Last Updated: 05/07/2024
Introduction
Welcome to “So We Meet Again” (“we,” “our,” “us”). This Privacy Policy details how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit our website sowemeetagain.co.uk (the “Site”). Please review this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data.
1. Information We Collect
We collect and process various types of information, including:
– Personal Information: When you create an account, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter, or participate in promotions, we collect
your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and similar information.
– Payment Information: For purchases made through the Site, we collect payment details such as credit card information or other
financial data necessary to process payments.
– Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and
browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided
to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval, your profile
picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
2. How We Use Your Information
We utilize the information we collect for the following purposes:
To process and fulfill your orders and requests.
To communicate with you, including sending transactional emails, newsletters, and marketing communications (you can opt out at any time).
To enhance our products, services, and overall customer experience.
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues and fraud.
3. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to you, provided they agree to keep this information confidential and use it only for the purposes specified by us.
We may also disclose your information to:
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes.
Protect our rights, property, or safety, and that of our customers or others.
4. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure.
5. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
– Access: Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
– Correction: Request correction of any incomplete or inaccurate data.
– Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data.
– Restriction: Request restriction of processing your personal data.
– Objection: Object to the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
– Portability: Request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below. If you have an account on this site or have left
comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also
request that we erase any personal data we hold, except for data we are obliged to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
6. Data Retention
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users who register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information and enhance your browsing experience on our Site. You can manage cookies through your browser settings or by opting out of certain types of cookies, but this may affect your ability to use the full functionality of the Site.
– Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt into saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for
convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
– Login Cookies: If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie
contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your
login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select
“Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
– Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal
data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
8. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
9. Third-Party Links
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any linked sites that you visit.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices and legal requirements. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on the Site and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.
11. Where your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
info@sowemeetagain.co.uk
