Last updated: 18/11/2024
At Affirmation Culture Shop, we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, subscribe to our magazine, or engage with us in other ways. Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following information when you visit our website or engage with us:
- Personal Identification Information: This includes your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and payment information (if applicable).
- Usage Data: Information about how you access and use our website, including IP addresses, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site.
- Subscription Data: If you subscribe to our magazine, we will collect details such as your preferences, subscription type, and payment details.
- Communication Data: If you contact us via email, social media, or other forms, we may retain the content of your messages and the contact details you provide.
- Marketing Preferences: Information related to your marketing preferences and interests, such as subscription to newsletters, promotions, or surveys.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in the following ways:
- To Provide Services: To process your subscription, manage orders, deliver content, and provide you with customer support.
- To Improve Our Website: To personalise your experience on our website and to improve the functionality of the site based on user data and feedback.
- To Communicate with You: To send you updates, newsletters, offers, and information about our products and services, with your consent where required.
- To Perform Research: To conduct surveys, questionnaires, and market research to better understand our audience and improve our content.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.
3. Sharing Your Information
We will not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. However, we may share your data with trusted third parties in the following situations:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party companies that provide services on our behalf, such as payment processors, marketing partners, or analytics providers. These companies are required to protect your personal information and use it solely to provide services to us.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or to protect our rights, property, or the safety of our users.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of our assets, your personal data may be transferred as part of the transaction.
4. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. If you have opted to receive communications from us, we will retain your details for as long as you wish to receive them.
5. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience and analyse how you use the site. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us personalise content, improve functionality, and track site usage. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy.
You may configure your browser to reject cookies or notify you when cookies are being used, but this may affect the functionality of the website.
6. Your Rights
You have certain rights under data protection laws, including:
- Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: You have the right to request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
- Objection to Processing: You have the right to object to how we process your personal data, particularly if we rely on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
- Data Portability: You may request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used format.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the details below.
7. Security of Your Information
We take the protection of your personal data seriously and have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard it. While we strive to protect your data, please be aware that no security system is entirely foolproof, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
8. Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy applies only to our website and does not cover the practices of other sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are not directed at children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child under 16, we will take steps to delete it.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page, and we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of the policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us:
Affirmation Culture Shop
9 Goodramgate
York, YO17LW
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
We will respond to your queries as promptly as possible.
Thank you for trusting Affirmation Culture Shop with your personal information.