Always The Bridesmaids - Privacy policy

We respect your privacy and are determined to protect your personal data. The purpose of this privacy notice is to inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website. We will also tell you about your privacy rights and how GDPR protects you.

Purpose

This privacy notice aims to give you information on how we collect and process your personal data through the use of our website, including any data you may provide when you book an appointment.

This website is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 18 and we do not knowingly collect any data relating to anyone under the age of 18.

Data Controller

Always The Bridesmaids is the data controller and responsible for your personal data (collectively know as the Company, we, us, or our in this privacy notice). Our contact details are: Unit 13 Baublock, Blackburn Road, Simonstone, Lancashire, BB12 7FS, alwaysthebridesmaids@hotmail.com. For all data matters contact our data protection officer via the email address.

Third-party links outside of our control

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.

When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit.

Personal Data

Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. You can find out more about personal data from the Information Commissioners Office.

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

  • Identity Data includes first and last name

  • Contact Data includes email address and contact number

We do not collect any special category personal data about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical believes, sex, sexual orientation). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions or offences.

Where we need to collect your personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to provide the services agreed with you or are trying to perform for you (for example, to provide goods or services). In this case, we may have to cancel a product or service you have with us but we will notify you if this is the case.

Collection of Personal Data

We use different methods to collect data from you and about you however will mainly collect your personal data directly where you may give us your identity and contact data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you apply for our products or services.

How we may use your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • Performance of Contract: this means processing your data where it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into such a contract.

  • Legitimate Interest: this means the interest of our business in conducting and managing our business to enable us to give you the best products and services and the most secure experience. We make sure we consider and balance any potential impact on you and your rights before we process your personal data for our legitimate interests. We do not use your personal data for activities where our interests outweigh the impact on you (unless we have your express consent or are otherwise permitted or required by law).

  • Comply with a legal or regulatory obligation: this means processing your personal data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation that we are subject to.

Purposes for which we may use your Personal Data

We will use your personal data for new customer registration and when booking an appointment. This will include identity and contact data and the lawful basis for processing this data (including for legitimate interest) is in order for us to perform our contract with you.

Please note, we may process your personal data for more than one lawful reason depending on the specific purpose. Please contact us at alwaysthebridesmaids@hotmail.com if you need any specific details.

Cookies

You may set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of our website may become inaccessible or not function correctly.

Change of Purpose

We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collect it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose.

If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and will explain the legal basis which allows us to do this.

Please note, we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.