Privacy Policy

Effective date: 4 November 2026
Website: audiobookmagic.co.uk

Audiobook Magic respects the privacy of people who visit this website or contact us. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information may be collected, why it may be used, when it may be shared, how long it may be retained and the rights available to individuals under applicable data protection law. It applies to information processed in connection with this website, including messages sent through its contact facilities.

Please read this notice together with our Terms and Conditions and Disclaimer. This policy describes the website’s general approach. The precise information processed during a particular visit or enquiry will depend on the features being used and the services that are active at that time.

1. Who is responsible for your information?

For the purposes of applicable data protection law, the website operator is responsible for deciding why and how personal information collected through Audiobook Magic is processed. In this policy, “Audiobook Magic”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the operator of audiobookmagic.co.uk.

If you have a question about this policy, want to make a privacy request or believe information has been handled incorrectly, please contact us using the Audiobook Magic contact page. Please describe your request clearly and do not include passwords, payment card details or unnecessary sensitive information in your message.

2. The personal information we may collect

The information collected depends on how you interact with the website. We aim to collect information that is relevant to operating the publication, responding to enquiries, maintaining security and understanding how the website is used. Information may include the following categories.

Information you choose to provide

  • Your name or the name you use when contacting us.
  • Your email address and any other contact details you choose to provide.
  • The subject and contents of a message, enquiry, correction request or other communication.
  • Information about an audiobook, narration, publishing, production or collaboration enquiry where you decide to include it.
  • Any other information you voluntarily submit through a website form or by contacting us.

Please only provide information that is necessary for your enquiry. Do not send confidential manuscripts, unreleased recordings, identity documents, financial information or personal information about another person unless it is genuinely required and you are authorised to share it.

Technical and usage information

When you visit a website, technical information may be generated or recorded by the website, its hosting environment, security systems or enabled analytics services. Depending on the services in use, this may include an IP address, approximate location derived from an IP address, browser type, device or operating system information, referring page, pages requested, dates and times of visits, and basic interaction or performance data.

This information can help diagnose errors, protect the website, identify unusual traffic, understand broad readership patterns and improve site performance. We do not intend to use routine website analytics to identify individual readers personally. The information available to us will depend on the configuration and privacy settings of the relevant tools.

3. Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small files stored on a device by a website. Similar technologies may store or access information in a browser or on a device. A website may use these technologies to support essential functions, remember preferences, help protect forms, measure website performance or understand how visitors use its pages.

The cookies or technologies present on Audiobook Magic may change as the website, its theme, hosting environment, security tools and any enabled third-party services change. Some technologies may be necessary for a feature to work; others, such as certain analytics or advertising technologies, may require consent under applicable UK rules before they are used.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where provided, through the website’s cookie preference controls. Blocking all cookies may affect how some websites or features work. Deleting a cookie does not necessarily withdraw consent already recorded by a separate service, so use the relevant preference controls where available.

For general information about cookies and online privacy, consult the guidance published by the relevant data protection and regulatory authorities. This policy does not claim that every possible cookie is active on every visit; the technologies actually used depend on the site’s current configuration.

4. Why we use personal information

Personal information may be used for purposes connected with the operation and administration of Audiobook Magic, including:

  • Responding to messages, questions, feedback, correction requests and other enquiries.
  • Managing communications and any follow-up that is reasonably necessary to deal with an enquiry.
  • Operating, maintaining, troubleshooting and protecting the website and its forms.
  • Detecting spam, malicious activity, unauthorised access and other security risks.
  • Understanding aggregate readership and website performance where analytics are enabled lawfully.
  • Improving the clarity, accessibility, reliability and usefulness of website content.
  • Keeping appropriate records where necessary for legal, regulatory or accountability purposes.
  • Establishing, exercising or defending legal claims where this is necessary.

We do not sell personal information. We do not use contact details for unrelated marketing simply because someone has sent an enquiry. If we introduce a newsletter, mailing list or other optional communications service in the future, the relevant sign-up process and privacy information will explain how it works and what choices are available.

5. Our lawful bases for processing

Data protection law requires a lawful basis for processing personal information. The basis depends on the purpose and circumstances. Where applicable, we may rely on:

  • Legitimate interests: for proportionate activities such as operating and securing the website, responding to relevant correspondence, preventing misuse and improving the publication. We consider the impact on individuals and their rights when relying on this basis.
  • Consent: where you have freely agreed to a specific use, such as a non-essential cookie or optional communication where consent is required. You can withdraw consent at any time, although this does not affect processing that took place before withdrawal.
  • Legal obligation: where processing is necessary to comply with a legal requirement that applies to the website operator.
  • Contract or steps requested before a contract: where processing is necessary to take steps you have requested or to perform an agreement to which you are a party, if such an arrangement applies.

We do not treat consent as the lawful basis for every ordinary website operation. The appropriate basis is assessed against the specific processing activity and the circumstances in which information is obtained.

6. When information may be shared

We do not make personal information available indiscriminately. Information may be processed by service providers where this is reasonably necessary to operate the website or provide a function you have chosen to use. Depending on the services actually enabled, these providers may include website hosting and infrastructure companies, security or spam-prevention services, website maintenance providers, analytics services and email or communications providers.

Where a provider processes personal information on our behalf, it should do so only for authorised purposes and subject to appropriate contractual and security requirements. Some providers may act as independent controllers for particular activities under their own privacy notices. Their handling of information is also governed by the terms and policies that apply to their services.

We may also disclose information where required by law, in response to a valid legal process, to protect the rights or safety of individuals, to investigate suspected fraud or security incidents, or in connection with the establishment or defence of legal claims. If the website or its operation is transferred, relevant information may be considered as part of that transaction, subject to applicable data protection requirements.

7. International transfers

Some technology and communications providers may store or process information in countries outside the United Kingdom. Where personal information is transferred internationally, applicable data protection law may require an adequacy decision or another recognised safeguard, together with any additional measures that are appropriate to the circumstances.

The location and transfer arrangements can depend on the provider and service configuration in use at the time. If an international transfer is relevant to a particular processing activity, we will take steps intended to ensure that the transfer is handled in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

8. How long information is kept

We keep personal information only for as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, taking account of the nature of the information, the reason for processing, operational needs and any applicable legal obligations. There is no single retention period that applies to every type of information.

For example, correspondence may be retained for a reasonable period so that an enquiry can be handled and any related follow-up can be completed. Security and technical logs may be retained for a period appropriate to monitoring, investigation and protection of the website. Records may need to be kept for longer where required to comply with law or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete it, securely dispose of it or anonymise it, subject to technical limitations and any legal requirement to retain it. Back-up copies may remain for a limited period as part of normal system security and recovery processes.

9. How we protect information

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against accidental loss, unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. Measures may include access controls, software and security updates, hosting safeguards, spam and abuse controls, and limiting access to information to people or providers who need it for an authorised purpose.

No website, transmission method or electronic storage system can be guaranteed completely secure. You should use care when sending information online, keep your own accounts and devices secure, and avoid sending sensitive information through a general contact form. If you believe that information submitted to Audiobook Magic has been exposed or misused, please contact us promptly so the concern can be assessed.

10. Your data protection rights

Depending on the circumstances and the applicable legal conditions, you may have the right to:

  • Access: ask whether we process personal information about you and request a copy.
  • Rectification: ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Erasure: ask us to delete personal information in circumstances where the law provides this right.
  • Restriction: ask us to restrict certain processing in specified circumstances.
  • Objection: object to processing based on legitimate interests, including related profiling, where the law gives you that right.
  • Data portability: request certain information you provided in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, where the right applies.
  • Withdraw consent: withdraw consent where processing relies on your consent. Withdrawal does not make earlier lawful processing invalid.
  • Complain: raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator.

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal conditions or exemptions. To make a request, contact us through the website’s contact page and explain what you would like us to do. We may need to ask for information that reasonably confirms your identity before responding, particularly where a request involves access to personal information. We aim to respond within the time limits set by data protection law.

You can find independent information about the right to be informed and other individual rights in the Information Commissioner’s Office guidance. You may also complain directly to the ICO if you are unhappy with how your information has been handled. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your concern first, but this does not affect your right to contact the regulator.

11. Third-party websites and embedded content

Articles and pages on Audiobook Magic may link to external websites or, where features are enabled, display content supplied by third parties. Following an external link or interacting with embedded content may allow that provider to collect information about your device or activity under its own terms and privacy policy.

We do not control the privacy practices, security or content of independent websites and services. Before submitting information to another organisation, review its privacy notice and consider whether you are comfortable with the information it requests. A link or reference on this website does not mean that Audiobook Magic operates or controls the destination.

12. Children’s privacy

Audiobook Magic is an informational publication and is not intended to invite children to submit personal information. We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through the website. If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate steps where required.

13. Automated decision-making

We do not intend to make decisions about visitors that produce legal or similarly significant effects solely through automated processing of personal information. Website security or spam-prevention tools may use automated checks to identify suspicious activity, but these checks are intended to support the safe operation of the website rather than make significant decisions about an individual’s personal circumstances.

14. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this policy when the website’s features, service providers, data practices or applicable legal requirements change. The revised version will be published on this page and the effective date at the top will be amended. If a change is significant, we may take additional steps to draw it to visitors’ attention where appropriate.

We encourage you to review this page periodically so that you understand the current approach. The policy in force at the time of your visit is the version displayed here, subject to any rights or requirements that apply under law.

15. Contact us about privacy

If you have a question about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise a data protection right or wish to raise a concern about the handling of personal information, please use the Audiobook Magic contact page. Include enough detail for us to understand your request, but only provide personal information that is relevant to it.

We take privacy enquiries seriously and will consider them in accordance with applicable data protection requirements. This policy is intended to explain our general practices clearly; it does not remove or limit any rights you may have under UK data protection law.