Thank you for visiting politetourist.com (“Site). This site is operated by The Polite Tourist Limited.
The operator of this Site has created this Privacy Policy to explain the information we collect and how we use that information from individuals who access our websites at politetourist.com AND/OR any other website operated by The Polite Tourist Limited.
This Privacy Policy is integrated into our Terms of Use.
You are giving your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as set forth in this Privacy Policy when you submit personally identifiable information through this Site.
Your privacy is important to us.
The Information We Collect:
(a) Personal Information Collected – To provide you with the information and promotions that this Site has to offer – we request specific personal information such as your name and email address when you sign-up for the following service(s):
Our forum otherwise known as Beneath Thy Feet.
Our newsletter otherwise known as The Brigante Chronicles.
We do not collect personally identifiable information about you unless we have your consent to do so.
(b) Non Personal Information Collected – We automatically track and collect the following categories of information when you visit our Site: (1) browser type (2) language preference; (3) referring site; (4) date and time of each visitor.
Our purpose in identifying this information is to better understand how visitors use our Site.
(c) Other Information Collected – We also collect identifying information such as Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for verified users who leave a comment on our Site.
How Your Information is Used:
The information you provide may be used to notify you through The Brigante Chronicles of our news updates, promotional offers and or other matters that may be of interest and which relate only to the collective works of Lady Brigante and The Polite Tourist Limited.
The ChocBox Emporium – The Information We Collect:
(a) Account:
You can place an order on our Site as a guest or register for a full account.
With a registered account on our Site – you can access your account at a future time, view your order history or place further orders without the need to enter your details again.
You can also choose to create a registered account without placing an order on our Site.
We will collect your name, e-mail address, telephone number, and company if you create a registered account on our Site.
You have the right to download the data we have collected about you on our Site by visiting your account page and following the link to download your data.
You have the right to close your account on our Site by visiting your account page and following the link to close your account.
If you close your account on our Site – we will retain records of any orders you have placed. Any other data you have supplied on our Site will be deleted.
(b) Basket:
You may choose to add items to your basket on our Site.
As some of our items on our Site allow for personalisation – you may choose to enter personal data when you add these items to your basket.
You have the right to delete this data by removing the items from your basket or by closing your account.
(c) Orders:
When you place an order on our Site – the following information will be collected:
- Your name
- Your e-mail address
- Your telephone number,
- Your company – if applicable
- Your delivery and billing address
- Your comments – if applicable
(d) Payment:
Payment through Stripe:
If you make a payment through Stripe – your name, billing address, and e-mail address will be sent to them. Payment by Stripe will be attempted after your card details are entered.
Stripe will notify us of your payment.
Information concerning Stripe’s data collection can be accessed through their Privacy Policy.
Payment through PayPal:
If you make a payment through PayPal – your name, billing address, and e-mail address will be sent to them. Payment by PayPal will be attempted after your card details are entered.
PayPal will notify us of your payment.
Information concerning PayPal’s data collection can be accessed through their Privacy Policy.
Data Collected by Third Parties:
Sale of ‘Yorky Grit’:
This Site uses the online marketplace Etsy Inc. to promote and sell our unique ‘Yorky Grit’.
Information concerning the data collection operated by Etsy Inc. can be accessed through their Privacy Policy.
Sale of eTickets:
This Site uses the online ticketing site(s) Ticket Tailor and Eventbrite to promote and sell the eTickets for our walks.
Information concerning the data collection operated by Ticket Tailor and Eventbrite can be accessed through their Privacy Policies.
Marketing:
This Site uses the online marketing platform Mailchimp to create, publish and distribute The Brigante Chronicles.
Mailchimp is operated by The Rocket Science Group LLC and is subject to full compliance with all General Data Protection Regulation.
Your information will not be shared with any other third party unless:
- We have your consent to do so.
- We are required by Law.
- We deem it necessary to protect our rights.
Analytics:
We use Google Analytics in order to better understand the needs of the visitors to our Site.
Google Analytics is a technology service which help us better understand the experience of our visitors and this enables us to build and maintain the services we offer on this Site.
Google Analytics use cookies and other technologies to collect data on your behaviour and device identifier including IP address, browser information, geographic location and your preferred language.
Cookies:
We may place a cookie on your computer’s hard drive as a means of storing information and offering you a more personalised browsing experience.
A cookie is a small file containing data and which helps us to identify and track visitors and their use of our Site. A cookie contains no confidential information.
Visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should adjust their browsers to refuse cookies before using our Site.
However, if you reject our cookies you may still use the Site, but the use of some of the features may be limited.
Security:
Various security measures such as SSL are implemented in accordance with industry standards to protect the security of your personal information as well as sensitive information.
Our Site is hosted by WordPress and is subject to full compliance with Automattic’s Privacy Policies and all General Data Protection Regulation.
Comments:
All comments are submitted to Akismet in order to detect, block and delete Spam.
Your user name and comment may be published on our Site.
You have the right to request that your comment be deleted from our Site.
Links:
We offer links to other informative websites for the enjoyment of our visitors. These websites may operate independently of this Site and are subject to policies you may wish to review.
This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by this Site.
Changes to the Privacy Policy:
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at our discretion and in accordance with applicable legislation and any such amendment becomes effective on the date of publication to this Site.
You are encouraged to visit this page for any changes to our Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this Site after any change to our Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of such a change.
Last Updated: March 2023