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Bluestyles.co.uk  at https://bluestyles.co.uk/ (“Website”, “Site”, “We”, “Us”, “Our” ) is governed by the following Privacy Policies (Privacy Policy).

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data.

This Privacy Policy describes how we use your data when you visit our website (regardless of where you visit from) and tells you about your privacy policy rights and the measures we take to protect it as required by the law.

If you have any comments or any queries regarding our use of data, please do not hesitate to contact us at privacy@bluestyles.co.uk

This Privacy Policy statement only applies to this website. By accessing or using the Service, including browsing the Site, you expressly consent to the collection, use, storage, processing, and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT ACCESS THIS SITE.

USEFUL DEFINITIONS

• Personal Data – Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
• Usage Data – Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
• Cookies – Cookies are small pieces of data stored on a User’s device.
• Data Controller – Data Controller means a person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your data.
• Data Processors (or Service Providers) – Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any person (other than an employee of the Data Controller) who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
• Data Subject – Data Subject is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.
• User – The User is the individual using our Service. The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT?

Bluestyles.co.uk  is the data controller and is responsible for the processing of your personal data. Should you wish to contact the data manager, please do so at sales@bluestylesauto.co.uk.   You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach ICO, so please contact us in the first instance.

It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.

I) WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW IT IS COLLECTED

Information you voluntarily submit to us: We may collect Personal Data from you such as your name or email address by way of voluntary submission. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the website by leaving a comment, subscribing to our newsletter, or by submitting a contact form.

Personally identifiable [“Personal Data”] information may include, but is not limited to:

• Email address
• First name and last name
• Telephone number
• Address, City, County, Postal code.
• Technical Data including Cookies and Usage Data, internet protocol (IP) address browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
• Usage Data includes information about how you use and interact with our website, products, and services.
• Voluntary information This includes any other information that you voluntarily submit to this website,

In addition, in the event that you should create a user profile, which allows you to create a username and password, we will store your username however, your password will neither be stored nor visible in our records.

Information from other third-party sources: We May receive information about you from other sources. For example, if your user profile is linked to any other Social Media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Google accounts. In this case, we may receive your name, email address, and profile picture associated with the account.

We do not control these third-party websites and sources and are therefore not responsible for their privacy policy statements.

This Website uses Gravatar, a service that allows any avatar profiles you create to appear in the comment section of this Website.

Automatically Collected Information: We will automatically collect certain information about you and the device you use to access the Website. For example, we may collect your IP address, operating systems, browser type, referring channels time, and date of visiting our Website. We may also log your activity on our Website. Such as pages viewed and the links you click on.

Anonymous Data: We may, from time to time share non-personally identifiable information publicly and with our partners – like publishers, advertisers, or connected sites. This type of data is anonymous and may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.

Cookies: We use cookies for analysing trends, site administration, tracking user movement, and gathering demographic information from our base as a whole. Some cookies remain on your computer until you delete them. Others, like session ID cookies, expire when you close your browser. You may set your browser setting to attempt to reject cookies and you may still use the Service, however, certain features of the Service may not be available if your browser does not accept cookies. See “Do-Not Track Settings” below for more information on how the use of our Website may or may not be affected by your browser settings. We do not control the use of cookies by third parties. Also, see “Third Party Analytics Providers” below.

“Pixels” are tiny graphics with a unique identifier that are used to track the online movements of web users. Unlike cookies, which are stored on a computer’s hard drive, pixels are small graphics that are about the size of the period at the end of the sentence that is embedded invisibly on web pages or in HTML-based emails. Our third-party analytics providers may place pixels on the Site that track what other websites you visit (both before and after visiting the Site). Our third-party analytics providers use information obtained from pixels to help us improve our business and the Service. We do not control the use of pixels by third parties.

There are generally two categories of cookies used on our Sites:

Functional: These cookies are required for basic site functionality and are therefore always enabled. These include cookies that allow you to be remembered as you explore the site within a single session or, if you request, from session to session. They assist in security issues and conforming to regulations.

Performance: These cookies allow us to improve the site’s functionality by tracking usage on this website. In some cases these cookies improve the speed with which we can process your request, allow us to remember the site preferences you’ve selected. De-selecting these cookies may result in poorly-tailored recommendations and slow site performance.

II) HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

We may use the information collected in the following way:

• To operate and maintain the Website;
• To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website and customise the website to your account;
• To send promotional information such as; newsletters, promotional emails. Information on how to Opt-Out of such emails will be clearly provided in each email.
• To deliver electronic products either purchased or freely downloaded.
• To send you administrative communication such as any Website updates, confirmation emails or any technical notices and any security alerts;
• To respond to your comments and inquiries
• To provide you with support relating to the Website
• To track performance and measure advertising on the Website.

III) SHARING AND THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL DATA

We may share your information with third parties only when you explicitly authorise us to do so. We require opt-in consent for the sharing of any sensitive personal information. Additionally, we may use third-party services that may require the use of your personal data to service the various aspects of our Website.

Each Service Provider is governed by their own respective Privacy Policy.

Bluestyles currently uses the following third-party services:

Google Analytics: This Service helps us collect and analyse the traffic to our website. Google Analytics may capture your information about you such as your IP address, referring websites, date, and time of access to our Website. Your activity on our Website, such as pages viewed and any links clicked on may be logged.

Mailchimp: We may, from time to time use this service for the delivery of email updates, newsletters, and or email confirmation. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Your activity performed within any emails sent such as the links clicked on, may be logged. At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time at the Website’s sole discretion.

IV) SHARING AND THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL DATA EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES

We may be required to share your personal data with a third party in exceptional circumstances. The two exceptional circumstances are:

Legal Reasons: We will share personal data with companies, organisations, or individuals outside of Bluestyles if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to:

• meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request.
• enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations.
• detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues.
• protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of Google, our users, or the public as required or permitted by law.

Asset Transfer: We may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganisation proceeding brought by or against us.

We will continue to ensure the confidentiality of any personal information and give affected users notice before personal information is transferred or becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

V) ADVERTISING

Ads appearing on our site may be delivered to Users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognise your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile non-personal identification information about you or others who use your computer.

This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy policy does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

VI) AFFILIATE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION

Bluestyles may from time to time participate in affiliate programs with third-party companies programs. An affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to external third-party websites.  As part of such a program, the Website will post customised links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilises cookies to track visits to assign commission on these sales.

VII) DATA SECURITY

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered, or disclosed. In addition, we limit the access to your personal data to employees, agents contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know. This means Your personal data will only be processed on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

VIII) DATA RETENTION

How long we will use your data for 

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for., including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirement. To determine the appropriate retention period for the personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the application of legal requirement.

IX) YOUR RIGHTS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Right to Opt-Out: You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at privacy@bluestyles.co.uk to be removed from our mailing list.

Right Of Access: You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to privacy@bluestyles.co.uk

Right Of Rectification: Should you feel that any information we hold about you is incorrect, please notify us at privacy@bluestyles.co.uk and we will rectify it.

Right to be Forgotten (Erasure): In certain circumstances, you may request that we erase or forget any personal data we hold on you. To do so, please submit a request to privacy@bluestyles.co.uk Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record-keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.

Right to Restrict Processing: In certain circumstances, you may request your personal data restriction or suppression. Should you wish to do so, please send a request to privacy@bluestyles.co.uk

Right to Portability: You have the right to acquire any personal information you have provided us. Your data will be provided in a commonly used and machine-readable format for ease of access and use. You may send a request to privacy@bluestyles.co.uk

Right to Object to Processing: In certain circumstances, you may object to the processing of your personal information. Should your request be honoured and processing is restricted, we may still store your personal data, but not use it. Please send a request to privacy@bluestyles.co.uk

Right to Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw any previous consent you may have given us to process your data.

2. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY 

The Website is Not for or Directed Towards Children. While the Website is not intended for anyone under the age of 18, we do not intend to and will not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13. Children under the age of 13 are prohibited from using the Service. If we learn that we have collected information from a child under the age of 13, we will remove that information immediately and delete it from our servers (subject to applicable law and this Privacy Policy). If you believe content from a child under the age of 13 has been posted to the Service, please notify us by contacting us at privacy@bluestyles.co.uk

3.PROHIBITED ACT POLICY 

You are not permitted to carry out or facilitate the attack of this Blog using malicious software or by any other means. You are not to use this Blog for data mining, commit any illegal actions while using the Blog. You are not authorized to restrict access to this Blog, to impede the normal functioning of this Blog, or to menace the Author with, or cause physical or financial harm to, the Author of this Blog.

4. COPYRIGHT POLICY 

All logos, trademarks, and content on this blog are the property of their respective owners. Under no circumstances are you authorized to reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or duplicate any of the material without expressed consent from the Blog Owner. This act is Prohibited. You shall not modify or sell any part of this Blog. You are more than welcome to link to this blog and discuss its contents respectfully. However, when you quote or link to this Blog, please include the Blog’s name in your link. To obtain permission to copy portions of the website, please submit your request to privacy@bluestyles.co.uk

5. COMMENT POLICY

In the event of any blog post published, Bluestyles.co.uk encourages and welcomes readers to comment on posts. The purpose of comments is to facilitate a relevant, on-topic dialogue between the website content and blog author and readers.

Bluestyles.co.uk reserves the right to edit, move or delete comments which do not add to the conversation or are rude, offensive, or deemed ‘spammy’. Trolls and trolling comments will be NOT be permitted. All comments will be published at the discretion of the author.

6. REVIEW POLICY 

From time to time, Bluestyles.co.uk  might review a product. The reviews given on all products are written based on the true reflection of the author’s experience with the product. Reviews will by no means be influenced by third parties such as advertisers, brand representatives, etc. Reviews will give both the pros and cons of the products as well as the overall experience. bluestyles.co.uk reserves the right not to withhold recommendations in product reviews.

7. CHANGES AND UPDATES TO PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy by updating it and posting it at Bluestyles.co.uk/privacypolicy with the new terms taking effect on the date of posting. You should periodically review this Privacy Policy to ensure you are familiar with the most current version. After the Effective Date posted above, your use of the Service constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

Privacy Contact: privacy@bluestyles.co.uk

General Information Contact: sales@bluestyles.co.uk

Last Updated: July 2021