Julie sat on the hospital bed, looking at her husband. Dan's head was swathed in bandages. He had just come out of the operating theatre and was still under the effects of the anaesthesia. She held his hand and willed him to wake up; the doctor had told her he may not recover from the operation, as the brain tumour was too far advanced, and if he did recover, he could suffer memory loss.

"Dan, please don't leave me," she cried. "How shall I carry on without you?"

Julie and Dan had been married for only two years when he started to get bad headaches; at first, aspirin and other pain-relieving tablets alleviated his pain, but his headaches steadily got worse and more frequent. The pills were not working, but he persevered, even with the pain, and kept on working. Julie couldn't stand to see her husband suffer and insisted he go to the doctor. The doctor had served the town for many years. He had delivered most of its citizens and watched them all grow up. But Dan always told Julie the pain would pass and then took more aspirins, doubling up on the doses. Finally, he had to agree with her.

On seeing Dan, the doctor immediately suspected what was wrong and sent him to hospital, where he could do further tests; the result wasn't good. Dan and Julie were told that he had a tumour on his brain, and Dan needed urgent surgery. The doctor told them the operation would be risky and Dan could die during the procedure. Even if all went well, they could expect him to suffer memory loss for sometime after. Dan told the doctor this tumour was going to kill him anyway, but if there was hope of him surviving, then please go ahead. While the Marickville hospital was well equipped to do this operation, the doctor asked Julie and Dan if they would rather go to a city hospital. Since Marickville was their home, they decided to have the operation here. A surgeon flew in from the city to perform this operation.

Julie waited with Dan's parents, Clara and Henry Mathews, before he was wheeled into the operating room; the surgeon came over and spoke to them. While he seemed cheerful, Julie noticed the concern on his face as he looked at Dan. Julie thanked him and begged him to do his best to save her husband. After he left, Henry and Clara left also, so Julie and Dan were alone. Dan told her that if he didn't make it, she shouldn't try to fulfill their dream. He added that he loved her very much. Julie kissed him and said she loved him too and that she would be there when he woke up. As he was taken into the operating theatre, she begged God to please bring Dan back to her.

* * *

Julie and Dan had dreams of purchasing a few acres of land somewhere where they could be self-supporting and run a few head of cattle. They both worked. Dan was a store manager at the local supermarket, and Julie worked in the office at the same supermarket. They lived in a granny flat at Clara and Henry's house; after paying rent and buying food, they pooled what was left of their wages into a joint banking account. When they found a suitable property to buy, they planned to borrowed more money from the bank if they didn't have enough.

Dan was an only child; Clara and Henry owned a cattle property a few kilometers from Marickville. That's where Dan was brought up; he was homeschooled and later went off to a university. He never had much to do with the children of Marickville. Julie was born there and spent all her young life in the town; she had no desire to live anywhere else. She knew everyone, and all her school friends also stayed on in the town when they grew up. Julie didn't meet Dan until his parents sold their cattle property and bought a house in Marickville, where they planned to retire. Julie was already working at the supermarket when Dan came home to visit his parents; he was planning to work on a large cattle property to learn all about the cattle industry, but when he met Julie, he fell in love with her and got a job at the same supermarket. He put his dreams on hold so they could be together, and they married six months later.

* * *

After the operation was over, Clara and Henry went home; they returned later in the afternoon. Clara could see Julie was very tired as she sat there holding Dan's hand; he hadn't woken up yet. Clara offered to stay with Dan so she could go home to get some rest; they assured her they would call her when he woke up. Julie realised how tired she really was and went home.

Not long after laying down for a nap, she woke with a start. The phone was ringing and ringing. It was Henry; he told her to come back to the hospital. When she got there, Clara was crying; she told Julie something happened, and Dan had been whisked back into surgery. Henry put his arms around Julie and told her to be brave as they went to wait outside the theatre. Julie had a nagging feeling of dread and paced the floor nervously.

The door opened, and they could tell by the look on the doctor's face he had bad news. Clara started sobbing as he told them they did all they could to save Dan. Julie asked if she could see him, and he said a nurse would come and get her shortly. Clara was distraught; Henry had to take her outside. A nurse took Julie to see Dan; he looked as if he was sleeping and would wake up at any minute. She felt numb as she looked at him, not wanting to believe he was gone. After a while, Henry came back in alone and touched Dan's face; it was all he could do. Dan was their only child. He put his arms around Julie and said they should go now, and in a daze, she let Henry lead her away. After locking his car, Henry told Clara he would pick it up in the morning as Julie was too upset to drive her car.

"We will make all the arrangements for the funeral, Julie," Henry said as he drove them home in her car.

Julie and Clara were too upset to think beyond this heartbreaking day, but Julie managed to whisper, "Thanks, Pop."

They took Julie home with them so she wouldn't be alone, but her friends heard the news and all came to the house to comfort her. Julie welcomed her wonderful friends and drew comfort from their presence. It was only when they went home that she felt all alone, even with Dan's parents by her side, but she could not shed a tear. Clara and Henry could see Julie was in shock and didn't know how to console her as they were also grieving but Henry knew the women looked to him to organise the funeral.

On the day of the funeral, Clara practically had to dress Julie. They were surrounded with friends and acquaintances, but nothing seemed real to the young woman. She stood by the graveside, not hearing anything the preacher said. Clara took her hands and got her to sprinkle earth over the coffin and step aside to let the others do the same. Everyone came to hug her and made heaps of promises to be there for her if she needed them. Julie thanked them all but had no idea what they were saying; when everyone had left, Julie and Dan's parents turned to leave also. Julie did not glance at the open grave. She didn't want to believe it was Dan in that coffin.

The months went by, but Julie just couldn't get on with her life. Clara and Henry left her alone, hoping she would get over her grief soon, but Julie felt so alone, and when she finally realised Dan wasn't coming back, she panicked and cried out, "I can't stay here anymore! I have to go somewhere, anywhere. Oh, Dan, I miss you so much."

She scribbled a note to Clara and Henry, telling them she needed to get away and would call them soon. She quickly threw some clothes into a bag, grabbed her purse, and ran out to her car; she didn't stop to lock the door on her flat. As she drove past the cemetery, she stared straight ahead and kept driving. She did not care where she was going; when she noticed the car was nearly out of fuel, she started to read the road signs to find a town where she could fuel up. She happened to see a roadhouse just off the highway and stopped. After filling her car, she went inside to get something to eat and drink. There were a few people inside who stared at her when she walked in; she was glad no one approached her for a chat, as she wanted to leave as soon as her order was ready.

Julie drove for over a week, not caring where she was going. She only stopped for fuel and food; eventually, she got tired of sleeping in the car, and when she came to a small town late one afternoon, she stopped at a motel to spend the night. She must have looked a sight when she booked in because the owner said she could pay for the room when she was ready to leave. Julie was too tired to think; she fell into the comfortable bed and slept soundly all night.

The next morning, the sun was shining through her window when she awoke. Julie glanced at the clock beside her bed; it was 8.30. She still felt tired and decided to stay another night in the motel. She rolled over to sleep some more, but her stomach was rumbling for food, as she hadn't eaten anything since midday yesterday. Craving a cup of coffee, she got out of bed and had a shower to wake herself up; after dressing, she decided to go look for a café. She also needed to find a shop that sold road maps, as she had no idea where she was. There was just one main street, and all the shops were situated on either side; she found a café and went in to order breakfast and a pot of coffee. She was the only customer, so her order didn't take long. Julie thought about asking the waitress about the town, but she wasn't very talkative, so she sat quietly and ate her meal. As she sat there, she noticed a small grocery store opposite the café.

Julie walked across the street. There was no traffic; she seemed to be the only person around. A little old woman stood behind the counter as Julie walked into the store. Julie nodded a greeting and picked up a shopping basket; the store was well stocked and sold nearly everything. Julie was aware of the woman staring at her. She was watching her every move; she wondered if the old woman thought she might steal something but continued to gather a few groceries and was pleased when she found a stand filled with road maps. She picked out three that she thought she might need and went to the checkout.

The woman was still staring at her as she walked to the counter. Julie felt uncomfortable and avoided eye contact with her; she placed her purchases on the counter and waited while the woman scanned the items. Julie glanced up at the woman when she stopped scanning and saw her looking at the road maps that Julie had selected.

The old woman looked at her and said, "This is the only map you will need; it will show you where to go, and then you can stop running, my dear. I lost my husband some years back, and this town healed my grief. When you get there, you will also heal."

"What?" Julie stared at her, puzzled at what the woman said.

She became flustered and nearly dropped her purse on the floor as she fumbled with trembling hands to take out the money to pay her. Julie grabbed her groceries and fled out the door.

"You will be fine, love!" the woman called out to her.

Julie ran back to the motel and fell on the bed; she was shaking. How did she know that about me? she thought. She had never seen me before; what did she mean by when you get there. Where? Julie stayed inside her room for the rest of the day.

The next morning, Julie went to check out of the motel.

"Oh, you're leaving so soon?" the owner said. "I hope you had a good rest, love. I said to my husband that lady looked as if she hadn't slept for days."

Julie thanked her, and as she was walking out the door, she stopped and returned to the desk.

"What is the name of this town?" she asked.

"Runaway," she replied. "And please come back and stay with us next time you visit."

Julie had to smile; what a funny name for a town, but as she drove out onto the highway, she saw a sign that read "Thank you for visiting Runaway." Julie turned the car and headed west, and an hour later, she came to a crossroads and stopped to decide which way should she go: straight ahead, to the right, or to the left. She closed her eyes.

"Left, go left!" she heard a voice say.

Julie opened her eyes. "What? Who said that?"

"Left, go left!"

Julie turned the wheel and headed left, as if the car had a mind of its own.

"Oh well," she sighed. "It doesn't matter where I go. I don't care."

It was a lonely road, and it seemed she was the only one driving on it. After driving for only forty-five minutes, the tar road ended, and it became a dirt track. Julie thought of turning back but decided to keep driving, as there must be people living along this road. It was getting late, and the sun would be setting soon; she hoped to see a town or a roadhouse so she could spend the night, but there was nothing.

After driving for another hour, there was still no sign of any habitation. Julie resigned herself to sleep in the car beside the road, but as she drove around a small hill, she saw a house just off the road and decided to go there and ask them if she could stay on their property for the night. The gate was lying on the ground, and the fence was overgrown with grass.

They don't look after their place too good, Julie thought as she drove up to the house. It was a lovely home with a verandah around the top. As she knocked on the door, a black horse with a white face suddenly appeared and stood there, watching her.

"Hello! Is anybody home?" Julie called out; there was no answer.

She pushed on the door; it slowly squeaked open enough for her to squeeze inside. The place was covered in dust, as if it hadn't been lived in for years. The house looked abandoned. Julie ventured further inside to check the house out; she walked into a huge lounge room with a fireplace that still had coal heaped in it. The lounge chairs and cupboards were covered over with dirty sheets, due to lots of dust. There was a long table in the dining room; the table and ten chairs were also covered with sheets, and in the middle of the room was a swing door that led into a spacious kitchen with a huge stove with two ovens. There were cupboards all around the room and a long work table in the centre. Julie opened one of the cupboards and found it filled with pots and pans; another cupboard held crockery and dishes. She didn't bother to look in the others. A door at one end of the kitchen led to a granny flat.

It must have been for the cook, Julie thought, and then she wondered, If the house was abandoned, how come no one stole any of this stuff?

She noticed stairs in the lounge room leading up to the top floor and decided she may as well check upstairs before it got too dark. Upstairs were four bedrooms, still furnished and all with another door leading out onto the verandah. Down one end of the hallway was a large bathroom and two toilets; one toilet had a separate door. Across from the staircase on the other side of the bedrooms was a large open room, furnished as a sitting room. It still had books in the bookcase. Nothing upstairs was covered, and everything was very dusty.

There was another door in the sitting room, and Julie discovered it led to a larger bedroom with a king-size bed; it was fully furnished and covered over in sheets. Cobwebs hung off the pictures on the wall and on the ceiling. Julie noticed a wooden trunk on the floor at the end of the bed; curious, she opened it up and found woman's clothing. It made her feel sad, as if it meant something. This must have been the master bedroom, she thought. The room also had a door that led out to the front part of the verandah. She opened the door and looked out.

"What a wonderful view," she said aloud. "I can see all over the valley; this must have been a lovely property. I wonder why it was abandoned; there is a jacaranda tree too. That must be very pretty when it is in bloom."

She smiled when she saw the horse standing under the tree. A cold breeze wafted up and shook the leaves on the jacaranda tree. It made Julie shiver. She could tell it was going to be a cold night and went over and pulled part of the sheet off the bed. The mattress was still firm, and she decided to sleep there that night.

She walked back out to the verandah and called out, "Hey, Billyboy! Are you the only one living here? Can I sleep here tonight?"

The horse looked up at her, whinnied, and galloped off.

(Continues...)

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AbeBooks seller since June 11, 1999

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**Please note our transit times are from the date of dispatch.** We first started out as “The Paperback Exchange,” a chain of physical bookstores where we would part exchange your beloved books for new stories to transport you to faraway places. However, as shopping started to evolve to online shops and marketplaces, we bid our stores goodbye to become “PBShop.” This transition has only allowed us to blossom as we now ship thousands of titles to book lovers across the globe. We pride ourselves in being a community of local book lovers which allows our passion and devotion to shine in everything we do. In 2020 we not only celebrated our 20th birthday but our 1st birthday as being completely employee owned after becoming an E.O.T in September 2019. We are proud to be different and embrace standing apart on a book mountain by working from a virtual inventory which allows us to provide thousands of books that may be difficult to get for your bookshelf or your studies. Working with a number of different suppliers allows us to explore other avenues such as puzzles, sheet music and even stationery so we really do have something for everyone. Life is about being versatile in all realms of existence. If this is your first purchase with us, or you are a returning customer, we would like to welcome you to the PBShop family, for there is no friend as loyal as a book. We are a company who put our customers at the centre of everything we do as we understand the importance of reading because once you learn to read, you will forever be free. There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours that we are yet to explore, which is why we will forever inspire curious minds.…

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Pbshop.co.uk

Unit 22 Horcott Industrial Estate, Horcott Road
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We ask all customers to contact us for authorisation should they wish to return their order. Orders returned without authorisation may not be credited.
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Returns requested beyond this time will not be authorised.
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If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.

Information regarding the right of withdrawal

Statutory right to withdraw

You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.

The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.

To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.

To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.

Effects of withdrawal

If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).

We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.

We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.

We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.

We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.

You shall send back the goods or hand them over to PBShop.store UK, Fairford, United Kingdom, +44 1285 712917, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.

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The right of withdrawal does not apply to:

The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
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We are PBShop.co.uk Limited (registered in England & Wales with Company No: 9366362). Our registered office is at Swatton Barn, Badbury, Swindon, SN4 0EU, United Kingdom.

The person with responsibility for our data protection compliance is the Managing Director and they can be contacted via email at help@pbshop.store.

We are the data controller of the personal data that we keep and use, and we are therefore responsible for making sure that our systems, processes and people comply with the relevant data protection laws in respect of that personal data.

We will act in respect of personal data to comply with the six principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which are:

Lawfulness, fairness and transparency;
Purpose limitation;
Data minimisation;
Accuracy;
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Integrity and confidentiality.
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a copy of your personal data;
that inaccurate data is rectified; and
that your personal data is, in certain circumstances, erased or restricted.
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We collect and process data for the following reasons:

personal data collected and created in relation to our selling books and other items; and
personal data relating to our people (which means those people working for our company, or providing services to us, or potentially working or providing services to us, including employees, consultants, temporary or casual workers and contractors).
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We will collect personal information which may include names, addresses and other information for our customers. This will be done for the management of the commercial relationship with our customers.

We may collect this personal data from you directly, and also from third parties, including publicly available third party sources. Additional personal data will be collected as it is created by or supplied to us in the course of anything we do for you.

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We will use the personal data in the course of making sales and to comply with requirements that we are required to undertake.

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

in performance of a contract (the agreement to sell books and other items); and/or
compliance with a legal obligation; and/or
vital interests of the data subject; and/or
where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
We may also use your personal data in the following situations, which are likely to be far less common:

where we need to protect your interests (or someone else’s interests);
where it is needed in the public interest or for official purposes.
DISCLOSURE:
We may share personal data with third parties as is necessary in the sale of books and other items, including to third party providers who deliver services to support the operation of our company.

In respect of all disclosures of personal data, we will only share the personal information which is necessary for the particular purpose for which it is provided, or where we have another legitimate interest in doing so, and we will ensure that the personal data is appropriately protected.

RETENTION PERIOD:
We will keep personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting or reporting requirements. Normally, our retention period for personal data collected for this purpose is a minimum of 6 years after the end of the period that we are selling books and other items.

Our people
COLLECTION:
We will collect names, addresses, contact details, education and employment history, identity and other background checks (which may include appropriate criminal and financial checks and confirmation of the right to work in the UK), marital status and information on next of kin and dependents, financial information (such as bank details and NI numbers), date of birth, gender, a copy of your passport and driving licence, performance information and compensation history, recruitment information (including references), salary, benefits, pension and annual leave information, disciplinary and grievance information, photographs, information about your use of our information and communications systems and CCTV footage or other information obtained through electronic means.

We may collect and use special categories of personal data as required in the carrying out of obligations and exercising specific rights of us or the data subject in the field of employment. This may include information relating to matters such as health, racial origin, religious belief and offences or alleged offences.

Personal data may be collected from you during the selection process (for example via your application form and CV) and during your employment (including holiday forms, expense claims, performance reviews, any disciplinary or grievance processes), or from third parties, including referees, health service providers, background check providers.

USE:
Personal data of our people will be used for HR administration and management, both in respect of the selection of people to work for us (including suitability, eligibility and/or fitness to work), and those who do work for us, to include learning and development, disciplinary and security (of people, offices and data) requirements, providing and liaising with benefits providers, business management and planning (including accounting and auditing), paying you and dealing with tax and NI deductions, assessing and deciding on salary reviews and compensation, conducting performance reviews and managing performance, dealing with legal disputes involving you or others, preventing fraud, monitoring your use of our information and communications systems, ensuring compliance with our policies, and equal opportunities monitoring.

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

In performance of a contract with you; and/or
compliance with a legal obligation; and/or
vital interests of the data subject; and/or
where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
We may also use your personal data in the following situations, which are likely to be less common:

where we need to protect your interests (or someone else’s interests);
where it is needed in the public interest or for official purposes.
In respect of all disclosures of personal data, we will only share the personal information which is necessary for the particular purpose for which it is provided, or where we have another legitimate interest in doing so, and we will ensure that the personal data is appropriately protected.

In respect of special categories of personal data, we may process this in the following circumstances:

in limited circumstances with your explicit written consent; and/or
where we need to carry out our legal obligations and in line with our policies; and/or
where it is needed in the public interest (such as for equal opportunities monitoring or in relation to our occupational pension scheme), and in line with our policies; and/or
where it is needed to assess your working capacity on health grounds, subject to appropriate confidentiality safeguards.
Less commonly, we may process this type of information where it is needed in relation to legal claims or where it is needed to protect your (or someone else’s) interests and you are not capable of giving your consent, or where you have already made the information public. We may also process such information about our people (or former people) in the course of our legitimate business activities with the appropriate safeguards.

The special categories of personal data may be used in the following ways:

in relation to leaves of absence, to comply with employment and other laws;
in relation to your physical or mental health, or disability status, to ensure your health and safety in the workplace and to assess your fitness to work, to monitor, manage and administer benefits and absences;
in relation to your race, national or ethnic origin, religious, philosophical or moral beliefs, or your sexual life or sexual orientation, to ensure meaningful equal opportunity monitoring and reporting.
DISCLOSURE:
Personal data may be transferred to service providers who support the operation of our business (such as payroll service providers), to other third parties reasonably necessary in the conduct of our business (including insurers, professional advisors, regulators). These third parties may be acting as processor, or controller of personal data in their own right.

RETENTION PERIOD:
We will keep personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting or reporting requirements. We will normally keep personal data of applicants who we do not employ for six months after we receive it.

We will keep personal data of employees throughout your employment and normally for a minimum of six years after your employment ends.

Changes to your personal data
It is very important that the personal information that we hold about you is accurate and current. Please tell us if your personal information changes during your relationship with us.

Data Security
We have put in place measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those of our people and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and where they have agreed to treat the information confidentially and to keep it secure. We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected data security breach and will notify you and the ICO of a suspected breach where we are legally required to do so.

Where we store your personal data
We principally store data, both electronically and on file, at our office.

Personal data may be transferred outside of the EEA by processors acting on our behalf. For transfers to countries not considered adequate by the EC, we will ensure that personal data is adequately protected, as required by the GDPR. This would include by use of the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the EC to protect personal data.

Your rights
Under certain circumstances, you have the right by law to request:

access to your personal data. This enables you to ask to receive a copy of the personal data that we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.
correction of the personal data that we hold about you.
erasure of your personal data.
object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on our legitimate interest and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes.
restriction of processing of your personal data.
transfer of your personal data to another party.
Links from our website
Our website may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of third parties that we permit to make such links. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. We recommend that you check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on our website, so please ensure that you are viewing the correct version.

Please contact us if you have any questions, comments or requests regarding this Privacy Policy.

Last amended May 2021.

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