Privacy Policy

We are [company name].

If you have any questions about this policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact us at [email] or by writing to [address].

This policy was last updated on [date].

How do you use my data?

When you create and log into your account we will collect your name, email address, phone, address, company name and address (if applicable) and your payment details. We collect this in order to take steps to enter into a contract with you and allow you to purchase our services.

When you sign up to receive our news updates. We will collect your name and email address to provide you with our news updates in line with any preferences you have told us about. When we send you our news updates because you have opted-in to receive them, we rely on your consent to contact you.

You can unsubscribe from our updates at any time by responding to any email you receive from dus to tell us you wish to unsubscribe or by emailing [email].

When you contact us either by phone, email, via our 'contact us' page or via social media, we will usually collect your name, social media handle and contact details, because it’s in our legitimate interest to make sure we can properly respond to your query.

When you use our website and consent to our use of cookies we will collect information about how you use our website. We use this information to improve our website and to better understand how people use it. More detail on the information we collect and how we do this is set out in our Cookie Policy [separate document, hyperlinked].

If our business is sold. We process your personal information for this purpose because we have a legitimate interest to ensure our business can be continued by the buyer. If you object to our use of your personal information in this way, the buyer of our business may not be able to provide services to you.

Who do you share my data with?

Business partners, suppliers and subcontractors for the performance of the contract we enter into with them or you.

Regulators/ Authorities/ Enforcement Agencies if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our clients or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection.

Prospective buyers of our business under our legitimate interest to ensure our business can be continued by the buyer.

Where do you store my data?

We store your data on [our servers / third party servers] which are based [in the uk / both in the uk and outside of the uk].

When working with third parties we may need to transfer your personal data outside of the [transfer of personal data].

Whenever we transfer your personal information outside of the UK and the EU, we ensure it receives additional protection as required by law. To keep this policy as short and easy to understand as possible, we haven’t set out the specific circumstances when each of these protection measures are used. You can contact us using the details above for more information on this.

How long do you keep my data for?

We will only retain your personal information for as long as we need it unless we are required to keep it for longer to comply with our legal, accounting or regulatory requirements.

[specific details - we delete your order information 6 years after your last order with us. other information related to your account will be deleted 2 years after your account has become inactive.]

In some circumstances we may carefully anonymise your personal data so that it can no longer be associated with you, and we may use this anonymised information indefinitely without notifying you. We use this anonymised information to improve the way we work and our services.

What are my rights under data protection law?

You have various other rights under applicable data protection laws, including the right to:

access your personal data (also known as a “subject access request”);

correct incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you;

ask us to erase the personal data we hold about you;

ask us to restrict our handling of your personal data;

ask us to transfer your personal data to a third party;

object to how we are using your personal data; and

withdraw your consent to us handling your personal data.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with us or the Information Commissioner's Office, the supervisory authority for data protection issues in England and Wales. If you are based in the EU you can find your relevant supervisory authority here.

Please keep in mind that privacy law is complicated, and these rights will not always be available to you all of the time.