Privacy Policy & Disclosure

The privacy of my clients and visitors is extremely important to me. This privacy policy describes the types of personal information collected and recorded and how I use it.
Latest update: May 21, 2023

This Website collects some Personal Data from its Users in order to provide the best browsing experience.

Data Controller and Owner
Company Name: Eastern Link Ltd
Company Number: 05463047
Company location: United Kingdom
Contact Email: Please email here.

Types of Data collected
Among the types of Personal Data that this website collects, by itself or through third parties, there are: Cookies, Usage data and email address.

Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection. The Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this website.

All Data requested by this website is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for this website to provide its services. In cases where this website specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without any consequences on the availability or the functioning of the service. Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner.

Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by this website or by the owners of third party services used by this website serves the purpose of providing the service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy, if available.

Users are responsible for any third party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through this website and confirm that they have the third party’s consent to provide the Data to the Owner.

Mode and place of processing the Data

Methods of processing
The Data Controller processes the Data of Users in a proper manner and shall take appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.

The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Data Controller, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of the site (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Data Controller at any time.

Place
The Data is processed at the Data Controller’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved with the processing are located. For further information, please contact the Data Controller.

Retention time
The Data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, and the User can always request that the Data Controller suspend or remove the data.

The use of the collected Data
The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its services, as well as for the following purposes: Analytics, Traffic optimization and distribution and Contacting the User.
The Personal Data used for each purpose is outlined in the specific sections of this document.

Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data

Google Analytics (Google Inc.)
Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this website, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services. Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

IP address data is anonymous by removing the last octet – click here for more information.

Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy PolicyOpt Out

Mailing List or Newsletter
This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.

By registering on the mailing list or for the newsletter, the User’s email address will be added to the contact list of those who may receive email messages containing information of commercial or promotional nature concerning this website. Your email address is added to this list as a result of signing up to the newsletter via the subscribe forms on this website. Please read this page, the privacy policy, before signing up.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via a link within the email.

Mailchimp
Mailchimp is an email address management and message sending service which is used to send newsletters.

Personal Data collected: email address.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy

WooCommerce
When you purchase something from our store, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address. This information is used to fulfil your order, to communicate with you regarding your order and to comply with any legal obligations we have, such as calculating taxes. We store your personal information for as long as we need it in order to fulfil your order, and until we are no longer legally required to retain it.

We’ll also use cookies to keep track of your cart contents whilst you’re browsing our site.

Printful Inc.
Orders of Fiona Dawn Designs products are fulfilled, printed, and shipped by Printful Inc. (11025 Westlake Dr, Charlotte, NC 28273, United States) with whom we will share some of your personal information, including your name and shipping address. You can read more about how Printful uses your personal information in their privacy policy. If you are a European resident, please note that, in order to fulfil your order, your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

Payment Processing
We use third-party services (PayPal and Stripe) for payment processing. Consequently, we will not collect or store your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors. Please refer to PayPal’s privacy policy and Stripe’s privacy policy for further information regarding their use of your personal information.

Affiliate Links
This website contains many links which can be assumed to be affiliate links and which necessitate the use of trackable cookies. This means that if you click on any product links on this site and purchase something, I get a small percentage of the sale. and you won’t pay any more than you normally would. It is simply a little thank you from the retailer for me showing you the product. You have my word that I will only promote products that I personally use, love and can recommend without hesitation. I always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs or experiences on any topic or product. Integrity is important to me and gaining (& keeping) the trust of my clients and readers is paramount.

Fiona Simmonds is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon. This site and its owner are not responsible for Amazon Services LLC’s privacy practices nor the content of its web sites. Please refer to Amazon Services LLC’s privacy policy for further information.

Additional information about Data collection and processing

Legal action
The User’s Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Data Controller, in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this website or the related services.

The User declares to be aware that the Data Controller may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

Additional information about User’s Personal Data

In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this website may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.

System logs and maintenance
For operation and maintenance purposes, this website and any third party services may collect files that record interaction with this website (System logs) or use for this purpose other Personal Data (such as IP Address).

Information not contained in this policy
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Data Controller at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.

The rights of Users
Users have the right, at any time, to know whether their Personal Data has been stored and can consult the Data Controller to learn about their contents and origin, to verify their accuracy or to ask for them to be supplemented, cancelled, updated or corrected, or for their transformation into anonymous format or to block any data held in violation of the law, as well as to oppose their treatment for any and all legitimate reasons. Requests should be sent to the Data Controller at the contact information set out above.

This website does not support “Do Not Track” requests. To determine whether any of the third party services it uses honour the “Do Not Track” requests, please read their privacy policies.

Changes to this privacy policy
The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by giving notice to its Users on this page. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom. If a User objects to any of the changes to the Policy, the User must cease using this website and can request that the Data Controller remove the Personal Data. Unless stated otherwise, the then-current privacy policy applies to all Personal Data the Data Controller has about Users.

Definitions and legal references

Personal Data (or Data)
Any information regarding a natural person, a legal person, an institution or an association, which is, or can be, identified, even indirectly, by reference to any other information, including a personal identification number.

Usage Data
Information collected automatically from this website (or third party services employed in this website), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this website, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server’s answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Website) and the details about the path followed within the Website with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User’s IT environment.

User
The individual using this website, which must coincide with or be authorized by the Data Subject, to whom the Personal Data refers.

Data Subject
The legal or natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

Data Processor (or Data Supervisor)
The natural person, legal person, public administration or any other body, association or organization authorized by the Data Controller to process the Personal Data in compliance with this privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Owner)
The natural person, legal person, public administration or any other body, association or organization with the right, also jointly with another Data Controller, to make decisions regarding the purposes, and the methods of processing of Personal Data and the means used, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this website. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this website.

This Website
The hardware or software tool by which the Personal Data of the User is collected.

Cookies
Small piece of data stored in the User’s device.

Legal information
Notice to European Users: this privacy statement has been prepared in fulfilment of the obligations under Art. 10 of EC Directive n. 95/46/EC, and under the provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC, as revised by Directive 2009/136/EC, on the subject of Cookies.

This privacy policy relates solely to this website.