CLCDesignStudio

Privacy Policy – GDPR Compliant
Effective from: 24th April 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how and when I collect, use, and share information when you purchase from my shop, contact me, or otherwise use my services through Etsy.com or its related sites and services.

1. Personal Information I Collect
To fulfil your order, you must provide me with certain information (authorised by Etsy), including:

Your name

Email address

Postal address

Payment information (processed securely via Etsy)

Order details
You may also provide additional information for personalised items.

2. Why I Need Your Information and How I Use It
I rely on a number of legal bases to collect, use, and share your information, including:

To fulfil your order or provide customer support

When you provide consent (e.g. for a mailing list)

To comply with legal obligations (e.g. tax laws)

For my legitimate business interests (e.g. service improvement)

3. Information Sharing and Disclosure
I only share your data with:

Etsy, as needed to process orders and comply with policies

Delivery services, for order fulfilment

Legal authorities, if required by law

4. Data Retention
I keep your personal information only as long as necessary to:

Provide services

Comply with tax, legal, and regulatory obligations
Typically, this is 7 years.

5. International Data Transfers
If your data is transferred outside the EU (e.g. via third-party tools), I ensure compliance through Privacy Shield, standard contractual clauses, or similar safeguards.

6. Your Rights
If you are an EU resident, you have the right to:

Access your data

Correct or delete your data

Object to processing

Restrict processing

Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

Contact me at [insert your email address] to exercise these rights.

This policy applies to my shop CLCDesignStudio only, and not to third parties or services outside Etsy.