Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy 18/09/2022 1.Introduction 1.1We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors, service users, individual customers and customer personnel. 1.2This policy applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to the personal data of such persons; in other words, where we determine the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data. 1.3We use cookies on our website. Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for the provision of our website and services, we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website. 1.4In this policy, "we", "us" and "our" refer to Gnomes For Your Homes. 2.Credit 2.1This document was created using a template from Docular (https://seqlegal.com/free-legal-documents/privacy-policy). 3.The personal data that we collect 3.1In this Section 3 we have set out the general categories of personal data that we process and, in the case of personal data that we did not obtain directly from you, information about the source and specific categories of that data. 3.2We may process data enabling us to get in touch with you ("contact data"). The contact data may include your name, email address, telephone number, postal address and/or social media account identifiers. 3.3We may process your website user account data ("account data"). The account data may include your account identifier, name, email address, business name, account creation and modification dates, website settings and marketing preferences. If you log into our website using a social media account, we will obtain elements of the account data from the relevant social media account provider. 3.4We may process information relating to transactions, including purchases of goods and/or services, that you enter into with us and/or through our website ("transaction data"). The transaction data may include your name, your contact details, your payment card details (or other payment details) and the transaction details. The source of the transaction data is you and/or our payment services provider. 3.5We may process information contained in or relating to any communication that you send to us or that we send to you ("communication data"). The communication data may include the communication content and metadata associated with the communication. Our website will generate the metadata associated with communications made using the website contact forms. 3.6We may process data about your use of our website and services ("usage data"). The usage data may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency and pattern of your service use. The source of the usage data is our analytics tracking system. 4.Purposes of processing and legal bases 4.1In this Section 4, we have set out the purposes for which we may process personal data and the legal bases of the processing. 4.2Operations - We may process your personal data for the purposes of operating our website, the processing and fulfilment of orders, providing our services, supplying our goods, generating invoices, bills and other payment-related documentation, and credit control. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website, services and business. 4.3Relationships and communications - We may process contact data, account data, transaction data and/or communication data for the purposes of managing our relationships, communicating with you (excluding communicating for the purposes of direct marketing) by email, SMS, post, fax and/or telephone, providing support services and complaint handling. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely communications with our website visitors, service users, individual customers and customer personnel, the maintenance of relationships, and the proper administration of our website, services and business. 4.4Direct marketing - We may process contact data, account data and/or transaction data for the purposes of creating, targeting and sending direct marketing communications by email for marketing-related purposes. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely promoting our business and communicating marketing messages and offers to our website visitors and service users. 4.5Research and analysis - We may process usage data and/or transaction data for the purposes of researching and analysing the use of our website and services, as well as researching and analysing other interactions with our business. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely monitoring, supporting, improving and securing our website, services and business generally. 4.6Record keeping - We may process your personal data for the purposes of creating and maintaining our databases, back-up copies of our databases and our business records generally. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely ensuring that we have access to all the information we need to properly and efficiently run our business in accordance with this policy. 4.7Security - We may process your personal data for the purposes of security and the prevention of fraud and other criminal activity. The legal basis of this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the protection of our website, services and business, and the protection of others. 4.8Legal compliance and vital interests - We may also process your personal data where such processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person. 5.Providing your personal data to others 5.1Your personal data held in our website database will be stored on the servers of our hosting services providers identified at Wix.com. 5.2Financial transactions relating to our website and services are handled by our payment services providers, Wix Payments, Square and Stripe.. We will share transaction data with our payment services providers only to the extent necessary for the purposes of processing your payments, refunding such payments and dealing with complaints and queries relating to such payments and refunds. You can find information about the payment services providers' privacy policies and practices at https://stripe.com/en-gb/privacy, https://squareup.com/help/gb/en/article/3796-privacy-and-security, and https://www.wix.com/about/privacy . 5.3In addition to the specific disclosures of personal data set out in this Section 5, we may disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person. We may also disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure. 6.International transfers of your personal data 6.1In this Section 6, we provide information about the circumstances in which your personal data may be transferred to a third country under UK and/or EU data protection law. 6.2We may transfer your personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) to the UK and process that personal data in the UK for the purposes set out in this policy during any period with respect to which the UK is not treated as a third country under EU data protection law or benefits from an adequacy decision under EU data protection law; and we may transfer your personal data from the UK to the EEA and process that personal data in the EEA for the purposes set out in this policy during any period with respect to which EEA states are not treated as third countries under UK data protection law or benefit from adequacy regulations under UK data protection law. 6.3The hosting facilities for our website are situated in Israel. The competent data protection authorities have made an adequacy determination with respect to the data protection laws of each of these countries. 6.4You acknowledge that personal data that you submit for publication through our website or services may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use (or misuse) of such personal data by others. 7.Retaining and deleting personal data 7.1This Section 7 sets out our data retention policies and procedures, which are designed to help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in relation to the retention and deletion of personal data. 7.2Personal data that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes. 7.3We will retain your personal data as follows: (a)contact data will be retained for a minimum period of 1 year following the date of the most recent contact between you and us, and for a maximum period of 10 years following that date; (b)account data will be retained for a minimum period of 6 months following the date of closure of the relevant account, and for a maximum period of 1 year following that date; (c)transaction data will be retained for a minimum period of 1 year following the date of the transaction, and for a maximum period of 10 years following that date; and (d)communication data will be retained for a minimum period of 1 year following the date of the communication in question, and for a maximum period of 10 years following that date. 7.4Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 7, we may retain your personal data where such retention is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person. 8.Your rights 8.1In this Section 8, we have listed the rights that you have under data protection law. 8.2Your principal rights under data protection law are: (a)the right to access - you can ask for copies of your personal data; (b)the right to rectification - you can ask us to rectify inaccurate personal data and to complete incomplete personal data; (c)the right to erasure - you can ask us to erase your personal data; (d)the right to restrict processing - you can ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data; (e)the right to object to processing - you can object to the processing of your personal data; (f)the right to data portability - you can ask that we transfer your personal data to another organisation or to you; (g)the right to complain to a supervisory authority - you can complain about our processing of your personal data; and (h)the right to withdraw consent - to the extent that the legal basis of our processing of your personal data is consent, you can withdraw that consent. 8.3These rights are subject to certain limitations and exceptions. You can learn more about the rights of data subjects by visiting https://edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/general-guidance/gdpr-guidelines-recommendations-best-practices_en and https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/. 8.4You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by written notice to us, using the contact details set out below. 9.Managing cookies 9.1Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links: (a)https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 (Chrome); (b)https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop (Firefox); (c)https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/ (Opera); (d)https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer); (e)https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac (Safari); and (f)https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy (Edge). 9.2Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites. 9.3If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website. 10.Amendments 10.1We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website. 10.2You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy. 10.3We may notify you of significant changes to this policy by email. 11.Our details 11.1This website is owned and operated by Gnomes For Your Homes. 11.2Our principal place of business is at 36 Rosebery Ave, Shipley, West Yorkshire BD18 2JZ. 11.3You can contact us: (a)by post, to the postal address given above; (b)using our website contact form; (c)by telephone, on the contact number published on our website; or (d)by email, using the email address published on our website.