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Privacy Statement

www.kirkstonephotography.co.uk is committed to protecting your privacy and maintaining the security of any personal information received from you. We strictly adhere to the requirements of the data protection legislation in the UK.

The purpose of this statement is to explain to you what personal information we collect and how we may use it. By using the website you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Statement.

1 What information do we collect?

We collect ‘personal’ information from you when you provide it to us. For example, this includes:
(a) information relating to any transaction you undertake with us;
(b) information you provide when subscribing to our services, email notifications and/or newsletters;
(c) information about your computer and your use of this website; and
(d) any other information you choose to provide.

You have the option to withhold personal information that is not required for the order process.

2 How do we use the information we collect?

We may use the information we collect:

(a) to process and fulfil your order and to process your payment via our payment processor, Barclaycard Merchant Services;
(b) to administer and improve the website;
(c) to send you email notifications and/or newsletters to which you have subscribed;
(d) to send you any other correspondence which you have expressly initiated eg enquiries and complaints; and
(e) to provide third parties (eg trade associations, government) with statistical information, in aggregate form, about our users.

Additionally, we may disclose information about you:
(f) as required by law;
(g) in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings;
(h) to protect our legal rights including managing credit risk
(i) to the prospective purchaser of any business which we are contemplating selling.

We do not sell, rent or exchange your personal information with any third party for commercial reasons except as detailed above.

3 Security of your information

We follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information which you have given us, to prevent unauthorised access in accordance with the UK data protection legislation.

We use a technology called "cookies" as part of a normal business procedure to track patterns of behaviour of visitors to our site. A cookie is an element of data that our Website sends to your browser which is then stored on your system. You can set your browser to prevent this happening. Any information collected in this way can be used to identify you unless you change your browser settings.

4 International data transfers

When you have completed your shopping and entered your delivery details, you will be directed from our site to our payment processor, Barclaycard Merchant Services. Only at this stage will you be required to enter your card details, giving you the confidence that your card details are always covered by the latest security measures. Our payment processor may require to verify your personal details for authorisation outside the EEA (European Economic Area). Your information will not be transferred outside the EEA for any other purpose.

5 Links to third party websites

We are not responsible for the privacy policies of any third party websites to which this website is linked.

6 Privacy Statement amendments

From time to time we may need to update our Privacy Statement. Any such update will become effective when posted to the website. The updated Privacy Statement will apply to all current and past users of the website and will replace any prior statements which are inconsistent with it.

7 Updating your information and Contacting us

We seek to maintain an accurate database. If you would like to check, update or remove your personal details or make any other enquiries, please contact us at rs@kirkstonephotography.co.uk