Privacy policy
David and Charles has acquired the business of Veloce Publishing for an undisclosed sum in an asset purchase agreement completed on 1st February 2024.
The Veloce, Hubble & Hattie and Earthworld imprints have all transferred to David and Charles, along with Veloce staff and all UK and international distribution and sales relationships.
Veloce is best known for publishing books in the automotive genre, where it is a category market leader. Under David and Charles ownership, the business will continue to publish new books while maintaining the enviable backlist of specialist titles for classic car, classic motorcycle and motorsport enthusiasts.
James Woollam, Managing Director of David and Charles said: “We are delighted to have completed this deal and to be bringing the Veloce business to David and Charles. Although the reader demographic is new, the publishing strategy at Veloce has been very similar to our existing focus on art, craft and wellbeing books. We’re excited at the opportunities to develop and grow the Veloce business in the future.”
Rod Grainger and Judith Brooks, founders and Directors of Veloce Publishing Ltd, said: “We have found a very fitting new home for Veloce in David and Charles, and are excited about their enthusiasm to develop the Veloce imprint. With over 30 years of running Veloce Publishing Ltd behind us, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all our authors, business partners and employees for their support and role in the Veloce business.”
Current Veloce Director, Rod Grainger, will remain working with David and Charles as a consultant for 12 months.
David and Charles is an independent publishing company with a focus on publishing into niche hobby and interest categories. The D&C imprint was originally established in 1960, but the current business was established in 2019 after a management buy-out from American ownership.
Veloce Publishing was founded in 1991 and takes its name from the model name given to faster Alfa Romeo models and the manufacturer of Velocette motorcycles. The Hubble & Hattie imprint was launched in 2009 as a separate imprint to publish into new categories, including outdoors, animal care and welfare.
For more information, contact James Woollam – james@davidandcharles.com, 07989 234372.
David and Charles Limited | Tourism House, Pynes Hill, Exeter EX2 5WS Company number 12094811 | VAT number: 326 9271 86
Rod Grainger & Jude Brooks, Publishers
Contents
What information is collected, and why?
Information you give us
Information we collect about you from our websites
Why do we collect this information?
Consent
Contract
Legal obligation
Legitimate interests
How is your information shared, and who with?
Third party service providers
Third parties with whom we do business
Other third parties
Social media
How long do you store my data?
How is my data stored?
Children 16 or under
Your rights
Right to be informed
Right of access
Right to rectification
Right to erasure
Right to restrict processing
Right to data portability
Right to object
Use of cookies
Account security
Introduction
Please take the time to review the full Privacy Policy before continuing to use any of the services listed above. By continuing to use our websites and the other listed services, you are accepting the practices described herein. If you disagree with any part of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the services listed. Veloce Publishing reserves the right to modify and amend the terms of our Privacy Policy as circumstances change, and without notice. By continuing to use the services listed after such an amendment to the Privacy Policy, you are agreeing to any updated terms contained within those changes. We recommend you check back with this page occasionally to keep abreast of any changes we may make, and to stay informed with regard to our privacy practices.
Any questions about Veloce Publishing's privacy practices, or requests for further information on this Privacy Policy, can be emailed to Veloce's data protection specialist, Joseph Russell, at privacy@veloce.co.uk, or by writing to Veloce House, Parkway Farm Business Park, Middle Farm Way, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 3AR. Alternatively, you can contact us by telephone on 01305 260068.
What are cookies?
Information you give us:
- Contact us about products and services
- Purchase a product through our website
- Sign up to our mailing lists
- Participate in surveys, competitions or special promotions
- Request a notification when one of our products comes into stock
Depending on the reason you are contacting us, this information is likely to include your name, email address and telephone number, as well as delivery address, billing address, credit card details or bank details for orders. It may also include information such as your areas of interest to improve how we undertake marketing.
Information we collect about you from our websites:
- The amount of times you have visited the website
- The time of the first visit, your previous visit, and your current visit, as well as the length of your current visit
- Whether you arrived on the website from a search engine, a link, or from no previous page
- The timezone in which you are located
This information is collected using a small text file known as a 'cookie.' More information on cookies can be found in our 'Use of Cookies' section later in the privacy policy.
Why do we collect this information?
- Providing you with the products and services you request
- Communicating with you regarding your purchases or inquiries with us and third parties, whether by email or another medium
- Communicating with you regarding changes to our policies
- Sending you emails containing newsletters, information on new products, and offers and promotions for our products and services
- Administering competitions, promotions and surveys
- Improving and amending our products, services and operations
- Detecting, investigating and preventing activities that may violate our policies or be illegal
Data protection law requires us to rely on one or more lawful bases to process your personal information for any reason. When considering the uses already detailed, the following grounds are relevant:
Consent
Where you have provided specific consent to Veloce Publishing to allow us to use your personal information in a clear and specific purpose. For example, sending you email newsletters and marketing.
Contract
Where the use of your personal information is required for us to fulfil a contract we have entered into with you, or where you have requested us to take specific steps prior to a contract. For example, when you purchase a product from us, and we require your information to be able to provide you with said product.
Legal obligation
Where the use of your personal information is necessary so that we are able to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation that we are subject to, outside of those obligations already detailed in the 'Contract' basis. For example, in the eventuality that we are ordered to provide the data by a court or regulatory body.
Legitimate interests
Where the processing of your personal information is necessary to achieve the legitimate interests of ourselves or a third party, so long as the information is used fairly and does not duly impact your rights as an individual, or where there is a good reason to protect your personal information that overrides these interests.
When processing your information in this way, we make sure to consider and weigh any potential impact these uses may have on you – both positive and negative – and your rights under data protection laws. Your personal information will not be used in circumstances where our interests are overridden by this impact on you, unless required or otherwise permitted by law.
In instances where we use particularly sensitive personal information, we require an additional special condition in order to do so under data protection laws. In such cases, we will either do so on the basis of your explicit consent, or through another route available to us by law (for example, if it is required to process information for employment, social security or social protection purposes).
How is your information shared, and who with?
Third party service providers
Third parties with whom we do business
Other third parties
Social media
How long do you store my data?
How is my data stored?
Children 16 or under
Your rights
Right to be informed
Right of access
Right to rectification
Right to erasure
Right to restrict processing
Right to data portability
Right to object
Use of cookies
A 'cookie' is a small text file stored locally on your computer when you visit certain webpages. The majority of modern web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer that they not be used, you can usually modify the settings of your browser to decline cookies, either for all websites or on a site-by-site basis. It's important to note, however, that declining the use of cookies may limit your use of Veloce websites.
More information can be found in our full cookies policy.
Account security
Should Veloce Publishing have reason to believe that your account has suffered any security violations, we retain the right to suspend all access to the account pending further investigation. Similarly, you agree that we have the right to cooperate fully with any governmental or legal investigation with regard to access to any aspect of our services. Any evidence that your account is being used to disseminate information about – or facilitate the sales of – pirated software, illegal products or information, or other violations of law, will result in your account being suspended and the infraction being reported to the appropriate authorities.
Last updated: 4th July 2018
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