Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

1. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and service users.
2. This policy applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to the personal data of our website visitors and service users; in other  words, where we determine the purposes and means of the processing of  that personal data.
3. We will ask you to consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy when you first visit our website.
4. Our website incorporates privacy controls which affect how we will process  your personal data. By using the privacy controls, you can specify  whether you would like to receive direct marketing communications and  limit the publication of your information. You can access the privacy  controls via Cookie Settings button under the About Cookies section.
5. In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Websites by Dave Parker.

2. Credit

1. This document was created using a template from SEQ Legal (https://seqlegal.com).

3. How we use your personal data

1. In this section we have set out:
   1. the general categories of personal data that we may process;
   2. in the case of personal data that we did not obtain directly from you, the source and specific categories of that data
   3. the purposes for which we may process personal data; and
   4. the legal bases of the processing.
2. We may process data about your use of our website and services (“usage data“). The usage data may include your IP address, geographical location,  browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of  visit, page views and website navigation paths, as well as information  about the timing, frequency and pattern of your service use. The source  of the usage data is our analytics tracking system. This usage data may  be processed for the purposes of analysing the use of the website and  services. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate  interests, namely monitoring and improving our website and services.
3. We may process information contained in any enquiry you submit to us regarding goods and/or services (“enquiry data“). The enquiry data may be processed for the purposes of offering,  marketing and selling relevant goods and/or services to you. The legal  basis for this processing is to respond to your requests for information and subsequent further contact.
4. We may process information  relating to transactions, including purchases of goods and services,  that you enter into with us and/or through our website (“transaction data“). The transaction data may include your contact details, your card  details and the transaction details. The transaction data may be  processed for the purpose of supplying the purchased goods and services  and keeping proper records of those transactions. The legal basis for  this processing is the performance of a contract between you and us  and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract and  our legitimate interests, namely our interest in the proper  administration of our website and business.
5. We may process  information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our email notifications and/or newsletters (“notification data“).  The notification data may be processed for the purposes of sending you  the relevant notifications and/or newsletters. The legal basis for this  processing is consent.
6. We may process information contained in or relating to any communication that you send to us (“correspondence data“). The correspondence data may include the communication content and  metadata associated with the communication. Our website will generate  the metadata associated with communications made using the website  contact forms. The correspondence data may be processed for the purposes of communicating with you and record-keeping. The legal basis for this  processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business and communications with users.
7. We  may process any of your personal data identified in this policy where  necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims,  whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court  procedure. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate  interests, namely the protection and assertion of our legal rights, your legal rights and the legal rights of others.
8. We may process any of your personal data identified in this policy where necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing  risks, or obtaining professional advice. The legal basis for this  processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper protection of  our business against risks.
9. In addition to the specific purposes for which we may process your personal data set out in this Section 3,  we may also process any of your personal data where such processing is  necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are  subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital  interests of another natural person.
10. Please do not supply any other person’s personal data to us, unless we prompt you to do so.

4. Providing your personal data to others

1. We may disclose your personal data to any member of our group of companies (this means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and all its  subsidiaries) insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes, and on  the legal bases, set out in this policy.
2. We may disclose your  personal data to our insurers and/or professional advisers insofar as  reasonably necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining  insurance coverage, managing risks, obtaining professional advice, or  the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.
3. We may disclose your enquiry data to one or more of those selected third  party suppliers of goods and services identified on our website for the  purpose of enabling them to contact you so that they can offer, market  and sell to you relevant goods and/or services. Each such third party  will act as a data controller in relation to the enquiry data that we  supply to it; and upon contacting you, each such third party will supply to you a copy of its own privacy policy, which will govern that third  party’s use of your personal data.
4. In addition to the specific  disclosures of personal data set out in this Section 4, we may disclose  your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for compliance  with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect  your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.  We may also disclose your personal data where such disclosure is  necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims,  whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court  procedure.

5. International transfers of your personal data

1. In this Section 5, we provide information about the circumstances in which your personal data may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
2. The hosting facilities for our website are situated in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The  European Commission has made an “adequacy decision” with respect to the  data protection laws of each of these countries. Transfers to each of  these countries will be protected by appropriate safeguards, namely the  use of standard data protection clauses adopted or approved by the  European Commission, a copy of which you can obtain from here.
3. You acknowledge that personal data that you submit for publication through  our website or services may be available, via the internet, around the  world. We cannot prevent the use (or misuse) of such personal data by  others.

6. Retaining and deleting personal data

1. This Section 6 sets out our data retention policies and procedure, which are designed to help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in  relation to the retention and deletion of personal data.
2. Personal data that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for  longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.
3. We will retain your personal data as follows:
   1. personal details acquired as part of us contacting your about our services will  be retained for a minimum period of 1 year and for a maximum period of 2 years.
   2. personal details held for the purpose of communicating  with you as part of a web design contract where work has been carried  out will be retained for a minimum period of 1 year and for a maximum  period of 5 years.
4. In some cases it is not possible  for us to specify in advance the periods for which your personal data  will be retained. In such cases, we will determine the period of  retention based on the following criteria:
   1. the period of retention of content which has personal information supplied by  yourself for the purpose of designing your website will be determined  based on the length of time that we have an ongoing contractual  obligation to you.
5. Notwithstanding the other  provisions of this Section 6, we may retain your personal data where  such retention is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to  which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.

7. Amendments

1. We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.
2. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy.
3. We may notify you of changes to this policy by email.

8. Your rights

1. You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold  about you; provision of such information will be subject to:
   1. the payment of a fee (currently fixed at GBP 10); and
   2. the supply of appropriate evidence of your identity (for this purpose, we  will usually accept a photocopy of your passport certified by a  solicitor or bank plus an original copy of a utility bill showing your  current address).
2. We may withhold personal information that you request to the extent permitted by law.
3. You may instruct us at any time not to process your personal information for marketing purposes.
4. In practice, you will usually either expressly agree in advance to our use of your personal information for marketing purposes, or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt out of the use of your personal  information for marketing purposes.

9. About cookies

1. A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and  numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by  the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time  the browser requests a page from the server.
2. Cookies may be  either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie  will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set  expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a  session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user  session, when the web browser is closed.
3. Cookies do not  typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the  information stored in and obtained from cookies.

10. Cookies we use

1. We use cookies for the following purposes:
   1. authentication – we use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website;
   2. status – we use cookies to help us to determine if you are logged into our  website or if you are logged into the website editing tools;
   3. personalisation – we use cookies to store information about your preferences and to personalise the website for you;
   4. security – we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login  credentials, and to protect our website and services generally;
   5. advertising – we use cookies to help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to you;
   6. analysis – we use cookies to help us to analyse the use and performance of our website and services;
   7. cookie consent – we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally.

11. Managing cookies

1. Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies.  The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version  to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
   
   1. Chrome;
   2. Firefox;
   3. Opera;
   4. Safari; and
   5. Edge.
2. Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
3. If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.

12. External links

1. This privacy policy only governs the use of this website. Any external links supplied are governed by the external website and you should carefully  read the Privacy Policy contained on the external website.
2. You  should note that visiting external websites via this website is done at  your own risk and this website and its owners cannot be held liable for  any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links.

13. Social media

1. Communication, engagement and actions taken through external social media platforms  that this website and its owners participate on are custom to the terms  and conditions as well as the privacy policies held with each social  media platform respectively.
2. You are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate / engage upon them with due care and  caution in regard to their own privacy and personal details. This  website nor its owners will ever ask for personal or sensitive  information through social media platforms and encourage users wishing  to discuss sensitive details to contact them through primary  communication channels such as by telephone or email.
3. This  website may use social sharing buttons which help share web content  directly from web pages to the social media platform in question. You  are advised before using such social sharing buttons that you do so at  your own discretion and note that the social media platform may track  and save your request to share a web page respectively through your  social media platform account.