This
Privacy Policy describes how and when I collect, use, and share information
when you purchase an item from me, contact me, or otherwise use my services
through Etsy.com, my BigCartel website, Facebook or Instagram or their related
sites and services.
This
Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that I do not
own or control, including Etsy, Bigcartel, Facebook, Instagram & Paypal or
any third party services you access via these companies. You can reference
their own privacy policies on their websites.
Information I Collect:
To
fulfil your order, you must provide me with certain information (which you
authorised Etsy etc to provide to me), such as your name, email address, postal
address, payment information, and the details of the product that you’re
ordering. You may also choose to provide me with additional personal
information such as personalisation requests & images, if you contact me
directly.
Why I Need Your
Information and How I Use It:
I
rely on a number of legal bases to collect, use, and share your information,
including:
·
as
needed to provide my services, such as when I use your information to fulfil
your order, to settle disputes, or to provide customer support;
·
when
you have provided your affirmative consent, which you may revoke at any time,
such as by signing up for my mailing list;
·
if
necessary to comply with a legal obligation or court order or in connection
with a legal claim, such as retaining information about your purchases if
required by tax law; and
·
as
necessary for the purpose of my legitimate interests, if those legitimate
interests are not overridden by your rights or interests, such as 1) providing
and improving my services. I use your information to provide the services you
requested and in my legitimate interest to improve my services; and 2)
Compliance with the Etsy Seller Policy and Terms of Use. I use your information
as necessary to comply with my obligations under the Etsy Seller Policy and
Terms of Use.
Information Sharing and
Disclosure:
Information
about my customers is important to my business. I share your personal information
for very limited reasons and in limited circumstances, as follows:
·
Etsy,
BigCartel, Facebook, Instagram & Paypal I share information with these
companies as necessary to provide you my services and comply with my
obligations under both the Seller Policies & Terms of use of each of these platforms.
·
Service
providers. I engage certain trusted third parties to perform functions and
provide services to my shop, such as delivery companies. I will share your
personal information with these third parties, but only to the extent necessary
to perform these services.
·
Business
transfers. If I sell or merge my business, I may disclose your information as
part of that transaction, only to the extent permitted by law.
·
Compliance
with laws. I may collect, use, retain, and share your information if I have a
good faith belief that it is reasonably necessary to: (a) respond to legal
process or to government requests; (b) enforce my agreements, terms and
policies; (c) prevent, investigate, and address fraud and other illegal
activity, security, or technical issues; or (d) protect the rights, property,
and safety of my customers, or others.
Data Retention:
I
retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you
with my services and as described in my Privacy Policy. However, I may also be
required to retain this information to comply with my legal and regulatory
obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce my agreements. I generally
keep your data for the following time period: 4 years. I sometimes will use
images of your order to promote and improve my business, if you would prefer me
not to share these images, please request this by using the contact details
below. I may sometimes ask for permission to use your photos alongside your
order, you have the right at anytime to refuse this and retract your consent.
Your Rights:
If
you reside in certain territories, including the EU, you have a number of
rights in relation to your personal information. While some of these rights
apply generally, certain rights apply only in certain limited cases. I describe
these rights below:
·
Access.
You may have the right to access and receive a copy of the personal information
I hold about you by contacting me using the contact information below.
·
Change,
restrict, delete. You may also have rights to change, restrict my use of, or
delete your personal information. Absent exceptional circumstances (like where
I am required to store data for legal reasons) I will generally delete your
personal information upon request.
·
Object.
You can object to (i) my processing of some of your information based on my
legitimate interests and (ii) receiving marketing messages from me after
providing your express consent to receive them. In such cases, I will delete
your personal information unless I have compelling and legitimate grounds to
continue using that information or if it is needed for legal reasons.
·
Complain.
If you reside in the EU and wish to raise a concern about my use of your
information (and without prejudice to any other rights you may have), you have
the right to do so with your local data protection authority.
How to Contact Me
For
purposes of EU data protection law, I, Gemma Eve, am the data controller of
your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns, you may
contact me at [email protected]. Alternately, you may mail me at:
Gemma
Eve, LBV, Jersey JE2 6SD