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Privacy policy


This privacy policy sets out how The Brick Castle uses and protects any information you give me when you use this website. Any information collected via this blog will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy.

BACKGROUND:

The Brick Castle understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. I respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, www.thebrickcastle.com and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with my obligations and your rights under the law.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of this Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of The Brick Castle. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using The Brick Castle immediately.

1.            Definitions and Interpretation
In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings: 

“Account”
means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of The Brick Castle;
“Cookie”
means a small text file placed on your computer or device by The Brick Castle when you visit certain parts of The Brick Castle and/or when you use certain features of The Brick Castle. Details of the Cookies used by The Brick Castle are set out in Part 14, below; and
“Cookie Law”
means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003;

2.            Information About Me
The Brick Castle is owned and operated by myself, Jenny Leonard, sole trader.
I am the Data Protection Officer and can be contacted at the email address: thebrickcastle@gmail.com.

3.            What Does This Policy Cover?
This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of The Brick Castle. The Brick Castle may contain links to other websites. Please note that I have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and I advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

4.            What is Personal Data?
Personal data is defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’.
Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.

5.            What Are My Rights?
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights, which I will always work to uphold:
a)            The right to be informed about my collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy should tell you everything you need to know, but you can always contact me to find out more or to ask any questions using the details in Part 15.
b)            The right to access the personal data I hold about you. Part 13 will tell you how to do this.
c)            The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by me is inaccurate or incomplete. Please contact me using the details in Part 15 to find out more.
d)            The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask me to delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that I have. Please contact me using the details in Part 15 to find out more.
e)            The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.
f)             The right to object to me using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes.
g)            The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to me directly, I am using it with your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask me for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business in many cases.
h)            Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. I do not use your personal data in this way.
For more information about my use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact me using the details provided in Part 15.
Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
If you have any cause for complaint about My use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

6.            What Data Do We Collect?
Depending upon your use of The Brick Castle, I may collect some or all of the following personal data (please also see Part 14 on My use of Cookies and similar technologies and My Cookie Policy (see section 14):
·         Name;
·         Email address;
·         IP address;
·         Web browser type and version;
·         Operating system;
·         A list of URLs starting with a referring site, your activity on The Brick Castle, and the site you exit to.

7.            How Do You Use My Personal Data?
Under the GDPR, I must always have a lawful basis for using personal data. This may be because the data is necessary for my performance of a contract with you, because you have consented to my use of your personal data, or because it is in my legitimate business interests to use it. Your personal data may be used for the following purposes:
·         Communicating with you. This may include responding to comments from you.
·         Supplying you with information by email that you have opted-in to (you may unsubscribe or opt-out at any time by contacting me
·         Analysing your use of The Brick Castle [and gathering feedback] to enable me to continually improve The Brick Castle and your user experience.
·         Personalising and tailoring your experience on my site.
With your permission and/or where permitted by law, I may also use your personal data for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by email with information. You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam. I will always work to fully protect your rights and comply with my obligations under the GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, and you will always have the opportunity to opt-out.
Third Parties (including Adsense, Google Analytics, Flea Enterprises, Mumsnet, Britmums) whose content appears on my site may use third-party Cookies, as detailed below in Part 14. Please refer to Part 14 for more information on controlling cookies. Please note that I do not control the activities of such third parties, nor the data that they collect and use themselves, and I advise you to check the privacy policies of any such third parties.

8.            How Long Will You Keep My Personal Data?
I will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Your personal data will therefore be kept for the following periods (or, where there is no fixed period, the following factors will be used to determine how long it is kept):
·         The life of this website

9.            How and Where Do You Store or Transfer My Personal Data?
I may store or transfer some or all of your personal data in countries that are not part of the European Economic Area (the “EEA” consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). These are known as “third countries” and may not have data protection laws that are as strong as those in the UK and/or the EEA. This means that I will take additional steps in order to ensure that your personal data is treated just as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the GDPR as follows.

10.         Do You Share My Personal Data?
I will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes, subject to one important exception.
In some limited circumstances, I may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if I am involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.

11.         How Can I Control My Personal Data?

11.1       In addition to your rights under the GDPR, set out in Part 5, when you submit personal data via The Brick Castle, you may be given options to restrict my use of your personal data. In particular, I aim to give you strong controls on my use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from me which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in My emails.

11.2       You may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in the UK: The Telephone Preference Service (“the TPS”), the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (“the CTPS”), and the Mailing Preference Service (“the MPS”). These may help to prevent you receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receiving.

12.         Can I Withhold Information?
You may access The Brick Castle without providing any personal data at all. You may restrict my use of Cookies. For more information, see Part 14.

13.         How Can I Access My Personal Data?
If you want to know what personal data I have about you, you can ask me for details of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This is known as a “subject access request”.
All subject access requests should be made in writing and sent to the email or postal addresses shown in Part 15.
There is not normally any charge for a subject access request. If your request is ‘manifestly unfounded or excessive’ (for example, if you make repetitive requests) a fee may be charged to cover my administrative costs in responding.
I will respond to your subject access request within one month and, in any case, not more than one month of receiving it. Normally, I aim to provide a complete response, including a copy of your personal data within that time. In some cases, however, particularly if your request is more complex, more time may be required up to a maximum of three months from the date I receive your request. You will be kept fully informed of my progress.

14.         How Do You Use Cookies?
The Brick Castle uses analytics services provided by Google, which use Cookies. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse usage statistics, enabling me to better understand how people use The Brick Castle. For more details, please refer to my Cookie Policy - https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies

15.         How Do I Contact You?
To contact me about anything to do with your personal data and data protection, including to make a subject access request, please use the following details:
Email address: thebrickcastle@gmail.com
Postal Address c/o 280BL81PY

16.         Changes to this Privacy Policy
I may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if I change my business in a way that affects personal data protection.

Any changes will be immediately posted on The Brick Castle and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of The Brick Castle following the alterations. I recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.

Further information

If you believe any information The Brick Castle holds on you is incorrect or incomplete, please email as soon as possible to the above address. Any inaccuracies will be corrected as soon as possible.

This privacy policy is effective from 22/05/2018.

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We allow third-party companies to serve ads and/or collect certain anonymous information when you visit our web site. These companies may use non-personally identifiable information (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. These companies typically use a cookie or third party web beacon to collect this information. To learn more about this behavioral advertising practice or to opt-out of this type of advertising, you can visit https://thenai.org/opt-out/

I have enabled Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting in order that I can satisfy the questions about my readers posed by brands who wish to work with me. This collects non-identifiable data about whether my readers are male or female and which age group they fall into., as well as what systems they are using (e.g. mac or Windows, Android or IOS, Firefox or Chrome). Depending on your settings then it may also contain information about your location/language and interest categories.  You can opt out at any time - get the Opt Out Application for your device here...

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This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Blogger. We hereby release Blogger of any liability. The giveaway will end at 11:59:59 pm on THE GIVEN DATE. The winner will be contacted by email within 72 hours after the giveaway ends. If the winner does not respond within 7 days we reserve the right to choose another. The prize is AS STATED. Prize as supplied by THE BRAND to the winner as the promoter, The Brick Castle is the giveaway host. In the unlikely instance that the prize becomes unavailable, THE BRAND reserves the right to substitute for something of equal or greater value. The Brick Castle and THE BRAND are not responsible for delays due to postal disputes or other issues beyond our control, including bad weather. Multiple entries from one individual or automated entries may be disqualified.
Failing to answer the question correctly or not completing tasks when claiming you have will invalidate that entry.
If you are under 18 you need permission from a guardian to enter, and I will require them to supply me with a postal address to send the prize should you win. All prizes containing items restricted by age cannot be claimed by a winner below the age restriction. All winners agree to their full name and county being made available upon request.
If you have any additional questions - feel free to send an email to thebrickcastle@gmail.com. UK entrants only.
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