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Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Notice explains in detail what personal data Royal Crown Derby may collect about you when you interact with us. It also will explain how we will store and handle that data, to keep it safe.

We hope that the following sections will be able to answer any questions you may have, but if not please do not hesitate in contacting us.

Note: When you are using the Royal Crown Derby Website, Royal Crown Derby is the data controller.

 

2. When do we collect your personal data?

When you visit the Royal Crown Derby Website, and use your account to buy products.

When you make an online purchase.

When you create an account with us.

When you sign up to email communications from Royal Crown Derby.

When you engage with us on social media

When you contact us by any means with queries, complaints etc.

When you visit our Retail Shop, Visitor Centre and Museum, your image may be recorded on CCTV.

 

3. What type of data do we collect?

If you create an online account with us: Your name, billing/delivery address, orders, receipts, email and telephone number.

Details of your visits to our website

Information gathered by the use of cookies in your web browser.

Payment card information

Your comments and reviews, for example, reviewing our Visitor Centre or product.

Your social media username, only if you interact with us through those channels, to help us respond to your comments and feedback.

Your image may be recorded on CCTV when you visit our Retail Shop, Visitor Centre and Museum.

 

4. How and why do we use your data?

To process any orders that you make using our website, if we do not collect your data during the checkout process, we will be unable to process your order and comply with our legal obligations.

To protect our business and your account from fraud and other illegal activities. This includes using your personal data to maintain, update and safeguard your account. We’ll also monitor your browsing activity with us to quickly identify and resolve any problems and protect the integrity of our websites. We’ll do all of this as part of our legitimate interest.

If we discover any criminal activity or alleged criminal activity through our use of CCTV, fraud monitoring and suspicious transaction monitoring, we will process this data for the purposes of preventing or detecting unlawful acts. Our aim is to protect the individuals we interact with from criminal activities.

With your consent, we will use your personal data, preferences and details of your transactions to keep you informed by email about relevant products, personalised promotions, discounts, offers, events, competitions and so on -You are free to opt-out of hearing from us at any time.

To administer any of our prize draws or competitions which your enter, based on your consent give at the time of entering.

To comply with our legal obligations to share data with law enforcement.

 

5. How do we protect your data?

We understand how important the security of personal data is to all of our customers. With this in mind, we will treat your data with the utmost care and take all appropriate steps to protect it.

Access to your personal data is password-protected, and sensitive data is secured to secure it is protected.

We regularly monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks.

 

6. How long will we keep your data?

Whenever we collect or process your personal data, we’ll only keep it for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. At the end of that retention period, your data will either be deleted completely or anonymised, for example by aggregation with other data so that it can be used in a non-identifiable way for statistical analysis and business planning.

 

7. What are your rights over your personal data?

An overview of your different rights
You have the right to request:

Access to the personal data we hold about you, free of charge in most cases.

The correction of your personal data when incorrect, out of date or incomplete.

For example, when you withdraw consent or object and we have no legitimate overriding interest, or once the purpose for which we hold the data has come to an end (such as the end of a warranty).

That we stop using your personal data for direct marketing (either through specific channels, or all channels).

That we stop any consent-based processing of your personal data after you withdraw that consent.

You have the right to request a copy of any information about you that Royal Crown Derby holds at any time, and also to have that information corrected if it is inaccurate. To ask for your information, please contact Data Protection Officer, Royal Crown Derby, 194 Osmaston Road, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE23 8JZ. To ask for your information to be amended, please update your online account, or contact our Customer Services team.

If we choose not to action your request we will explain to you the reasons for our refusal.

Your right to withdraw consent

Whenever you have given us your consent to use your personal data, you have the right to change your mind at any time and withdraw that consent.

Where we rely on our legitimate interest

In cases where we are processing your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interest, you can ask us to stop for reasons connected to your individual situation. We must then do so unless we believe we have a legitimate overriding reason to continue processing your personal data.

Direct marketing

You have the right to stop the use of your personal data for direct marketing activity through all channels, or selected channels. We must always comply with your request.
Checking your identity

To protect the confidentiality of your information, we will ask you to verify your identity before proceeding with any request you make under this Privacy Notice. If you have authorised a third party to submit a request on your behalf, we will ask them to prove they have your permission to act.

 

8. How can you stop Royal Crown Derby using your data for marketing purposes?

There are several ways you can stop direct marketing communications from us:

Click the ‘unsubscribe’ link in any email communication that we send you. This will stop you receiving any communications via email by Royal Crown Derby.

If you have an account, log ininto your Royal Crown Derby account and change your preferences.

Write to Digital Marketing, Royal Crown Derby, 194 Osmaston Road, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE23 8JZ.

Please note that you may continue to receive communications for a short period after changing your preferences while our systems are fully updated.

 

9. Contacting the regulator

If you feel that your data has not been handled correctly, or you are unhappy with our response to any requests you have made to us regarding the use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

You can contact them by calling 0303 123 1113.

Or go online to www.ico.org.uk/concerns (opens in a new window; please note we can’t be responsible for the content of external websites)

If you are based outside the UK, you have the right to lodge your complaint with the relevant data protection regulator in your country of residence.

 

9. Social Media Competition – Nightingale Owl

For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions, “The Promoter” refers to Royal Crown Derby whose social media handles is @royalcrownderby. The prize refers to The Nightingale Owl.

By entering the competition, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. All entries must be received by 12.00am (GMT) on 25th August 2023. One (1) winner will be selected at random by The Promoter on 28th August 2023 and the winner will be notified on or after this date.

The competition is only open to entrants who have subscribed to the Royal Crown Derby mailing list. One (1) winner will be chosen at random from all entrants and across all platforms.

No purchase necessary. Winners will not be required to pay to enter the competition.

Entrants must be over 18 years old on the date of their entry.

Only one entry per registered email address will be accepted.

Each entrant shall enter the competition by signing up to the Royal Crown Derby mailing list, in line with our privacy policy.

The Prize will be awarded to a randomly selected winner who has entered on Instagram, using a random number generator. The Promoter will not be held liable if the named prize becomes unavailable or cannot be fulfilled.

The Promoter will not be help liable for any failure of receipt of entries. The Promoter takes no responsibility for any entries which are lost, delayed, illegible, corrupted, damaged, incomplete or otherwise invalid.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, The Promoter’s liability under or in connection with the competition or these terms and conditions shall be limited to the cost price of the Prize in question.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, The Promoter shall not be liable under or in connection with these terms and conditions, the competition or any Prize for any indirect, special or consequential cost, expense, loss or damage suffered by a participant even if such cost, expense, loss or damage was reasonably foreseeable or might reasonably have been contemplated by the participant and the promoter and whether arising from breach of contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty or otherwise.

Prizes are non-negotiable, non-transferable and non-refundable. No cash alternative is available. Where a Prize becomes unavailable for any reason, the promoter reserves the right to substitute that prize for a prize of equal or higher value.

The name, address, email address and phone number of the winner must be provided to The Promoter if requested and will be shared to enable fulfilment of the Prize.​

In the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond The Promoter’s reasonable control, the promoter reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition or these terms and conditions, either in whole or in part, with or without notice.

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