Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how and when Of Seas and Shores collects, uses, and shares information when you purchase an item from Of Seas and Shores, contact Of Seas and Shores, or otherwise use the services of Of Seas and Shores.

 

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that Of Seas and Shores does not own or control.

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Information Collected By Of Seas and Shores:

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To fulfil your order, you must provide Of Seas and Shores with certain information, such as your name, email address, postal address, payment information, and the details of the product that you’re ordering. No banking information is passed from Paypal to Of Seas and Shores. You may also choose to provide Of Seas and Shores with additional personal information (for a custom order, for example).

 

Why Of Seas and Shores Needs Your Information and How Of Seas and Shores Uses It:

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Of Seas and Shores relies on a number of legal bases to collect, use, and share your information, including:

 

as needed to provide the services of Of Seas and Shores, such as when your information is used to fulfil your order, to settle disputes, or to provide customer support;

 

when you have provided your affirmative consent, which you may revoke at any time, such as by signing up for the Of Seas and Shores mailing list;

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if necessary to comply with a legal obligation or court order or in connection with a legal claim, such as retaining information about your purchases if required by tax law;

 

and as necessary for the purpose of the legitimate interests of Of Seas and Shores, if those legitimate interests are not overridden by your rights or interests, such as

 

providing and improving the services of Of Seas and Shores. Your information is used by Of Seas and Shores to provide the services you requested and in the legitimate interest of Of Seas and Shores to improve its services.

 

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Information Sharing and Disclosure:

 

Information about Of Seas and Shores customers is important to the Of Seas and Shores business.  Of Seas and Shores shares your personal information for very limited reasons and in limited circumstances, as follows:

 

Service providers - Of Seas and Shores engages certain trusted third parties to perform functions and provide services to the shop, such as delivery companies. Of Seas and Shores will share your personal information with these third parties, but only to the extent necessary to perform these services.

 

Business transfers - if the Of Seas and Shores business is sold or merged, it may disclose your information as part of that transaction, only to the extent permitted by law.

 

Compliance with laws - Of Seas and Shores may collect, use, retain, and share your information if Of Seas and Shores have a good faith belief that it is reasonably necessary to: (a) respond to legal process or to government requests; (b) enforce Of Seas and Shores agreements, terms and policies; (c) prevent, investigate, and address fraud and other illegal activity, security, or technical issues; or (d) protect the rights, property, and safety of Of Seas and Shores customers, or others.

 

Data Retention:

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Of Seas and Shores retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you with the services of Of Seas and Shores and as described in the Of Seas and Shores Privacy Policy. However, Of Seas and Shores may also be required to retain this information to comply with its legal and regulatory obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce its agreements. Of Seas and Shores generally keep your data for the following time period: 7 years.

 

Your Rights:

 

if you reside in certain territories, including the EU, you have a number of rights in relation to your personal information. While some of these rights apply generally, certain rights apply only in certain limited cases. These rights are described below:

 

Access - you may have the right to access and receive a copy of the personal information Of Seas and Shores hold about you by contacting Of Seas and Shores using the contact information below.

 

Change, restrict, delete - you may also have rights to change, restrict Of Seas and Shores use of, or delete your personal information. Other than exceptional circumstances (eg where Of Seas and Shores is required to store data for legal reasons) Of Seas and Shores will generally delete your personal information upon request.

 

Object- you can object to (i) Of Seas and Shores processing some of your information based on the legitimate interests of Of Seas and Shores and (ii) receiving marketing messages from Of Seas and Shores after providing your express consent to receive them. In such cases, Of Seas and Shores will delete your personal information unless Of Seas and Shores have compelling and legitimate grounds to continue using that information or if it is needed for legal reasons.

 

Complain - if you reside in the EU and wish to raise a concern about how Of Seas and Shores uses 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 Of Seas and Shores:

 

For purposes of EU data protection law, I, Lesley Haughton, am the data controller of your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact me at ofseasandshores@gmail.com.