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We are committed to transparency and respecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website.
This website is owned and operated by Dave Jackson, The Stick Smith, Based at RG8 7RJ.
We only handle “essential” and “functional” cookies, and are not interested in selling (or letting anyone else sell) your data! For this reason, we have chosen not to create a fancy cookie-catching website, and have opted-out of some of the “sleak” features which make websites work seamlessly, so that we can help you preserve your online data. We think cookies should refer to the “chocolate chip” sort, not the marketing and advertising ones.
We do not allow comments, account creation, or posting articles on our site. If we did, you might expect to have to opt-in to saving your personal details in our cookie jar for 1 year. These would have been for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details each time, but we don’t, so you don’t have to worry. If you give us your personal details while buying something, contacting us, or for any other reason, we will not personally share or sell your data with any third parties, excepting in the following instances.
Some features on this site may include embedded content (e.g. Instagram, Google Maps etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Embedded Instagram feed: Instagram is important to our business, as its our best way of reaching out beyond our immediate sphere. There is an embedded instagram feed at the bottom of most pages, and should you open instagram from there you will be subject to Instagram’s privacy policy.
Embedded Google Maps widget: We use a Google Maps widget to enable our customers to find us more easily. Should you use this widget you'll be subject to Google Maps’s privacy policy.
To allow you to contact us easily, we use a contact form (Make an Enquiry), which collects the information you enter about your name, contact details and location so that we can effectively respond to enquiries and questions.
We use Mailchimp to stay in touch with people who opt in for specific communications. Mailchimp processes your data in-line with the Mailchimp cookie statement.
To enable you to book a place on one of our Craft Courses, purchase a product or gift voucher, we decided the best user experience for you was to use WooCommerce. There are some essential features in Woo Commerce which require collecting information about you during the checkout process on our store. You can find the WooCommerce privacy policy here.
WooCommerce tracks your basket contents with cookies, so you can browse the website with items in your basket. And when you purchase from us, we’ll ask you to provide information including your name, billing address, email address, phone number and payment details. We’ll use this information for purposes, such as, to:
We accept payments through PayPal. If you choose to pay with PayPal, some of your data will be passed to PayPal, including information required to process or support the payment, such as the purchase total and billing information. Please see the PayPal Privacy Policy for more details.
On occasion and where applicable we may share relevant information (such as your name, address and contact details) with a 3rd party shipping provider to fulfil the delivery of an order.
If you choose to receive marketing or newsletter communications, we will store your email address for as long as you remain opted-in to hearing from us. This information is used directly by us and stored with Mailchimp
If you book a place on a course, we will keep hold of the details you provide until after the course has passed. Anonymised information will be stored for for up to 5 years for tax and accounting purposes. This information is used directly by us and is stored with WooCommerce.
You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
The Stick Smith
