P R I V A C Y P O L I C Y
Privacy Policy.
Please read this information carefully.
This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is for the website (www.prettyuniquegifts.co.uk) describes how we (Pretty Unique Gifts.“we” or “us”) collect and use information pertaining to each of our visitors in connection with their access to www.prettyuniquegifts.co.uk
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to provide you with a clear explanation of when, why and how we collect and use your personal information, as well as an explanation of your statutory rights. This Privacy Policy is not intended to override the terms of any contract you have with us, nor any rights you might have under applicable data privacy laws.
Read this policy and make sure you fully understand our practices in relation to your personal information, before you access or use any of our Services. If you read and fully understand this Privacy Policy, and remain opposed to our practices, you must immediately leave this website, application or service, and avoid or discontinue all use of any of our Services. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please contact us at prettyuniquegiftsgb@gmail.com
This website and its owners (Samantha Marie Woolston) take a proactive approach to user privacy and ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its users throughout their visiting experience. This website complies to all UK national laws and requirements for user privacy.
Who is processing my information?
The site is run by Pretty Unique Gifts who is the data controller in respect of any personal data processed by you.
What information do we collect from you?
We collect information which you provide us voluntarily. For example, we collect the Personal Information you provide us when you register to our Services; when you sign in to our Services via third party services such as Facebook or Google; when you place an online Purchase Order when you submit or upload such Personal Information as you use any of our Services; and/or when you contact us directly by any communication channel (e.g., pretty Unique Gifts live online web chat service, emails).
We collect data that you directly provide to us:-
(i)when you register and make a purchase through the site;
(ii)when you send us a question or query;
(iii)when you sign up to the newsletter., become a member of the blog.
(iv)if you ask for a stock alert.
This data includes name and contact details, this information is needed to fulfil your order.
We also retain details regarding your purchase (item, when sold etc.) and any queries or complaints you raise. We don't have access to your payment and card details since these are held by the payment service providers.
We collect data when you use the site, including data about:-
Your computer's browser version, operating system version, page loading time, network, generated device identifier information, hashed MAC address, referral source and IP address.
Please note that we do not link the IP addresses to any user account.
Your purchase history, and, the number of times you visit the site and the amount of time you spend using the site.
Some but not all of this information will be personal data from which you can be identified when linked with other information we hold about you.
Why do we collect this information?
Most of the data we collect is in order to enable us to process your order or respond to your queries. We also collect data in order to understand more about who uses our site and to understand your preferences and to personalise the shopping and browsing experience. We may also use information in order to send you marketing communications but only on the basis set out below. We may also use data in order to investigate any complaints.
Will you send me marketing messages?
We may use the data we collect about you (including through cookies and otherwise) in order to send you marketing communications:
(a)about other products on the site or soon to launch.
You can change your mind at any time and unsubscribe via the link at the bottom of any such emails or by contacting us at prettyuniquegiftsgb@gmail.com
We do not provide your data to third parties to enable them to send you marketing communications unless you have consented to do so.
Who do we share your information with?
1. Wix -When you browse the site, the platform provider, Wix automatically receives your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide them with information that helps them learn about your browser and operating system; this helps them to continually optimise the shopping experience for you. Please note that Wix has its own privacy policy which can be found https://www.wix.com/about/privacy.
2. Payment gateways and providers: This is in order to process your payment for your purchases. They have their own privacy policies which detail how they will process your information. To find out more about PayPal, their security and privacy, visit:https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/paypal-safety-and-security.
To find out more about Amazon payments, their security and privacy, visit https://payments.amazon.co.uk
3. Google analytics: This store uses Google Analytics to help us learn about who visits the shop and what pages are being looked at. We use this to help understand and improve your shopping experience.
4.Processors:- We may occasionally use third party processors for other purposes such as marketing. However they are always selected carefully and we impose all required contractual requirements on them to ensure your data is protected.
5. Law enforcement:- In very rare cases we may need to disclose personal information in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
Cookies:-
Pretty Unique Gifts makes use of cookies on their website. By making use of cookies, we can offer you a improved browsing experience and give you extra functionality on our website.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files which are stored on your (the users) computer. They are designed to hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and Website, and can be accessed either by the web server or the users computer. You are able to remove cookies from you computer and you can block cookies, however, this may mean that some parts of our website will not be available to you. Use of this website means that you accept the use of cookies on this website.
If you want to delete or block any cookies, please refer to the help and support area on your internet browser for instructions on how to locate the file or directory that stores cookies. Information on deleting or controlling cookies is also available at ww.aboutcookie.org (note that this website is not provided by Pretty Unique Gifts, and we therefore cannot ensure its accuracy, completeness or availability). Please note that deleting our cookies or disabling future cookies or tracking technologies may prevent you from accessing certain areas or features of our Services, or may otherwise adversely affect your user experience.
Our website (uses tracking software to monitor its visitors to better understand how they use it. This software is provided by Google Analytics which uses cookies to track visitor usage.
The software will save a cookie to your computers hard drive in order to track and monitor your engagement and usage of the website, but will not store, save or collect personal information. You can read Google’s privacy policy here for further information [http://www.google.com/privacy.html ].
Social Media Features and Frames:
Our Services include certain Social Media features and widgets, single sign on features, such as the “Facebook Connect” or “Google Sign-in”,the “Facebook Like” button, the “Share this” button or other interactive mini-programs (“Social Media Features”).These Social Media Features may collect information such as your IP address or which page you are visiting on our Website, and may set a cookie to enable them to function properly. Social Media Features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Services. Your interactions with these third parties’ Social Media Features are governed by their policies and not ours.
Please take note the website nor its owners will ever ask for personal or sensitive information via social media features/frames. If you wish to discuss sensitive information, Pretty Unique Gifts, encourages contact through primary communication channels available, i.e. email, telephone.
In addition, our Services may enable you to share your Personal Information with third parties directly, such as via page framing techniques to serve content to or from Third Party Services or other parties, while preserving the look and feel of our Website and Services (“Frames”). Please be aware that if you choose to interact or share any Personal Information via such Frames, you are in fact providing it to these third parties and not to us, and such interactions and sharing too are governed by such third parties’ policies and not ours.
How long do we keep your information?
We will keep data only for as long as it is relevant and useful for the purpose for which it was originally collected and otherwise where required by law or in order to defend or bring any legal action.
How do you keep my information secure?
Users contacting this website and/or its owners do so at their own discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until a time it is no longer required or has no use, as detailed in the Data Protection Act 1998.
To protect your personal information, we follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. Whilst we will do our best to protect your data, the transmission of information by you to us is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of your data.
It is important you keep your account log in details safe and secure.
Our company is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.
All direct payment gateways offered by Wix.com and used by our company adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.