07793291409

sharon@missmenopause.co.uk

Miss Menopause/Red Handbag Privacy Policy

Our contact details
Name: Miss Sharon MacArthur
Address: 22 Charles Avenue, Whitley Bay
Phone Number: 07793291409
E-mail: sharon@redhandbag.co.uk/sharon@missmenopause.co.uk
Web: https://www.redhandbag.co.uk/https://www.missmenopause.co.uk

This privacy and cookie notice was last updated on 5th December 2021

The type of personal information we collect
We currently collect and process the following information:

• Personal identifiers, contacts and characteristics (for example, name and contact details)
• Website cookies (see the section on Cookies for more information further down the page)

How we get the personal information and why we have it

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:
• Communicate with you via our Newsletter
• Provide you with the service(s) that you have requested from us

We use the information that you have given us in order to provide you with relevant information via our Newsletter and to deliver the service that you have purchased from ourselves, maintain our legally required tax information and for legal and insurance purposes in the event of a defence of a claim.

We may share this information with our accountant, legal representative, insurance representative or HMRC/ UK Customs and Excise (VAT)

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:

• Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting us via the contact information at the beginning of this Privacy Notice.
• We have a contractual obligation.
• We have a legal obligation.
• We have a legitimate interest.

 
How we store your personal information
Your information is securely stored on our IT systems, both on ‘local’ hard drives (i.e. laptop) and in ‘the cloud’ i.e. iCloud, Microsoft cloud applications such as OneDrive, MS Teams, etc.

We keep your contact information and other contractually related details for up to 7 years in line with the default standard retention period for HMRC records which is 6 years plus current, otherwise known as 6 years + 1. This is defined as 6 years after the last entry in a record followed by first review or destruction to be carried out in the additional current (+ 1) accounting year.

We will then dispose your information by fully and permanently deleting it from our IT systems. We do not maintain paper records in any form.

Your data protection rights
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
• Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
• Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
• Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Your right to object to processing – You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

For more information on your rights as a Data Subject, visit https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/

Please contact us at the contact details at the start of this privacy notice if you wish to make a request.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at the contact details at the start of this privacy notice.

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk

Cookies

Miss Menopause and Red Handbag websites use Cookies and similar technologies. Using Cookies enables us to provide you with options as a site visitor.

Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Cookie Policy is deemed to occur when you have selected your preferred Cookie options in Our Cookie notification banner which should pop up when you first visit our website. If you consent to the use of any cookie that isn’t a necessary cookie for the site to operate you can withdraw this consent at any time.

Definitions and Interpretation

In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

“cookie” means a small file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site;
“cookie law” means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and, where applicable, the UK GDPR;
“personal data” means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (the “Data Protection Legislation”); and
“We/Us/Our” means the owner or authorised representatives of Miss Sharon MacArthur, 22 Charles Avenue, Whitley Bay. Phone Number: 07793291409 Miss Menopause and Red Handbag operates solely online and where required from the premises of clients by arrangement.

Information About Us

Our Sites are owned and operated by Miss Sharon MacArthur, 22 Charles Avenue, Whitley Bay. Phone Number: 07793291409 Miss Menopause and Red Handbag operates solely online and where required from the premises of clients by arrangement.

We are regulated by The Information Commissioners Office, registration number: ZA784207.

How Does Our Site Use Cookies?

Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. Cookies are used by Us to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our products/services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.

By using Our Site, you may also receive certain third-party Cookies on your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. For more details, please refer to section 4 below.

All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:

Strictly Necessary Cookies
A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of Our Site, supporting functions such as logging in, your shopping basket, and payment transactions.

Analytics Cookies
It is important for Us to understand how you use Our Site, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping Us to improve Our Site and your experience of it.

Functionality Cookies
Functionality Cookies enable Us to provide additional functions to you on Our Site such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences. Some functionality Cookies may also be strictly necessary Cookies, but not all necessarily fall into that category.

Targeting Cookies
It is important for Us to know when and how often you visit Our Site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make Our Site and advertising more relevant to your interests.

Persistent Cookies
Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Site.

Session Cookies
Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

Cookies on Our Site are not permanent.

For more information about Cookies, visit https://www.allaboutcookies.org/