Privacy Policy

Last updated: 3 July 2026

1. Who We Are

Grant’s Faith Book Collection is operated by Grant Mercado, a sole trader based in the United Kingdom.

Website: grantsfaithbookcollection.com

Email: hello@grantsfaithbookcollection.com

Grant Mercado is the data controller responsible for the personal information collected through this website.

2. Information We May Collect

We may collect the following information:

Your name
Your email address
Your billing details
Details of products you purchase
Messages you send through the website
Mailing-list preferences
Technical information such as your internet address, browser type, device information and website activity
Cookie and analytics information, where you have given permission

We do not normally receive or store your full payment-card details. Payments are handled by the payment providers available through the website.

3. How We Collect Your Information

We may collect information when you:

Buy a book or digital product
Contact us
Join the mailing list
Use the website
Accept optional cookies
Interact with payment services or other website features

4. Why We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information to:

Process and deliver your order
Provide access to purchased digital downloads
Send order confirmations and customer-service messages
Answer questions or complaints
Manage refunds where applicable
Keep business, accounting and tax records
Prevent fraud and protect the website
Improve the website and understand how it is used
Send marketing emails where you have agreed to receive them
Comply with legal and regulatory requirements

5. Lawful Bases for Using Your Information

Depending on the purpose, we rely on one or more of the following lawful bases:

Contract: where the information is needed to process your order or provide a service you requested
Legal obligation: where records must be kept or information processed to comply with the law
Consent: where you agree to receive marketing or allow optional cookies
Legitimate interests: where necessary to operate, protect and improve the business, provided your rights do not override those interests

6. Mailing List and Marketing

If you join the mailing list, we may send you news about books, website updates, offers and future releases.

You can unsubscribe at any time by:

Clicking the unsubscribe link in a marketing email, or
Emailing hello@grantsfaithbookcollection.com

Withdrawing your marketing consent will not affect service messages relating to an existing purchase.

7. Payments and Service Providers

We may share the information necessary to provide the website and fulfil purchases with trusted service providers, including:

Website hosting and maintenance providers
WooCommerce or other website shop services
Stripe
PayPal
Mailchimp
Email and cloud-storage providers
Professional advisers, regulators or authorities where legally required

These providers may process personal information on our behalf or under their own privacy terms.

Some providers may store or process information outside the United Kingdom. Where this happens, appropriate safeguards will be used as required by data-protection law.

8. Cookies

The website may use strictly necessary cookies to operate essential functions such as the shopping basket, checkout and security.

Optional analytics or marketing cookies will only be used where the visitor has been given clear information and has provided the required consent.

You can manage cookies through the website’s cookie controls and your browser settings.

9. How Long We Keep Your Information

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

This may include:

Order, payment and accounting records kept for the period required for tax, legal and business purposes
Customer correspondence kept while an enquiry, complaint or dispute is being handled
Mailing-list information kept until you unsubscribe or your details are removed
Website security records kept for a limited period where needed to prevent fraud or misuse

Information may be kept longer where required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

10. How We Protect Your Information

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

However, no internet transmission or electronic-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. Your Data-Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:

Ask for a copy of your personal information
Ask for inaccurate information to be corrected
Ask for information to be erased
Ask us to restrict how information is used
Object to certain uses of your information
Ask for information to be transferred where applicable
Withdraw consent at any time where consent is the lawful basis
Complain about how your information has been handled

To exercise any of these rights, email:

hello@grantsfaithbookcollection.com

We may need to confirm your identity before responding.

12. Complaints

Please contact us first if you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled.

You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.

Information about how to make a complaint is available on the Information Commissioner’s Office website:

13. Links to Other Websites

The website may contain links to external websites, including social-media platforms and Buy Me a Coffee.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. You should read their privacy policies before providing personal information.

14. Children’s Information

This website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from children.

If you believe a child has provided personal information without appropriate permission, please contact us so that the matter can be reviewed.

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when the website, services or legal requirements change.

The latest version will be published on the website with an updated revision date.

16. Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, contact:

Grant Mercado
Grant’s Faith Book Collection
hello@grantsfaithbookcollection.com
grantsfaithbookcollection.com