Privacy Policy

Who we are

At Hazel Tratt / www.hazeltratt.co.uk we respect your privacy and take the protection of personal data very seriously.

We will never share your personal information to third parties unless required by law and all data is password protected. You may contact me at any time with any queries or concerns and to request erasure or modification of the personal data you have given.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

We may collect and store data such as your name, email address, contact details, billing address for the following reasons;

If you were to purchase services from us
To further our client relationship with you and keep you updated with any relevant services we provide
Tax purposes

Data is stored electronically on GDPR compliant systems.

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) we control and / or process any personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases.

Legal Obligation. tax purposes
Contract. customers purchasing services from Hazel Tratt/entering into a working agreement
Legitimate Interests. to help us meet your customer needs we may use analytical tools such as Google Analytics to ensure the service we provide is at it’s best. (Google Analytics stores usage data which may include your IP address, geographical location, referral source, length of visit and page views)

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Who we share your data with

Your personal information is never shared with any third party unless required by law (for example an HMRC tax audit). If we were ever required to share any data we would contact you directly to make sure you were happy for us to do so.

How long we retain your data

Any relevant data you provide is stored for as long as a specific contract or project is in progress and as long as you remain an active client. Information required for tax and legal requirements are held for 7 years as required by law.

We keep a record of previous projects and correspondence so that we can help to deal with any enquiries or issues you may have in the future, and so we can ensure that any information that we send to you is relevant. Personal data that we process for any purpose shall not be held for longer than is necessary for that purpose.

What rights you have over your data

You can request the personal data you’ve provided to us at any time, as well as requesting erasure of any information we hold about you by contacting us using the contact details provided below.

If you have an account on this site (WordPress), or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

You also have the right to complain to the ICO [www.ico.org.uk] if you feel there is a problem with the way we are handling your data.

We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

How we protect your data

We ensure the security of any personal information we hold by using secure data storage technologies and precise procedures in how we store, access and manage that information. Our methods meet the GDPR compliance requirement.

What data breach procedures we have in place

All data is password protected and we do our utmost to ensure the security of all information. In the unlikely event of a data breach, it will be dealt with according to the ICO guidelines.

Changes in our Privacy Policy

If, as determined by us, the lawful basis upon which we process your personal information changes, we will notify you about the change and any new lawful basis to be used if required. We shall stop processing your personal information if the lawful basis used is no longer relevant.