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Privacy Policy

 

BACKGROUND:

 

Guernsey Jewellery trading as Guernsey Goldsmiths understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website,Guernseygoldsmiths.com Our and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law.

 

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of this Privacy Policy is requested on using our website.

 

  1. Definitions and Interpretation:

 In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings: 

 

“Account” means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of Our Site;

“Cookie”means a small text file placed on your computer or device by our Site when you visit certain parts of  Site and/or when you use certain features of our Site. Details of the Cookies used by our Site are set out in Part 14, below; and

“Cookie Law”means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003;]


 

2 .Information About Us

3. Our Site is owned and operated by Guernsey Jewellery; a Limited Company registered in Guernsey under company number 46020

Registered and trading address is Guernsey Jewellery, Oatlands Village, St. Sampson’s, Guernsey GY2 4YT

 

Data Protection Officer:

            Andrew Ison

Email address: Andyison@hotmail.com

Telephone number: 07781 138288

Postal address: Guernsey Jewellery, Oatlands Village, St. Sampson’s Guernsey GY2 4YT

 

What Does This Policy Cover?

This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Website. Our Website may contain links to other websites. Please note that we have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

 

  4. What Is Personal Data?

Personal data is defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (collectively, “the Data Protection Legislation”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’.

Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.

 

 5. What Are My Rights?

Under the Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights, which we will always work to uphold:

 a)The right to be informed about our collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy should tell you everything you need to know, but you can always contact us to find out more or to ask any questions using the details in Part 15.

 b)The right to access the personal data we hold about you. Part 13 will tell you how to do this.

c)The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by us is inaccurate or incomplete. Please contact us using the details in Part 15 to find out more.

d)The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask us to delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that we hold. Please contact us using the details in Part 15 to find out more.

e)The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.

f)The right to object to us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes.

g)The right to withdraw consent. This means that, if we are relying on your consent as the legal basis for using your personal data, you are free to withdraw that consent at any time.

h)The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to us directly, we are using it with your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask us for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business in many cases.

)Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. We do not use your personal data in this way.

For more information about our use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact us using the details provided in Part 15.

It is important that your personal data is kept accurate and up to date. If any of the personal data we hold about you changes, please keep us informed as long as we have that data.

Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

If you have any cause for complaint about our OR use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. We would welcome the opportunity to resolve your concerns ourselves however, so please contact us first, using the details in Part 15.

 

 6. What Data Do You Collect and How?

Depending upon your use of our Site, we may collect and hold some or all of the personal [and non-personal] data set out in the table below, using the methods also set out in the table. Please also see Part 14 for more information about use of Cookies and similar technologies. WE do not collect any special category’ or ‘sensitive’ personal data AND/OR personal data relating to children AND/OR data relating to criminal convictions and/or offences.

 

Data Collected

How [We] OR [I] Collect the Data

identity Information including full name

You provide this information when you become as customer

Contact information including email address and home address

. You provide this information when you become as customer

Demographic information such as posts code

You provide this information when you become as customer

 

 

 

 7 .How Do You Use My Personal Data?

Under the Data Protection Legislation, we must always have a lawful basis for using personal data. The following table describes how we may use your personal data, and our lawful bases for doing so:

 

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and for the following reasons:

  • For purposes relating to any orders you place with us, e.g. to notify you on the status of your order or delivery; to respond to a question regarding our products; to fulfil your order and to provide you with customer service. We may also process your personal data if you, for example, have a query or similar that precedes your decision to enter into an agreement with us.

  • To administer and maintain our records

  • Periodically send our newsletters and promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address provided when you signed up to receive communications from us

  • To improve our products and services

  • To customise the website according to your interests

With your permission and/or where permitted by law, we may also use your personal data for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by email AND/OR telephone You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam. We will always work to fully protect your rights and comply with our obligations under the Data Protection Legislation and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, and you will always have the opportunity to opt-out.]We will always obtain your express opt-in consent before sharing your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes and you will be able to opt-out at any time.

We  will only use your personal data for the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected unless we  reasonably believe that another purpose is compatible with that or those original purpose(s) and need to use your personal data for that purpose. If we do use your personal data in this way and you wish us to explain how the new purpose is compatible with the original, please contact us using the details in Part 15.

If we need to use your personal data for a purpose that is unrelated to, or incompatible with, the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, we will inform you and explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

In some circumstances, where permitted or required by law, we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent. This will only be done within the bounds of the Data Protection Legislation and your legal rights.

 

8. How Long Will You Keep My Personal Data?

We will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Your personal data will therefore be kept for the following periods (or, where there is no fixed period, the following factors will be used to determine how long it is kept):

 

9 Type of Data

How Long we  Keep It

Identity Information including name and address for 12 months

Payment information including card details and bank account details are only kept  at the time of transaction

 

10. How and Where Do You Store or Transfer My Personal Data?

We will only store or transfer your personal data within the Uk and Guernsey.  This means that it will be fully protected under the Data Protection Legislation.

 

WE will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes, subject to the following exception[s].

In some limited circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.

  1. How Can I Control My Personal Data?

    1. In addition to your rights under the Data Protection Legislation, set out in Part 5, when you submit personal data via our Site, you may be given options to restrict our use of your personal data. In particular, we aim to give you strong controls on our use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in our emails at the point of providing your details and by managing your Account.

    2. You may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in the UK: The Telephone Preference Service (“the TPS”), the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (“the CTPS”), and the Mailing Preference Service (“the MPS”). These may help to prevent you receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receiving.

 

11 Can I Withhold Information?

You may access certain areas of our Site without providing any personal data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on our Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.

 

12 How Can I Access My Personal Data?

If you want to know what personal data we  have about you, you can ask us[ for details of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This is known as a “subject access request”.

All subject access requests should be made in writing and sent to the email or postal addresses shown in Part 15.

There is not normally any charge for a subject access request. If your request is ‘manifestly unfounded or excessive’ (for example, if you make repetitive requests) a fee may be charged to cover our administrative costs in responding.

We will respond to your subject access request within 7 days in any case, not more than one month of receiving it. Normally, we aim to provide a complete response, including a copy of your personal data within that time. In some cases, however, particularly if your request is more complex, more time may be required up to a maximum of three months from the date we receive your request. You will be kept fully informed of our progress.

 

13 How Do You Use Cookies?

Our Site may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device. First-party Cookies are those placed directly by us and are used only by us . We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of our Site and to provide and improve our products. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.

By using our Site, you may also receive certain third-party Cookies on your computer or device. Third-party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than us. These Cookies are not integral to the functioning of our Site and your use and experience of our Site will not be impaired by refusing consent to them.

All Cookies used by and on our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law.

In addition to the controls that we provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time, however you may lose any information that enables you to access Our Site more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalisation settings.

It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.

 

14 How Do I Contact You?

To contact us about anything to do with your personal data and data protection, including to make a subject access request, please use the following details for

for the attention of Andrew Ison or Jean Goracy

Email address: guernseyjewellery@gmail.com

Telephone number 01481 241284

Postal Address: Guernsey Jewellery@gmail.com.

 

15 Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if we change our business in a way that affects personal data protection.

Any changes will be immediately posted on our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of our Site following the alterations. we recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up to date. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 25/04/2020

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