Effective Date: 20th June 2023
Who we are
Our website address is: http://clairewindmill.com.
At www.clairewindmill.com we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Statement explains how we collect, use, and safeguard the information you provide when you visit our website. By using our site, you consent to the practices outlined in this statement.
Information We Collect
1.1 Personal Information:
When you interact with our Site or engage our services, we may collect personal information from you. The types of personal information we may collect include, but are not limited to:
Full name
Email address
Phone number
Mailing address
Billing information
1.2 Non-Personal Information:
In addition to personal information, we may also collect non-personal information automatically when you visit our Site. This may include your IP address, browser type, device information, and operating system. We may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect and store this non-personal information.
Use of Information
2.1 Personal Information:
We may use the personal information you provide to us for the following purposes:
To communicate with you and respond to your inquiries
To provide the services you have requested
To personalize your experience and improve our services
To send you newsletters, updates, and promotional materials with your consent
To process payments and fulfil orders
2.2 Non-Personal Information:
Non-personal information collected is primarily used to analyse trends, administer the Site, track user engagement, and gather demographic information for aggregate use. This information helps us improve our services and tailor our content to better serve our audience.
Disclosure of Information
We understand the importance of keeping your personal information confidential. We will not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties without your consent, except in the following circumstances:
With your consent or at your direction
To trusted service providers who assist us in operating our Site, conducting business activities, or providing services to you, subject to appropriate confidentiality obligations
In response to a legal request, such as a subpoena or court order, or as otherwise required by law
To protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others
Data Security
We implement reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please note that no data transmission over the internet or electronic storage method is entirely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of your personal information.
Children’s Privacy
Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under this age. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child without appropriate consent, we will take steps to promptly remove that information from our records.
Third-Party Links
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
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
You have the right to review, update, or delete your personal information held by us. If you would like to exercise any of these rights or have any questions or concerns about your personal information, please contact us using the information provided below.
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.
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 visit our login page, 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. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
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.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
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.
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.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
We reserve the right to modify or update this Privacy Statement from time to time. Any material changes will be posted on our Site. We encourage you to review this statement periodically to stay informed about our privacy practices.
Contact us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Statement or our privacy practices, please contact us at claire@clairewindmill.com.