Disclaimer, Privacy & Copyright

Legal Disclaimer, Privacy & Copyright Information

1. Site Use

1.1 Use of this website is entirely at the risk and discretion of the user.

1.2 Users of this website acknowledge that they take responsibility for their actions and will under no circumstances hold Lee J. Russell responsible for any damage resulting to themselves or anyone else from use of this website.

1.3 Users who do not accept clause 1.2 agree not to use this website.

2. License

2.1 All postings on this website including, but not limited to, stories, poetry, articles, photographs, blog entries, reviews, summaries, and other collections of information are the sole copyrighted property of Lee J. Russell.

Permission is granted for purely personal, non-commercial use of the materials posted on this website.

2.2 None of the website content may be duplicated, distributed, reposted, or retransmitted in any form without express written approval.

2.3 From time to time items may be posted on this website under a Creative Commons licence. This will be made expressly clear in the posting of those items and may be taken as the written approval required in clause 2.2.

Unless an item is released under a Creative Commons licence, users have no right to duplicate, distribute, re-post, or retransmit any of the materials on this website.

2.4 Users are encouraged to make links to pages on this website, provided that the linked pages are presented entirely and directly as they are found on this website, and are NOT shown within frames or similar constructs.

3. Accuracy / Warranty

3.1 This website does not recognise and makes absolutely no warranties, express or implied, about the information and materials appearing on it.

All data and information provided on this website is for informational purposes only. This website makes no representations as to accuracy, completeness, currentness, suitability, or validity of any information on this website and will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or delays in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its display or use. All information is provided on an “as-is” basis.

This website does not warrant any of the information on the site as accurate or even approximate. Users are warned that the all information provided on this site may be inaccurate and should not rely on this information. The following — as well as anything not listed below — may be inaccurate:

* Internet URLs and hyperlinks

* The attribution of authors and other creators to their works

* The spelling of author’s names and book titles

* The titles of podcasts and other internet resources, etc, etc

3.2 This website does not make any guarantees about the accuracy or rationality of any of the information or opinions expressed.

3.3 This website does not and cannot guarantee complete, partial, or any satisfaction with this site: users may find it a complete waste of time. Under no circumstances will this website or Lee J. Russell replace that time (in actual time, or in cash or other equivalents). Users are, however, free to browse this website at their leisure and examine all accessible pages on this site (with the exception of those not willing to accept responsibility for their actions — see Section 1: Site Use).

4. Site of Opinion (not Fact) and the Inherent Consequences Thereof

4.1 As a site of opinion, this website includes information, personal reviews and commentary that certain users may feel offended by. While we regret this, we take no responsibility whatsoever for this or any reaction to any material posted on this website.

4.2 Every effort has been made to ensure that no physical harm or mental anguish results from the use of this site. Nevertheless, users are advised to use this site responsibly and are reminded that this website accepts no responsibility for any damage and harm caused by use of it.

4.3 This website specifically and emphatically reminds and warns authors not to read reviews of their works and will under no account accept responsibility for any damage resulting from such ill-considered use of this website (or, indeed, any use of this website).

5. Links

5.1 This website is not responsible for anything whatsoever on sites that it links to or provides links to. Use of links is solely at the discretion of users and any damage resulting from the use of a link is entirely the responsibility of the user.

5.2 This website is in no way responsible for where links lead. A good-faith effort is made to ensure that links lead to where they are described as leading. Nevertheless, links change, die, and mutate, and this website will not accept responsibility for misleading, incorrect, incomplete, dead (or, for that matter, correct) links. Every effort will be made to change inaccurate and offensive links if and when they are brought to our attention.

6. Privacy

6.1 This website is hosted by wordpress.com.

WordPress.com might record or process information when you visit leejrussell.com – like when you choose to follow the blog, for example.

The WordPress.com Privacy Policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/

If you want to delete any cookies that have been stored on your computer by WordPress.com, please refer to the instructions for your file management software to locate the file or directory that stores cookies. Information on deleting or controlling cookies is available at http://www.AboutCookies.org.

6.2 It is Lee J. Russell’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information collected from you or which you may provide, in the circumstances set out below. Accordingly, this privacy policy helps you to understand how personal data is collected, used, communicated, disclosed, and safeguarded.

6.2.1 Your personal data is only collected where Lee. J. Russell:

– has lawful grounds to do so, including to comply with legal obligations; and/or
– is performing a contract with you for services; and/or
– has legitimate interests in using your personal data and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), Lee J. Russell is the “data controller”. If you have any questions about this policy or how your personal data is used, please use the contact details in section 6.2.6.

This policy is effective as of 18th February 2024. Privacy practices are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and as such this privacy policy may change from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you are familiar with its current content.

6.2.2 The only personal data collected by Lee J. Russell is your first name, last name and email address, provided by you when you interact with the “Contact Me” form.

This personal data is only used to respond to your questions, comments and requests.

Lee J. Russell does not otherwise store or process any personal information about visitors to the leejrussell.com website.

6.2.3 Lee J. Russell takes your privacy seriously and will not share your personal data with others, except as required by applicable law.

6.2.4 The personal data provided via the “Contact Me” form is collected via a secure email service provided by WordPress.com, that is embedded within their hosting package for leejrussell.com. That personal data is then stored on a password protected computer, preventing unauthorised access, and accidental loss, destruction or damage to it.

6.2.4 Personal data is only retained for as long as necessary, bearing in mind the uses of your personal data as described in this privacy policy and otherwise as communicated to you.

6.2.5 This Website and any services offered are aimed at adults, and personal data relating to children aged under 15 years old is not knowingly collected. If you are under the age of 15, please do not provide any of your personal data, including your email address.

6.2.6 You have legal rights under applicable law in relation to your personal data. You can ask the following questions, or take the following actions, at any time via email [lee at leejrussell dot com ] or via the post [ Lee Russell, Unit 84125, PO Box 6945, London, W1A 6US ]:

– see what personal data is being held about you (if any), including why it is being held and who it could be disclosed to;
– ask for your personal data to be changed/corrected;
– ask for your personal data to be deleted;
– object to the processing of your personal data;
– ask for the processing of your personal data to be restricted;
– withdraw any consents you have given for the processing of your Personal Data; and
– express any concerns you have about third parties’ use of your Personal Data.

6.2.7 Your personal data will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected, unless Lee J. Russell reasonably considers that it is needed to be used for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to have an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please use the contact details in section 6.2.6.

If there was a need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, Lee J. Russell will notify you and explain the legal basis for that.