GDPR Website Privacy Policy

1 JB jewellery designs is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Policy (together with our website terms of use and any other documents referred to on it) explains when and why we collect personal information about people who visit our website, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure.

We may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes. By using our website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.

Who we are, 

JB jewellery Designs has a website for the following purposes,

• Showcasing a range of products from the shop.

• Advertising new products 

• Informing about our services, i.e. jewellery services, Repairs, Bespoke commissions, 

• We sell products online.

The Data Protection Officer is the owner John Beaney who can be contacted by email johnbeaneyjewellerydesigner@gmail.com  or phone on 07778342365.

What information do we collect?

We obtain information about you when you use our website, for example, when you contact us about products and services. The personal information we collect includes your name, address, email address, phone number and IP address.

We include forms on our site to enable you register to receive one of our regular newsletters. That data, normally just name and email address is stored directly with MailChimp. All registrations are processed by using double opt-in techniques that ensure that consent is explicit.

We collect anonymous information regarding what pages you have accessed while looking at our website.

How do we use personal information?

We may use your information to:

• Carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into by you and us;

• Seek your views or comments on the services we provide;

• Notify you of changes to our services;

• Send you communications which you have requested and that may be of interest to you. These may include newsletters and other information;

What legal basis do we have for processing your personal data?

Our lawful basis for processing your general personal data under article 6 of GDPR is as follows;

Consent of the data subject – We will directly ask for your consent to process data;

• When you sign up for our regular newsletter on our website

When do we share personal 

JB jewellery designs require access to personal information such as name, address, phone and email details in order to process invoices and payments. It is important to note:

• We will not sell or rent your information to third parties.

• We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.

We will not release your information to third parties for them to use for their own direct marketing purposes, unless you have requested us to do so, or we are required to do so by law, for example, by a court order or for the purposes of prevention of fraud or other crime.

Where do we store and process personal data?

As part of the services offered to you through this website, the information which you provide to us may be transferred to countries outside the European Union (“EU”). By way of example, this may happen if any of our servers are from time to time located in a country outside of the EU. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the UK. By submitting your personal data, you’re agreeing to this transfer, storing or processing. If we transfer your information outside of the EU in this way, we will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this Policy.

If you use our services while you are outside the EU, your information may be transferred outside the EU in order to provide you with those services.

How do we secure personal data?

When you give us personal information, we take steps to ensure that it’s treated securely. Any sensitive information is encrypted and protected with the following software 128 Bit encryption on SSL.

Non-sensitive details (your email address etc.) are transmitted normally over the Internet, and this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your information, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.

How long do we keep your personal data for?

We review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you may hold with us.

Your rights in relation to personal data

You have a choice about whether you wish to receive information from us. If you do not want to receive direct communications from us, then you can select your choices by ticking the relevant boxes situated on the form on which we collect your information.

We will not contact you for marketing purposes by email, phone or text message unless you have given your prior consent. We will not contact you for marketing purposes by post if you have indicated that you do not wish to be contacted. You can change your marketing preferences at any time by contacting us by email: contact@johnbeaneyjewellerydesigner.co.uk

The accuracy of your information is important to us. If you change email address, or any of the other information we hold is inaccurate or out of date, please email 

johnbeaneyjewellerydesigner@gmail.com

You have the right to ask for a copy of the information that JB jewellery designs holds about you (we may charge £10 for information requests) to cover our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.

Use of cookies and other technologies

Like many other websites, the jbjewellerydesign.co.uk website uses cookies. ‘Cookies’ are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. For example, we use cookies to store your country preference. This helps us to improve our website and deliver a better more personalised service. The two major analytics cookies we use are Google Analytics and StatCounter, both of which collect anonymous data only.

We will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.

It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. For more information on how to switch off cookies on your computer, visit our full cookies policy. Turning cookies of may result in a loss of functionality when using our website.

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

• https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);

• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);

• http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);

• https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer) and

• https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).

Linking to other websites / third party content

Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our website‚ so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website.

In particular we link to Social Media for Sharing direct links to our own Social Media pages.

In addition, if you linked to our website from a third-party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third-party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site.

16 or Under

We are concerned to protect the privacy of children aged 16 or under. We do not process anyone’s data aged under 16 without their parents/guardians explicit permission. If you are aged 16 or under‚ please get your parent/guardian’s permission beforehand whenever you provide us with personal information.

How to make a complaint?

To exercise all relevant rights, queries or complaints please in the first instance contact John beaney Data Protection Officer via email johnbeaneyjewellerydesigner@gmail.com at  If this does not resolve your complaint to your satisfaction, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office on 03031231113 or via email https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/email/ or at the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, England.

Further processing

If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Data Privacy Notice, then we will provide you with a new notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions.

Review of this Policy

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

Any questions regarding this Policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email johnbeaneyjewellerydesigner@gmail.com  writing to JB jewellery designs 12  jasmine Road Redlodge Bury St Edmunds suffolk IP288XT or calling 07778342365.

The rules on processing of personal data are set out in the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”).

This Policy was last updated in August 2023

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The policy: This Privacy Policy notice is for JB jewellery designs and governs the privacy of the personal information you consent to provide us with when using jbjewellerydesigns.co.uk including our mailing list and online shop..

The purpose of this Policy is to explain to you how we collect, control, process, handle, protect and dispose of the personal information you provide us with, including your rights under current laws and regulations. If you do not agree to the following Policy you may wish to cease viewing / using this website.

Policy key definitions:

• “I”, “our”, “us”, or “we” refer to the business, John Beaney jewellery designer 

• “you”, “the user” refer to you, the person(s) using this website

• GDPR means General Data Protection Regulation

• ICO means Information Commissioner’s Office

• Cookies mean small files stored on a users computer or device

• EMS mean an email marketing service

Your Individual Rights

Under the GDPR your rights are as follows:

• the right to be informed;

• the right of access;

• the right to rectification;

• the right to erasure;

• the right to restrict processing;

• the right to data portability;

• the right to object; and

• the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.

You can read more about your rights in details here.

You also have the right to complain to the ICO [www.ico.org.uk] if you feel there is a problem with the way we collect, control, process, handle and protect your data.

We handle data subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.

If you wish to contact us to, correct, update or delete the personal information we hold about you please email johnbeaneyjewellerydesigner@gmail.com

On receipt of a reasonable request from you to access, correct, update or delete the personal information we hold about you, we will carry it out within 30 days and inform you when we have done so.

Collecting, Controlling and Processing your Personal Information

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) we collect, control and / or process your personal information electronically using the following lawful bases:

We collect, control and / or process specific personal information provided by you with your consent for the specific purpose of browsing our website, subscribing to our newsletter  or making a purchase from our online shop .

Your personal information will only be accessed by employees of or contractors appointed by JB jewellery designs and will be treated as private and confidential.

We value your privacy and do not share your personal information with third parties at any time, unless specifically stated and opted in to by you.

Internet Cookies

We use cookies on our website to provide you with a better experience when using our website. We do this by placing a small text file on your device or computer’s hard drive. This will track how you use the website, record or log whether you have seen particular messages that we display, keep you logged into the website where applicable, display relevant adverts or content or refer you to a third party website.

Some cookies are required to enjoy and use the full functionality of this website.

We use a cookie control system which allows you to accept the use of cookies, and control which cookies are saved to your device or computer. Some cookies will be saved for specific time periods, where others may last indefinitely.

Cookies that we use are;

• Google Analytics. You can view the privacy policy at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Your web browser should provide you with the controls to manage and delete cookies from your device. You can manage these in your web browser options or settings.

Technical information, including the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform;

Information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through and from our site (including date and time); products you viewed or searched for; page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page.

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Mailing List

Under the GDPR we use the lawful basis of consent to collect specific personal information from you when you subscribe to our mailing list to send you our Newsletter [insert what it will contain, for what purpose and how often /regularly you will send it).

We will send our Newsletter to you through a third party EMS,provider Mailchimp. When you subscribe to our Newsletter  via Mailchimp we will collect from you and control the following personal information:

• Email address

• I.P address

• Subscription time & date

Our Newsletter may contain tracking beacons / tracked clickable links or similar server technologies in order to track subscriber activity. Where used, such marketing messages may record a range of data such as; times, dates, I.P addresses, opens, clicks, forwards, geographic and demographic data. Such data, within its limitations will show the activity each subscriber made for that email campaign.

The Newsletters we send to you are in accordance with the GDPR and the PECR. You can easily manage your preferences, the personal information we hold about you and unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions in the Newsletter or by following this link. You can also read Mailchimp’s Terms of Service and Privacy Statement at www.mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

Online Shop

Our online shop is hosted by Paypal with funds are transferred using their advanced encryption technology.You can read Paypal’s Privacy Policy in full https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

The personal information you provide us with when making a purchase allows us to give you access to our website and to supply the items you have purchased. This will allow us to charge you for and to get in touch if necessary about your purchase. We will also analyse the personal information we collect and control so that we can administer, support, improve and develop our business.

Data Security, Retention and Disposal

We will ensure the security of the personal information we hold about you by using secure data storage technologies and precise procedures in how we store, access and manage that information. Our methods meet the GDPR compliance requirement.

We use security measures to protect your personal information from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. If we become aware of such an incident we will inform the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) within 3 days and will inform individuals directly affected.

We will retain your information in this secure and safe location for a reasonable period of time, as long as the law requires, until we determine your consent no longer exists, or until you inform us you no longer wish for us to retain your personal information (e.g. unsubscribe) for the purpose you provide it to us.

Contact

Finally if you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or your personal information please email johnbeaneyjewellerydesigner@gmail.com

Policy Review

Our Privacy Policy was last updated in August 2023 Any changes to our Privacy Policy in the future will be posted on our website.