This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website, and Hope Dawson, the owner and provider of this Website (hopedawson.com).
We take the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website.
By visiting and using this Website, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please simply refrain from using the Website. Continued use of the Website means you accept the policy and any periodic changes.
Please read this privacy policy carefully.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:
Data
Collectively all information that you submit to Hope Dawson via the Website or other online channels.
Cookies
A small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in the relevant clause below, entitled Cookies.
Data Protection Laws
Any applicable law relating to the processing of personal Data, including but not limited to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), and any national implementing and supplementary laws, regulations and secondary legislation.
SCOPE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Hope Dawson and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media platforms or e-commerce websites.
For purposes of the applicable Data Protection Laws, Hope Dawson is the “data controller”. This means that Hope Dawson determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, your Data is processed.
DATA WE COLLECT
We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from you:
a. name;
b. contact information such as email address;
c. IP address (automatically collected);
d. date and time when you signed up for our mailing list.
We may collect your Data in a number of ways, for example:
a. when you contact us through the Website, by e-mail or through any other means;
b. when you elect to sign up for our free newsletter and receive marketing communications from us;
in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.
OUR MAILING LIST (OR NEWSLETTER)
We operate our mailing list on a strict “opt-in” only basis: when you choose to sign up for our newsletter, we will make it clear what you are signing up for and we will ask you for your consent.
If you no longer wish to receive our emails, you can simply click the “unsubscribe” link provided in every email.
We operate our mailing list through a third-party service provider: Mailerlite, whose policies and terms can be found on their website – https://www.mailerlite.com/legal
We will not share your Data with any other third parties, unless explicitly instructed to do so by relevant competent authorities.
COOKIES
This website may use Cookies to enhance the visitor experience. We have carefully chosen these Cookies in a desire to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.
More specifically, we only use strictly necessary and functional cookies that are needed to operate this Website. They are not so-called targeting cookies or marketing related cookies.
YOUR RIGHTS
You have the following rights in relation to your Data:
a. Right to access – the right to request (i) copies of the information we hold about you at any time, or (ii) that we modify, update or delete such information. If we provide you with access to the information we hold about you, we will not charge you for this, unless your request is “manifestly unfounded or excessive”. Where we are legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request. If we refuse your request, we will tell you the reasons why.
b. Right to correct – the right to have your Data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
c. Right to erase – the right to request that we delete or remove your Data from our systems.
d. Right to restrict our use of your Data – the right to “block” us from using your Data or limit the way in which we can use it.
e. Right to data portability – the right to request that we move, copy or transfer your Data.
f. Right to object – the right to object to our use of your Data including where we use it for our legitimate interests.
To make enquiries, exercise any of your rights set out above, or withdraw your consent to the processing of your Data (where consent is our legal basis for processing your Data), please contact us via this email address: privacy@hopedawson.com.
If you simply wish to no longer receive emails from us, you can click on the “unsubscribe” link provided in each of our emails.
If you are not satisfied with the way a complaint you make in relation to your Data is handled by us, you may be able to refer your complaint to the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO’s contact details can be found on their website at https://ico.org.uk/.
It is important that the Data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your Data changes during the period for which we hold it.
Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your Data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy or until you request that the Data be deleted.
Even if we delete your Data, it may persist on backup or archival media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
This Website (as well as our emails) may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.
GENERAL
If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.
This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.
This privacy policy was last updated on 11 January 2022.