privacy policy
introduction
this privacy notice provides you with details of how i collect and process your personal data through your use of my website www.mylittleflamingo.com
by providing me with your data, you warrant to me that you are over 13 years of age.
"my little flamingo" is the data controller and i am responsible for your personal data.
contact details
my full details are:
full business name - my little flamingo
email address - mylittleflamingouk@outlook.com
postal address - as this is my personal address as i work from home this with only be disclosed via private message should you need to return items back to me
what personal data do i collect about you, for what purpose and how is it processed
Personal data means any information capable of identifying an individual. It does not include anonymised data.
i may process the following categories of personal data about you:
1. Communication Data - that includes any communication that you send to me, whether that be through the contact form on the website, through email, text, social media messaging, social media posting or any other communication that you send me. i process this data for the purposes of communicating with you, for record keeping and for the establishment, pursuance or defence of legal claims.
2. Customer Data - that includes data relating to any purchases of goods and/or services such as your name, title, billing address, delivery address, email address, phone number, contact details, purchase details and your card details. i process this data to supply the goods and/or services you have purchased and to keep records of such transactions.
3. User Data - that includes data about how you use my website and any online services together with any data that you post for publication on my website or through other online services. i process this data to operate my website and ensure relevant content is provided to you, to ensure the security of my website, to maintain back- ups of my website and/or databases and to enable publication and administration of my website, other online services and business.
4. Technical Data - that includes data about your use of my website and online services such as your IP address, your login data, details about your browser, length of visit to pages on my website, page views and navigation paths, details about the number of times you use my website and other technology on the devices you use to access my website. The source of this data is from my analytics tracking system. i process this data to analyse your use of my website and other online services, to administer and protect my business and website, to deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you and to understand the effectiveness of my advertising.
5. Marketing Data - that includes data about your preferences in receiving marketing from me and my third parties and your communication preferences. i process this data to enable you to partake in my promotions such as competitions, prize draws and free give-aways, to deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you and measure or understand the effectiveness of this advertising.
i may use Customer Data, User Data, Technical Data and Marketing Data to deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you (including Facebook adverts or other display advertisements) and to measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising i serve you. i may also use such data to send other marketing communications to you.
sensitive data
i do not collect any Sensitive Data about you. Sensitive data refers to data that includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health and genetic and biometric data. i do not collect any information about criminal convictions and offences either.
Where i am required to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of the contract between us, and you do not provide me with that data when requested, i may not be able to perform the contract (for example, to deliver goods or services to you). If you do not provide me with the requested data, i may have to cancel a product or service you have ordered - i will notify you at the time.
i will only use your personal data for the purpose it was collected or for a reasonably compatible purpose if necessary. For more information on this please email me at mylittleflamingouk@outlook.com. In case i need to use your details for an unrelated new purpose i will let you know and explain the legal grounds for processing.
i may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent where this is required or permitted by law.
i do not carry out automated decision making or any type of automated profiling.
how i collect your personal data
i may collect data about you by you providing the data directly to me (for example by filling in forms on my site or by sending me emails). i may automatically collect certain data from you as you use my website by using cookies and similar technologies. Please see my cookie policy for more details.
i may receive data from third parties such as analytics providers such as Google based outside the EU, advertising networks such as Facebook based outside the EU, search information providers such as Google based outside the EU, providers of technical, payment and delivery services, such as data brokers or aggregators.
i may also receive data from publicly availably sources such as Companies House and the Electoral Register based inside the EU.
marketing communications
my lawful ground of processing your personal data to send you marketing communications is either your consent or my legitimate interests (namely to grow my business).
Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, i may send you marketing communications if:
1. you made a purchase or asked for information from me about my goods or services
2. you agreed to receive marketing communications and in each case you have not opted out of receiving such communications since.
Before i share your personal data with any third party for their own marketing purposes i will get your express consent.
You can ask me or third parties to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by emailing me at thehiddenflamingo@yahoo.com at any time.
If you opt out of receiving marketing communications this opt-out does not apply to personal data provided as a result of other transactions, such as purchases, warranty registrations etc.
disclosures of your personal data
i may have to share your personal data with the parties set out below:
1. Other companies in our group who provide services to me.
2. Service providers who provide I.T. and system administration services.
3. Professional advisers including lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers
4. Government bodies that require me to report processing activities.
5. Third parties to whom I sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or our assets.
i require all third parties to whom i transfer your data to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. i only allow such third parties to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with my instructions.
data security
i have put in place security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, altered, disclosed, or accessed without authorisation.
i have procedures in place to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach if i am legally required to.
data retention
i will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes i collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
When deciding what the correct time is to keep the data for, i look at its amount, nature and sensitivity, potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure, the processing purposes, if these can be achieved by other means and legal requirements.
For tax purposes the law requires me to keep basic information about my customers (including Contact, Identity, Financial and Transaction Data) for six years after they stop being customers.
In some circumstances i may anonymise your personal data for research or statistical purposes in which case i may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
your legal rights
Under data protection laws you have rights in relation to your personal data that include the right to request access, correction, erasure, restriction, transfer, to object to processing, to portability of data and (where the lawful ground of processing is consent) to withdraw consent.
You can see more about these rights at:
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please email me - mylittleflamingouk@outlook.com
You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, i may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive or refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.
i may need to request specific information from you to help me confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. i may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up my response.
i try to respond to all legitimate requests as quickly as possible. Occasionally it may take me longer if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, i will notify you.
If you are not happy with any aspect of how i collect and use your data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). i would be grateful if you would contact me first if you do have a complaint so that i can try to resolve it for you.
third-party links
This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. i do not control these third-party websites and i am not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave my website, i encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit.
cookies
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