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Cookie and Privacy Policy
COOKIES

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small pieces of data, stored in text files, that are stored on your computer or other device when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to “remember” you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a “session cookie”) or for multiple repeat visits (using a “persistent cookie”). Cookies may be set by the site that you are visiting (known as “first party cookies”), or by third parties, such as those who serve content or provide advertising or analytics services on the website (“third party cookies”).

HOW WE USE COOKIES

Analytics. Google Analytics leave cookies on your browser to gather information that helps us understand how visitors interact with our website including what pages are visited most. This allows us to create a better experience for our visitors. Our users may also implement Google Analytics on their own websites.

Third Party Embedded Content. We make use of third party applications and services to enhance the experience of website visitors. This includes social media platforms such as Instagram through the use of link buttons, and embedded content from Youtube and Vimeo. The shopping cart is provided by Shoprocket Ltd, and the checkout is provided by Stripe and Paypal. As a result, cookies may be set by these third parties and used by them to track your online activity. We have no direct control over the information that is collected by these cookies and do not have access to that data.

EU Cookie Law Banner. We leave a cookie which remembers the state of visitor acceptance to the EU Cookie Law banner.

CONTROLLING COOKIES

Visitors may wish to restrict the use of cookies or completely prevent them from being set. Most browsers provide for ways to control cookie behavior such as the length of time they are stored – either through built-in functionality or by utilizing third party plugins. You can, for example, opt out of Google Analytics by installing Google’s opt-out browser add-on.

For useful information about cookies, see AboutCookies.org.

PRIVACY

THE DATA WE COLLECT

We do not collect data or access your profile, contacts or any other personal information about you from any social media platform, from your computer or from your mobile phone.

The only data we collect from you is gathered when you email us using our website contact form or directly from your email client, or when you make a purchase from this site. All purchase order information, excluding card details, is stored securely by Shoprocket. Card details for any transation are handled by Stripe and Paypal, and as such we have no access to this information. Address, email and phone number data will only be used to correspond with you, inform you in some way about our service, or to carry out our own internal analysis of customer interest.

SECURITY AND DISCLOSURE

We are committed to ensuring that the information held by us is held securely. We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we are required by law to do so and then only to a law enforcement agency or another third party; or in good faith believe that such access or disclosure is necessary to either comply with a legal process, respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties, respond to your requests for customer service, or protect our and our users' rights, property, or personal safety.

We also may disclose user information whenever we believe disclosure is necessary to limit our legal liability.

FURTHER QUESTIONS

This privacy policy sets out how we handle personal information so that you, our customer, can feel confident using our services, and feel assured that we will do nothing to compromise your privacy.

If you have further questions about our use of cookies, you can contact us using the email form on our contact page.