Effective Date: June 1, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Advent Digest (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit adventdigest.org or purchase Digital Products from our store. We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where applicable.
1. Information We Collect
a) Information You Provide
- Account information: name, email address, username, password.
- Billing information: billing name and address (payment card data is processed by our payment provider and never stored on our servers).
- Order information: products purchased, order history, download activity.
- Communications: messages you send us via email or contact forms.
b) Information Collected Automatically
- Usage data: pages visited, time spent on pages, referring URLs.
- Device data: browser type, IP address, operating system, device identifiers.
- Cookies and tracking technologies (see Section 5).
2. How We Use Your Information
- To process and fulfill your orders for Digital Products.
- To create and manage your account.
- To send transactional emails (order confirmations, download links, receipts).
- To send you marketing communications (only with your consent; you may opt out at any time).
- To improve our website, products, and customer service.
- To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms and Conditions.
- To detect and prevent fraud or unauthorized use.
3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
Where the GDPR applies, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:
- Contract performance: to process your orders and deliver Digital Products.
- Legitimate interests: to improve our services and prevent fraud.
- Consent: for marketing emails and non-essential cookies.
- Legal obligation: to comply with applicable laws.
4. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share data with:
- Payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) — to process transactions securely.
- Email service providers — to send transactional and marketing emails.
- Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics) — to understand site usage.
- Hosting and infrastructure providers — to operate our website.
- Legal authorities — when required by law or to protect our rights.
All third-party service providers are contractually required to protect your data and use it only for the purposes we specify.
5. Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies we use include:
- Essential cookies: required for the site and shopping cart to function (e.g., session cookies, WooCommerce cart cookie).
- Analytics cookies: help us understand how visitors use our site (e.g., Google Analytics). These are only set with your consent.
- Marketing cookies: used to deliver relevant ads. Only set with your consent.
You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings or our cookie consent banner. Note that disabling essential cookies may affect site functionality.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Order records are typically retained for 7 years for tax and accounting purposes. You may request deletion of your account at any time (see Section 7).
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: request a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Rectification: request correction of inaccurate data.
- Erasure: request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”).
- Restriction: request that we restrict processing of your data.
- Portability: request a machine-readable export of your data.
- Objection: object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Withdraw consent: withdraw consent for marketing or non-essential cookies at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, email us at info@adventdigest.org. We will respond within 30 days.
8. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Payment card data is never stored on our servers — it is handled entirely by our PCI-DSS compliant payment processors.
9. International Transfers
Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your own. Where we transfer data outside the EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses).
10. Children’s Privacy
Our store is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy regularly.
12. Contact Us
For privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights, contact us at:
Advent Digest
Email: info@adventdigest.org
Website: adventdigest.org
