PRIVACY POLICY
PRIVACY POLICY PROPRIETOR
For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, we confirm that the proprietor and operator of the Buddies That Brand website at www.buddiesthatbrand.com (the “Website”) is ??????????????(registered company number ??????????), the registered office of which is (address) (“we,” “us,” “our” or “Buddies That Brand”). Buddies That Brand can be contacted via the contact section on the website or by writing to our correspondence address at (our address)
Buddies That Brand respects the privacy of each user accessing the website (“you,” “your”) and is committed to protecting your privacy. Buddies That Brand has structured the website so that, in general, it is not necessary to provide any information. However, to use certain parts of the website, it is required to provide log-in information and identify yourself.
Buddies That Brand ensures that any personal information provided by you to Buddies That Brand will be processed in accordance with the eight principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Privacy Policy set out below.
PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
Personal data about you will be collected only through fill-in forms on the website. The personal information you provide in such circumstances may include name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and contact preferences. At other times when using the website, you may submit any information to the website in the form of comments or posts.
This may include material comprising sensitive personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998, including information on your racial or ethnic origin, your political opinions, your religious beliefs, any trade union activity you are or have been involved in, and your physical or mental health or condition, your sexual life, the commission of any offences by you or any proceedings relating to a criminal offence. We will never ask for any of this information, and any knowledge of this type submitted to the website will be used to display the comment or post that you submit only.
PURPOSE SPECIFICATION
We collect your personal data to respond to any enquiry submitted or for processing and displaying any comments or posts you submit and if requested, contacting you regarding responses to those comments or posts. We will not disclose your personal data or any other personal data provided by you to us to any third party except as set out as follows.
We do not collect additional information about you from other sources, such as public records or bodies or private organisations. The website makes it clear at the point of submission where data will be available for others to view. Where the website makes this clear, you consent to all use and dissemination of the information via the website. Specifically, your personal and sensitive personal data will be available online if you include any such data in items uploaded to the website. You, at this moment, consent to the use of your personal data as described above.
Concerning any sensitive personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998) that we collect from you, upon submission of any items, including such data through the website, you hereby expressly consent to our processing of such sensitive personal data for the inclusion of that sensitive personal data on the website. We may also use your personal data to understand better who uses our website and the pages they access to improve the website. We will otherwise ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to other organisations, institutions and authorities unless required by law or expressly agreed by you.
You agree to use the personal data you provided to us for the above purposes. If we wish to use your personal data that you have provided to us for new or different purposes other than for which it was initially supplied, we will request your written permission first. We take the trust seriously you place in us.
You agree that if we transfer ownership or management of the website or buddiesthatbrand.com to a third party, we may also share your personal data or other personal data you have provided to us, including all sensitive personal data and any additional information about you to such third party, provided such third party agrees to observe this policy.
SECURITY OF PERSONAL DATA
Transmission of data and information via the website is not a secure or encrypted transmission method for sending your personal data unless indicated on the website. Accordingly, your attention is drawn to the fact that any information and personal data carried over the Internet is not secure. Information and personal data may be intercepted, lost, redirected, corrupted, changed and accessed by other people before the recipient receives it.
We set strict security standards to prevent unauthorised access to your personal data once we have received it. Wherever possible, we will use adequate security software and working procedures to ensure the security of your personal data. To prevent unauthorised access, maintain accuracy, and ensure proper use of personal data, we have employed physical, electronic and managerial processes to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
Parts of our Website may sometimes contain links to third-party websites (“Third Party Websites”) for your convenience and information. If you use these links, you will leave our website. When you access a Third Party Website, please understand that we do not control the content of that Third Party Website and are not responsible for the privacy practices of that Third Party Website. We suggest you carefully review each Third Party website's privacy policies.
This Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices of those Third Party Websites linked to our website. Third-Party Websites may send their cookies to users, collect personal data, or solicit personal information. Third-Party Websites may operate very different privacy practices from this website.
Links to Third Party Websites on the Website do not imply that Buddies That Brand endorses those Third Party Sites or agrees with any of the views or information set out on such Third Party Websites.
AUTOMATIC COLLECTION OF DATA
All networks connected to the Internet communicate in “IP” (Internet Protocol), which is a technical standard that allows data to be transmitted between two devices. “TCP/IP” (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) ensures that messages get from one host to another and that the messages are understood. An IP address is a string of code that identifies your personal computer and tells the Internet that you are connected to.
The website does not automatically store or capture personal data, except for logging your IP address. This information is not retained after you have logged off. We do not link information automatically logged in this way with personal data about specific individuals. We also use cookies to store information about you (cookies are small files sent by our server to your computer and stored locally). The web server that issued the cookie can then read the file when you visit our site in future and recognise the visitor.
We use cookies in two ways: firstly, to track visitors through our website – this is used purely for analysing traffic and users’ journeys and is not used to identify individuals. Secondly, we use cookies if you fill in a form, only to pre-populate documents if you revisit the site later.
If you want to delete any cookies already on your computer, please refer to the instructions for your file manager (Windows Explorer, Nautilus etc.) to locate the file or directory that stores cookies. Information on deleting or controlling cookies is also available at www.AboutCookies.org. Please note that by deleting our cookies or disabling future cookies, you may not be able to access some features of our site.
SUBJECT ACCESS RIGHTS
Under the Data Protection Act 1998, we have to provide you, as a “data subject”, with a readable copy of all personal data that we may hold about you within 40 days of receiving your written request for us to provide it. The Data Protection Act 1998 allows us to charge a fee of £10.00 for this. Evidence or proof of your identity (for example, a copy of your passport, driver’s licence or current bills) will be required.
It is in our interest and yours to store and process accurate personal data. Suppose the data we hold about you is inaccurate way, where appropriate. In that case, you may have your personal data corrected by us on request by having it: completed, amended, and/or erased.
Please get in touch with us to update any of your personal data or to request access to your personal data by addressing the “Information Officer” by e-mailing us at hello@buddiesthatbrand.com. We reserve the right to refuse to provide you with a copy of your personal data based on the exemptions in the Data Protection Act 1998. Still, if we refuse, we will give full reasons for our refusal and allow you to challenge our decision.
FEEDBACK
If you have any feedback or questions about Buddies That Brand’s use of your personal information or this Online Privacy Policy, please e-mail hello@buddiesthatbrand.com. If you send us personal data via e-mail, we will use it to respond to your information request. If you e-mail us or give us your e-mail address, we will keep a record of it. We will not provide your e-mail address to any unauthorised third parties.
Note that communications via e-mail or otherwise are strictly governed by, and subject to Buddies That Brand’s terms set out on the website. When you e-mail us, please remember that the content of your e-mail is not secure and could be intercepted. Accordingly, please keep the amount of confidential information to a minimum, and we will do likewise when we reply.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Buddies That Brand will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on our website from time to time. Please be sure to check our Privacy Policy regularly before using the website. Regardless of any changes we make to our Privacy Policy, we will always use your personal data in accordance with the Privacy Policy in place at the time you provide your information and the Data Protection Act 1998 unless you give your express consent for us to do otherwise.
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