Who we are
The Kaleidoscopes is committed to protecting and respecting the privacy of all those who use our website and our services. In line with the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) it is important to us that our visitors and customers understand what personal data we collect from you and how it will be processed.
What personal data do we collect?
It is the nature of the services we provide that requires us to collect and process personal data. This will, at a minimum, include:
- Your name
- Your phone number and email address
We may need to collect more personal data if it is necessary to the delivery of the service you have requested. If you don’t provide us with personal data, we’ll try to provide the service, but it may be impossible. (N.B. Please do not provide us with the personal data of anyone else without their permission, unless you have obtained the explicit consent from that person.)
Third Parties
How do we use your personal data?
We limit the use of personal data to ensuring we deliver the service you have requested. Furthermore, we retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary to deliver you this service. Under certain circumstances we will retain your personal data longer if it is part of an accounting record which we are obliged by law to retain for 7 years. Where this is the case, your personal data will be archived. Records in an archived state means access to them is greatly restricted. We will not sell or rent your information to third parties. We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes. We may pass your information to third party service providers who we have engaged for the purpose of completing tasks and providing services to you on our behalf. We disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service.
How we use cookies?
Our website uses a cookie control system that allows the user, on their first visit, to allow or disallow the use of cookies on their computer/device. Cookies are small, harmless files saved to the user’s computers hard drive that track, save and store information about the user’s interactions and usage of the website. If you wish to block the use of cookies on your hard drive, you can select ‘cookie settings’ under the privacy settings in your browser options and add our domain name (www.thekaleidoscopes.co.uk) If you agree to our cookies when you visit our website we collect your IP user address and information about the pages you accessed and how long you stayed on these pages as part of our Google Analytics. Google Analytics does not store, save or collect personal information and provides it to us in an anonymized format (general summary rather than individualised) For further information, you can read Google’s privacy policy which can be found at https://www.google.com/privacy.html
Mailing List (Mailerlite)
By subscribing to 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. You may unsubscribe from our marketing communications by clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link located on the bottom of our emails or by emailing info@thekaleidoscopes.co.uk. For further information, you can read Mailerlite's privacy policy which can be found here.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
What are your Data Protection Rights?
Data Request: You may request a copy of any data we hold about you.
Amending your data: 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 contact us so that we may correct our records.
Your right to be forgotten: You have the right to request erasure of your personal
information. Unless there is a compelling reason for the data not to be erased (for example, if we need
to use that data to fulfil our contractual or legal obligations), your personal data will be deleted on
request.
To contact us regarding these rights please write to our compliance officer by emailing us at
info@thekaleidoscopes.co.uk.
Security
The Kaleidoscopes takes security seriously. In order to protect your information from loss, misuse or unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect. These steps include the following:
- Data Minimisation
- Password best practice
Security best practice concerning devices (PCs, laptops, mobile devices), online accounts, website hosting, physical access and storage.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
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 services, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.