Privacy Policy

Last Updated September 01, 2024

This website is operated by Mak Artistry. We take your privacy very seriously therefore we urge you to read this policy carefully because it contains important information about:

  • Who we are
  • How and why we collect, store, use and share personal information
  • Your rights in relation to your personal information
  • How to contact us and supervisory authorities in the event that you have a complaint

Who We Are

Mak Artistry ('we' or 'us') (trading as Mak Artistry) collect, use and are responsible for certain personal information about you. When we do so we are regulated under the General Data Protection Regulations which apply across the European Union (including the United Kingdom) and we are responsible as 'controller' of that personal information for the purposes of those laws.

The Personal Information We Collect and Use

a) Personal information you provide to us

We collect the following personal information that you provide to us:

  • Name
  • Shipping Address
  • Email Address
  • Phone number

Some examples of when we collect this information include:

  • When making purchases
  • Creating an account
  • Signing up to our newsletter

b) Personal information you provide about third parties

If you give us information about another person, you confirm that the other person has appointed you to act on their behalf and agreed that you:

  • Shall consent on their behalf to the processing of their personal data
  • Shall receive any data protection notices on their behalf
  • Shall consent on their behalf to the transfer of their personal data abroad

c) Cookies and similar technologies

A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your computer or electronic device when you access our website. Similar technologies include web beacons, action tags, local shared objects ('flash cookies') and single-pixel gifs. We use these cookies and/or similar technologies on this website.

For example, we may use cookies to monitor and/or collect the following information:

  • Location data
  • Traffic Data
  • How many times a person visits the site

This information helps us to build a profile of our users. Some of this information may be aggregated or statistical, which means that we will not be able to identify you individually.

On the first occasion that you use our site we will ask whether you consent to our use of cookies. If you do not, cookies will not be used. Thereafter you can opt-out of using cookies at any time or you can set your browser not to accept cookies.

For further information on our use of cookies, please see our Website cookie policy. For further information on cookies generally visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We collect information about our users for the following purposes:

  • Identify you and manage any accounts you hold with us
  • Process your order
  • Carry out customer profiling
  • Analyze your purchasing preferences

Who Your Information May Be Shared With

We may share your information with:

  • Law enforcement agencies in connection with any investigation to help prevent unlawful activity

We will not share your personal information with any other 3rd parties.

Marketing

We would like to send you information about products, services, offers, competitions and our business which may be of interest to you. Such information could be sent by post, email, telephone, text message or automated call.

We will ask whether you would like us to send you marketing messages on the first occasion that you provide any relevant contact information. If you do opt in to receive such marketing from us you can opt out at any time (see 'What rights do you have?' below for further information).

Whether Personal Information Has to Be Provided by You, and If So Why

The provision of the following information is required from you:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Email
  • Phone number

This is to enable us to do the following:

  • Name and Address - for delivery purposes
  • Email - to provide receipt of purchase

We will inform you at the point of collecting information from you, whether you are required to provide the information to us.

How Long Your Personal Information Will Be Kept

We will hold your personal information indefinitely.

Reasons We Can Collect and Use Your Personal Information

We rely on the following as the lawful basis on which we collect and use your personal information:

  • Contract
  • Legal obligation

Consequence of Our Use of Your Personal Information

The consequence to you of our use of your personal information is:

  • You will be presented with adverts on our site which we feel are most suited to you.

Keeping Your Information Secure

We have appropriate security measures in place to prevent personal information from being accidentally lost, or used or accessed in an unauthorized way. We limit access to your personal information to those who have a genuine business need to know it.

We also have procedures in place to deal with any suspected data security breach. We will notify you and any applicable regulator of a suspected data security breach where we are legally required to do so.

What Rights Do You Have?

Under the General Data Protection Regulation you have a number of important rights free of charge. In summary, those include rights to:

  • Fair processing of information and transparency over how we use your use personal information
  • Access to your personal information and to certain other supplementary information
  • Require us to correct any mistakes in your information which we hold
  • Require the erasure of personal information concerning you in certain situations
  • Receive the personal information concerning you which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format
  • Object at any time to processing of personal information concerning you for direct marketing
  • Object to decisions being taken by automated means which produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you
  • Object in certain other situations to our continued processing of your personal information
  • Otherwise restrict our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances
  • Claim compensation for damages caused by our breach of any data protection laws

For further information on each of those rights, including the circumstances in which they apply, see the Guidance from the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) on individuals' rights under the General Data Protection Regulations.

How to Complain

We hope that we can resolve any query or concern you raise about our use of your information. The General Data Protection Regulation also gives you right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the European Union (or European Economic Area) state where you work, normally live or where any alleged infringement of data protection laws occurred. The supervisory authority in the UK is the Information Commissioner who may be contacted at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ or telephone: 0303 123 1113.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

This privacy policy was published on 27/10/2020 and last updated on 27/10/2020.

We may change this privacy policy from time to time. You should check this policy occasionally to ensure you are aware of the most recent version that will apply each time you access this website. We will also attempt to notify users of any changes by:

  • By notice on the website footer and pop-up

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this policy or the information we hold about you, please contact us by: