Terms
I urge you to read these terms, conditions and policies carefully. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact me.
Background
The terms, conditions and policies below are applicable to the website, www.lookforabook.co.uk, which is owned and operated by James Nock Web Development & Management.
The effective date of these terms, conditions and policies is 9th November 2024.
Your Consent
By using this website, you are implicitly consenting to my privacy policy and agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of use listed below.
If you do not agree with these terms, conditions and policies, please do not use this website. I reserve the right, at my discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms, conditions and policies at any time. Please check this page periodically for any changes. Your continued use of my website following the posting of any changes to these terms, conditions and policies shall mean that you have accepted those changes.
My commitment
James Nock Web Development & Management is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of the users of the products and services it provides. It is my policy to uphold strict privacy obligations relative to the information accessible through www.lookforabook.co.uk and to maintain the privacy of individuals using www.lookforabook.co.uk. It is important to me that you understand what information I collect and how I use it — and to provide clear instructions if you choose to request changes in how I communicate with you.
Contact Details
James Nock Web Development & Management
Website: https://www.james-nock.co.uk
Email: lookforabook@james-nock.co.uk
Content & intellectual property (proprietary rights notice)
All content that forms part of www.lookforabook.co.uk is subject to intellectual property rights including copyright and trademarks held by or licensed to James Nock Web Development & Management.
All rights are expressly reserved. No material may be reproduced or redistributed on the Web or offline, except as set forth below, without my prior written permission.
The person using www.lookforabook.co.uk may view, reproduce, or store copies of the website for their personal use. That person may also share any content on the website via any social media channel.
Disclaimer and limitation of liability
The website www.lookforabook.co.uk is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, and without any representations, warranties or conditions of any kind, whether express or implied, and including without limitation implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, performance or durability, all of which are hereby disclaimed by James Nock Web Development & Management to the fullest extent permitted by law. This website shall be used by you at your own risk. Although reasonable efforts are made to ensure that this website will be current and will contain no errors, omissions, or inaccuracies, no representations, warranties, guarantees, or conditions (either expressed or implied) are given as to the operation of this website or that this website and the information, content, or materials included in this website will be error free or completely accurate or current at all times, or at any time.
James Nock Web Development & Management and its respective directors, employees and other representatives will not under any circumstances be liable for damages arising out of or in connection with the use of the www.lookforabook.co.uk website, or any hyperlinked website, whether or not such damages might be foreseeable and even if James Nock Web Development & Management is informed of their possibility. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including (without limitation) compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties. Notwithstanding this disclaimer, if I am found liable for any loss or damage that arises out of, or is in any way connected with, any of the occurrences described in this paragraph, and then my liability will in no event exceed, in total, the sum of £0.00.
James Nock Web Development & Management may correct errors or inaccuracies and change or update information on this website at any time without notice, including in respect of prices and availability of items.
Governing law and jurisdiction
The website www.lookforabook.co.uk (excluding linked websites) is controlled by James Nock Web Development & Management from its office within the county of East Sussex, United Kingdom. The website can be accessed from any country around the world. As each of these jurisdictions has laws that may differ from those of the country of the United Kingdom, by accessing this website, you agree that all matters relating to access to, or use of, the website, or any other hyperlinked website, shall be governed by the laws of the United Kingdom. You also agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the country of the United Kingdom and acknowledge and do so voluntarily and you will be responsible for complying with local laws.
Individuals under 18 years old
No personal information should be submitted or posted on www.lookforabook.co.uk by individuals under 18 years of age.
Opt-out procedures
If you do not wish to receive promotional emails or mailings from me, please let me know by writing or emailing me at the addresses in the "contact information" section above. To help me process your request, please include sufficient information for me to identify you in my records. Please allow a reasonable time for me to process your request.
Please note that I may maintain information about an individual sales transaction in order to service that transaction and for record keeping.
Pricing and purchasing
Any prices listed on this website for services and products are in GBP Sterling and all charges will be processed in GBP Sterling.
You may only purchase or order services for lawful purposes and any other use is not permitted. You agree to pay for all charges noted herein as payable by you.
Third-party links
In an attempt to provide you with increased value, from time to time www.lookforabook.co.uk may include third-party links. These linked sites have separate and independent terms, conditions, and privacy policies. I therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, I seek to protect the integrity of my website and welcome any feedback about these linked sites (including if a specific link does not work).
Descriptions of, or references to, products, publications, or websites do not imply endorsement of that product, publication, or site.
Donations
If you choose to make a donation to look for a book then we will use that money to fund the purchase of more books to put into circulation.
Privacy
I ("James Nock trading as James Nock Web Development and Management") have developed this privacy policy in order to demonstrate a firm commitment to the privacy of your data and GDPR. I am committed to safeguarding the privacy of your data whilst providing a personalised and valuable service. If you have any requests concerning your personal information or any queries with regard to these practices please contact me. This privacy policy applies to all "personal data" as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998. In this privacy policy, I also refer to personal data as "data", "information" or "personal information".
Information Collected
If you contact me for any reason, I may retain copies of any letters or emails, and may record written details of any telephone conversation with you. I will not make any audio recording of telephone conversations. I don't hold any records on website visitors but do hold the following pieces of information about clients whom I engage in work with:
| Data Type | Reason | How it's used |
|---|---|---|
| Name | To identify you | On communications |
| E-mail address | So that I can make contact with you via email | For emails |
| Company Name (if applicable) | To help identify you if we've not had contact in a long time | As a reminder to myself |
| Contact Telephone number(s) | So that I can make contact with you via telephone | For telephone calls |
All information is processed by the dedicated server that this website is hosted on inside the United Kingdom. The server is managed by me and no one else has access to it without my consent. The data types in the table above are kept until deletion is asked for or until I deem it no longer necessary.
Use of information
I use information held about you only to respond to queries from you. Your information will never be sold to third-parties.
Disclosures
I will not pass your information to any third-party except if I am required to by:
- The Police
- Any regulatory or government authority
- A court of law
I will inform you of any such order or request for disclosure as soon as reasonably practicable after I receive it, unless I am prohibited by law from doing so or it is not reasonably practicable to do so.
Security
This website and my emails both utilise SSL encryption technology. I will never pass on passwords to any third-party on your behalf without written permission.
Cookies and server logs
This website uses functional cookies. It also uses a very lightweight tracking mechanism provided by Splitbee analytics if you have "Do Not Track" disabled in your browser settings. All cookies are listed below. Manage cookie settings.
| Functional cookies | |
|---|---|
| These cookies are necessary for site functionality and are always used. | |
| Cookie Name | Cookie Description |
| look_for_a_book_session | Allows our systems to give you a consistent user experience and allows us to validate your session. |
| remember_web_**** | This cookie is set if you tick the 'remember me' checkbox during login. |
| XSRF-TOKEN | Helps mitigate possible Cross-site request Forgery (CSRF). |
| Performance and Analytics cookies | |
|---|---|
| These cookies are enabled when you choose to "Accept All Cookies". | |
| Cookie Name | Cookie Description |
| sb_uid | Random generated ID, generated by splitbee. Is not tracked across domains. |
Server logs capture certain non-personally identifying data, such as the time and date of a web visit, the browser and operating system being used, the IP address or domain name of the user's ISP, and the web URL a user linked from. This information may be used in aggregate form to help me plan system enhancements when necessary and to provide content which is compatible with my visitors' web browsing systems.
Third parties
This website uses the following third-party services:
| Service | Used For | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| fonts.bunny.net | For custom website fonts. | Bunny Fonts is an open-source, privacy-first web font platform. |
| openlibrary.org | To retrieve book cover imagery. | |
| maplibre.org | Provides the open source map library that we use to show maps. | |
| openfreemap.org | Provides the map tiles for the maplibre library to use. | Without tiles there would be no map on show. |
| openstreetmap.org | Provides the tile data for openfreemap. | |
| resend.com | Sending emails from the website when you register, reset password, or get notifications. | Mail is routed through AWS' us-east-1 region. Your email address is used as the recipient address so that you receive the email. |
| splitbee.io | Really lightweight, privacy respecting, analytics. | I look at this occasionally simply to see whether it's worth keeping the website online or not, there's little point if no one is using it. |
Your information will never be sold to third parties.
Your location
When a book is found, we ask for your location simply so that we can log the coordinates of where that book is at that time. Your location is not used anywhere else on the website and is not stored anywhere other than in our database. The location is not used for any other purpose.
Accessing your records
You can request a copy of the data I hold about them at any time by making contact with me. I will endeavour to forward on this data as quickly as I can, but always within a month. You have the right to request for your information to be updated, which I encourage. I am also happy to delete your information on request; please be aware that this may result in a reduced ability to communicate with you. Please note that I cannot delete the data that I hold about you if any of the following conditions are met:
- the personal data is still necessary for the purpose which I originally collected or processed it
- the data is required in order to comply with a legal obligation
- I am relying on consent as a lawful basis for holding the data, and you withdraw your consent
Account Deletion
You can delete your account at any time via your profile inside your dashboard. When your account is deleted, your data is removed from the database and you will no longer be able to access your account.
Change to Privacy Policy
If I change this Privacy Policy, the amended Privacy Policy will be posted on this website and the revised Policy will take effect once posted. Your continued use of this website after the posting will signify your agreement to the new terms.
Data controller
The data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 is James Nock of 14 Angus Close, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 9EH, UK. If you have any questions about my use of data held about you, please do not hesitate to contact me.