Privacy Policy:
This privacy policy sets out how Claire Leggett (www.claireleggett.co.uk) uses and protects any information that you give her when you use this website.
www.claireleggett.co.uk (“My Site”) is owned and operated by Claire Leggett. This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of My Site. My Site may contain links to other websites – please note that I have no control over how your data is collected, stored or used by other websites, and I advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
Background:
Claire Leggett understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used and shared online. I respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits My Site, and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a manner that is consistent with my obligations and your rights under the law.
I am committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should I ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. I may change this policy sometimes by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 17 August 2025.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of My Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of My Site. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using My Site immediately.
Definitions and Interpretation:
In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Account” means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of My Site;
“Cookie” means a small text file placed on your computer or device by My Site when you visit certain parts of My Site and/or when you use certain features of My Site. Details of the Cookies used by My Site are set out in the section entitled ‘Cookies’, below;
“Cookie Law” means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003;
“Personal Data” means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to Me via My Site. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); and
“I/Me/Mine” means Claire Leggett, www.claireleggett.co.uk hello@claireleggett.co.uk
What Does This Policy Cover?
Information is automatically shared with my website host WordPress in order to provide you with my services.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site I collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on my site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave a subsequent comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit my login page, I will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, I will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Articles written on my News/Blog page are expressions of my personal research, ideas, work, opinions and are intended to inspire, not instruct.
Newsletter sign up
You need to request to be added to my newsletter list via the website sign up form, or personally at an in-person event. Mailchimp is my newsletter host and I will share your personal information with Mailchimp, but only to the extent necessary to perform the service of newsletter delivery – their privacy privacy policy can be found here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/prior-privacy-policy/ You may unsubscribe at any time directly within any newsletter you receive from me.
Shop sales
Woocommerce is the platform which powers my shop. When you buy something on my website, I collect and use personal information from you to fulfil the order, such as:
- Name
- Address
- E-mail address
- Phone number
- Credit/Debit Card Information
How Woocommerce Uses Information:
Woocommerce uses the information you provide about yourself when placing an order, only to complete that order. They do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order. Your personal data will be used to process your order and support your experience throughout My Site shop and to manage access to your account.
Personal data is retained for the following times when it’s no longer needed for processing orders:
- retain inactive accounts – 1 month
- retain pending orders – 1 year
- retain cancelled orders – 1 year
- retain refunded orders – 1 year
- retain completed orders – indefinitely
Woocommerce uses return e-mail addresses to answer the e-mails they receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties. Their privacy policy can be found here: https://woocommerce.com/pl/privacy-policy/
Who I share your data with:
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long I retain your data:
If you leave a comment on My Site, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so I can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on My Site (if any), I also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data:
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data I hold about you, including any data you have provided to me. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. This does not include any data I am obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent:
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your Rights:
As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which this Policy and My use of personal data have been designed to uphold:
- The right to be informed about My collection and use of personal data;
- The right of access to the personal data I hold about you;
- The right to rectification if any personal data I hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Me using the Contact Me details below);
- The right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask Me to delete any personal data I hold about you (I only hold your personal data for a limited time, as explained above, but if you would like Me to delete it sooner, please contact Me using the Contact Me details below);
- The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data;
- The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organisation);
- The right to object to Me using your personal data for particular purposes; and
- Rights with respect to automated decision making and profiling.
If you have any cause for complaint about My use of your personal data, please contact Me using the Contact Me details below and I will do My best to solve the problem for you. If I am unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office. For further information about your rights, please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
Your Right to Withhold Information
- You may access My Site without providing any data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on My Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data
- You may restrict My use of Cookies. For more information, see My Cookie Policy https://claireleggett.co.uk/page/cookies
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about My Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact Me by email at hello@claireleggett.co.uk
Changes to My Privacy Policy
I may change this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, if the law changes). Any changes will be immediately posted on My Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of My Site following the alterations. I recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.
