Privacy policy
The Short version
As with all other websites who store data of their visitors, www.foxycrochet.com (“we”) have a privacy policy to tell our website visitors and newsletter subscribers (“you”) how we deal with internet privacy and cookies.
In short, we use your data responsibly and do not share email address or personal details with other companies who are likely to hassle you in the future. We do use cookies which tell us some basic data about yourself and help us understand our visitor behaviour better. By visiting and using our website you consent to the use of cookies.
The full version
Internet Privacy and Cookies Policy
We are committed to safeguarding and preserving the privacy of our
visitors and subscribers. We will not be using the data you give us in any way
apart from how it is stated. This policy explains what happens to any personal
data that you provide to us by way of visiting our website, subscribing to our
newsletter and how we use cookies on this website www.foxycrochet.com. We do update this
Policy from time to time so please do review this Policy regularly. This policy
was last updated in August 2021
Collection of personal data
When you browse the website for purely informal purposes without contacting us via the contact forms we only collect personal data that your browser transmits to our server. We only collect basic personal data about you which includes IP address, time of your visit, browser type, operating systems, the website from which your visit comes from, language etc and information about your visits such as pages viewed and the resources that you access. This information is technically necessary to display our website to you and to guarantee stability and security. We also collect information provided voluntarily by you such as your name and email address. For example, when you contact us for further information or to subscribe to our newsletters.
We do not collect any financial information from you. Our online shops are hosted by www.Etsy.com, www.Ravelry.com, www.Lovecrafts.com and www.Ribblr.com and payments are processed by these third parties. Please view their websites for further information on their privacy and data security.
Personal data that we process
We process your personal data by using our services and / or by providing this data to us. We process the following personal data:
- Your first and last name
- Your email address
We do not collect or store your financial data.
Use of Your Information
We use the information that we collect from you to provide our services to you. In addition to this we may use the information for one or more of the following purposes:
- To provide information to you that you request from us relating to our products or services.
- To provide information to you relating to other products that may be of interest to you. Such additional information will only be provided where you have consented to receive such information.
- To send a newsletter if you have subscribed.
If you have previously purchased goods or services from us we may provide to you details of similar goods or services, or other goods and services, that you may be Interested in. We never give your details to third parties to use your data to enable them to provide you with information regarding unrelated goods and services.
Storing Your Personal Data
In operating our website it may become necessary to transfer data that we collect from you to locations outside of the European Union for processing
and storing. By providing your personal data to us, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We do our upmost to ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to make sure that your data is stored securely.
We do not store your personal data longer than is absolutely necessary to achieve the purposes for which your data is collected.
Unfortunately, sending information via the Internet is not totally secure and on occasion such information can be intercepted. We cannot guarantee the security of data that you choose to send us electronically, sending such information is entirely at your own risk.
Passing on personal data to third parties
We will not disclose your personal information to any other party other than in accordance with this Privacy Policy and in the circumstances below:
- In the even that we sell any or all of our business to the buyer
- Where we are legally required by law to disclose your personal information
- To further fraud protection and reduce the risk of fraud
How long we keep your data
We do not store your personal data longer than absolutely necessary to achieve the purposes for which your data is collected. Your information we use for marketing purposes will be kept with us until you notify us that you no longer wish to receive this information. We will review your consent to us using this information every 2 year.
What we would also like to do with it
We use an email marketing service provider to deliver the newsletter. Using their reports on the email, we gather statistics around email opening and clicks using industry standard technologies to help us monitor and improve our e-newsletter. The name of the email marketing service provider is included in our newsletter. For information around how the provider uses your data please see their privacy notice.
Third party links
On occasion we include links to third parties on this website. Where we provide a link it does not mean that we endorse or approve that
site’s policy towards visitor privacy. You should review their privacy policy before sending them any personal data.
Your purchase of products or services
Our website does not offer an online shop and therefore we do not process any payments or collect any financial data from you. Our online stores are managed and your purchases are processed by www.Etsy.com, www.Ralvery.com, www.Lovecrafts.com and www.Ribblr.com. Please review their privacy policy before making a payment. Do not enter your personal and financial data to any other websites in order to purchase our products or services.
Access to information
In accordance with the GDPR 2018 you have the right to access any information we hold about you. You also have the right to have information anonymised. Please get in touch to request this.
Cookie Policy
We use cookies on www.foxycrochet.com. By visiting and using our website you consent to the use of cookies.
- What are cookies?
Cookie is a small text file that is saved on your computer, tablet or smartphone when you visit our website for the first time. Cookies provide information regarding the computer/ smartphone/ tablet used by you and your general Internet use. This information is statistical data which will not identify you personally.
- How we use cookies?
We may use cookies where appropriate to gather information about your computer in order to assist us in improving our website.
When you visit our website, we may place a number of cookie files in your web browser. These cookies can be used for a number of reasons, such as allowing
certain functions of this website to be performed, to store your preferences, to enable delivery of advertisements.
Our advertisers may also use cookies, over which we have no control. Such cookies (if used) would be downloaded once you click on advertisements on our website.
- What are your choices regarding cookies?
You can adjust the settings on your computer to decline any cookies if you wish. This can be done within the “setting” section of your computer/ smartphone/ tablet. For more information please read the advice at AboutCookies.org.
- Third party cookies
As you browse our website, advertising cookies will be placed on your computer so that we can understand what you are interested in. Our display advertising partners including Google AdWords and Facebook Ad's, then enables us to present you with targeting advertising on other sites based on your previous interaction with our
website. The techniques our partners employ do not collect personal information such as your name, email address, postal address, or telephone number.
Marketing Analytics
We use Google Analytics to help us understand visitor behaviour better. Google also uses cookies. Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and they comply with European data protection law. Your personal data is not accessed using Google and no other party will be able to access the data.
Contacting us
If you have any questions, please contact us via our email at contact@foxycrochet.com