Privacy Policy

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Website Privacy Policy
The policy: This privacy policy is for this website; www.vivienneluxton.co.uk  and served by Anna Cooley, and governs the privacy of its users who  choose to use it. It explains how we comply with the GDPR (General Data  Protection Regulation), the DPA (Data Protection Act) [pre GDPR  enforcement] and the PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications  Regulations).

This  policy will explain areas of this website that may affect your privacy  and personal details, how we process, collect, manage and store those  details and how your rights under the GDPR, DPA & PECR are adhere  to. Additionally it will explain the use of cookies or software,  advertising or commercial sponsorship from third parties and the  download of any documents, files or software made available to you (if  any) on this website. Further explanations may be provided for specific  pages or features of this website in order to help you understand how  we, this website and its third parties (if any) interact with you and  your computer / device in order to serve it to you. Our contact  information is provided if you have any questions.

The DPA & GDPR May 2018
We and this website complies to the DPA (Data Protection Act 1998) and  already complies to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) which  comes into affect from May 2018. We will update this policy accordingly  after the completion of the UK's exit from the European Union.

Use of Cookies
This website uses cookies to better the users experience while visiting  the website. As required by legislation, where applicable this website  uses a cookie control system, allowing the user to give explicit  permission or to deny the use of /saving of cookies on their computer /  device.

What  are cookies? Cookies are small files saved to the user's computers hard  drive that track, save and store information about the user's  interactions and usage of the website. This allows the website, through  its server to provide the users with a tailored experience within this  website.
Users are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving of  cookies from this website on to their computers hard drive they should  take necessary steps within their web browsers security settings to  block all cookies from this website and its external serving vendors or  use the cookie control system if available upon their first visit.

Website Visitor Tracking
This website uses tracking software to monitor its visitors to better  understand how they use it. The software will save a cookie to your  computers hard drive in order to track and monitor your engagement and  usage of the website, but will not store, save or collect personal  information.
Adverts and Sponsored Links
This website may contain sponsored links and adverts. These will  typically be served through our advertising partners, to whom may have  detailed privacy policies relating directly to the adverts they serve.

Clicking  on any such adverts will send you to the advertisers website through a  referral program which may use cookies and will track the number of  referrals sent from this website. This may include the use of cookies  which may in turn be saved on your computers hard drive. Users should  therefore note they click on sponsored external links at their own risk  and we cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by  visiting any external links mentioned.

Downloads & Media Files
Any downloadable documents, files or media made available on this  website are provided to users at their own risk. While all precautions  have been undertaken to ensure only genuine downloads are available  users are advised to verify their authenticity using third party anti  virus software or similar applications.
We accept no responsibility for third party downloads and downloads  provided by external third party websites and advise users to verify  their authenticity using third party anti virus software or similar  applications.

Contact & Communication With us
Users contacting this us through this website do so at their own  discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own  risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely  until a time it is no longer required or has no use.

Where  we have clearly stated and made you aware of the fact, and where you  have given your express permission, we may use your details to send you  products/services information through a mailing list system. This is  done in accordance with the regulations named in 'The policy' above.

Email Mailing List & Marketing Messages
We operate an email mailing list program, used to inform subscribers  about products, services and/or news we supply/publish. Users can  subscribe through an online automated process where they have given  their explicit permission. Subscriber personal details are collected,  processed, managed and stored in accordance with the regulations named  in 'The policy' above. Subscribers can unsubscribe at any time through  the footer of sent marketing messages (unsubscribe from all Mailchimp  lists). The type and content of marketing messages subscribers receive,  and if it may contain third party content, is clearly outlined at the  point of subscription.

Email  marketing messages may contain tracking beacons / tracked clickable  links or similar server technologies in order to track subscriber  activity within email marketing messages. Where used, such marketing  messages may record a range of subscriber data relating to engagement,  geographic, demographics and already stored subscriber data.

Our EMS (email marketing service) provider is Mailchimp and you can read their privacy policy in the resources section.

External Website Links & Third Parties
Although we only look to include quality, safe and relevant external  links, users are advised to adopt a policy of caution before clicking  any external web links mentioned throughout this website.

Shortened  URL's; URL shortening is a technique used on the web to shorten URL's  (Uniform Resource Locators) to something substantially shorter. This  technique is especially used in social media and looks similar to this  (example: http://bit.ly/zyVUBo). Users should take caution before clicking on shortened URL links and verify their authenticity before proceeding.

We  cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked  website despite our best efforts. Users should therefore note they click  on external links at their own risk and we cannot be held liable for  any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links  mentioned.

Social Media Policy & Usage
We adopt a Social Media Policy to ensure our business and our staff  conduct themselves accordingly online. While we may have official  profiles on social media platforms users are advised to verify  authenticity of such profiles before engaging with, or sharing  information with such profiles. We will never ask for user passwords or  personal details on social media platforms. Users are advised to conduct  themselves appropriately when engaging with us on social media.

There  may be instances where our website features social sharing buttons,  which help share web content directly from web pages to the respective  social media platforms. You use social sharing buttons at your own  discretion and accept that doing so may publish content to your social  media profile feed or page. You can find further information about some  social media privacy and usage policies in the resources section below.

Resources & Further Information
Overview of the GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation
Data Protection Act 1998
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003
The Guide to the PECR 2003
Twitter Privacy Policy
Facebook Privacy Policy
Google Privacy Policy
Linkedin Privacy Policy
Mailchimp Privacy Policy
HR Form Templates
Website Privacy Policy Template
v.3.0 November 2017 Edited & customised by: Anna Cooley