privacy policy

Sourdough Explained (“We” or “us”) are committed to protecting and respecting your personal data and privacy.

This privacy policy relates to how we use and collect personal data from you through your use of this website or when you purchase a product or service from us. It also relates to our use of any personal information you provide to us in written correspondence (including email) or during a video call. Please note that this website and my services are not intended for children under the age of 18 and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.

We confirm that we will keep your information secure and that we will comply fully with all applicable UK Data Protection legislation and regulations. Please read the following carefully to understand what happens to personal data that you choose to provide to us, or that we collect from you when you visit this site. By visiting www.sourdoughexplained.com (“my website”), you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.

The data we collect about you

We collect and process personal data. Typically the personal data we collect and process will include identity, contract, financial, transactional, technical, profile, usage and marketing and communications data such as:

Identity Data includes first name, last name, username

Contact Data includes billing address, delivery address, email address, telephone number

Financial Data includes bank account and payment card details

Transaction Data includes details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have purchased from us.

Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.

Profile Data includes your username and password, purchases or orders made by you, your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses.

Usage Data includes information about how you use our website, products and services.

Marketing and Communications data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

If you fail to provide personal data

Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you, and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with our services). In this case, we may have to cancel a product or service you have with us but we will notify you if this is the case at the time.

How your data will be used

We use information held about you to:

1. carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and provide our services;
2. carry out feedback and research on our services; and
3. notify you about changes to our services.

We never sell your data to third parties or allow third parties to contact you without your permission

We share your data with third parties where there is a legal obligation for us to do so or we have identified a valid lawful basis ( Email Provider, Online payment providers, IT support services)

Your data is stored by us and our processors in the UK, EEA or in a country where an adequacy decision has been made by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) (e.g. EU-US Privacy Shield).

Our data retention policy is dictated by the Data Protection Laws and is available for inspection by submitting a written request using the contact details provided in this policy.

Your rights

Under the Data Protection Laws your rights are:

To be informed – We must make this privacy policy (sometimes referred to as a privacy notice) available with the emphasis on transparency over how we process your data.

Access – You are entitled to find out what details we may hold about you and why. We strive to be as open as we can be in terms of giving people access to their personal data. Individuals can find out if we hold any of their Personal Data by making a formal request under the Data Protection Laws. Such requests should be in writing to the contact details provided in this policy. If we do not hold information about you we will confirm this in writing at the earliest opportunity. If we do hold your personal data we will respond in writing within one calendar month of your request (where that request was submitted in accordance with this policy). The information we supply will:

Confirm that your data is being processed; verify the lawfulness and the purpose of the processing; confirm the categories of personal data being processed; confirm the type of recipient to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed; and let you have a copy of the data in format we deem suitable or as reasonably required by you.

Rectification – We are obliged to correct or update your details. We will correct or update your data without delay provided you make the request in writing to the contact details provided in this policy, clearly specifying which data is incorrect or out of date.

Erasure – This is also known as the request to be forgotten. Under Data Protection Laws you have the right to erasure under specific circumstances. A request for your personal data to be deleted will be decided on a case by case basis and should be submitted in writing to the contact details provided in this policy.

Restrict processing – You have the right to ‘block’ or suppress the processing by us of your personal data.

Portability – You have the right to obtain and reuse your personal data that you have provided to us.

Object – You have the right to object to us processing your data in relation to direct marketing and or profiling.

Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling

We do not use automatic decision making or profiling.

Please note that you may need to provide identification in order to prove who you are if you wish to invoke any of your rights as provided by the Data Protection Laws and as summarised above.

If you agree, we will try to deal with your request informally, for example by providing you with the specific information you need over the telephone or email.

Data retention
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

Changes

We keep our privacy policy under regular review and you should check back regularly to ensure you are aware of changes to it. We may display this notice to you from time to time to help ensure you are aware of its contents.

Contact us
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by email at sourdoughexplained@gmail.com.