The Devan Group Privacy Policy

We care about how your personal information is used and shared. We take your privacy seriously.

Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy. By visiting the The DeVan Group managed domains (including, but not limited to, www.THEDEVANGROUP.com/net/org) and websites or domain name, or any other linked pages, features, content, or application services offered from time to time by The DeVan Group in connection therewith (collectively, the “Website”), submitting information, or using any of our services, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”).

What does this Privacy Policy Cover?

This Privacy Policy covers The DeVan Group‘s treatment of information that The DeVan Group gathers when you are accessing The DeVan Group‘s Website as a consumer and when you use The DeVan Group services as a customer (the “Information”). Also, this Privacy Policy covers The DeVan Group‘s treatment of your information that The DeVan Group‘s business partners share with The DeVan Group. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that The DeVan Group does not own or control (such as third-party websites that you may access from the Website), or to individuals that The DeVan Group does not employ or manage.

What Information Does The DeVan Group Collect?

The Information we gather from consumers and customers enables The DeVan Group to personalize and improve our services and to allow our consumers and customers to set up accounts on the Website. In connection with the Website, we request and display some Information to other consumers and visitors of the Website, which allows consumers to identify authors and goods on the Website. We collect the following types of information from our consumers and customers.

Information You Provide to Us:

We receive and store any information you enter on our Website or provide to us in any other way. The types of Information collected may include, without limitation, your full name, age, grade level, email address, IP address, browser information, password (if applicable). We do not collect or store any credit card or bank account information. All purchases are handled via PayPal.

Information Collected Automatically:

What About Cookies?

How Does The DeVan Group Use My Information?

The Information you provide is used for purposes such as responding to your requests for certain products and services, customizing the content you see, communicating with you about specials, sales offers, and new features, and responding to problems with our services.

The DeVan Group may use all of the Information that we collect from our users to understand usage trends and consumer and customer preferences, to improve the way the Website works and looks, to improve our marketing and promotional efforts, and to create new features and functionalities.

The DeVan Group may use automatically collected information and cookies information to: (a) remember your information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the Website; (b) provide custom, personalized advertisements, content, and information; (c) monitor the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns; and (d) monitor aggregate usage metrics such as total number of visitors and pages viewed.

The DeVan Group may use your email address or other personally identifiable information to you promotional or marketing information or to provide you with information about a specific program or feature you have elected to participate in or receive information about.

Will The DeVan Group Share Any of the Information it Receives?

Information about our customers is an integral part of our business, and we may share such Information with our corporate parent or other affiliated entities. Except as expressly described below, we neither rent nor sell your Information to other people or nonaffiliated companies. We may share your Information when we have your permission, and we may share your Information under the following circumstances: We provide Information, (i) to the content owners (e.g., authors and publishers) that relates to their fans/readers (e.g., regarding which fans are consuming and sharing what pieces of media at what levels), subject to the ability of such fans to opt-out of promotional communications, and (ii) we may provide aggregate information to our partners about how our consumers or customers, collectively, use our site (e.g., we share this type of statistical data so that our partners also understand how often people use their services and our Website, so that they, too, may provide you with an optimal online experience). For the avoidance of doubt, when you purchase a particular author’s eBook, that author will receive your name and e-mail address unless you opt-out of disclosing this information. An author will also be able to identify the web page or link (included e-mail addresses to the extent a link was embedded in an e-mail) from which you have been referred to an author’s page on The DeVan Group.

Affiliated Authors and Rightsholders We Do Not Control: We are affiliated and work closely with a variety of authors and rightsholders (e.g., publishers, independent authors, print co-ops, etc.) In certain situations, these businesses sell items to you through The DeVan Group‘s Website, for example, the publishers, authors and other artists from which you purchase or use products or services through the Website. In other situations, The DeVan Group provides services, or sells products jointly with affiliated businesses. We will share Information that is related to such transactions with that affiliated business unless you expressly opt-out of such disclosure.

Third Party Service Providers: We employ other companies and people to perform tasks on our behalf and need to share your information with them to provide products or services to you. Examples of such information include, without limitation, fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and email, analyzing data, processing credit card information, and providing customer service. Unless we tell you differently, such third party service providers do not have any right to use Information we share with them beyond what is reasonably necessary to assist us. You hereby consent to our sharing of Information for the above purposes.

Business Transfers: If The DeVan Group, or all or any portion of its business or assets, are acquired, sold, or otherwise transferred, including in any merger or other transaction, or in the unlikely event that The DeVan Group goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, consumer and customer Information would be one of the assets that is transferred to or acquired by the successor or acquirer (or a third party through bankruptcy). You acknowledge and agree that such transfers may occur in any of these circumstances, and that any acquirer or successor or other party acquiring all or any portion of The DeVan Group‘s business or assets may continue to use your Information as set forth in this policy.

Protection of The DeVan Group and Others: We may release Information when we believe in good faith that release is necessary to comply with any applicable laws, rules or regulations; enforce or apply our conditions of use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of The DeVan Group, our employees, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Opt-In for Promotions: We do not share personally identifiable information with other third-party organizations for their marketing or promotional use without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in.

With Your Consent: Except as set forth above, you will be notified when your Information may be shared with third parties, and will have the option of preventing the sharing of this information.

Is Information About Me Secure?

Your The DeVan Group account Information is protected by a password for your privacy and security. You need to protect unauthorized access to your account and Information by selecting and protecting your password appropriately and limiting access to your computer and browser by signing off after you have finished accessing your account. If you share your password or your Information with others, remember that you are responsible for all actions taken in the name of your account. If you lost control of your password, you may lose substantial control over your Information and may be subject to legally binding actions taken on your behalf. Therefore, if you password has been compromised for any reason, you should immediately notify The DeVan Group and change your password.

The DeVan Group attempts to protect user information to ensure that user account information is kept private; however, The DeVan Group cannot guarantee or ensure the security of user account information. Not even the U.S. government appears capable of securing highly sensitive personal and national security information from unauthorized access, use, and exploitation. Unauthorized entry or use by third parties, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of user information at any time, including your Information.

What Information Can I Access?

The DeVan Group may allow you to access certain information about you through the member dashboard (for artists), and/or customer accounts, for the purpose of viewing, and in certain situations, updating that information.

What Choices Do I Have?

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The DeVan Group may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version of the policy will govern our use of your Information and will always be available at www.THEDEVANGROUP.com/privacy. If we make a change to this policy that, in our sole discretion, is material, we will notify you via an e-mail notice to the e-mail address associated with your account. You and all consumers and customers are bound by any changes to the Privacy Policy when you or they use the Website after such changes have been first posted.

Third Party Advertisers; Links to Other Sites

The Website contains links to other sites, including the sites of the authors, publishers and other artists from which you purchase or use products or services through the Website. The DeVan Group is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites (including the authors, publishers and other artists from which you purchase or use products or services through the Website). When linking to another site you should read the privacy policy stated on that site. This Privacy Policy only governs information collected on the Website.

Children

Consistent with the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”), we will never knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of thirteen (13) without requiring parental consent.

Note to International Users

The Website is hosted in the United States. If you are a customer or client accessing the Website from the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that differ from United States laws, then please note that you are transferring your personal data to the United States which does not have the same data protection laws as the EU and other regions.

By providing your personal data to The DeVan Group through the Website, you consent to: