This is the privacy policy for www.barnhambarbers.com (Site). The Site is operated by Barnham Barbers Ltd. (we, us and our). For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, we are the data controller.

 

We are committed to protecting your privacy online. We appreciate that you do not want the personal information you provide to us distributed indiscriminately and here we explain how we collect information, what we do with it and what controls you have. By using the Site, you consent to the collection and use of information in accordance with this privacy policy. We reserve the right to change this privacy policy from time to time. This privacy policy was last updated on 1st February 2023.

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Information we may collect from you
We may collect and process the following information about you:

• information (such as your name, email address, postal address and telephone number) that you provide if you purchase any products through the Site, complete any forms on the Site (including if you register a customer account with us) upload or submit any material via the Site or request any  information;

• details of any transactions made by you through the Site;

• communications you send to us, for example to report a problem or to submit queries, concerns or comments regarding the Site or its content;

• details of your visits to the Site, the resources you access and any data you download.

• You are under no obligation to provide any such information. However, if you should choose to withhold requested information, we may not be able to provide you with certain services.

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Uses made of your information
We will use the information you provide to:

• if you submit any bookings with us, we will use your information to populate calendars we use internally only;

• provide you with any services and information offered through the Site which you request;

• audit the downloading of data from the Site;

• improve the layout and/or content of the pages of the Site and customise them for users;

• identify visitors to the Site;

• carry out research on our users’ demographics.

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Non-personal information

• When you visit the Site, we may collect non-personal information about you, such as the type of internet browser you use, the website from which you have come to the Site and your IP address (the unique address which identifies your computer, or your Internet Service Provider on the internet) which is automatically recognised by our web server. You cannot be identified from this information and it is only used to assist us in providing an effective service on the Site and to collect broad demographic information for aggregate use.

Cookies

• The Site uses cookies to store certain information. Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your browser to store and track information about you. Although they do identify a user’s browser, cookies do not personally identify users, nor do they contain any personal information. Cookies are specific to the server that created them and cannot be accessed by other servers. We cannot therefore, track your movements around the Internet.

• We use cookies to:

  • recognise you when you return to the Site;

  • allow you to navigate the Site more quickly and easily;

  • store any preferences

  • analyse traffic and estimate our audience size and patterns.

  • We do not use cookies to store your credit or debit card details. All credit or debit card information is handled directly by Square, our payment provider.

Information sharing

• We may disclose aggregate statistics about visitors to the Site, customers and sales in order to describe our services to prospective partners, advertisers, and other reputable third parties and for other lawful purposes, but these statistics will include no personally identifiable information.

• We may disclose your personal information to any of our affiliates, or to our agents or contractors who assist us in providing the services we offer through the Site, processing transactions, fulfilling requests for information, receiving and sending communications, updating marketing lists, analysing data, providing support services or in other tasks, from time to time. Our agents and contractors will only use your information to the extent necessary to perform their functions.

• We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or if we believe that such action is necessary to prevent fraud or cyber crime or to protect the Site or the rights, property or personal safety of any person.

Public forums

• The Site may, from time to time, make chat rooms, message boards, news groups and/or other public forums available to its users. Any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when using these and never disclose your personal information.

External links

• The Site may, from time to time, contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of such sites.

 

Payment processing

• If you purchase any goods or services through this website, payments will be made through our payment solutions provider, Square. You will be providing credit or debit card information directly to Square which operates a secure server to process payment details, encrypting your credit/debit card information and authorising payment.

Security

• We have security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personal information under our control. For example, our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorised personnel have access to personal information. Whilst we cannot ensure or guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of information will never occur, we use all reasonable efforts to prevent it.

• You should bear in mind that submission of information over the internet is never entirely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of information you submit via the Site whilst it is in transit over the internet and any such submission is at your own risk.

• It is advisable to close your browser when you have finished your user session to help ensure others do not access your personal information if you use a shared computer or a computer in a public place.

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Your rights

• You have a legal right under the Data Protection Act 1998 and GDPR to a copy of all the personal information about you held by us. You also have a right to correct any errors in that information. As mentioned above, you have a right to prevent the use of your personal information for direct marketing purposes.

Contacting us

• Please submit any questions, concerns or comments you have about this privacy policy or any requests concerning your personal data by contacting us at: 

  • Phone: 01243 554520

  • Email:  barnhambarbers@gmail.com