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For The Discerning Gentlemen
At The Gentlemen’s Dispatch (“we,” “us,” or “our”), we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.thegentlemensdispatch.com (the “Website”). It also outlines your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK data protection laws.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following data about you:
1.1 Personal Data You Provide to Us
Contact Information: Such as your name, email address, postal address, and telephone number when you subscribe to our newsletter, contact us, or fill out a form on our website.
Account Information: If you create an account, we collect your username, password, and other information related to your account.
Content: Information you provide when you post comments, reviews, or other content on our website.
1.2 Data We Collect Automatically
Usage Data: We may collect information on how you access and use the website, such as your IP address, browser type, browser version, pages visited, time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. For more details, please refer to our [Cookie Policy] section below.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To Provide and Maintain Our Website: Including to monitor the usage of our website.
To Manage Your Account: If you create an account, we use your information to manage your registration and profile.
To Communicate with You: Including responding to your inquiries, sending newsletters, updates, and marketing communications that you have opted to receive.
To Improve Our Website: We analyze usage data to improve and enhance our website and services.
To Comply with Legal Obligations: We may process your data to comply with legal requirements, respond to legal processes, and protect our rights.
3. Legal Basis for Processing Your Data
We rely on the following legal bases under GDPR and UK law for processing your personal data:
Consent: We will process your data based on your consent, such as when you subscribe to our newsletter or agree to cookies.
Performance of a Contract: We process your data to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, such as providing access to your account.
Legitimate Interests: We process your data to further our legitimate business interests, such as improving our website and marketing our services.
Legal Obligation: We may process your data to comply with legal obligations, such as tax laws or regulatory requirements.
4. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. We may share your data in the following circumstances:
With Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, and email marketing.
For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, sale, or acquisition, your personal data may be transferred as part of the business assets.
5. International Data Transfers
We may transfer your data to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK. If we do so, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data, such as using standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission or other legally recognized mechanisms.
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Once the retention period has expired, we will delete or anonymize your data.
7. Your Rights
Under GDPR and UK law, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to have that data transmitted to another controller.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your data where we are relying on legitimate interests as the legal basis.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
8. Security of Your Data
We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect it from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device). You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our website.
For more information on the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please see our [Cookie Policy].
10. Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site.
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