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The policy: This privacy policy notice is for this website; www.curiousinkyme.com] and served by Clare Morgan ( Chilwell, Nottingham, NG9 5LF) and governs the privacy of those who use it. The purpose of this policy is to explain to you how we control, process, handle and protect your personal information while browsing or using this website, including your rights under current laws and regulations. If you do not agree to the following policy you may wish to cease viewing / using this website.

Policy key definitions:

  • "I", "our", "us", or "we" refer to the business, [Business name & other trading names].

  • "you", "the user" refer to the person(s) using this website.

  • GDPR means General Data Protection Act.

  • PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation.

  • ICO means Information Commissioner's Office.

  • Cookies mean small files stored on a users computer or device.

Processing of your personal data

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) we control and / or process any personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases.

  • We are exempt from registration in the ICO Data Protection Register because we only use data for core business purposes.

  • Lawful basis: Consent
    The reason we use this basis: As part of the registration process for our monthly e-newsletter, we collect your personal information. We use this information to provide information on the things you have asked to receive information about; to contact you if we need to obtain or provide additional information: to ensure our records are up to date and that you are happy and satisfied. 
    We process your information in the following ways: we use a third party provider, Mailerlite to deliver our newsletter. We gather statistics based on e-mail opening and clicks to help improve our newsletter. For more information please see https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link at the bottom of any or our e-mails or by e-mailing Clare Morgan hello@curiousinkyme.com  
    Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
    Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.

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  • Lawful basis: Legitimate interests
    The reason we use this basis: To be able to deliver orders to you by post.
    We process your information in the following ways: We use Etsy as a third party provide to sell our goods and use your information to deliver goods to the address you provide. Please see the Etsy privacy policy here.
    Data retention period: we do not store any of your personal data.
    Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties. 

If, as determined by us, the lawful basis upon which we process your personal information changes, we will notify you about the change and any new lawful basis to be used if required. We shall stop processing your personal information if the lawful basis used is no longer relevant.

Your individual rights

Under the GDPR your rights are as follows. You can read more about your rights in details here;

  • the right to be informed;

  • the right of access;

  • the right to rectification;

  • the right to erasure;

the right to restrict processing;

  • the right to data portability;

  • the right to object; and

  • the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.

You also have the right to complain to the ICO [www.ico.org.uk] if you feel there is a problem with the way we are handling your data.

We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.

Internet cookies

We use cookies on this website to provide you with a better user experience. We do this by placing a small text file on your device / computer hard drive to track how you use the website, to record or log whether you have seen particular messages that we display, to keep you logged into the website where applicable.

Some cookies are required to enjoy and use the full functionality of this website. We use a WIX website and you can see their privacy policy here.

We use a cookie control system which allows you to accept the use of cookies, and control which cookies are saved to your device / computer. Some cookies will be saved for specific time periods, where others may last indefinitely. Your web browser should provide you with the controls to manage and delete cookies from your device, please see your web browser options.

Cookies that we use are;

 HS, its life span is the session only and the purpose is security.

XSRF-TOKEN is a persistent cookie and the purpose is security.

TSxxxxxxxx  and TSxxxxxxx_d (where x is replaced with a random series of numbers and letters) it is permanent and the purpose is security.

Data security and protection

We ensure the security of any personal information we hold by using secure data storage technologies and precise procedures in how we store, access and manage that information. Our methods meet the GDPR compliance requirement.

Transparent Privacy Explanations

We have provided some further explanations about user privacy and the way we use this website to help promote a transparent and honest user privacy methodology.

This website contains links to relevant third party websites that may be of interest such as social media links, our redbubble and etsy stores as well as our mail chimp sign up forms. Clicking these links may track your actions by using a cookie saved to your device. You can read more about cookies on this website above. 

If you have any concerns about this we suggest you do not click on any adverts, sponsored or affiliate links found throughout the website. 

Email marketing messages & subscription

Under the GDPR we use the consent lawful basis for anyone subscribing to our newsletter or marketing mailing list. We only collect certain data about you, as detailed in the "Processing of your personal data" above. Any email marketing messages we send are done so through an EMS, email marketing service provider. An EMS is a third party service provider of software / applications that allows marketers to send out email marketing campaigns to a list of users.

Email marketing messages that we send may contain tracking beacons / tracked clickable links or similar server technologies in order to track subscriber activity within email marketing messages. Where used, such marketing messages may record a range of data such as; times, dates, I.P addresses, opens, clicks, forwards, geographic and demographic data. Such data, within its limitations will show the activity each subscriber made for that email campaign.

Any email marketing messages we send are in accordance with the GDPR and the PECR. We provide you with an easy method to withdraw your consent (unsubscribe) or manage your preferences / the information we hold about you at any time. See any marketing messages for instructions on how to unsubscribe or manage your preferences, you can also  unsubscribe from all MailChimp lists, by following this link, or contact us at curiousinkyme@gmail.com

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We also partner with selected Google Analytics to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on the Site [and our mobile application) through the use of first party cookies and third-party cookies, to, among other things, analyze and track users’ use of the Site [and our mobile application], determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. By accessing the Site [,our mobile application,], you consent to the collection and use of your information by these third-party vendors. You are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions. We do not transfer personal information to these third-party vendors. However, if you do not want any information to be collected and used by tracking technologies, you can visit the third-party vendor or the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool. You should be aware that getting a new computer, installing a new browser, upgrading an existing browser, or erasing or otherwise altering your browser’s cookies files may also clear certain opt-out cookies, plug-ins, or settings.

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