Outside of the contact form details and shop I don’t collect private data – end of. This policy tells you what information the website collects and why, how I keep it safe, how I use that information, who I share that information with and what your rights are.
TL/DR – I don’t collect your data, I don’t do marketing, I never share your data. In short, I really hate spam, phishing and almost every form of marketing – and I don’t want any part of it. Your data is safe with me and I will never contact you outside of necessary contact in respect of purchases you’ve made or tech support for my plugins.
If you simply wish to browse the website, no personal data is directly collected. A single cookie is used to check if you have accepted cookie and privacy policies.
With all cookies on this site personal information is not contained in the cookies, however, it may be possible to use the information in combination with other data to build a personal profile. This is why I secure the site to prevent malicious access.
If you use the social sharing buttons some information may be collected by the social platform and their cookies may remain for our website. I use encryption to help prevent access to these cookies.
In order to share, you will need to have an account with the social platform you use, and therefore will have already agreed to their terms for privacy and the use of cookies. Privacy and cookie information for the main sites is here:
I use Fluent Cart. If you browse the shop, add-to-cart or buy products, Fluent will track your clicks in order to do functional things – like mark a link read, help a cart persist and so on.
On checkout, you will submit personal information. Your name and email are stored on-site to help you manage your account. All payment details are sent to Stripe and are not stored on this website. You can read Stripe’s privacy policy here: https://stripe.com/privacy
When you submit information through the contact form it is sent directly to me. This email is only accessed by me. No data is stored on this website or in any intermediary database or software platform.
After responding to the email and resolving the enquiry, the email will be deleted. You are not added to any list or marketing campaign and your data is not retained unless this is explicitly requested by yourself.
Mike Smith – Owner of Smithy Factory (see Contact Details below).
Mike Smith – Owner of Smithy Factory (see Contact Details below).
This website uses encryption so that cookies and information entered on forms is secure. This is through an SSL certificate. You can see that the site is secure through your web browser, which will have a padlock or a green ‘SECURE’ message, and will show HTTPS at the beginning of the website address.
I do not share your information with or sell it to third parties – save in the course of business (legitimate interest) with you if necessary in order to complete any works agreed.
I will not disclose your information to any third party unless required to do so by law. In such cases I will ensure due diligence in releasing only required information, and this only to recognised official parties entitled to require this information under law.
To act upon these rights contact me using the details below.
This policy gives a clear guide to what data I collect and why.
You may request a copy of the information I hold about you at any time.
You may ask me to correct information held about you if it is incorrect or incomplete.
I will remove all data held about you on request.
I do not currently process your data – that is – I do not use it for marketing, sell or otherwise share it with third parties or act upon your data.
I do not collect sensitive personal data nor claim any rights of ownership over your data that I do hold.
I do not use your personal data for the purpose of direct marketing, scientific and historical research, for the performance of a task in the public interest or any similar purpose. Should I do so in future you will be notified at least one month beforehand and may request for your data not to be included in any such purpose.
I do not use automatic processing of data. Should I do so in future you will be notified at least one month beforehand and may request for your data not to be included in any such purpose.
For any of the above you may contact me through my standard contact form, by email, by phone or in writing using the following details.
Our email: mike@smithyfactory.co.uk
Our address: I do not operate a physical address for this business.
I will deal with any requests within 28 days except where reasonable impediment prevents me from doing so.
I provide this website, security and hosting. I use 20i as my hosting service provider, who therefore have access to any data stored on my website. You may view their privacy policy here.