rights including:

  • Access to your data
  • Correction of inaccuracies
  • Erasure of your data (in some cases)
  • Objection to processing (e.g. for analytics)

8. Contact

If you have any privacy concerns, you can contact:
Email: greathistoricalbooks.com@gmail.com
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at https://ico.org.uk.

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