Privacy Policy

Effective 21 October 2026

This policy explains what personal data we collect through devineconfidential.com, why, who receives it and what rights you have. It follows the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, for visitors and customers in the European Economic Area, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Controller

Liam Devine, trading as Devine Confidential Publishing, Switzerland. Email: liam@devineconfidential.com. We have not appointed a data protection officer or an EU representative.

2. What we collect and why

Name, email, delivery and billing address, phone (optional), order details, dedication text — When: you order a book. Purpose: process, sign, dedicate, ship and invoice your order; customer service. Legal basis (GDPR): contract.
Payment data — When: you pay. Purpose: processed directly by the payment provider; we do not see or store full card numbers. Legal basis (GDPR): contract.
Name, email, message — When: you use the contact form or email us. Purpose: reply to you. Legal basis (GDPR): legitimate interest.
Email address — When: you subscribe to our newsletter. Purpose: send news about the book and Devine Confidential; you can unsubscribe at any time. Legal basis (GDPR): consent.
IP address, browser, device, pages visited, date and time — When: you visit the site. Purpose: operate and secure the website, fix errors. Legal basis (GDPR): legitimate interest.
Cookie and analytics data — When: you accept the relevant cookies. Purpose: measure audience and improve the site. Legal basis (GDPR): consent.

We do not sell your data, and we do not use it for automated decisions.

3. Who receives your data

Wix.com Ltd. (Israel), which hosts the website, shop, forms and emails, and its subprocessors in the EU, the USA and elsewhere.
Payment providers: Wix Payments and its partner payment processors, which process your payment under their own privacy policies.
Shipping carriers: Swiss Post, and customs authorities for deliveries abroad.
Google Analytics (Google), only if you consent to the relevant cookies.
Our accountant and the authorities, where the law requires.

4. Transfers abroad

Some recipients are outside Switzerland. Israel and the EU/EEA are recognised by the Swiss Federal Council as providing adequate protection. Transfers to the USA rely on the Swiss–US Data Privacy Framework where the recipient is certified, or on the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses as recognised in Switzerland. Deliveries outside Europe require sharing your address with carriers and customs in the destination country, which is necessary to perform your order.

5. Cookies

The website uses cookies that are strictly necessary for it to work (for example, your basket). Analytics and marketing cookies are set only with your consent, which you can give or withdraw through the cookie banner or your browser settings.

6. How long we keep data

Order and invoicing records are kept for 10 years, as Swiss accounting law requires (Code of Obligations, art. 958f). Contact messages are deleted once your enquiry is closed, unless they relate to an order. Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe. Server logs are kept by our hosting provider for a limited period, under its own retention rules.

7. Your rights

You may ask for access to your data, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, a copy in a portable format, and you may object to processing or withdraw consent at any time. Write to liam@devineconfidential.com; we may ask for proof of identity. You may complain to the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC, edoeb.admin.ch) or, in the EEA, to your local data protection authority.

8. Security

We use the technical and organisational measures provided by our hosting and payment providers, including encrypted (HTTPS) connections. No transmission over the internet is completely secure.

9. Changes

We may update this policy. The current version is always on this page.