Privacy Policy
Information
This Privacy Policy explains in detail the types of personal data Artseasand may collect about you when you interact with the business. It also explains how Artseasand will store and handle that data and keep it safe.
Please read this privacy policy carefully
By accessing or browsing this website, you confirm that you have read, understood and agree to this privacy policy in its entirety.
Explaining the legal bases Artseasand relies on
The law on data protection, based on the General Data Protection Regulation and formerly the Data Protection Act, sets out a number of different reasons for which a company may collect and process your personal data, including:
Consent:
In specific situations, Artseasand can collect and process your data with your consent. This may be when you have ticked a box to receive regular communications from the business in a paper or electronic document or on our website
When collecting your personal data, Artseasand always make clear to you which data is necessary in connection with a particular service.
Contractual obligations:
In certain circumstances, Artseasand needs your personal data to comply with our contractual obligations.
If you have made an order inquiry then we will need your contact details for example.
When does Artseasand collect personal data
When you visit this website
When you engage with Artseasand on social media
When you contact Artseasand by any means to make enquiries.
When you comment on or review Artseasand.
What sort of personal data does Artseasand?
Personal information including name, contact details and home address
Details of your interactions with Artseasand such as with the website, email and social media
Copies of documents you provide Artseasand or signed contracts
Payment information
Your comments and reviews
Your social media username, if you interact with Artseasand through those channels, to help us respond to your comments, questions or feedback.
How Artseasand will use your personal data and why
Of course, you are free to opt out of hearing from Artseasand by any of these channels at any time.
To send you relevant, personalised communications by post or email in relation to updates, offers and services.
To perform any contract, Artseasand agreed with you. If Artseasand doesn’t collect your personal data during this process, we be able to provide the required services and comply with our legal obligations.
To respond to your queries or complaints
Handling the information, you sent enables Artseasand to respond. We may also keep a record of these to inform any future communication with the business and to demonstrate how he communicated with you throughout. We do this on the basis of our contractual obligations to you, our legal obligations and our legitimate interests in providing you with the best service and understanding how Artseasand can improve our service based on your experience
To protect our business from fraud and other illegal activities.
Artseasand do all of this as part of our legitimate interest.
Service messages will not include any promotional content and do not require prior consent when sent by email or text message. If Artseasand does not use your personal data for these purposes, we would be unable to comply with our legal obligations.
To send you survey and feedback requests to help improve our service
How We Protect Your Personal Data
Artseasand knows how much data security matters to all our clients. With this in mind we we’ll treat your data with the utmost care and take all appropriate steps to protect it. Our computer and mobile device are all password protected.
Artseasand regularly monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and constantly review our security
How long will we keep your personal data
Whenever Artseasandcollects or process your personal data, we’ll only keep it for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
At the end of that retention period, your data will either be deleted completely or anonymised, for example by aggregation with other data so that it can be used in a non-identifiable way for statistical analysis and business planning.
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) requires Artseasand to keep records of contracts, payments and invoices for 7 years. Artseasand will therefore normally hold information of any contracts for this long.
Who does Artseasand share your personal data with
Anyone required to do so by law such as the police.
Should that be necessary
Artseasand provides only the information they need to perform our specific services.
Artseasand may only use your data for the exact purposes we specify in our contract with them.
Artseasand works closely with them to ensure that your privacy is respected and protected at all times
Where your personal data may be processed
Your data may be processed anywhere in the world including while using WordPress plugins (i.e. forms) and Google Fonts.
This website is hosted in the United Kingdom
You have the right to request
Access to the personal data Artseasand holds about you, free of charge in most cases
The correction of your personal data when incorrect, out of date or incomplete.
The right to deletion, for example when you withdraw consent, or object and Artseasandhave no legitimate overriding interest, or once the purpose for which we hold the data has come to an end (such as the end of a warranty).
That Artseasand stops using your personal data for direct marketing (either through specific channels, or all channels).
That we stop any consent-based processing of your personal data after you withdraw that consent
You have the right to request a copy of any information about you that Artseasand holds at any time, and also to have that information corrected if it is inaccurate
To ask for your information, please contact Artseasand on supply contact details.. If we decide not to action your request we will explain to you the reasons for our refusal
Your right to withdraw consent
Whenever you have given Artseasand your consent to use your personal data, you have the right to change your mind at any time and withdraw that consent.
Where Artseasand relies on our legitimate interest.
In cases where Artseasand is processing your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interest, you can ask us to stop for reasons connected to your individual situation. We must then do so unless he believes to have a legitimate overriding reason to continue processing your personal data
Direct marketing
You have the right to stop the use of your personal data for direct marketing activity through all channels, or selected channels. Artseasand must always comply with your request
Contacting The Regulator
If you feel that your data has not been handled correctly, or you are unhappy Artseasand’s response to any requests you have made to the buinsess regarding the use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). You can contact them by calling 0303 123 1113 or go online to www.ico.org.uk/concerns
If you live outside the UK
By using Artseasand’s services or providing your personal data to us, you expressly consent to the processing of your personal data by us. Of course, you still have the right to ask us not to process your data in certain ways, and if you do so, we will respect your wishes
Sometimes Artseasand needs to transfer your personal data between countries to enable the business to supply the goods or services you’ve requested. In the ordinary course of business, we may transfer your personal data from your country of residence to ourselves and to third parties located in the UK and United States.
By dealing with Artseasand you are giving your consent to this overseas use, transfer and disclosure of your personal data outside your country of residence for our ordinary business purposes. This may occur because our information technology storage facilities and servers are located outside your country of residence, and could include storage of your personal data on servers in the United States.
Artseasand will ensure that reasonable steps are taken to prevent third parties outside your country of residence using your personal data in any way that’s not set out in this Privacy Notice. We’ll also make sure we adequately protect the confidentiality and privacy of your personal data
Cookie Policy
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Cookies are small data files which are placed on your computer by this website and which collect certain personal data about you. This enables us to tailor our service offering (including the website) to provide you with products and services which are more relevant to your individual tastes
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