Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Capricorn Quilting uses and protects any information that you give Capricorn Quilting when you use this website.
Capricorn Quilting is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Capricorn Quilting may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. 

What we collect
We may collect the following information:
name, contact information including email address, address and contact telephone numbers. 

What we do with the information we gather
Internal record keeping.
We may use the information to improve our products and services.
Details are held to ensure contact during the process of completing the sale or processing your quilting requirements and in accordance with legal requirements. 

If you attend a class at the studio, photographs are regularly taken, as are photographs of quilts submitted for quilting,  and these may be used in advertising and sharing on social media.  If you do not want your image used in this way please notify us.  

Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

 All sensitive/credit information you supply is transmitted via PayPal on SSL servers and to which we have no access.  Contact Paypal for information they hold about you. 

How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website.  A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
Whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at info@capricornquilting.co.uk. and allowing 28 days for the removal of your data.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties. 
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you and if you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to Capricorn Quilting, SOAR Enterprise Centre, Knutton Road, Parson Cross, Sheffield, S5 9NU. and allow 28 days for reply
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.  If you have a complaint about the way in which we handle your data you have the right to ICO at ICO.org.uk