What information do I collect?

I collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to me when you express an interest in obtaining information about me or my products and services, or otherwise when you contact me.

The personal information that I collect depends on the context of your interactions with me and my website, the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information I collect may include the following:

Personal information provided by you. I collect names; phone numbers; email addresses; and other similar information.

All personal information that you provide to me must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify me of any changes to such personal information.

Information automatically collected

Some information, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics, is collected automatically when you visit my website.

I automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the website. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our website and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our website, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

The information I collect includes:

Log and usage data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage and performance information my servers automatically collect when you access or use my website and which I record in log files. Depending on how you interact with me, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type and settings and information about your activity in the Website (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called ‘crash dumps’) and hardware settings).

Device data. I collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet or other device you use to access the website. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system and system configuration information.

How do I use your information?

I process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfilment of our contract with you, compliance with my legal obligations, and/or your consent.

I use personal information collected via my website for a variety of business purposes described below. I process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with my legal obligations. I indicate the specific processing grounds I rely on next to each purpose listed below.

I use the information I collect or receive to:

Deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. I may use your information to provide you with the requested service.

Respond to user enquiries/offer support to users. I may use your information to respond to your enquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the use of my services.

Discuss projects and updates.

Send occasional email communications for marketing purposes.

Will your information be shared with anyone?

I only share information with your explicit consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfil business obligations.

I may process or share your data that is held based on the following legal basis:

Consent: I may process your data if you have given me specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose.

Legitimate Interests: I may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests.

Performance of a contract: Where I have entered into a contract with you, I may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.

Legal Obligations: I may disclose your information where I am legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).

Vital Interests: I may disclose your information where I believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of my policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which I am involved.

More specifically, I may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations:

Business transfers: I may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of my business to another company.

Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party Service Providers: I may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for me or on my behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include: payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service and marketing efforts.

I may allow selected third parties to use tracking technology on the website, which will enable them to collect data on my behalf about how you interact with my website over time. This information may be used to, among other things, analyse and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, pages or features, and better understand online activity. Unless described in this notice, I do not share, sell, rent or trade any of your information with third parties for their promotional purposes. I have contracts in place with our data processors, which are designed to help safeguard your personal information. This means that they cannot do anything with your personal information unless I have instructed them to do it. They will also not share your personal information with any organization apart from me. They also commit to protect the data they hold on my behalf and to retain it for the period I instruct.

Who will your information be shared with?

Data analytics Services.

How long do I keep your information?

I will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements).

When I have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, I will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then I will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

How do I keep your information safe?

I have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information I process. However, despite my safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so I cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat my security, and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although I will do my best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from my website is at your own risk. You should only access the website within a secure environment.

Do I collect information from minors?

I do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

By using my website, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age. If I learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, I will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from my records. If you become aware of any data I may have collected from children under the age of 18, please contact me at studio@ms-design.co.uk.

What are your privacy rights?

In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom (UK), you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.

These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) if applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. To make such a request, please use the contact details provided below. I will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If I am relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Please note however that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal, nor will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

If you are a resident in the EEA or UK and you believe I am unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority.

If you are a resident in Switzerland, the contact details for the data protection authorities are available here: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html.

Controls for Do-Not-Track features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalised. As such, I do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that I must follow in the future, I will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.

Do I make updates to this notice?

Yes, I will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

I may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If I make material changes to this privacy notice, I may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. I encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how I am protecting your information.

How can I contact you about this notice?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email studio@ms-design.co.uk.

How can you update, review or delete the data I collect?

Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information I collect from you, change that information, or delete it in some circumstances. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please submit a request by emailing studio@markswadkins.com.

Privacy policy last updated 27/12/2021