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Privacy Policy

What BDeBooks collects, how information is used, and the privacy rights and choices available to readers.

Last updated: 24 August 2026

BDeBooks ("BDeBooks", "we", "us", or "our") operates bdebooks.com together with its catalogue sections and subdirectories, including the Bengali, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and German catalogues. This Privacy Policy applies across those properties and explains what information we collect, how we use and share it, and the rights and choices available to you, including under the European Union and United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act and California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA), and other applicable United States state privacy laws.

By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this Policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Site.

1. Who we are

BDeBooks is the controller responsible for your personal data on the Site. For any privacy question or request, contact [email protected].

2. Information we collect

  • Information you provide voluntarily: your email address if you subscribe to a newsletter; your name and email address if you post a comment or review; and the contents of any message you send us.
  • Information collected automatically: your IP address, approximate country or region, browser type and version, device and operating system information, referring and exit pages, pages viewed, and the date and time of access. This may be collected through cookies, similar technologies and server logs.

You can browse and download books without creating an account. We do not knowingly collect special categories of sensitive personal data.

3. Cookies and similar technologies

We and our partners may use cookies and similar technologies for:

  • Strictly necessary purposes: core site functionality, security, sessions and content delivery.
  • Analytics: understanding how the Site is used so we can improve it.
  • Advertising: delivering, personalizing and measuring ads where advertising is present.

Where the law requires consent, optional advertising and analytics technologies are handled according to your consent choice. See the Cookie Policy for more detail.

4. How we use your information

  • To operate and provide the Site, including pages, downloads and read-online features.
  • To send a requested newsletter and respond to inquiries.
  • To display and measure advertising where it is present.
  • To analyze usage and improve content, performance and user experience.
  • To maintain security, prevent fraud or abuse, and comply with legal obligations.

5. Legal bases for processing in the EEA and UK

Where the GDPR applies, we rely on:

  • Consent for optional advertising and analytics technologies and for sending a requested newsletter. You may withdraw consent at any time.
  • Legitimate interests for security, basic functionality and privacy-protective analytics where permitted.
  • Legal obligation where we must process data to comply with the law.

6. Advertising and Google AdSense

Where Google AdSense is present, Google and its partners may use advertising technologies to serve and measure ads. You can manage personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings. More information about Google's advertising technology providers is available through Google AdSense Help.

7. Third parties and data sharing

We do not sell personal information for money. We may share limited data with service providers that help operate the Site, each under its own privacy policy:

  • Google for advertising and analytics where those services are active.
  • Cloudflare for content delivery, security and performance.
  • Brevo for newsletter delivery if you subscribe.
  • Hosting providers for website infrastructure.

We may also disclose information where required by law or to protect our rights, users or the public.

8. International data transfers

Our servers and service providers may process data in countries outside your own, including countries outside the European Economic Area. Where required, transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.

9. Your rights in the EEA and UK

If you are in the EEA or UK, you may have the right to access your personal data; request correction or erasure; restrict or object to processing; request data portability; and withdraw consent. You may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. To exercise a right, email [email protected].

10. Your rights in California and other US states

  • You may have the right to know, access, delete and correct personal information, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioural or targeted advertising.
  • We do not sell personal information for monetary value. Some laws may treat advertising technologies as a sale or sharing. Where applicable, use the available consent controls and ad settings to opt out.
  • Non-discrimination: we will not discriminate against you for exercising a privacy right.

To submit a request, email [email protected].

11. Your choices

  • Use an available consent banner to manage optional cookies.
  • Use browser settings to block or delete cookies.
  • Manage personalized ads through the link in Section 6.
  • Unsubscribe from a newsletter using the link in that email.

12. Data retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described here or as required by law. For example, newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe, comment data while it remains published, and server logs for a limited period.

13. Children's privacy

The Site is not directed to children under 13, or the higher minimum age required in a jurisdiction. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal data, contact us and we will address it.

14. Data security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information, including HTTPS encryption, firewall and CDN-level security, and access controls. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

15. Links to other websites

The Site may contain links to websites we do not operate. We are not responsible for their privacy practices or content. Review their policies before providing information.

16. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy. The last-updated date above reflects the current version, and material changes will be posted on this page.

17. Contact us

For a question about this Privacy Policy or to exercise a privacy right, email [email protected].