Privacy Policy

Welcome to Bids and Bloom. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website, use our services, or interact with us.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services, including:
- Personal Information: When you contact us or sign up for our services, we may collect personal details such as your name, email address, phone number, and business information.

- Usage Data: We automatically collect information on how you access and use our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on our site. This data helps us improve website functionality.

- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor user activity on our website. You may adjust your browser settings to decline cookies, although this may affect certain features on our website.

2. Lawful Basis for Processing Personal Data

Under GDPR, we process personal data based on the following lawful grounds:
- Consent: We may process your data if you have given clear consent for us to do so.

- Contractual Obligation: We process data as necessary to fulfill our obligations if you have entered into a contract with us.

- Legitimate Interests: We process data to pursue our legitimate interests, where such processing is not overridden by your privacy rights.

- Legal Obligation: We may process data to comply with applicable legal obligations.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes, including:
- To Provide and Improve Our Services: Your information allows us to offer our services, respond to your requests, and enhance our offerings.

- To Communicate with You: We may send you updates, marketing communications, and other relevant information. You may opt-out of receiving marketing communications at any time.

- To Monitor and Enhance Website Performance: Usage data and cookies help us monitor traffic patterns and enhance website functionality.

- For Legal and Security Purposes: We may use your information to comply with legal obligations, prevent fraud, and ensure website security.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties except as described in this policy or with your explicit consent. However, we may share your information with:
- Service Providers: We may engage third-party service providers to assist with website hosting, analytics, payment processing, and other operations. These providers access data only as needed to perform their services.

- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to comply with applicable laws, respond to legal requests, or protect our rights.

5. International Data Transfers

Your data may be processed outside the UK. We ensure that any data transfer outside the UK is performed in compliance with GDPR, using appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to secure your personal information and protect it from unauthorised access, alteration, or disclosure.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law. When we no longer need your information, we securely delete or anonymise it.

8. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have specific rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you

- Rectify any inaccurate data- Delete personal data (right to be forgotten)

- Restrict or Object to certain types of data processing- Withdraw Consent where we rely on it for processing

- Port your data to another organisation where applicableTo exercise these rights, please contact us at gaby@bidsandbloom.com

9. Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies.

10. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will post any changes on this page, and we encourage you to review the policy regularly. Your continued use of our website after any changes constitute acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your data rights, or how we handle your data, please contact us at:

Bids and Bloom
gaby@bidsandbloom.com

If you are unsatisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK.