Privacy Policy for PembrokeCorgi.co.uk

Effective Date: 24 September 2025

At PembrokeCorgi.co.uk, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled safely and transparently. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

1. Data Controller

PembrokeCorgi.co.uk is the data controller responsible for your personal data.

Contact Information:
Email: [your email]
Address: [your address]

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal information when you interact with our website:

  • Contact information: name, email address, phone number (via contact forms or newsletter signups).

  • Usage data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on our website.

  • Cookies and tracking: small files stored on your device to improve your website experience (see Cookies Policy below).

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

3. How We Use Your Data

Your data may be used for the following purposes:

  1. Responding to inquiries or requests submitted via our contact forms.

  2. Sending newsletters or updates, if you have opted in.

  3. Improving our website, products, and services based on usage analytics.

  4. Complying with legal obligations.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data under the following lawful bases:

  • Consent: when you sign up for our newsletter or submit a contact form.

  • Contractual necessity: to respond to your inquiries or fulfill requests.

  • Legitimate interests: for website analytics, security, and improving our services.

5. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell your personal information. We may share data with:

  • Service providers: such as website hosting or email services, who assist us in running our website.

  • Legal authorities: if required by law or to protect our legal rights.

6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience, analyse traffic, and improve functionality. You can manage cookie preferences in your browser settings.

  • Essential cookies: required for website operation.

  • Analytics cookies: help us understand visitor behaviour.

  • Advertising cookies: not used on this site.

7. Data Retention

We will only keep your personal data as long as necessary to provide services or comply with legal obligations. Unsubscribed newsletter data or inactive accounts will be deleted after [insert timeframe, e.g., 2 years].

8. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:

  1. Access: request a copy of your personal data.

  2. Correction: request updates or corrections to your data.

  3. Erasure: request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”).

  4. Restriction: limit processing of your data.

  5. Data portability: receive your data in a structured format.

  6. Withdraw consent: for newsletters or marketing communications.

To exercise your rights, contact us at [your email].

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, or unauthorized access.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date at the top reflects the most recent version. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.