Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

The Mindful Yard CIC ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

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2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information from you:

• Personal Information You Provide: We collect information you directly provide to us, such as your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and any other information you choose to share when you contact us through the Site, subscribe to our newsletter, or make a purchase.  

• Automatically Collected Information: When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, pages viewed, and the date and time of your visit. We may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect this information. (See our Cookie Policy below for more details).  

• Information from Third Parties: We may receive information about you from third parties, such as payment processors or analytics providers. If so, we will only do this where we have a lawful basis to do so.
   

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use your information for the following purposes:

• Providing and Improving Services: To provide you with the services you request, to personalise your experience on the Site, and to improve our Site and services.

• Communication: To contact you with information about our services, updates, newsletters, marketing or promotional materials (where you have consented to this), and to respond to your inquiries. You can opt out of marketing communications at any time.

• Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws and regulations.  

• Analytics: To analyse how our Site is used and to improve its functionality.

• Order Fulfilment: If applicable, to process and fulfill your orders.
   

4. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information with the following categories of third parties:

• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, email delivery, payment processing, and customer service. We ensure that these providers are contractually obligated to protect your information.  

• Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process, or to protect our rights or the rights of others.

• Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.  
   

5. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you.  

• Rectification: You have the right to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.

• Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You have the right to request that we delete your personal information under certain circumstances.  

• Restriction of Processing: You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.  

• Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.  

• Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.  

• Withdrawal of Consent: If we have collected your information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.  

To exercise these rights, please contact us at catherine@themindfulyard.com.  
 

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.  
 

7. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure.  
 

8. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us.  
 

9. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this Site with a revised "Effective Date." Your continued use of the Site following the posting of such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.  
 

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

The Mindful Yard CIC catherine@themindfulyard.com