Introduction:
This Privacy Policy outlines Mrs Bertimus practices with respect to information collected from users who access the website at www.mrsbertimus.co.uk ("Site"), or otherwise share personal information with me (collectively: ("Users").
Grounds for data collection:
Processing of your personal information (meaning, any information which may potentially allow your identification with reasonable means; hereinafter "Personal Information") such as:responding to contact form messages, processing purchases, responding to queries, posting orders, etc is necessary for the performance of my contractual obligations towards you and providing you with my services, to protect my legitimate interests and for compliance with legal and financial regulatory obligations to which we are subject.
When you use the Site, you consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure and other uses of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.
I encourage my Users to carefully read the Privacy Policy and use it to make informed decisions.
What information is collected?
We collect two types of data and information from Users.
The first type of information is un-identified and non-identifiable information pertaining to a User(s), which may be made available or gathered via your use of the Site (“Non-personal Information”). We are not aware of the identity of a User from which the Non-personal Information was collected. Non-personal Information which is being collected may include your aggregated usage information and technical information transmitted by your device, including certain software and hardware information (e.g. the type of browser and operating system your device uses, language preference, access time, etc.) in order to enhance the functionality of our Site. We may also collect information on your activity on the Site (e.g. pages viewed, online browsing, clicks, actions, etc.).
The second type of information Personal Information which is individually identifiable information, namely information that identifies an individual or may with reasonable effort identify an individual. Such information includes:
Device Information: We collect Personal Information from your device. Such information includes geolocation data, IP address, unique identifiers (e.g. MAC address and UUID) and other information which relates to your activity through the Site.
Examples of such information include:
Registration information: When you register to the Site you will be asked to provide certain details such as: full name; e-mail or physical address, and other information.
Responses to email queries or contact form e-mails:full name, e-mail address, etc.
Purchase orders from the Mrs Bertimus online shop: full name, e-mail, physical address and other information, if applicable.
Purchase orders from Mrs Bertimus' Etsy shop: please refer to the privacy policy for this at https://www.etsy.com/shop/mrsbertimus
How do I receive information about you?
Your Personal Information is received from various sources:
When you voluntarily provide your personal details in order to register on my Site;
When you use or access my Site in connection with your use of my services;
From third party providers, services and public registers (for example, traffic analytics vendors).
What information is collected?
I do not rent, sell, or share Users’ information with third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy.
I may use the information for the following:
Communicating with you – sending you notices regarding our services, providing you with technical information and responding to any customer service issue you may have;
To communicate with you and to keep you informed of my latest updates and services;
To serve you advertisements when you use my Site (see more under "Advertisements");
To market my website and products (see more under "Marketing");
Conducting statistical and analytical purposes, intended to improve the Site.
In addition to the different uses listed above, I may transfer or disclose Personal Information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies and subcontractors.
In addition to the purposes listed in this Privacy Policy, I may share Personal Information with my trusted third party providers, who may be located in different jurisdictions across the world, for any of the following purposes:
Hosting and operating the Site;
Trusted postal/ delivery services.
Providing you with our services, including providing a personalised display of this Site;
Storing and processing such information on my behalf;
Serving you with advertisements and assist me in evaluating the success of my advertising campaigns and help me retarget any of our users;
Providing you with marketing offers and promotional materials related to this Site and services;
Performing research, technical diagnostics or analytics;
I may also disclose information if we have good faith to believe that disclosure of such information is helpful or reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; (ii) enforce our policies (including our Agreement), including investigations of potential violations thereof; (iii) investigate, detect, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities or other wrongdoing, suspected fraud or security issues; (iv) to establish or exercise our rights to defend against legal claims; (v) prevent harm to the rights, property or safety of us, our users, yourself or any third party; or (vi) for the purpose of collaborating with law enforcement agencies and/or in case we find it necessary in order to enforce intellectual property or other legal rights.
User rights:
You may request to:
Receive confirmation as to whether or not personal information concerning you is being processed, and access your stored personal information, together with supplementary information.
Receive a copy of personal information you directly volunteer to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
Request rectification of your personal information that is in our control.
Request erasure of your personal information.
Object to the processing of personal information by us.
Request to restrict processing of your personal information by us.
Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
However, please note that these rights are not absolute, and may be subject to our own legitimate interests and regulatory requirements.
If you wish to exercise any of the aforementioned rights, or receive more information, please contact me using the details provided below:
letitiathompson@btinternet.com
Retention:
Your personal information will be retained for as long as necessary to provide the site's services, and as necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Retention periods will be determined taking into account the type of information that is collected and the purpose for which it is collected, bearing in mind the requirements applicable to the situation and the need to destroy outdated, unused information at the earliest reasonable time. Under applicable regulations, I will keep records containing client personal data, account opening documents, communications and anything else as required by applicable laws and regulations.
I may rectify, replenish or remove incomplete or inaccurate information, at any time and at my own discretion.
Cookies:
This site and my trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our related services, including when you visit this Site or access my services.
A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website assign to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be used for various different purposes. These purposes include allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, enable automatic activation of certain features, remembering your preferences and making the interaction between you and our Services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to help ensure that the advertisements you see are relevant to you and your interests and to compile statistical data on your use of our Services.
The Site uses the following types of cookies:
a. 'session cookies' which are stored only temporarily during a browsing session in order to allow normal use of the system and are deleted from your device when the browser is closed;
b. 'persistent cookies' which are read only by the Site, saved on your computer for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Such cookies are used where I need to know who you are for repeat visits, for example to allow me to store your preferences for the next sign-in;
c. 'third party cookies' which are set by other online services who run content on the page you are viewing, for example by third party analytics companies who monitor and analyse web access.
Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but Personal Information that is stored about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. You may remove the cookies by following the instructions of your device preferences; however, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Site may not operate properly and your online experience may be limited.
A tool called “Google Analytics” is also used to collect information about your use of the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users access the Site, what pages they visit when they do so, etc.The information collected from Google Analytics is used only to improve this Site and services. Google Analytics collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit sites, rather than your name or other identifying information. The information collected through the use of Google Analytics is not combined with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.
Third party collection of information:
This policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information collected from you. To the extent you disclose your information to other parties or sites throughout the internet, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose to them. Accordingly, you are encouraged to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each third party that you choose to disclose information to.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that I do not own or control, or to individuals whom I do not employ or manage, including any of the third parties which I may disclose information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.
How is your information safeguarded?
Great care will be taken in implementing and maintaining the security of the Site and your information and any third party is required to comply with similar security requirements, in accordance with this Privacy Policy]. Although I take reasonable steps to safeguard information, I cannot be responsible for the acts of those who gain unauthorised access or abuse this Site, and I make no warranty, express, implied or otherwise, that I will prevent such access.
Transfer of data outside the EEA:
Please note that some data recipients may be located outside the EEA. In such cases your data will only be transferred to such countries as approved by the European Commission as providing adequate level of data protection, or enter into legal agreements ensuring an adequate level of data protection.
Advertisements:
Third-party advertising technology may be used to serve advertisements when you access the Site. This technology uses your information with regards to your use of the Services to serve advertisements to you (e.g., by placing third-party cookies on your web browser).
You may opt-out of many third-party ad networks, including those operated by members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") and the Digital Advertising Alliance ("DAA"). For more information about this practice by NAI and DAA members, and your choices regarding having this information used by these companies, including how to opt-out of third-party ad networks operated by NAI and DAA members, please visit their respective websites: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#!/ and http://optout.aboutads.info/#!/.
Marketing:
Your Personal Information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, etc. may be used by Mrs Bertimus or by the third party subcontractors for the purpose of providing you with promotional materials, concerning our services, which may interest you.
Out of respect to your right to privacy you will be provided within such marketing materials the means to decline receiving further marketing offers from Mrs Bertimus. If you unsubscribe your email address will be removed or telephone number from our marketing distribution lists.
Please note that even if you have unsubscribed from receiving marketing emails from us, you may be sent other types of important e-mail communications without offering you the opportunity to opt out of receiving them. These may include customer service announcements or administrative notices.
Corporate transaction:
The information you have provided may be shared in the event of a corporate transaction (e.g. sale of a substantial part of our business, merger, consolidation or asset sale). In the event of the above, the transferee or acquiring company will assume the rights and obligations as described in this Privacy Policy.
Minors:
The importance of protecting children’s privacy is understood, especially in an online environment. The Site is not designed for or directed at children. Under no circumstances shall we allow use of these services by minors without prior consent or authorisation by a parent or legal guardian. I do not knowingly collect Personal Information from minors. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided Personal Information without their consent, he or she should contact immediately: letitiathompson@btinternet.com
Updates or amendments to this Privacy Policy:
I reserve the right to periodically amend or revise the Privacy Policy; material changes will be effective immediately upon the display of the revised Privacy policy. The last revision will be reflected in the "Last modified" section. Your continued use of the Platform, following the notification of such amendments on my website, constitutes your acknowledgment and consent of such amendments to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of such amendments.
Additional information:
The UK law is the applicable law.
It is our responsibility to supply you with goods that meet your consumer rights.
If you have any concerns that we have not met our legal obligations please contact us.
Mrs Bertimus: Letitia Thompson, trading as Mrs Bertimus.
Contact Details:
105 West Street
West Butterwick
Scunthorpe
N/Lincolnshire
DN17 3LG
If you have any general questions about the Site or the information we collect about you and how we use it, you can contact: letitiathompson@btinternet.com
Last Modified 12/10/21