Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 31 July 2026

Tony Walsh Author respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal information in accordance with applicable UK data protection legislation, including the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you use this website, why it is collected and how it is handled.

Who We Are

Tony Walsh Author
Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Telephone: 07794 104243
Email: contact@tony-walsh.co.uk

For privacy enquiries, please contact us using the details above.

Information You Provide

If you contact Tony through the website, you may provide information such as:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Postal address where required

  • Details contained in your enquiry

  • Other information you choose to provide

Information Collected Automatically

Depending on the website’s technical configuration, information may be collected automatically, such as:

  • IP address

  • Browser and device information

  • Pages visited

  • Date and time of visits

  • Referring website

  • Website usage information

How Your Information Is Used

Personal information may be used to:

  • Respond to enquiries

  • Deal with book or signed-copy requests

  • Communicate with readers

  • Manage website enquiries

  • Improve website performance

  • Maintain website security

  • Meet legal obligations

Marketing Emails

If you choose to join Tony’s reader mailing list, your email address will be used to send the communications you have agreed to receive.

You can unsubscribe at any time.

The website should provide a clear unsubscribe option in marketing emails.

Lawful Basis

Where applicable, personal information may be processed on the basis of:

  • Consent

  • Contractual necessity

  • Legal obligation

  • Legitimate interests

The appropriate lawful basis will depend on the particular processing activity.

Cookies

This website may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as:

  • Essential website functionality

  • Security

  • Analytics

  • Improving website performance

Where consent is legally required, appropriate consent will be requested before non-essential cookies are used.

Third-Party Services

The website may contain links to third-party websites, including book retailers such as Amazon, Waterstones, WHSmith and AbeBooks.

When you leave the Tony Walsh website and visit a third-party website, that organisation’s own privacy policy and terms will apply.

Tony Walsh Author does not control the privacy practices of external websites.

Sharing Information

Personal information will not be sold or rented.

Information may be shared with appropriate service providers where necessary to operate the website or provide requested services, such as:

  • Website hosting providers

  • Website maintenance providers

  • Email providers

  • Payment providers where applicable

  • Professional advisers

  • Authorities where legally required

Data Security

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

However, no internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

How Long Information Is Kept

Personal information will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including legal, accounting or record-keeping requirements where applicable.

Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights to:

  • Request access to your personal information

  • Request correction of inaccurate information

  • Request deletion

  • Restrict certain processing

  • Object to certain processing

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

  • Request data portability where applicable

You may also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your personal information has been handled unlawfully.

Children’s Privacy

This website is not specifically directed at children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where such collection is not permitted by law.

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated when necessary to reflect changes to the website, services or applicable legal requirements.

The latest version will always be published on this page.

Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information:

Tony Walsh Author
Telephone: 07794 104243
Email: contact@tony-walsh.co.uk
Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom