Privacy and Cookies Policy

Introduction
Information we may collect from you
Location data
Cookies and other technologies
Social Media Platforms
Uses made of your information
Information sharing within our platform
Information sharing
Public forums
External links
Payment processing
Security
Storage of your information
Your rights

Contacting us

Introduction

Welcome to Maala London, the platform through which handmade contemporary jewellery is featured on the Site/Application Maala London can list for sale products which include handmade items (Products) and through which potential purchases (Customers) can purchase those products.

This is the website privacy and cookies policy for www.maalalondon.com. The Site is operated, byMaala London(we, us and our). For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, we are the data controller.

We are committed to protecting your privacy online. We appreciate that you do not want your personal information distributed indiscriminately and here we explain how we collect information, what we do with it and what controls you have.

By using the Site, you consent to the collection and use of information in accordance with this privacy policy.

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy from time to time by changing it on the Site. This privacy policy was last updated on 06 August 2018.

In addition to this Privacy and Cookies Policy, the following additional terms also apply to your use of our platform:

For Customers:Platform Customer Terms

Information we may collect from you

Where you register as a Customer we will collect and process the following information about you:

  • information (such as your name, email address, postal address and telephone number) that you provide by completing forms on the Site, including where you register as a user of the Site, subscribe to any service, upload or submit any material via the Site, request any information, or enter into any competition or promotion we may sponsor;
  • in connection with your account sign-in facility, your log-in and password details;
  • communications you send to us, for example to report a problem or to submit queries, concerns or comments regarding the Site or its content;
  • information from surveys that we may, from time to time, run on the Site for research purposes, if you choose to respond to, or participate in, them; and
  • any other information which you submit to the site.

When placing a posting for a Product, Maala London will complete full and accurate details for the posting including:

  • accurate product descriptions
  • any restorations which may reflect the value of the item
  • accurate images of products they are selling
  • accurate shipping information

You are under no obligation to provide any such information. Certain features, functions or content of the services made available through the Site are restricted to users who have registered with us. If you should choose to withhold requested information, we may not be able to provide you with certain services.

We may also collect employment details if you send or provide these details, including of your employment history in connection with a job advertisement on our Site.

When you visit the Site, we may, by means of cookies and/or other similar technologies, automatically collect additional information about you – such as the type of internet browser or mobile device you use, any website from which you have come to the Site, your IP address (the unique address which identifies your computer or mobile device on the internet) and/or the operating system of your computer or mobile device. See Cookies and other technologies for more information.

Location data

We collect information through the Site which allows us to give a better user experience based on the location of our users by placing cookies which use GPS and ISP locators. This enables us to offer specific targeted products and offers. See Cookies and other technologies for more information on the use of cookies and device identifiers on the Site.

Cookies and other technologies

When you interact with the Site, we try to make that experience simple and meaningful. When you visit the Site or access, a web server sends a cookie or other similar technology to your computer or mobile device (as the case may be). Cookies are small pieces of information which are issued to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or access or use a mobile App and which store and sometimes track information. A number of cookies we use last only for the duration of your web session and expire when you close your browser. Other cookies are used to remember you when you return to the Site and will last for longer.

The cookies and/or other similar technologies we use collect information, such as the type of internet browser or mobile device you use, any website from which you have come to the Siteyour IP address and/or the operating system of your computer or mobile device.

We use cookies and/or other similar technologies, such as tracking GIFs and web beacons pixel tags, either alone or in combination with each other to create a unique device ID, to:

  • Remember that you have visited us before. This means we can identify the number of unique visitors we receive. This allows us to make sure we have enough capacity for the number of users that we get;
  • Customise elements of the content of the pages of the Site;
  • Collect anonymous statistical information about how you use the Site (including how long you spend on the Site) and where you have come to the Site from, so that we can improve the Site and learn which parts of the Site are most popular with users; and
  • Gather information about the pages on the Site that you visit, and also other information about other websites that you visit, so as to place you in a “market segment”. This information is then used to place interest-based advertisements on the Site which it is believed will be relevant to your market segment and also may be used to show you adverts about our services on during your online browsing. For more information about this type of browsing and how to turn this feature off, pleaseyouronlinechoises.co.uk

Some of the cookies used by the Site are set by us and some are set by third parties who are delivering services on our behalf.

Most web and mobile device browsers automatically accept cookies but, if you prefer, you can change your browser or device settings to prevent that or to notify you each time a cookie is set. You can also learn more about cookies by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org which includes additional useful information on cookies and how to block cookies using different types of browser or mobile device. Please note, however, that by blocking or deleting cookies used on the Site, you may not be able to take full advantage of the Site.

Type of Cookies Description and Further information Source of cookies
Essential These cookies allow this Site to function operationally, for example, so that you can move from one page to another on the Site.

First and Third party cookies:

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Security We use these cookies to support and enable security features on the Site. These help to protect your information from unauthorized access.

First and Third party cookies:

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Functionality These provide functionality so that we can deliver and customize our services provided to you. We may also use these cookies and similar technologies to help us provide you and others with social plugins and other customized content and experiences, for example, suggesting Products you may be interested in. Also this allows us to recognize when you are logged in so that we can show your account information and enable you to update your details.

First and Third party cookies:

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Analytics and performance These are used to help us analyze and understand the data we receive from Site which allows us to improve our services. For example, we may use cookies to understand how you are using site features, and segmenting audiences for feature testing.

First party and third party cookies including

Google Analytics, for more information please visithttps://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en
Retargeting and advertising These cookies allow us to display interest- based adverts to you which we think may be relevant to you based on your applicable market segment. These cookies also mean that you see adverts for our services during your browsing experience online. For more information on these cookies, and to update your preferences, please visitwww.youronlinechoices.com .

First party and third party cookies including

Google Ads for more information on how to opt out please seehttps://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en-GB
Social Media Platforms

Our site may from time to time allow you to interact with social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. We will host our own accounts on these services. If you are already registered with these platforms, when you interact with our Site or our accounts on such platforms, cookies from these platforms may be set as well. Use of these cookies is governed by these third party privacy policies and you should consult these as to understand how to configure your privacy settings.

Uses made of your information

We use your personal information which we collect to:

  • enable us to provide you with the services and information offered through the Site and which you request;
  • connect with Customers so that Customers are able to view and inspect the Products prior to deciding whether to purchase;
  • to resolve or troubleshoot any problems;
  • administer your account with us;
  • analyse the data from the Site;
  • improve the layout and/or content of the pages of the Site and customise them for users;
  • send you information about our services which we think will be of interest to you (which may also contain promotions from third party sources); and
  • identify visitors or users of the Site.

You can tell us not to contact you with promotional information regarding our services, either at the point such information is collected on the Site (by checking (as directed) the relevant box) or, where you do not wish us to continue to use your information in this way, by following the unsubscribe instructions on any communications sent to you. Some of the promotional information sent to you may contain offers from the partners with which we work but the messages will always be sent by us to you. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us using the Contacting us details at the end of this privacy policy.

Please note that where you opt-out of receiving such promotional information from us, we may still send you service communications about your use of the Site and the related services you have requested from us.

Where you register as a Customer your personal information which we collect will be used to:

  • send purchase information Maala London
Information sharing within our platform

For registered Customers:

Your contact details, name, address, email, contact number and applicable purchase information will be shared within Maala Londonin order for you to arrange to view and inspect the Products.

Information sharing

We may disclose aggregate statistics about visitors to the Site and our services in order to describe our services to prospective partners, sponsors and other reputable third parties and for other lawful purposes, but these statistics will include no personally identifiable information.

We may disclose your personal information to any of our affiliates, or to our agents, third party service providers or contractors who assist us in providing the services we offer through the Site, processing transactions, fulfilling requests for information, receiving and sending communications, updating marketing lists, analysing data, providing IT and other support services or in other tasks, from time to time. Our agents and contractors will only use your information to the extent necessary to perform their functions.

In the event that we undergo re-organisation or are sold to a third party, you agree that any personal information we hold about you may be transferred to that re-organised entity or third party.

We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law, regulations, the order of a court or if we believe that such action is necessary to prevent fraud or cybercrime or to protect the Site or the rights, property or personal safety of any person.

Public forums

The Site may, from time to time, make chat rooms, message boards, news groups and/or other public forums available to its users. Any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when using these and never disclose your personal information.

External links

The Site may, from time to time, contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of such sites.

Payment processing

Payment details you provide will be encrypted using secure sockets layer (SSL) technology before they are submitted to us over the internet. Payments made on the Site are made through our payment gateway provider, Stripe. You will be providing credit or debit card information directly to Stripe which operates a secure server to process payment details, encrypting your credit/debit card information and authorising payment. Information which you supply to Stripe is not within our control and is subject to Stripe’s own privacy policy and terms and conditions.

Security

We place great importance on the security of all personal information associated with our users. We have security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personal information under our control. For example, our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorised personnel have access to personal information. Whilst we cannot ensure or guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of information will never occur, we use all reasonable efforts to prevent it.

You should bear in mind that submission of information over the internet is never entirely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of information you submit via the Site whilst it is in transit over the internet and any such submission is at your own risk.

It is advisable to close your browser when you have finished your user session to help ensure others do not access your personal information if you use a shared computer or a computer in a public place.

Storage of your information

Your personal information which we collect is sent to and stored on secure servers located in the United Kingdom. Such storage is necessary in order to process the information. Personal information may be transferred by us to our other offices and/or to the third parties mentioned in the circumstances described above (see Information sharing), which may be situated outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and may be processed by staff operating outside the EEA. The countries concerned may not have similar data protection laws to the EEA. Where we transfer your personal information we will take reasonable steps to ensure that your privacy rights continue to be protected. By using the Site, you agree to this storing, processing and/or transfer.

Your rights

You have a legal right under the Data Protection Act 1998 to a copy of all the personal information about you held by us. On request, we will provide you with a copy of this information subject to a fee not exceeding the maximum amount permitted by law. You also have a right to correct any errors in that information. As mentioned above, you have a right to prevent the use of your personal information for direct marketing purposes.

Contacting us

Please submit any questions, concerns or comments you have about this privacy policy or any requests concerning your personal data by email to Info@maalalondon.com , or write to us at:

Maala London
94 Northwood Gardens
IG5 0AD