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This privacy policy sets out how The Retro Cave Ltd uses and protects any information that you give The Retro Cave Ltd when you use this website.
The Retro Cave Ltd is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
The Retro Cave Ltd may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
Our privacy policy sets out what personal buyer information we receive from you, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties. We abide by and are compliant with the Data Protection Act 1998 (herein referred to as “The DPA”) and the General Data Protection Regulation (herein referred to as “The GDPR”) which came into effect on 25th May 2018. We are committed to keeping buyers’ personal information secure and confidential.
Lawful Basis for Processing Personal Data
For the purposes of The GDPR, we are a Data Controller and process all personal data lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner. Under Article 6 of The GDPR, the lawful basis on which we process personal data received from you is that of “Contract” - whereby processing is necessary in order to fulfil customer orders and enquiries. We retain information provided by you, such as transaction information for internal financial accounting purposes. It is a legal requirement to retain this information for a period of 7 years.
Data We Receive: Personally Identifiable Information
We receive personally identifiable information only when it is voluntarily submitted by customers when placing an order. The data we receive includes: name, billing address, delivery name, delivery address, e-mail address, telephone number, date of order, items ordered, value of items ordered, chosen method of delivery. We NEVER sell or rent personally identifiable information to any third party for any purpose.
How we use buyers’ personal information
We may use any personal information provided to:
• process and dispatch customer orders
• carry out regulatory checks to meet our legal obligations
• prevent and detect crime
• develop and improve our products
• undertake anonymised statistical analysis (we won’t be able to identify individuals from this data)
We treat all information we hold about customers as private and confidential. We will not reveal any personal details or details concerning customer orders to anyone not connected with us, unless:
• a customer asks us to reveal the information, or we have a customers permission to do so
• we are required or permitted to do so by law
• it is required by law enforcement, fraud prevention or credit reference agencies
We may share customer personal information with our suppliers, service providers and other contractors only to fulfil orders customers place with us.
Data Subject Access Requests
Under The GDPR buyers are entitled to obtain from us a copy of the data held concerning them and to have any inaccuracies in the data rectified. We are obliged to provide this data within 1 calendar month of the request and free of charge. However we have the right to refuse or charge for requests that are manifestly unfounded or excessive and repetitive. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to The Retro Cave Ltd, Belvedere Mill, Chalford, Stroud, GL6 8NS, United Kingdom.
We may collect the following information:
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
See Credit Card Number Handling Procedures Policy
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Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to The Retro Cave Ltd, Belvedere Mill, Chalford, Stroud, GL6 8NS, United Kingdom.
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