Privacy Policy

Hot Pink Wellingtons is committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, once enacted. Looking after the personal information you share with me at Hot Pink Wellingtons is very important, and I want you to be confident that your personal data is kept safely and securely and to understand how I use it to offer you a better and more personalised browsing experience.

This privacy policy sets out how Hot Pink Wellingtons uses and protects any information that you give while using https://hotpinkwellingtons.co.uk (referred to herein as the “website”). Your privacy is very important to me. Should I ask you to provide certain identifying information when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy. This page outlines aspects that may affect your browsing experience at https://hotpinkwellingtons.co.uk.

This privacy policy is subject to change without notice and was last updated on 10th May 2018. It is advised that you re-read this occasionally to make sure you are happy with the various policies.

If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions, you should cease use of this website immediately.

What Information Do I Collect?

  • Contact information including email address.
  • Demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests.
  • Other information relevant to customer orders, surveys and/or any offers or giveaways.
  • Any information you may send, post or deliver to me, either electronically or otherwise, regardless of whether I have committed not to collect it as part of my standard practices under this policy.

How Do I Use Your Information?

Email Mailing List

Hot Pink Wellingtons maintains an email mailing list of those who opt-in to subscribe via a third-party server (Mailchimp). These emails are used to email blog newsletters, occasional updates, and promotional content. You are free to unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of your newsletter emails. Your email will never be passed on to third parties by Hot Pink Wellingtons, with the exception of competition winners, as outlined below.

Your details will only be passed on if you are the winner of a giveaway hosted on the website, and your permission will be asked for before this happens. Permission will be requested via email when you are notified of your competition win, and your details will be received and passed on via email, only to the brand for which Hot Pink Wellingtons is hosting the giveaway or competition. Once a period of one month has elapsed, your details and giveaway email notifications will be deleted from my personal email account. Hot Pink Wellingtons is not responsible for your details held by the brand once they have been passed on.

Comments

I love to receive comments on hotpinkwellingtons.co.uk. When you leave a comment on my website, the information collected, which may include names, email addresses and/or website URLs, will not be added to my mailing list, nor will it ever be passed on or shared with third parties.

Comments are hosted through Disqus. Disqus offers a strong Do Not Track (DNT) framework. This includes both honoring DNT settings from browsers and allowing users to opt-out of tracking within Disqus for targeted advertising and content recommendations. Users with Disqus accounts can update their settings to opt-out of tracking across all devices and browsers where they are logged in. Logged-out users or readers without Disqus accounts can also opt-out of tracking for individual browsers.

Disqus afford users right to access the information that Disqus holds about them and the right to have that information deleted. Users can delete their Disqus account by following the instructions found at this link: Delete My Disqus Account.

Additionally, Disqus users can request access to all the information Disqus holds about them or request that they completely delete all of this information by emailing [email protected]

Site Analytics

I am committed to ensuring that my website contains content that is valuable and useful to my readers. To help me with this I have implemented Google Analytics Tracking on my website. This allows me to review anonymous data regarding the gender, age and interests of website visitors and adapt my website content to better reflect their needs. Although this information is collected through your Google ad settings, it is not provided to me in a personally-identifiable format. This means I cannot identify what information is about you, and I will never attempt to do so.

Website visitors who don’t want their data used by Google Analytics can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. To opt-out of Analytics for the web, visit the Google Analytics opt-out page and install the add-on for your browser. Learn more about the opt-out and how to properly install the browser add-on here.

Content Delivery Network

I use Cloudflare to provide web optimisation and security services which improve the performance and protect my website.

CloudFlare collect information when you use my website. This information may include but is not limited to IP addresses, system configuration information, and other information about traffic to and from my website (collectively, “Log Data”). Cloudflare collect and use Log Data to operate, maintain, and improve their Service. For example, Log Data can help to detect new threats, identify malicious third parties, and provide more robust security protection for my website.

Cookie Policy

What are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored within your computer’s local storage when you visit the website. Cookies allow the website to recognise you as a user either for the duration of your visit (using a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (a ‘persistent cookie’). They are not harmful and do not contain any information such as your home address, date of birth or credit card details.

How I Use Cookies

I use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps me analyse data about webpage traffic and improve the website in order to tailor it to each user’s needs. I only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help me provide you with a better browsing experience, by enabling me to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives me access to your computer or any information about you, other than the information you choose to share with me.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. To change your cookie settings, or if you want to be notified each time a cookie is about to be used, you should amend the settings provided in your web browser to prevent me from storing cookies on your computer’s local storage. For information on how to disable cookies, please consult the “Help” tab of your browser via the menu bar. This may prevent or limit you from taking full advantage of the website.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 10 May 2018, and further changes will be communicated by updating this notice.