Who we are

Our website address is: https://theknittersattic.co.uk

GDPR Policy

The Knitters Attic, Pump Corner, Bredfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 6AH

01394 547077 / 07864917357

enquiries@theknittersattic.co.uk

About this Privacy Policy

We know how important it is for you to understand how we use your data. This Privacy Policy sets out how and why we collect, store, process and share your personal data. We will always be transparent with you about what we do with your personal data.

This Policy also tells you what your rights are in relation to the personal data you give to us. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your rights under it please contact:

sharon@theknittersattic.co.uk

  1. Who we are

When we refer to “we”, “us” and “our” in this notice it means Sharon Cane/The Knitters Attic

When we say, “individuals” in this notice, we mean anyone whose personal information we may collect, including:

  • Anyone requesting an order or information on a potential order
  • Any customer who requires their product to be delivered to them
  • Any customer who provides their contact information and agrees to further contact from us
  1. How we use personal information

We use personal information in the following ways:

  • To fulfil orders and arrange delivery of products
  •  create an account on our website

  •  subscribe to our newsletter

  • request information about our products

  •  enter a competition or promotion 

There is no obligation to provide us with personal information, but we cannot provide our products and services without it.

Anyone whose personal information we hold has the right to object to us using it. They can do this at any time by telling us and we will consider the request and either stop using their personal information or explain why we are not able to. Further details can be found below.

  1. What personal date do we collect?

We collect the following types of personal information so we can complete the activities in section 2, “How we use personal information”:

  • Basic personal details such as name, email address and postal address
  1. How do we use your personal information?

We use your personal data to provide you with the information, products and services that you request or purchase from us, and to communicate with you regarding those products and services that you purchase from us and respond to your questions and comments.

  1. Where and when do we collect personal information?
  • Directly from customers of our website
  • Facebook where an order or potential order has taken place
  • Instagram where an order or potential order has taken place
  • When you register for a The Knitters Attic account
  • When you sign up for our newsletter and other online marketing
  • When you enter our competitions
  • When you talk with us on the phone or in-store
  • When you send emails or letters to us
  1. Who do we share your personal information with?

We will never sell any of your personal data to a third party. However, in order for us to provide our services to you, we share your personal data with our trusted third party service providers as detailed below. Whenever we share your personal data, we put safeguards in place which require these organisations to keep your data safe and to ensure that they do not use your personal data for their own marketing purposes

We may share personal information with:

  • Royal Mail or other delivery company where product is to be delivered
  1. How long we keep personal information

We keep information only for as long as we need it to administer the sale or as required by law or contract.

  1. Know your rights

Any individual whose personal information we hold has the right to:

  • Object to us processing it. We will either agree to stop processing or explain why we are unable to (the right to object)
  • Ask for a copy of their personal information we hold, subject to certain exemptions (a data subject access request)
  • Ask us to update or correct their personal information to ensure its accuracy (the right of rectification)
  • Ask us to delete their personal information from our records if it is no longer needed for the original purpose (the right to be forgotten)
  • Ask us to restrict the processing of their personal information in certain circumstances (the right of restriction)
  • Ask for a copy of their personal information, so it can be used for their own purposes (the right to data portability)
  • Complain if they feel their personal information has been mishandled. We encourage individuals to come to us in the first instance but they are entitled to complain directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) www.ico.org.uk
  • Ask us, at any time, to stop processing their personal information, if the processing is based only on individual consent (the right to withdraw consent).
  1. Changes to our Fair Processing Notice

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make significant changes we will let you know but please regularly check this policy to ensure you are aware of the most updated version.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 4th March 2021.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. 

 Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

Who we share your data with

Our chosen delivery companies such as Royal Mail and other couriers.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your contact information

We may collect, use and store the following information from you –

  • Identity data – name and title
  • Contact data – address, postcode, email address and telephone numbers
  • Transactional data – details of products you have purchased from us, including date and time of purchase and spend in relation to that purchase
  • Technical data – internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access our website
  • Profile data – purchases or orders made by you, your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses, preferences about the use of the services (including whether you are interested in certain services that we offer)
  • Usage data – information about how you use our website, products and services
  • Marketing and communications data – your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

How we use your personal data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

      where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you (that is, the contract for delivery of our products to you).

      where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

     where we need to comply with a legal obligation.

Additional information

How we protect your data

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.