PRIVACY POLICY

  1. Who we are

  2. What is a privacy notice?

  3. What personal data do we collect and when?

  4. How do we use your personal data?

  5. Why are we allowed to handle and store your personal data?

  6. How do we protect your personal data?

  7. How long do we keep your personal data for?

  8. Who else sees your personal data?

  9. What rights do you have over the data we store and how can you ask us to stop storing it?

  10. Privacy Policy updates

1. WHO WE ARE

In this privacy policy references to “we”, “us” and “our” are Fashion Threads Ltd. References to “our Website” or “the Website” are to [www.fashionthreads.co.uk].

We are an English company with registered company number: 10684616 and our registered office is at 1386 London Road, Leigh on sea, Essex, SS9 2UJ.  UK. We are the data controller responsible for your personal information and we are registered at the UK Information Commissioner’s Office with registration number ZB230878.

2. WHAT IS PRIVACY POLICY?

This notice contains our obligations and promises to you about the different types of personal data we might collect about you when you make contact with us. It explains how we will store, handle and protect that data.

3. WHAT PERSONAL DATA DO WE COLLECT AND WHEN?

 The information we collect via the Website may include:

  • Any personal details you knowingly provide us with through forms and our email, such as name, address, telephone number etc.

  • Your preferences and use of email updates, recorded by emails we send you.

  • Your IP Address, this is a string of numbers unique to your computer that is recorded by our web server when you request any page or component on the Website. This information is used to monitor your usage of the Website.

  • Data recorded by the Website which allows us to recognise you and your preferred settings, this saves you from re-entering information on return visits to the site. Such data is recorded locally on your computer through the use of cookies. Most browsers can be programmed to reject, or warn you before downloading cookies, information regarding this may be found in your browser’s help facility.

 4. HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

Any personal information we collect from this website will be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and other applicable laws. The details we collect will be used:

  • To process your enquiry or order.

5. WHY ARE WE ALLOWED TO HANDLE AND STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

The law on data protection sets out a number of different reasons for which a company can collect and use your personal data, such as:

  • Consent

  • Contractual obligations

  • Legal compliance

  • Legitimate Interest

6. HOW DO WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

It is our duty to protect all personal data gathered and in order to do this our teams follow our internal data management policies and handle the data with the greatest level of care. They do this by using various security technologies and internal procedures to ensure that it is kept safe and secure.

7. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR?

We only keep your personal data for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected (subject to any legal requirements).

8. WHO ELSE SEES YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

We will share your personal data with trusted third parties. We will do this in the following circumstances:

  • To process your enquiry or order

  • To detect any fraudulent activity, or assist law enforcement authorities

9. WHAT RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE OVER THE DATA WE STORE AND HOW CAN YOU ASK US TO STOP STORING IT?

You have the right to correct any information we store which might be incorrect, incomplete, or out of date. You can contact us by calling +44 (0) 7970 106336 or email: info@fashionthreads.co.uk

If we are processing your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interest, you have the right us to ask us to stop. We must then do so unless we believe we have a legitimate overriding reason to continue processing your personal data.

You have the right at any time to stop us sending you marketing material. You can do this in the following ways:

  • You can contact us by calling +44 (0) 7970 106336 or email: info@fashionthreads.co.uk

  • Reply to any email communication that we send you with the text ‘unsubscribe’. We will then stop any further emails.

Please note that you may continue to receive communications for a short period after changing your preferences whilst our systems are fully updated.

10. PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time as we develop in order to improve our services, so please check back here for the latest version.

Last updated 16 October 2023