Privacy Statement

This policy explains what personal information we collect and how we may use it. It sets out the rules and regulations that we follow when handling personal information. We take your privacy seriously and we are committed to protecting the privacy of visitors and customers that use our website. The sections below make up our privacy policy.

About Us

This website https://branddsownit.com is owned and operated by Branddsownit a company registered in the UK, having its registered offices and are referred to in this policy as ‘we’, ‘our’ and ‘us’.

We are the data controller of any information provided to us via our websites, stores, mobile applications or social media pages. We strictly adhere to the requirements of the data protection legislation in the UK. We are registered on the Data Protection Public Register number.

Any changes made to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page. This policy was last updated in July 2020.

If you have any concerns or questions about our privacy policy or how we use your personal information, please contact us via info@branddsownit.com.

Our Data Protection Officer

Due to the type of data we collect and the nature of our business, we currently have no legal requirement to have a Data Protection Officer. Even so, we will be happy to deal with any queries regarding the data we hold about you. You can contact us via email at info@branddsownit.com.

Why we collect your personal information

We appreciate and respect the importance of privacy in the internet. As such, we collect and process your data on the basis of contract and for legitimate reasons. We collect your data for the purpose of fulfilling our obligations under the contract of sale. With your consent, we may collect your data in order to provide you with competition, marketing or promotional information.

Information that we collect

For purposes of registration and order processing, we will need to collect some personal information from you. Personal information includes details provided to us that can identify you directly or indirectly. Such identifiable details are collected when placing an order, setting up an account, subscribing to marketing campaigns, entering competitions, filling out forms, communicating in our social media pages or when communicating to us directly. 

Personal information that could be captured include, but is not limited to the following:

• Name

• Address

• Email address

• Contact number and other contact details

• Date of birth

• Payment details (captured securely).

• Content preference information.

We do not collect sensitive information about you except when you knowingly provide it and have consented to it. We collect some information from cookies and similar software which allows us to better understand how you arrived on our websites, use and navigate around them so we can improve the sites.

We obtain some information from Google analytics and our social media pages. We collect this information in order to better our services. We may also record technical information about the device or provider details used to access our sites. This could include your operating system details, location and IP address.

What your information is used for

Your personal information will be used for a number of purposes including:

• For us to process your orders, deliver your goods, process payments or refunds and to provide our services. This includes sharing of your data with third party parties that are involved in order processing, payments or refunds and delivery.

• For us to provide updates about events or online content, order updates, deliveries and to deal with your requests and queries.

• For administration purposes such as management of online accounts, updating contact details and prevention of possible fraud or abuse on our sites.

• For online behavioural advertising. This enables us to personalise your experience across our platforms by providing targeted suggestions based on your previous use of our sites.

• To contact you about a submission you have made including any content you provide.

• For us to identify the location of users, to establish the number of visits from different countries, to limit or cap adverts of a certain type and to personalise content or emails.

• For analysis and research in order to improve our services and events offered.

• For marketing and strategic development.

• For processing of any competition or prize draws that you participated in.

Information Sharing

Except when it is absolutely necessary, we will not disclose any information about our customers to third parties. Your information will be disclosed only when third parties are providing services. These third party providers may include, but are not limited to:

• Payment processors

• Providers of card validation services

• Credit referencing providers

• Sales processors

• Delivery fulfilment companies

• Business partners such as marketing or advertising companies

• Technology hosts such as email distributors and servers.

The third parties do not decide what is done with your data and only process it on our behalf. These third parties may be located outside the UK. However, we only use service providers that guarantee adequate protection for your information at all times. Any information that is shared with our third party affiliates or business partners will be limited to the data needed to complete the given task.

The third party payment processor collects your payment details in order to complete your purchase made through our online platforms or stores. Depending on the payment option that you choose for your payment, your order details will be sent to a third party provider. They may require further information to perform a credit check before any credit is approved.

Cookies and web browser information

This website uses cookies. A cookie is a small information file that is sent to your computer and is stored on your hard drive. If you have registered with us, then your computer will store an identifying cookie which will save you time when you revisit our site by remembering your email address for you. You can change the settings on your browser to prevent cookies from being stored on your computer without your explicit consent. For further information regarding the cookies used on our websites, please see our Cookie Policy.

How your information is protected

We adhere to strict security procedures in the storage, use and disclosure of information that you have provided us with in order to prevent unauthorised access, loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information in accordance with the UK data protection laws. These include access control in all our physical locations, firewalls and virus checking procedures.

You are responsible for keeping confidential passwords, logins or access details secret. While we take steps to ensure the security of your information, there is a risk that any information transmitted over the Internet and stored on a computer may be intercepted or accessed by an unauthorised party. If you think that someone has accessed your information held by us without your permission or gained unauthorised access to your login details, you must notify us as soon as possible.

For security reasons, we recommend that if you use a shared computer in a public place you should close your browser when you have finished your session.

For how long is your personal information held?

Some of the provided personal information is necessary for carrying out repeated tasks in our online platforms. These repeated tasks include verifying your identity when signing in, provision of online services and use of an online checkout system.

This information is stored securely in our databases for as long as you remain a registered user of our sites and an active subscriber. At any time, you can request that we stop processing your data and request that we delete the information held in accordance with your rights.

Information that we must retain for legal purposes cannot be deleted and will be retained anonymously for the legally stipulated period. After lapse of this time, the remaining data will be deleted. Anonymised information may be retained for analytical purposes.

For further information about how long we hold your data, you can view our Data Retention Policy.

Rights regarding your personal information

Under the Data Protection law, you have the right to:

• Correct your information to ensure it is up-to-date and accurate.

• Withdraw consent by updating your preferences.

• Obtain a copy of your information.

• Delete your information.

• Restrict processing.

• Right to object to processing.

You can action any of these rights by contacting us via email at info@branddsownit.com

Sale of the Business

In case all or part of the business is sold or taken over by another organisation, your personal information may move to the other organisation as part of the sale or takeover agreement.

Links to other websites

Our sites may contain links to websites of our affiliates, business partners, their networks and advertisers. These websites have their own privacy policies which may differ from ours. Please check the details of their policies before you provide any details to third parties directly.

Updates to this policy

This privacy policy may be updated anytime without notice. If it so happens, we will update you via email or post an announcement on our websites and social media pages. By continuing to use the website after we have emailed you or posted a notice informing you of an update, it will be deemed that you accepted the changes to our privacy policy.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about our privacy policy or wish to update your details or action any of your other data rights at any time, please contact us using info@branddsownit.com

Privacy statement updated May, 2025