Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Kitty Holmes Ltd has developed this Privacy Policy in line with the requirements of the GDPR, the new data protection law from May 25, 2018 to explain how we collect, retain, process, share and transfer your personal data when you visit our site and use our services and does not apply to online websites or services that we do not own or control.

Our online store is hosted by Shopify and the payment platforms we use are PayPal and Stripe. Shopify provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data is stored through Shopify's data storage, database and the Shopify application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall. Your personal data will also be stored in our Shopify account until you unsubscribe from our mailing list.

What personal data do we collect?

When you provide us with personally identifiable information through this website, we respect your privacy. We will only use the personal information you provide when you fill in appropriate sections of our website to administer your account and to provide the products you have requested from us. By providing information like your name, email address, postal address and telephone number you agree to us contacting you with regards to the information you have requested.

Payment: When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.

Subscribing to our website: You are opting in to our mailing list and you personal information will be used solely by us to send you information about new products, our news and other updates.

What do we do with your information?

Your information will enable us to process and supply the products or services you have requested. It will also enable us to process payment and to contact you where necessary concerning your orders and requests.

In particular, we use your information to notify you occasionally about important changes or developments to the website or our products and services.

Where you have consented, as in the above literature we might also use your information to let you know by email, about other products and services which we offer which may be of interest to you. We also might contact you for your views on our products and services.

It is your right if you change your mind about being contacted to notify us. We can be contacted by email at hello@kittyholmes.com

We may also use aggregate information and statistics including "Cookies" for the purpose of monitoring website usage in-order to help us develop the website and our services and may provide such aggregate information to third parties. These statistics will not include any data that can used to identify any individual.

If, at some time in the future, we wish to use your personal data in ways other than those out in this private notice, then we will notify you about this and seek your permission to do so.

Disclosure of personal data

We do not sell, share or disclose your personal data to any third party for marketing purposes.

From time to time we may use other companies and individuals to provide services to us, such as delivering orders or processing credit card payments. These companies will be provided and have access to the personal data needed to perform their functions and not for any other purposes. They must process such data in accordance with this privacy notice and the GDPR.

We may disclose your personal data to any third party if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to (a) comply with the law or legal process (b) prevent fraud (c) protect the rights and property of Kitty Holmes Ltd. (d) to enforce our conditions of use or (e) protect against misuse or unauthorised use of website.

If, in future, a third party acquires Kitty Holmes Ltd or substantially all of its assets (whether merger, acquisition, organisation or otherwise) customer data, including personal information, may well be one of the transferred assets.

Storing and retaining data

We will retain your personal data for as long as it is necessary for the required service to be provided to you. All retained personal data is subject to the controls of our internal data protection policy which is required to be adhered to by Kitty Holmes Ltd and will be securely disposed of when it is considered to be of no further use.

If your account is closed, we may take steps to mask personal data and other information, but we reserve our ability to retain and access the data for so long as required to comply with applicable laws. We will continue to use and disclose such personal data in accordance with this privacy policy.

Security

We take security measures to protect your information from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with a AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards. Shopify meets all 6 PCI standards.

How do I withdraw my consent?

If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at any time, by contacting us at hello@kittyholmes.com

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

Questions or complaints

By submitting your personal data you consent to the use of that data as set out in this policy. If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact us at hello@kittyholmes.com