What is this Privacy Policy for?
This
privacy policy governs the privacy of this website and it's users
who choose to use it.
The policy sets out the different areas
where user privacy is concerned and outlines the obligations &
requirements of the users, the website and website owners. Furthermore
the way this website processes, stores and protects user data and
information will also be detailed within this policy.
The Website and Our Commitment to Privacy
This
website and it's owners take a proactive approach to user privacy
and ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its
users throughout their visiting experience. As far as possible, this
website complies with UK and EU laws and requirements for user privacy.
Use of Cookies and Monitoring
Cookies
are small text files saved to any users device that track, save and
store information about the users interactions and usage of the website.
This allows the website, through it's 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 device they should take necessary steps within their web browsers
security settings to block all cookies from this website.
This
website uses various Google services including, but not limited to,
Photos, Blogger and Drive. These service use cookies to power Google
Analytics, which the
owners of this website have no control over. However, when viewing a
grey information bar is presented automatically by Google
at the top and an option to accept or control cookies is given.
This
website does not directly collect any kind of personal details or
payment information, such as credit or debit card details.
Contact & Communication
Users
contacting this website and/or it's owners via email using the contact
information on the ‘contact us’ pages, do so at their own discretion and
initially provide any personal details at their own risk. Your personal
information is kept private and stored securely using online systems
until a time it is no longer required or has no use, as detailed in the
UK Data Protection Act 1998 and the wider EU GDPR laws.
This
website and it's owners use any information submitted to provide you
with further information about the childcare products / services they
offer, to communicate any important news and announcements, to send
invoices and/or to assist you in answering any questions or queries you
may have submitted. Your details are NEVER passed on to any third
parties and you have the right to request any personably identifiable
information to be deleted at any point. Once you engage in contact
using email / telephone, your data protection cover passes from this
website privacy policy to the Little Chums ‘Data
Protection Policy’, which is available separately on request.
External Links
When
necessary, although this website only looks to include quality, safe
and relevant external links, users should always adopt a policy of
caution before clicking any external web links mentioned on this
website.
The owners of this website cannot guarantee or verify
the contents of any externally linked website despite their best
efforts. Users should therefore note they click on external links at
their own risk and this website and it's owners cannot be held liable
for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links
mentioned.
Social Media Platforms
Communication,
engagement and actions taken through external social media platforms
that this website and it's owners participate on are custom to the terms
and conditions as well as the privacy policies held with each social
media platform respectively.
Users 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 it's 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.
This
website may use social sharing buttons which help share web content
directly from web pages to the social media platform in question. Users
are advised before using such social sharing buttons that they do so at
their 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.
Shortened Links in Social Media
This
website and it's owners through their social media platform accounts
may share web links to relevant web pages. Please be aware that, by
default, some social media platforms shorten lengthy url's [web
addresses].
Users are advised by this website and it's owners, to
take caution and use good judgment before clicking any shortened url's
published on social media platforms. Despite the best efforts to ensure
only genuine url's are published, many social media platforms are prone
to spam and hacking and therefore this website and it's owners cannot be
held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any
shortened links.
Links to Resources & Further Information
Data Protection Act 2018
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 - The Guide (Easier to understand)
Privacy Policy
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