Privacy
The policy: This privacy policy notice is for this website; goldstraw.co.uk and served by Goldstraw Goldsmith and governs the privacy of those who use it. The purpose of this policy is to explain to you how we control, process, handle, and protect your personal information while browsing or using this website, including your rights under current laws and regulations. If you do not agree to the following policy, you may wish to cease viewing / using this website.
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Policy key definitions:
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“I”, “our”, “us”, or “we” refer to the business, Goldstraw Goldsmith.
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“you”, “the user” refer to the person(s) using this website.
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GDPR means General Data Protection Act.
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PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation.
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ICO means Information Commissioner’s Office.
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Cookies mean small files stored on a user’s computer or device.
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Processing of your personal data
Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), we control and / or process any personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases.
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Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
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Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.
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If, as determined by us, the lawful basis upon which we process your personal information changes, we will notify you about the change and any new lawful basis to be used if required. We shall stop processing your personal information if the lawful basis used is no longer relevant.
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Your individual rights
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Under the GDPR your rights are as follows. You can read more about your rights in details here:
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the right to be informed;
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the right of access;
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the right to rectification;
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the right to erasure;
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the right to restrict processing;
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the right to data portability;
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the right to object; and
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the right not to be subject to automated decision-making, including profiling.
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You also have the right to complain to the ICO if you feel there is a problem with the way we are handling your data.
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We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.
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Internet cookies
We use cookies on this website to provide you with a better user experience. We do this by placing a small text file on your device/computer hard drive to track how you use the website, to record or log whether you have seen particular messages that we display, to keep you logged into the website where applicable, to display relevant adverts or content, referred you to a third-party website.
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Some cookies are required to enjoy and use the full functionality of this website.
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We use a cookie control system that allows you to accept the use of cookies, and control which cookies are saved to your device/computer. Some cookies will be saved for specific time periods, whereas others may last indefinitely. Your web browser should provide you with the controls to manage and delete cookies from your device; please see your web browser options.
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Data security and protection
We ensure the security of any personal information we hold by using secure data storage technologies and precise procedures in how we store, access, and manage that information.
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Our methods meet the GDPR compliance requirement.
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Transparent Privacy Explanations
We have provided some further explanations about user privacy and the way we use this website to help promote a transparent and honest user privacy methodology.
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Email marketing messages & subscription
Under the GDPR, we use the consent lawful basis for anyone subscribing to our newsletter or marketing mailing list. We only collect certain data about you, as detailed in the “Processing of your personal date” above. Any email marketing messages we send are done so through an EMS, email marketing service provider. An EMS is a third-party service provider of software/applications that allows marketers to send out email marketing campaigns to a list of users.
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Email marketing messages that we send may contain tracking beacons/tracked clickable links or similar server technologies in order to track subscriber activity within email marketing messages. Where used, such marketing messages may record a range of data, such as times, dates, IP addresses, opens, clicks, forwards, geographic and demographic data. Such data, within its limitations, will show the activity each subscriber made for that email campaign.
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Any email marketing messages we send are in accordance with the GDPR and the PECR. We provide you with an easy method to withdraw your consent (unsubscribe) or manage your preferences / the information we hold about you at any time. See any marketing messages for instructions on how to unsubscribe or manage your preferences, you can also unsubscribe from all MailChimp lists by following this link. Otherwise, contact the EMS provider.
Resources & further information
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Overview of the GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation
Cookies
Last updated: 7 November 2023
goldstraw.co.uk uses cookies. By browsing the website, you consent to the use of cookies.
Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third-parties we may partner with may use cookies on the Service, your choices regarding cookies, and further information about cookies.
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What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Service or a third-party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and the Service more useful to you.
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Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies.
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How goldstraw.co.uk uses cookies
When you use and access the Service, we may place a number of cookie files in your web browser.
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We use cookies for the following purposes: to enable certain functions of the Service, to provide analytics, to store your preferences, to enable advertisements delivery, including behavioural advertising.
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We use both session and persistent cookies on the Service, and we use different types of cookies to run the Service:
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– Essential cookies. We may use essential cookies to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts.
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Third-party cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on.
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What are your choices regarding cookies?
If you’d like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser.
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Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.
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Where can you find more information about cookies?
You can learn more about cookies on the following third-party websites:
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All About Cookies: http://www.allaboutcookies.org
Network Advertising Initiative: http://www.networkadvertising.org/