The Bridal Styling Company is committed to keeping your personal data safe and secure. This Privacy Policy sets out in detail the purposes for which we process your personal data and what rights you have in relation to that data.

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This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Please review frequently to be kept up to date with any updates. This privacy policy was last updated 22/05/2018.

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Information collected on the site and consent

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Contact form

If you use the contact form on my site the following user information is stored:

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• Name

• Email address

• How did you hear about The Bridal Styling Company?

• Message

 

The information you submit on a voluntary basis is used by The Bridal Styling Company to respond to your query submitted. By providing this personal information, implies that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

 

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is used on The Bridal Styling Company website.  This collection of data, which is stored by Google, allows The Bridal Styling Company to monitor webpage traffic and improve the website in order to tailor it to meet customer needs and improve their experience of the site.

 

The Bridal Styling Company website contains the following code which anonymises the IP address of the user when accessing our website:

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var ipAnonymization = true;

 

This means the data collected by the Google Analytics cookie will not contain the personal IP information of the user.

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To see how Google is GDRP compliant with the storage of analytical data, please read their privacy policy:

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https://policies.google.com/privacy

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If you would like to opt of having your data used by Google Analytics please click on the link below which will take you to the relevant third party’s website:

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https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

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Security on the website

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The Bridal Company website is secured by a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Certificate and as such, any information transmitted via this website is encrypted.

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Site hosted by Wix

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The Bridal Styling Company is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides The Bridal Styling Company with the online platform that allows us to offer our services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall. To view Wix.com Privacy Policy click on the link below:

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https://www.wix.com/about/privacy

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Cookies and how they are used

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A cookie is a text file which contains a small amount of information which is downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies 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.

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Session Cookies are temporary cookies that remain in your browser or device until you leave the site. They are then deleted from your device once you leave the Service.

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Persistent Cookies remain in your browser or device for much longer, depending on the cookie.

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For more information on cookies please visit:

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http://www.allaboutcookies.org

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Cookies used on The Bridal Styling Company website

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When you visit The Bridal Styling Company website the following cookies are stored on your machine:

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Wix cookies:

svSession – This cookie tracks users accessing Wix sites. 
hs – This cookie ensures that the right site is loaded for the request made by the browser.
XSRF-TOKEN – This cookie prevents cross site request forgery.

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For more information about Wix cookies please click on this link:

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https://support.wix.com/en/article/cookies-and-your-wix-site

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Google Analytics cookies:

_ga – This cookie is used to distinguish unique users. The _ga cookie expires after two years.

_gid – This cookie is used to distinguish unique user. The _ga cookie expires after 24hrs years.

_gat –  Used to throttle request rate. The _gid cookie expires after 1 minute.

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For more information about Google Analytics cookies please click on this link:

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https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage

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How to disable cookies

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Most browsers allow you to disable cookies. Below is a link to the help page for the following popular browsers:

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Google Chrome
http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647

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Internet Explorer
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

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Firefox
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Cookies

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Safari

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

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To find out more about cookies, including more information on how to disable/enable and delete them, please got to:

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https://www.aboutcookies.org

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Links to external sites

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There are external links to other sites on The Bridal Styling Company website. When you click on these links and navigate away from this site we have no control over how these third party sites handle your data. We would advise you to read the privacy policies of these these third party sites.

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Data retention

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Any personal data that you add voluntarily on the contact form will be retained by The Bridal Styling Company for as long as it is needed to perform its function. We regularly review the data held and delete information that is no longer needed.

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Security breach of data

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If there is a security breach and personal data is obtained, The Bridal Styling Company will contact all affected users as soon as possible and report the relevant actions taken in response to the security breach.

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User’s rights

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You have the right to request a copy of the personal information that we hold. You can also request that your personal information is amended and/or deleted at any time. Please email isabel@bridalstyling.co.uk if you would like to action this user right.