Admission
The DISTINCTIVE RINGS Website Operator is DISTINCTIVE RINGS LTD, registered office address: Office 67 Millmead Business Centre, Mill Mead Road, London, England, N17 9QU, e-mail: office@distinctiverings.co.uk.
The Website Operator, who is also the Data Controller, applies all measures aimed at respecting the privacy and protection of personal data of website users.
What information is collected when the user is using the website
1. The Website performs its functions of obtaining information by:
a) saving cookies on end devices (computers and mobile phones),
b) collection of web server logs by the hosting operator: home.pl, Zbożowa Street 4 70-653 Szczecin, Poland Tax Identification Number (NIP): 852-21-03-252 National Business Registry Number (REGON): 811158242
2. In the course of placing an order for a Product offered by the Website Operator, the User provides their personal data, i.e.: name, surname, company name (optional), country/region, street name, building number, apartment number, city, county, postal code, telephone number, e-mail address.
3. The Website Operator processes personal data in accordance with the applicable regulations on the protection of personal data, including:
a) The UK Data Protection Act 2018 (UK DGPR)
b) Data Protection and Digital Information Bill and makes every effort to ensure all physical, technical and organizational means against accidental or intentional destruction, accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, use or access.
For what purpose do we process personal data on the website?
1. Personal data is collected and used on the Website:
a) in the process of placing an order and purchasing Products offered on the DISTINCTIVE RINGS Website,
b) to send marketing communications (with User’s consent).
2. The Data Controller of the Users’ personal data is DISTINCTIVE RINGS LTD, registered office address: Office 67 Millmead Business Centre, Mill Mead Road, London, England, N17 9QU. The Data Controller can be contacted directly in matters of personal data protection via e-mail: office@distinctiverings.co.uk or by post to the following address: Office 67 Millmead Business Centre, Mill Mead Road, London, England, N17 9QU.
3. Personal data is processed for the purpose of:
a) performance by the Data Controller its obligations resulting from the sales agreement in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the UK GDPR, i.e. due to the fact that the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party,
b) sending marketing information to the User in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the UK GDPR, i.e. on the basis of the User’s consent. The User can withdraw their consent at any time by sending an e-mail directly to the following address: office@distinctiverings.co.uk
4. Personal data will be made available to: providers of hosting and IT services provided to the Data Controller on the basis of concluded agreements and entities authorized to obtain personal data on the basis of legal provisions.
5. The data will be processed for a period not longer than the period necessary resulting from the purposes described in this Policy or the period required by law. The retention period for personal data depends on the type of personal data. As a rule, the period of storage of personal data does not exceed 6 years, except when longer processing of personal data is permitted by law or when longer processing of data is justified by the fact that a dispute or claim related to the performance of a contract has arisen. In the event of withdrawal of consent to the processing of personal data by the data subject, the Data Controller ceases to process the data, provided that the withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing that was carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal.
6. Each of the persons whose data is processed has:
a) the right to access their data and the right to rectify, delete, limit processing, the right to transfer data, the right to object, in accordance with Articles 15-20 of the UK GDPR.
b) the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority (the Commissioner) at any time. Detailed information on the conditions for lodging a complaint can be found at: https://ico.org.uk/
7. In order to exercise the rights specified in point 6 letter a above, please contact the Administrator by sending an e-mail directly to the following address: office@distinctiverings.co.uk.
8. Personal data will not be subject to profiling and no mechanism for making automated decisions has been introduced.
9. Personal data will also not be transferred to third countries, i.e. outside the United Kingdom or to international organizations.
10. In a situation where the Administrator will process the User’s personal data for a purpose other than the performance of the sales contract or sending marketing messages, it will notify the User about it and provide the legal basis that allows it to do so. In some situations, it may be necessary to process Users’ personal data without their knowledge and consent. In such a case, it is done in accordance with the principles set out in this and generally applicable law.
11. Providing personal data during submission is voluntary, however, failure to provide them
a) will prevent the conclusion and performance of the contract by the Website Operator,
b) sending marketing messages.
How does the website use cookies?
1. The website uses cookies. Cookies contain the name of the website from which they originate, the time they are stored on the end device and a unique number.
2. The following types of cookies are used on the Website, taking into account the storage period, i.e.:
a) “session cookies”, which are temporary files stored on the User’s end device until logging out or leaving the Website,
b) “persistent” cookies, which are stored on the User’s end device for the time specified in the cookie parameters or until they are deleted by the User,
3. Additional cookies are divided into:
a) Own,
b) third parties cookies from other domains that have their elements placed on the Website, e.g. advertisements or other scripts for analytical or marketing purposes. For this purpose, they may store information about the navigation path or the time spent on a given page, In the case of the Website, this is Google LLC or MetaPlatforms Ireland.
4. The cookies used on the Website allow to use the functionalities of the website, including in order to gain access to the full range of these functionalities. The cookies used on the Website include:
a) “necessary” enable the use of services available on the Website,
b) “functional” are files that are necessary for the proper and safe functioning of the Website, enabling the memory of the Website settings for a specific user, e.g. in terms of the appearance of the Website pages.
c) “analytics” cookies: these files collect information that helps the Website Operator obtain information about how the Website is used. These files can also be used to examine the effectiveness of the Website Operator’s marketing activities and to personalize the content addressed to Users, the Website uses Google Analytics analytical tools, belonging to Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States, which collect information about your visits to the website, such as: how much time you spent on the website or transitions between individual subpages. For this purpose, Google LLC cookies for the Google Analytics service are used.
d) “marketing” cookies from other domains that have their elements placed on the Website, e.g. advertisements or other scripts for marketing purposes. To do this, they can store information about the navigation path or how long the User stays on a page. This entity is: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland, owner of the Facebook platform.
5. Cookies used on the Website: • are used to remember the contents of the shopping cart for the duration of the session (shopping cart cookies);
• allow to create anonymous statistics of visiting the Website;
• allow to be logged in to the Website on any of the available pages of the Website;
• allow to remember the User’s visits to the Website and the User’s preferences regarding the Website, e.g. the layout or arrangement of content on the viewed pages of the Website;
• allow to recommend goods related to those that the Website User has selected previously and that may potentially be of interest to the Website User again;
• allow to inform the Website User about the possibility of completing the order;
• allow for the presentation of advertisements in a way that takes into account the User’s interests (behavioral advertising);
• allow for the presentation of advertisements that is tailored to the preferences of the Website User (contextual advertising);
• enable to remember visits and preferences regarding the Website, e.g. the layout or arrangement of content,
• allow to secure the Internet session.
6. The User can change the settings of the browser they use or refuse the use of cookies. However, disabling cookies necessary for authentication, security, and maintaining User preferences may prevent the use of the Website.
7. The use of cookies to store information and access information stored on the User’s telecommunications end device is allowed provided that the User consents to such use of cookies.
8. Therefore, when opening the first page of the Website, the User may consent to such use of cookies if they want to use the Website. This consent may be withdrawn at any time, in particular by clearing the cookie history and disabling cookies in the browser settings.
9. Information on the possibility and methods of handling cookies can be found in the settings of web browsers below:
• in Mozilla Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
• w przeglądarce Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
• w przeglądarce Opera https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
• in Internet Edge: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/learning-center/how-to-manage-and-clear-your-cache-and-cookies?form=MA13I2
Children’s data
1. The products and services offered on the Website are not addressed to children under 16 years of age.
2. The Website Operator does not knowingly process personal data of children under 16 years of age.
3. If the Website Operator becomes aware that it has come into possession of personal data of children under 16 years of age, it will immediately delete this personal data.
4. If a child under 16 years of age provides the Website Operator with personal data, the child’s parents or legal guardians have the right to contact the Website Operator in the manner specified in point III.2 above.
CONCLUSION
In matters not covered by the Privacy and Cookies Policy, the provisions of generally applicable law in the United Kingdom, including the UK GDPR, shall apply. In the event of a change to the applicable Privacy and Cookies Policy, its appropriate modifications will be made available on the www.distinctiverings.co.uk. In the event of significant changes, the Administrator will provide the User with a Policy containing the changes.
