1. Introduction
Welcome to YoungHandbooks.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with care. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and safeguard your data when you interact with our website, products, and services. We comply with applicable privacy laws globally, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), United Kingdom Data Protection Act, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and other international regulations.
2. What Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of information:
- Personal Information: Such as your name, email address, mailing address, payment details (processed securely by third-party providers), and other information you provide when making a purchase, creating an account, or subscribing to our newsletter.
- Usage Data: Information on how you use our website, including your IP address, browser type, device identifiers, website interactions, and referring URLs.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, scripts, web beacons, and similar technologies to enhance site functionality, analyze usage, support marketing and affiliate tracking, and improve user experience. For detailed information on cookies and how you can manage your preferences, please review our Cookie Policy.
- Children’s Data: Our products are intended for families. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (US) or under 16 (EU/UK) without verified parental consent. If you believe your child has provided personal data, please contact us to request deletion.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use your data for the following purposes:
- To process and fulfill your orders
- To provide customer service and improve our products and services
- To send you newsletters, updates, and marketing communications (with your opt-in consent where required)
- To analyze and improve website performance and user experience
- To comply with our legal obligations
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and related technologies for several purposes:
- Functional Cookies: Enable website functionality and remember user preferences.
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand website usage and improve our services.
- Marketing/Tracking Cookies: Enable us and our partners (including Google and Amazon) to deliver relevant advertising and measure campaign effectiveness.
- Third-Party Cookies: Placed by services we use, such as Google Analytics, YouTube, Complianz, Google Fonts, Google reCAPTCHA, Google AdSense, and others as listed in our Cookie Policy.
- Consent Management: You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using our consent management tool (Complianz). Disabling certain cookies may impact your site experience.
For more information about cookies and how to control them, please see our Cookie Policy.
5. Legal Bases for Processing (EU/UK Visitors)
We process your personal data only where permitted by law, including:
- Your consent
- To fulfill a contract (e.g., processing orders)
- For legitimate interests (e.g., analytics, improving services)
- To meet legal obligations
6. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers that assist in operating our website, conducting our business, processing payments, sending communications, analyzing site performance, or delivering affiliate links (such as Amazon).
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.
All third parties are required to keep your information confidential and secure.
7. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your own, including the United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and others. Where required, we implement appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
8. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. You use our services at your own risk.
9. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct or update your information
- Delete your personal data (“right to be forgotten”)
- Restrict or object to certain data processing
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Request a copy of your data (data portability)
- Opt out of marketing communications at any time
California Residents: You have the right to know, delete, or opt out of the sale/sharing of your personal information.
To exercise any rights, contact us at ashton@younghandbooks.com. We will respond as required by law.
10. Data Retention
We retain your data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law.
11. Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 13 (US) or under 16 (EU/UK) without verified parental consent. If you believe we have collected such data, contact us immediately for removal.
12. Third-Party Websites
Our website may link to third-party websites (such as Amazon, Google, or YouTube). We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review those sites’ privacy policies.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes take effect immediately upon posting. Please review this page periodically for updates.
14. Contact Us
For questions, privacy requests, or complaints, contact:
Young Handbooks
70 Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Email: ashton@younghandbooks.com
For more information, please refer to our Cookie Policy and Terms and Conditions.Policy and Terms and Conditions.