The Godmother Designs PRIVACY POLICY
The Godmother Designs (the “Company”) is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand what information we gather, how we use it, what we do to protect it, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Service. Unless otherwise indicated below, this Privacy Policy applies to any website that references this Privacy Policy, any Company website, as well as any data the Company may collect across partnered and unaffiliated sites.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Service” refers to the Company’s service. The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Company. “You” refers to you, as a user of Service.
I. CONSENT
By accessing my Service, you accept my Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and you consent to my collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. In addition, by using my Service, or services across partnered and unaffiliated sites, you are accepting the policies and practices described in this Privacy Policy. Each time you visit my website, or use the Service, and any time you voluntarily provide me with information, you agree that you are consenting to my collection, use and disclosure of the information that you provide, and you are consenting to receive emails or otherwise be contacted, as described in this Privacy Policy. Whether or not you register or create any kind of account with me, this Privacy Policy applies to all users of the website and the Service.
II. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
I may collect both “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information” about you. “Non-Personal Information” includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information we may collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, preferences you submit and preferences that are generated based on the data you submit and number of clicks. “Personal Information” includes information that can be used to personally identify you, such as your name, address and email address.
In addition, I may also track information provided to us by your browser when you view or use the Service, such as the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to the Service, the time and date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you. I use this information for, among other things, the operation of the Service, to maintain the quality of the Service, to provide general statistics regarding use of the Service and for other business purposes. I track this information using cookies, or small text files which include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to a user’s browser from our servers and are stored on the user’s computer hard drive. Sending a cookie to a user’s browser enables us to collect Non-Personal Information about that user and keep a record of the user’s preferences when utilizing our services, both on an individual and aggregate basis. The Company may use both persistent and session cookies; persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your session and until you delete them, while session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your Internet browser help file directions. If you choose to disable cookies, some areas of the Service may not work properly.
How I use your personal information
This privacy notice is to let you know how I promise to look after your personal information. This includes what you tell me about yourself, what I learn by having you as a customer or client, and the choices you give me about what marketing you want me to send you. This notice explains how I do this and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
My Privacy Promise
I promise:
Who Am I?
A Sole Trader, trading as The Godmother Designs. You can find out more about here. If you have any questions, or want more details about how I use your personal information, you can ask me by contacting me via my secure online contact form here.
How the law protects you
As well as my Privacy Promise, your privacy is protected by law. This section explains how that works.
Data Protection law says that I am allowed to use personal information only if I have a proper reason to do so. This includes sharing it outside The Godmother Designs. The law says I must have one or more of these reasons:
Here is a list of all the ways I may use your personal information, and which of the reasons I rely on to do so. This is also where I tell you what my legitimate interests are.
Where I collect personal information from
I may collect personal information about you (or your business) from these sources:
Data I collect when you use my services.
This includes the amount, frequency, type, location, origin and recipients:
Data from third parties I work with:
Who I share your personal information with
I may share your personal information with:
If you choose not to give personal information
I may need to collect personal information by law, or under the terms of a contract I have with you. Such as fulfilling orders or services for you.
If you choose not to give me this personal information, it may delay or prevent me from meeting my obligations. It may also mean that I cannot perform services needed. It could mean that I cancel a product or service you have with me. Any data collection that is optional would be made clear at the point of collection.
Marketing
I may use your personal information to tell you about relevant products and offers. This is what I mean when I talk about ‘marketing’.
The personal information I have for you is made up of what you tell me, and data I collect when you use my services, or from third parties I work with.
I can only use your personal information to send you marketing messages if I have either your consent or a ‘legitimate interest’. That is when I have a business or commercial reason to use your information. It must not unfairly go against what is right and best for you. You can ask me to stop sending you marketing messages by contacting me at any time or unsubscribing to my mailing list (there is a clear unsubscribe button on every email which is from a mailing list).
Whatever you choose, you'll still receive order updates, and other important information such as changes to your existing order or contract you have with me. I may ask you to confirm or update your choices, I will also ask you to do this if there are changes in the law, regulation, or the structure of my business. If you change your mind you can update your choices at any time by contacting me.
Personal Information
In general, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share your Personal Information with third parties without your consent. We may share your Personal Information with vendors and other third-party providers who are performing services for the Company. In general, the vendors and third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide for the Company. For example, when you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery, or return a purchase, you consent to our collecting and using such personal information for that specific purpose, including by transmitting such information to our vendors (and their service providers) performing these services for the Company.
However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment processors, have their own privacy policies in respect of the information that we are required to provide to them in order to use their services. For these third-party service providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so that you can understand the manner in which your Personal Information will be handled by such providers.
In addition, we may disclose your Personal Information if required to do so by law or if you violate our Terms of Use.
Non-Personal Information
In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customize the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyze use patterns of the Service. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers and other third parties at our sole discretion.
How long I keep your personal information
I will keep your personal information for as long as you are a customer of The Godmother Designs.
After you stop being a customer, I may keep your data up to two years for one of these reasons:
How to get a copy of your personal information
You can access your personal information I hold by emailing me at thegodmotherdesigns@gmail.com
I can respond to your request by replying to your email or by written letter sent via Royal Mail, if you provide an address to send this information.
What if you want me to stop using your personal information?
You have the right to object to my use of your personal information, or to ask me to delete, remove, or stop using your personal information if there is no need for me to keep it. This is known as the ‘right to object’ and ‘right to erasure’, or the ‘right to be forgotten’.
There may be legal or other official reasons why I need to keep or use your data. But please tell me if you think that I should not be using it.
I may sometimes be able to restrict the use of your data. This means that it can only be used for certain things, such as legal claims or to exercise legal rights. In this situation, I would not use or share your information in other ways while it is restricted.
You can ask me to restrict the use of your personal information if:
How I protect your Personal Information
I implement reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices in order to protect your Personal Information and ensure that such Personal Information is not accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such precautions. By using my Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.
Your rights regarding the use of your Personal Information
You have the right at any time to prevent me from contacting you for marketing purposes. When I send a promotional communication to you, you can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each promotional e-mail. Please note that notwithstanding the promotional preferences you indicate by either unsubscribing or opting out in the Settings section of the Site, I may continue to send you administrative emails including, for example, periodic updates to our Privacy Policy.
Weebly
My Service is hosted by Weebly, Inc. (“Weebly”). Weebly provides me with the online e-commerce platform that allows me to provide the Service to you. Your information, including Personal Information, may be stored through Weebly’s servers. By using the Service, you consent to Weebly’s collection, disclosure, storage, and use of your Personal Information in accordance with Weebly’s privacy policy available at https://www.weebly.com/privacy.
Links to Other Websites
As part of the Service, I may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or applications. However, I am not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by me through the Service. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of a third-party website accessed by selecting a link via my Service. To the extent that you access or use the Service through or on another website or application, then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. I encourage my users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.
Age of Consent
By using the Service, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age.
Changes to my Privacy Policy
The Company reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy and my Terms of Use at any time. If I decide to change this Privacy Policy, I will post these changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information I collect, how I use it, and under what circumstances I disclose it. Any such modifications become effective upon your continued access to and/or use of the Service five (5) days after I first post the changes on the website or otherwise provide you with notice of such modifications. It is your sole responsibility to check this website from time to time to view any such changes to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to any changes, if and when such changes may be made to this Privacy Policy, you must cease access to this website. If you have provided your email address to me, you give me permission to email you for the purpose of notification as described in this Privacy Policy.
Merger or Acquisition
In the event I (or Weebly) undergo a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of my assets, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Privacy Policy, and that any acquirer of my (or Weebly’s) assets may continue to process your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If my information practices change at any time in the future, I will post the policy changes here so that you may opt out of the new information practices. I suggest that you check this Privacy Policy periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used.
Email Communication & Opting Out
I will send you Service-related announcements on occasions when it is necessary to do so. For instance, if my Service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, or a new enhancement is released, which will affect the way you use my Service, I might send you an email. Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature. Based upon the Personal Information that you provide me, I may communicate with you in response to your inquiries to provide the services you request and to manage your account. I will communicate with you by email or telephone, in accordance with your wishes. I may also use your Personal Information to send you updates and other promotional communications. If you no longer wish to receive those email updates, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each update or communication.
How to withdraw your consent
You can withdraw your consent at any time. Please contact me if you want to do so.
If you withdraw your consent, I may not be able to provide certain products or services to you. If this is so, I will tell you.
How to complain
Please let me know if you are unhappy with how I have used your personal information. You can contact me using my secure online contact form.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office. Find out on their website how to report a concern.
Future formats for sharing data
The Data Privacy laws will change on 25 May 2018. From that date you will have the right to get your personal information from me in a format that can be easily re-used. You can also ask me to pass on your personal information in this format to other organisations.
Cookies
To find out more about how I use cookies please see my cookie notice within my Privacy Policy.
The Godmother Designs (the “Company”) is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand what information we gather, how we use it, what we do to protect it, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Service. Unless otherwise indicated below, this Privacy Policy applies to any website that references this Privacy Policy, any Company website, as well as any data the Company may collect across partnered and unaffiliated sites.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Service” refers to the Company’s service. The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Company. “You” refers to you, as a user of Service.
I. CONSENT
By accessing my Service, you accept my Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and you consent to my collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. In addition, by using my Service, or services across partnered and unaffiliated sites, you are accepting the policies and practices described in this Privacy Policy. Each time you visit my website, or use the Service, and any time you voluntarily provide me with information, you agree that you are consenting to my collection, use and disclosure of the information that you provide, and you are consenting to receive emails or otherwise be contacted, as described in this Privacy Policy. Whether or not you register or create any kind of account with me, this Privacy Policy applies to all users of the website and the Service.
II. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
I may collect both “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information” about you. “Non-Personal Information” includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information we may collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, preferences you submit and preferences that are generated based on the data you submit and number of clicks. “Personal Information” includes information that can be used to personally identify you, such as your name, address and email address.
In addition, I may also track information provided to us by your browser when you view or use the Service, such as the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to the Service, the time and date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you. I use this information for, among other things, the operation of the Service, to maintain the quality of the Service, to provide general statistics regarding use of the Service and for other business purposes. I track this information using cookies, or small text files which include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to a user’s browser from our servers and are stored on the user’s computer hard drive. Sending a cookie to a user’s browser enables us to collect Non-Personal Information about that user and keep a record of the user’s preferences when utilizing our services, both on an individual and aggregate basis. The Company may use both persistent and session cookies; persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your session and until you delete them, while session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your Internet browser help file directions. If you choose to disable cookies, some areas of the Service may not work properly.
How I use your personal information
This privacy notice is to let you know how I promise to look after your personal information. This includes what you tell me about yourself, what I learn by having you as a customer or client, and the choices you give me about what marketing you want me to send you. This notice explains how I do this and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
My Privacy Promise
I promise:
- To keep your data safe and private.
- Not to sell your data.
- To give you ways to manage and review your marketing choices at any time.
Who Am I?
A Sole Trader, trading as The Godmother Designs. You can find out more about here. If you have any questions, or want more details about how I use your personal information, you can ask me by contacting me via my secure online contact form here.
How the law protects you
As well as my Privacy Promise, your privacy is protected by law. This section explains how that works.
Data Protection law says that I am allowed to use personal information only if I have a proper reason to do so. This includes sharing it outside The Godmother Designs. The law says I must have one or more of these reasons:
- To fulfil a contract I have with you, or
- When it is my legal duty, or
- When it is in my legitimate interest, or
- When you consent to it.
Here is a list of all the ways I may use your personal information, and which of the reasons I rely on to do so. This is also where I tell you what my legitimate interests are.
Where I collect personal information from
I may collect personal information about you (or your business) from these sources:
- When you request information on my products and services
- When you talk to me in person
- When you use my websites or social media accounts
- In emails and letters
- If you take part in my competitions or promotions.
Data I collect when you use my services.
This includes the amount, frequency, type, location, origin and recipients:
- Payment and transaction data.
- Profile and usage data. This includes the profile you create to identify yourself when you connect with me via website, Etsy or social media. It also includes other data about how you use those services. I gather this data from devices you use to connect to those services, such as computers and mobile phones, using cookies and other internet tracking software.
Data from third parties I work with:
- Companies that introduce you to me
- Retailers (such as Etsy & eBay)
- Social networks
- Government and law enforcement agencies.
Who I share your personal information with
I may share your personal information with:
- Agents and advisers who we use to help run your accounts and services
- HM Revenue & Customs, regulators and other authorities
- Any party linked with you or your business’s product or service (such as print companies - I will double check before I share information)
- Companies I have an agreement to co-operate with (such as Etsy, eBay, Royal Mail, PayPal)
- Organisations that introduce you to me
- Companies that I introduce you to (I will seek your consent once again prior to introductions)
- Companies you ask me to share your data with.
If you choose not to give personal information
I may need to collect personal information by law, or under the terms of a contract I have with you. Such as fulfilling orders or services for you.
If you choose not to give me this personal information, it may delay or prevent me from meeting my obligations. It may also mean that I cannot perform services needed. It could mean that I cancel a product or service you have with me. Any data collection that is optional would be made clear at the point of collection.
Marketing
I may use your personal information to tell you about relevant products and offers. This is what I mean when I talk about ‘marketing’.
The personal information I have for you is made up of what you tell me, and data I collect when you use my services, or from third parties I work with.
I can only use your personal information to send you marketing messages if I have either your consent or a ‘legitimate interest’. That is when I have a business or commercial reason to use your information. It must not unfairly go against what is right and best for you. You can ask me to stop sending you marketing messages by contacting me at any time or unsubscribing to my mailing list (there is a clear unsubscribe button on every email which is from a mailing list).
Whatever you choose, you'll still receive order updates, and other important information such as changes to your existing order or contract you have with me. I may ask you to confirm or update your choices, I will also ask you to do this if there are changes in the law, regulation, or the structure of my business. If you change your mind you can update your choices at any time by contacting me.
Personal Information
In general, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share your Personal Information with third parties without your consent. We may share your Personal Information with vendors and other third-party providers who are performing services for the Company. In general, the vendors and third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide for the Company. For example, when you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery, or return a purchase, you consent to our collecting and using such personal information for that specific purpose, including by transmitting such information to our vendors (and their service providers) performing these services for the Company.
However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment processors, have their own privacy policies in respect of the information that we are required to provide to them in order to use their services. For these third-party service providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so that you can understand the manner in which your Personal Information will be handled by such providers.
In addition, we may disclose your Personal Information if required to do so by law or if you violate our Terms of Use.
Non-Personal Information
In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customize the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyze use patterns of the Service. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers and other third parties at our sole discretion.
How long I keep your personal information
I will keep your personal information for as long as you are a customer of The Godmother Designs.
After you stop being a customer, I may keep your data up to two years for one of these reasons:
- To respond to any questions or complaints.
- To show that we treated you fairly.
- To maintain records according to rules that apply to me.
How to get a copy of your personal information
You can access your personal information I hold by emailing me at thegodmotherdesigns@gmail.com
I can respond to your request by replying to your email or by written letter sent via Royal Mail, if you provide an address to send this information.
What if you want me to stop using your personal information?
You have the right to object to my use of your personal information, or to ask me to delete, remove, or stop using your personal information if there is no need for me to keep it. This is known as the ‘right to object’ and ‘right to erasure’, or the ‘right to be forgotten’.
There may be legal or other official reasons why I need to keep or use your data. But please tell me if you think that I should not be using it.
I may sometimes be able to restrict the use of your data. This means that it can only be used for certain things, such as legal claims or to exercise legal rights. In this situation, I would not use or share your information in other ways while it is restricted.
You can ask me to restrict the use of your personal information if:
- It is not accurate.
- It has been used unlawfully but you don’t want me to delete it.
- It not relevant any more, but you want me to keep it for use in legal claims.
- You have already asked me to stop using your data but you are waiting for me to tell you if I am allowed to keep on using it.
How I protect your Personal Information
I implement reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices in order to protect your Personal Information and ensure that such Personal Information is not accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such precautions. By using my Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.
Your rights regarding the use of your Personal Information
You have the right at any time to prevent me from contacting you for marketing purposes. When I send a promotional communication to you, you can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each promotional e-mail. Please note that notwithstanding the promotional preferences you indicate by either unsubscribing or opting out in the Settings section of the Site, I may continue to send you administrative emails including, for example, periodic updates to our Privacy Policy.
Weebly
My Service is hosted by Weebly, Inc. (“Weebly”). Weebly provides me with the online e-commerce platform that allows me to provide the Service to you. Your information, including Personal Information, may be stored through Weebly’s servers. By using the Service, you consent to Weebly’s collection, disclosure, storage, and use of your Personal Information in accordance with Weebly’s privacy policy available at https://www.weebly.com/privacy.
Links to Other Websites
As part of the Service, I may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or applications. However, I am not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by me through the Service. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of a third-party website accessed by selecting a link via my Service. To the extent that you access or use the Service through or on another website or application, then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. I encourage my users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.
Age of Consent
By using the Service, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age.
Changes to my Privacy Policy
The Company reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy and my Terms of Use at any time. If I decide to change this Privacy Policy, I will post these changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information I collect, how I use it, and under what circumstances I disclose it. Any such modifications become effective upon your continued access to and/or use of the Service five (5) days after I first post the changes on the website or otherwise provide you with notice of such modifications. It is your sole responsibility to check this website from time to time to view any such changes to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to any changes, if and when such changes may be made to this Privacy Policy, you must cease access to this website. If you have provided your email address to me, you give me permission to email you for the purpose of notification as described in this Privacy Policy.
Merger or Acquisition
In the event I (or Weebly) undergo a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of my assets, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Privacy Policy, and that any acquirer of my (or Weebly’s) assets may continue to process your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If my information practices change at any time in the future, I will post the policy changes here so that you may opt out of the new information practices. I suggest that you check this Privacy Policy periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used.
Email Communication & Opting Out
I will send you Service-related announcements on occasions when it is necessary to do so. For instance, if my Service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, or a new enhancement is released, which will affect the way you use my Service, I might send you an email. Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature. Based upon the Personal Information that you provide me, I may communicate with you in response to your inquiries to provide the services you request and to manage your account. I will communicate with you by email or telephone, in accordance with your wishes. I may also use your Personal Information to send you updates and other promotional communications. If you no longer wish to receive those email updates, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each update or communication.
How to withdraw your consent
You can withdraw your consent at any time. Please contact me if you want to do so.
If you withdraw your consent, I may not be able to provide certain products or services to you. If this is so, I will tell you.
How to complain
Please let me know if you are unhappy with how I have used your personal information. You can contact me using my secure online contact form.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office. Find out on their website how to report a concern.
Future formats for sharing data
The Data Privacy laws will change on 25 May 2018. From that date you will have the right to get your personal information from me in a format that can be easily re-used. You can also ask me to pass on your personal information in this format to other organisations.
Cookies
To find out more about how I use cookies please see my cookie notice within my Privacy Policy.