This General Data Protection Regulation Privacy Policy (GDPR) explains how data is collected, shared and used when you purchase an item from us, contact us, or otherwise use our services through Etsy.com or its related sites and services in accordance with the new EU data laws.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that we do not own or control, including Etsy or any third party services you access through Etsy. You can reference the Etsy Privacy Policy to learn more about its privacy practices.
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https://www.etsy.com/legal/privacy/ )
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you make a purchase from CJs Handknits on Etsy, you supply our shop, via Etsy, with the information necessary to complete an order. This information remains on Etsy as a record of your purchase, your online receipt, and any communications (convos) between yourself and us, which stays on Etsy.
We do not ever see your credit card or PayPal data. This is held by Etsy who handles all financial transactions.
Therefore, the data that we are privy to, via Etsy, are
*the name you use on your Etsy account
*your email address
*the name and address to whom we ship your purchase
*what you purchased
*If you have purchased from us in the past
*items and shops you have indicated that you like by clicking on a heart
*Any feedback you leave about a purchase
*Communications you have with us, and information therein
HOW WE USE IT
We use the information with which you supply us to complete your order, and to comply with the Etsy Seller Policy and Terms of Use.
We use~~
*the name you use on your Etsy account
and *your email address
-- so that we can contact you with any questions, and you can share any pertinent information with us that you did not include when you placed your order
*the name and address to whom we ship your purchase
--so we know where to ship it
*what you purchased
--so that we know what to ship
*If you have purchased from us in the past
*items you have indicated that you like by clicking on a heart
*Any feedback you leave about your purchase
--So that we would know if we need to improve our service
How LONG WE KEEP IT
After shipping, we do not retain any of your records, but we can still see the records you have shared with Etsy.
If you would like for us to delete Etsy conversations, and any information that you have shared with us in them, we would gladly do so. This will delete them from being visible to us. We do not know if they are still visible to Etsy, since such records could be used to clarify a dispute that might arise, making it potentially beneficial for Etsy to retain them all.
SHARING YOUR INFORMATION
Etsy and we share your information while we are preparing an order for you, and after the order has been shipped, Etsy alone retains those records, although we can see your information as it pertains to a sale from our shop, and we can see the information you shared with us, if in fact, you did share any with us.
We do not share your information with anyone other than Etsy and the company through whom we ship (which is nearly exclusively Royal Mail).
Should a government request, a legal obligation, a legal claim (like a tax law), or a court obligation require us to disclose any of your private information, we would do so only with the utmost caution.
***HOW WE SECURE PRIVATE INFORMATION COMING OUT OF THE EU***
YOUR RIGHTS
If you reside in certain territories, including the EU, you have a number of rights relating to your personal information. Some of the following rights apply generally, and some are specific to your location.
• Access. You may have the right to access and receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you. Contact us using the contact information below.
• Change, restrict, delete. You may also have rights to change, restrict our use of, or delete your personal information. We will delete whatever is in our power to delete (except when we have a legal obligation to do otherwise.)
• Object. We do not contact buyers after an order is completed, except in the rare occasion that the buyer has requested us to do so. However, you always have the right to object to that contact from us ( and we would cease), and you have the right to object to any use of your information.
• Complain. If you reside in the EU and wish to raise a concern about our use of your information (and without prejudice to any other rights you may have), you have the right to do so with your local data protection authority.
HOW TO CONTACT US
For purposes of EU data protection law, you may contact us for any questions and concerns about our handling of your data:
Caryl Hicks
cjhandknits [!at] gmail.com
or you may mail me at:
Caryl Hicks
41 Maple Rise
Radstock
Somerset, BA3 3LH
England