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This privacy policy tells you about the information we collect from you when you use our website. In collecting this information, we are acting as a data controller and, by law, we are required to provide you with information about us, about why and how we use your data, and about the rights you have over your data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who we are?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are Peony & Magnolia Ltd (Peony & Magnolia). Our address is 4 Charles Street, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1JH. You can contact us by post at the above address or by email at gdpr@peonyandmagnolia.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted by emailing Alice Bromwich, Director on gdpr@peonyandmagnolia.com<\/a> or in writing at the above address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How we use your information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you use our website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you submit an enquiry via our website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your rights as a data subject<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your right to complain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updates to this privacy policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cookies, Analytics and Traffic Data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cookies are small text files which are transferred from our websites, applications or services and stored on your device. We use cookies to help us provide you with a personalised service, and to help make our websites, applications and services better for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our cookies may be session cookies<\/strong> (temporary cookies that identify and track users within our websites, applications or services  which are deleted when you close your browser or leave your session in the application or service) or persistent cookies<\/strong> (cookies which enable our websites, applications or services  to \u201cremember\u201d who you are and to remember your preferences within our websites, applications or services and which will stay on your computer or device after you close your browser or leave your session in the application or service).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We use the following different types of cookies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strictly necessary cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are cookies which are needed for our websites, applications or services to function properly, for example, these cookies allow you to access secure areas of our website or to remember what you have put into your shopping basket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performance cookies and analytics techniques<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These cookies collect information about how visitors and users use our websites, applications and services, for instance which functionality visitors use most often, and if they get error messages from areas of the websites, applications or services. These cookies don\u2019t collect information that identifies a visitor or user. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We only use these cookies to improve how our website, applications and services work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Functionality Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These cookies allow our websites, applications and services to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Targeting or advertising cookies (where applicable)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operators\u2019 permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They may also affect what you see when you attempt to view other website or search engines as, by their nature, they will endeavour to provide advertisements and websites for products and services that it is believed you have an interest in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web beacons and parameter tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also use cookies and similar software known as web beacons to count users who have visited our website after clicking through from one of our advertisements on another website or in emails and to collect details of any products or services purchased. These web beacons collect limited information which does not identify particular individuals. It is not possible to refuse the use of web beacons. However, because they are used in conjunction with cookies, you can effectively disable them by setting your browser to restrict or block cookies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We keep a record of traffic data which is logged automatically by our servers, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, device information, the website that you visited before ours and the website you visit after leaving our site. We also collect some site, application and service statistics such as access rates, page hits and page views. We are not able to identify any individual from traffic data or site statistics.
Find out more about the individual cookies and analytics technologies that we use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Analytics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Analytics uses \u201ccookies\u201d, to help the website analyse how users use the websites, applications or services. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the websites, applications or services (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the websites, applications or services compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google\u2019s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser or within the application, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using our websites, applications or services you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. To find out more, see \u201cHow Google uses data when you use our partners\u2019 sites or apps\u201d, (located at www.google.com\/policies\/privacy\/partners\/<\/a>, or any other URL Google may provide from time to time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit: http:\/\/tools.google.com\/dlpage\/gaoptout<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other links and social media websites own posts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you follow a link from our website, application or service to another site or service, this Privacy Notice will no longer apply. We are not responsible for the information handling practices of third-party sites or services and we strongly advise you to read the privacy notices appearing on those sites or services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our websites, applications or services may enable you to share information with social media sites, or use social media sites to create your account or to connect your social media account. Those social media sites may automatically provide us with access to certain personal information retained by them about you (for example any content you have viewed). You should be able to manage your privacy settings from within your own third party social media account(s) to manage what personal information you enable us to access from that account.
The privacy policy for the sites that we might take you to are listed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook \u2013 http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/about\/privacy\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter \u2013 https:\/\/twitter.com\/privacy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube \u2013 http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/static?hl=en&template=privacy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LinkedIn \u2013 http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/static?key=privacy_policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to refuse the use of cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, if you do this you may lose some useful functionality such as location based features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to disable the use of cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how to prevent new cookies from being installed and how to delete existing cookies. The exact procedure depends on which browser you are using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Chrome<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To prevent new cookies from being installed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n