Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Toshi Straps Ltd. uses and protects any information that you volunteer when you use this website.

Toshi Straps Ltd. is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should you be asked to provide any information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Toshi Straps Ltd. may change this policy at any time by updating this page. You should check this page frequently to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from January 1st 2016.

What I collect

I may collect the following information:

  • name
  • contact information including email address
  • demographic information such as postcode
  • other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

What I do with the information I gather

I require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping.
  • To improve products and services.
  • I may occasionally send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which I think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

I reserve the right to cooperate with law enforcement officials in the investigation of alleged unlawful activities of my customers or relating to my customers. I will have no legal liability for such disclosures.

Security

I am committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, I have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information collected online.

How I use cookies

A cookie is a small file which is placed on your computer’s hard drive. A cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

This website uses cookies to help me better understand how users use the website so that I can administer, support and improve the website and the products that Toshi Straps Ltd. offers.

Overall, cookies help me provide you with a better website, by enabling me to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives me access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with me.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

This website only uses first-party cookies. This means these cookies cannot be read by any other website, and nor does this website read cookies set by any other website. No personal or financial data is contained on any cookie used by this website.

You can find out more about cookies and how to manage them here: http://www.aboutcookies.org/.

Name of Cookie Purpose & Type Provider Expiry Strictly Necessary
_ga Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

Google Analytics

2 year

no

_gat Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate

Google Analytics

Session

no

_gid

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

Google Analytics

Session

no

tk_lr

Collection of internal metrics for user activity, used to improve user experience.

WordPress.com

1 year

no

tk_or

Collection of internal metrics for user activity, used to improve user experience.

WordPress.com

5 years

no

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WP Security persistent tk_lr, tk_or, tk_r3d, wfvt_<number> Security Related Cookies

In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies in all mainstream browsers:

Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB

Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/278835

Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/microsoft-edge (Please note that there are no specific instructions at this time, but Microsoft support will be able to assist)

Safari (macOS): https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?viewlocale=en_GB&locale=en_GB

Safari (iOS): https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-Cookies-website-preferences

Android: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en (Please refer to your device’s documentation for manufacturers’ own browsers)

Mailing Lists

As part of the registration process for our monthly e-newsletter, we collect personal information. We use that information for a couple of reasons: to tell you about stuff you’ve asked us to tell you about; to contact you if we need to obtain or provide additional information; to check our records are right and to check every now and then that you’re happy and satisfied. We don’t rent or trade email lists with other organisations and businesses.
We use a third-party provider, MailChimp, to deliver our newsletter. We gather statistics around email opening and clicks using industry standard technologies to help us monitor and improve our e-newsletter. For more information, please see MailChimp’s privacy notice. You can unsubscribe to general mailings at any time of the day or night by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any of our emails.

Registration ot our Mailchimp List is done via 3rd party Service Mail Munch. Their privacy policy can be found here: https://legal.mailmunch.com/privacy/

Links to other websites

From time to time my website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave my site, you should note that I do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, I cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information – Your Rights

Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which this Policy and Our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:

1 The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data;

2 The right of access to the personal data We hold about you ;

3 The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Us using the details below);

4 The right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask Us to delete any personal data We hold about you (We only hold your personal data for a limited time, but if you would like Us to delete it sooner, please contact Us using the details below);

5 The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data;

6 The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organisation);

7 The right to object to Us using your personal data for particular purposes; and

8 Rights with respect to automated decision making and profiling.

If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, please contact Us using the details provided below and We will do Our best to solve the problem for you. If We are unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office.

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

  • whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
  • if you have previously agreed to Toshi Straps Ltd. using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by emailing me at rich@toshi-straps.com.

I will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties.

You may request details of personal information which I hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. If you would like a copy of the information held about you please write to Richard Beard, Toshi Straps Ltd., PO Box 374, Barnstaple, Devon EX32 2GJ, England. A charge of £10 will be made to cover my administration costs.

If you believe that any information I am holding about you is incorrect or incomplete, please email me as soon as possible. I will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.