Privacy policy
This is the privacy and cookies policy for https://www.studiosambrown.com , being the e-commerse website of Sam Brown (Sole Trader) for the sale and purchase of our products.
We understand you do not want the personal information that you provide us being distributed and placed into the wrong hands and this policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it and the controls you have with said data.
By using this website you acknowledge you have read the terms of the privacy and cookies policy detailed below.
We will treat all your personal information as confidential (although we may disclose this information in the circumstances set out below). We will keep it on secure servers (as further detailed below) and we will fully comply with all applicable Data Protection Law and consumer legislation.
Our Contact Details
If you have any questions about this policy and the ways in which we handle your data please feel free to contact us by the below routes:
Sam Brown
Email Address: contact@studiosambrown.com
Postal Address: Sam Brown, Studio 414, Wimbledon Art Studios, 10 Riverside Road, London, SW17 0BB, United Kingdom
You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO so please contact us in the first instance.
Third Party Links
This site may include links to third-party websites and/or applications. By clicking on those links third parties may be able to collect or share your data. We do not have control over these third-party websites privacy policies and the way they process your data, in doing so when you leave our website you may be open to varying levels of data protection, we encourage you to read the policies on each respective website before choosing to use them.
Whose Personal data do we process?
We may process personal data of those who:
Are a user of the site
Are a customer of us
Are someone who we want to advertise or market our products
Are someone who uses our products
Information we may collect from you and how your personal data is collected
Through using our site we may collect and process the following information about you:
Identity Data including information (such as but not limited to your name, username, martial status, title, date of birth and gender). Specifically for fraud and credit checks: any national identifiers (like driver’s license or ID cards) and any publicly available information (like social media profiles and news).
Contact Data including email address, billing address, delivery address, telephone number
Transaction Data including product selections
Financial Data including payment type and card expiry number
Profile Data including your log in and password details) that you provide by completing forms on the Site, including if you register as a user of the Site, purchase any products from the Site, upload or submit any material via the Site, request any information, or enter into any competition or promotion we may sponsor;
Technical Data including your device information (such as IP address and device type), your login data, browser type and version, specific behavioural cookies, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this Site.
Communications data including information provided to us when you communicate with us, for example by email or phone. This includes communications you send to us, for example to report a problem or to submit queries, concerns or comments regarding the Site or its content.
Marketing data including information from surveys that we may, from time to time, run on the Site for research purposes, if you choose to respond to, or participate in, them.
Browsing history including internet pages you have visited immediately before coming to the Site or pages you visit immediately after leaving the Site.
You are under no obligation to provide any such information. However, if you should choose to withhold requested information (e.g. your address or payment details), we may not be able to provide you with certain services.
We also collect, use and share Aggregated Data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose.
Aggregated Data could be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data in law as this data will not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your usage Data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature. However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this privacy policy.
We do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.
We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:
Direct interactions. You may give us your Identity, Contact and Financial Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you:
Automated technologies or interactions. As you interact with our Site, we will automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies and other similar technologies. Please see Cookie Policy here for further details.
We may, from time to time, run referral programmes or similar initiatives, such as a "Referral" programme, that invite you to provide us with the name and e-mail address of someone who is known to you who may find our products or services to be of interest. We will only use those contact details for the purpose of the relevant initiative (and not for general marketing purposes). By providing us with their details, you confirm that you have their permission to do so and must not provide us with the details of anyone from whom you do not have such permission. We reserve the right to identify you as the person who has made the referral in the message that is sent to them.
Cookie Policy
How we use your information
We will use the information you provide only for the following purposes:
To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us.
To provide you, with information about products or services we feel may interest you, if you have ticked the relevant box situated on the form on which we collect your data (the order form or registration form to create an account with the Site) indicating your consent to receiving marketing material from us
To verify and carry out financial transactions in relation to payments you make online and to perform fraud and credit checks to see if we can do business with you.
The legal basis is the legitimate interests to protect the company and its customers from fraudulent activities and compliance with a legal obligation; to notify you about changes to our service provided by the Site; to ensure in our legitimate interests that content from our Site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer; where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests
For when we need to comply with a legal obligation.
To administer our Site and your account with us under our terms and for internal operations, including identifying visitors to the Site, troubleshooting, and, in our legitimate interests, auditing the downloading of data, data analysis (demographic and sales data), testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
To improve our Site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
To identify visitors to the Site;
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Site, when you choose to do so
To keep our Site safe and secure;
For our legitimate interest of measuring or understanding the effectiveness of advertising we serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you; to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our Site about products or services that may interest you or them in our legitimate interests and subject to your stated preferences where relevant; and send you information we think you may find useful or which you have requested from us, including information about our products and services, provided you have indicated that you do not object to being contacted for these purposes.
You can tell us not to contact you with information regarding our products and services, either at the point such information is collected on the Site (by checking (as directed) the relevant box) or, where you do not wish us to continue to use your information in this way, by following the unsubscribe instructions on any communications sent to you. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us using the contact details at the end of this privacy policy.
Legal grounds for processing your personal data
The basis on which we process your personal data is as follows:
Where it is necessary to obtain your prior consent to the processing concerned in order for us to be allowed to do it, we will obtain and rely on your consent in relation to the processing concerned.
Otherwise, we will process your personal data only where the processing is necessary: for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into such a contract;
For compliance with a legal obligation to which we are a subject
For the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or another person, provided that this will only be in circumstances in which those legitimate interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of personal data.
Generally, we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal data although we will get your consent before sending third party direct marketing communications to you via email or text message. You have the right to withdraw consent to marketing at any time by contacting us.
Promotional offers
We may use your Identity, Contact, Technical, Usage and Profile Data to form a view on what we think you may want or need, or what may be of interest to you. This is how we decide which products, services and offers may be relevant for you.
You will receive marketing communications from us if you have requested information from us or purchased goods from us and you have not opted out of receiving that marketing.
Information Sharing
We may disclose aggregate statistics about visitors to the Site, customers and sales in order to describe our services to prospective partners, advertisers, sponsors and other reputable third parties and for other lawful purposes, but these statistics will include no personally identifiable information.
We may disclose your personal information to any of our affiliates, our agents or contractors who assist us in providing the services we offer through the Site, processing transactions, fulfilling requests for information, receiving and sending communications, updating marketing lists, analysing data, providing support services or in other tasks, from time to time.
We may share your information with other companies and organisations for identity verification and fraud protection purposes to the extent permitted by applicable laws.
In the event that we undergo re-organisation or are sold to a third party, you agree that any personal information we hold about you may be transferred to that re-organised entity or third party.
You should be aware that we may be under a duty to disclose or share your personal information and/or user information in order to comply with any legal obligation. We may also disclose your personal information if we believe that such action is necessary to prevent fraud or cyber crime or to protect the Site or the rights, property or personal safety of any person.
We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.
Public forums
The Site may, from time to time, make chat rooms, message boards, news groups and/or other public forums available to its users. Any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when using these and never disclose your personal information.
You should also be aware that any information left in reviews is public information, never disclose personal details in your reviews.
Child Safety
Protecting the safety of children when they use the Internet is very important to us. We recommend that children receive permission from their parent or guardian before gaining access to the Site or sending personal information to us or anyone else online.
External links
The Site may, from time to time, contain links to external sites. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and processes and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies and processes. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
Payment Processing
Payment details you provide will be encrypted using SSL technology before they are submitted to us over the internet. Payments made on the Site are made through our payment gateway provider from time to time. You will be providing credit or debit card information directly to such payment provider which operates a secure server to process payment details, encrypting your credit/debit card information and authorizing payment. Information which you supply to such payment providers is not within our control and will be subject to their own privacy policy and terms and conditions. For more information please contact us.
Security
We place great importance on the security of all personally identifiable information associated with our users. We have security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personal information under our control. For example, our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorised personnel have access to personal information. Whilst we cannot ensure or guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of information will never occur, we use all reasonable efforts to prevent it.
You should bear in mind that submission of information over the internet is never entirely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of information you submit via the Site whilst it is in transit over the internet and any such submission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
It is advisable to close your browser when you have finished your user session to help ensure others do not access your personal information if you use a shared computer or a computer in a public place.
Data Retention
We process personal data only for so long as it is necessary for the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, after which it will be deleted or archived except to the extent that it is necessary for us to continue to process it for the purpose of compliance with legal obligations to which we are subject or for another legitimate and lawful purpose.
Your Rights
You have the following rights in relation to personal data relating to you that we process:
Request access - You may request access to the personal data concerned. This enables you to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.
Request correction - You may request that any incorrect personal data about you that we are processing be rectified.
Request erasure - In certain circumstances (normally where the personal data has been provided by you and it is no longer necessary for us to continue to process it), you may be entitled to request that we erase the personal data concerned. Note, however, that we may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons which will be notified to you, if applicable, at the time of your request.
Withdraw consent - Where we are processing personal data relating to you on the basis of your prior consent to that processing, you may withdraw your consent at any time, after which we shall stop the processing concerned. If you do withdraw your consent here, please note that this may affect our ability to provide you with our products or services.
Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party. We will provide to you, or a third party you have chosen, your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Note that this right only applies to automated information which you initially provided consent for us to use or where we used the information to perform a contract with you.
Object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes. In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have compelling legitimate grounds to process your information which override your rights and freedoms.
Request restriction of processing of your personal data. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of your personal data in the following scenarios: If you have a complaint about any processing of your personal data being conducted by us, you can contact us or lodge a formal complaint with the Information Commissioner.
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above please contact us using the contact details detailed on our website.
How to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data
You can withdraw your consent to any relevant processing of personal data:
By emailing us at contact@studiosambrown.com
By writing to us at: Sam Brown, Studio 414, Wimbledon Art Studios, 10 Riverside Yard, SW17 0BB, London, United Kingdom
How to exercise your right to access your personal data that we hold
You can exercise your right of access to your personal data:
By emailing us at contact@studiosambrown.com
By writing to us at: Sam Brown, Studio 414, Wimbledon Art Studios, 10 Riverside Yard, SW17 0BB, London, United Kingdom
Please note that we may be required to ask you for further information in order to confirm your identity before we provide the information requested. We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally it could take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.
The Information Commissioner
The Information Commissioner's Office is the supervisory authority of Sam Brown (Sole Trader) and can provide further information about your rights and our obligations in relation to your personal data, as well as deal with any complaints that you have about our processing of your personal data.
Changes to this policy
Any changes we make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy and cookies policy. Website Cookies Policy Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Site and also allows us to improve our Site.
What are Cookies?
Cookies improve your user experience by enabling a website to remember you, either for the duration of your visit (using a 'session cookie') or for future visits (using a 'persistent cookie').
A cookie is a simple text file that is issued to your computer when you visit a website and which stores and sometimes tracks information about your use of a website. Each cookie is unique to your browser. It will contain some anonymous information such as a unique identifier, the website name and some digits and numbers. It allows a website to remember things like your preferences or what's in your shopping basket.
Passwords and credit card information are not stored in cookies
Cookies are not programs and therefore cannot contain viruses or other malicious software.
How we use cookies
You can find a summary of the various types of cookies we use below. Our cookies are used for 3 types of purpose and those purposes and the categories of cookies we use on our Site are as follows:
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the Site and use its features. Without these cookies, services you have asked for such as remembering your login details or shopping basket items cannot be provided. These cookies are passed under HTTPS in an encrypted format. This provides the most security when identifying you as a user.
2. Performance and Analytical Cookies
These cookies provide quantitative measures of website visitors. With the usage of these cookies we are able to count visits and traffic sources to improve the performance of our site.
3. Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used by advertising companies to serve ads that are relevant to your interests.
Cookies on the site
Some of the cookies on the Site are set by us and some are set by third parties who are delivering services on our behalf.
Controlling or Deleting Cookies
Most web and mobile device browsers automatically accept cookies but, if you prefer, you can change your browser to prevent that or to notify you each time a cookie is set.
If you want to delete any cookies that are already on your computer, please refer to the help and support area on your internet browser for instructions on how to locate the file or directory that stores cookies.
Information on deleting or controlling cookies is available at http://www.aboutcookies.org/, which includes additional useful information on cookies and how to block cookies using different types of browser or mobile device.
Please note that by deleting or restricting cookies or by disabling future cookies you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our Site or take full advantage of the Site.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
If you'd like to opt out of other third party cookies relating to behavioural advertising, please go to www.youronlinechoices.eu. Opting out does not mean you will no longer receive online advertising. It does mean that the company or companies from which you opted out will no longer deliver ads tailored to your web preferences and usage patterns.
We (and other third parties acting on our behalf) may automatically track and collect information about the IP address, domain service, country/region location, time zone, language, the type of computer and web browser you are using and the pages you visit. If you access our Site via your mobile device, we may also collect information about your mobile provider and your mobile device. We use this information so that we can administer and improve our system, analyse trends, track users' movements, gather broad demographic Information for aggregate use and detect suspicious or fraudulent transactions. If these automated processes reject your transaction on the basis that it is suspicious or fraudulent, you may contact us and ask us to reconsider the decision within 21 days of receiving such notification. We are likely to use very similar criteria to review your transaction in person so there is no guarantee that the decision will be different.