Privacy Policy

Step start Nurseries
https://stepstart.co.uk
Website Privacy Policy
1. Data Protection
We comply with the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR) when dealing with all data received from customers or visitors to
our website.
2. Our Services
We only hold the data necessary to offer services provided on our website.
We do not ask for or use more data than necessary to provide you with a
proper service. This means we only process and hold data related to
purchases and subsequent support related to those purchases, in
accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR). Any processing of your data is only done to provide or perform the
services or products you have purchased.
3. Data Protection Register
Data is only used for the purposes described in our entry on the Data
Protection Register.
4. Required Period
We only hold personal data for as long as necessary. Once data is no
longer needed we delete it.
5. Card & Payment Processing Data
We use third-party payment providers to handle card and payment
processing data securely. We never see or store any card or payment
information. In accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) any other data is only used to process your
purchase securely. In accordance with Article 6(1)(c) of the General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR), we need to retain data related to all
purchases to fulfil our existing legal obligations to account for tax and VAT
on all transactions.
6. Backup & Data Storage
For administrative reasons, customer data and email subscription data
may be passed to and stored securely with third party service providers
located outside the EEA (European Economic Area). This is done to backup
and preserve your data where it is needed to carry on offering a service to
you.
7. Customer Requests
As a customer, you can at any time (and free of charge) request details of
the data we hold relating to you – and you can also request any such data
is amended or deleted. Please note that if you request deletion of your
data, this may prevent us from offering any further support relating to
your previous purchases.
8. Email Updates
We regularly email website news and information updates to those
customers who have specifically subscribed to our email service. All
subscription emails sent by us contain clear information on how to
unsubscribe from our email service. Our email service is an opt-in service
only; with your prior consent required in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of
the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means to subscribe
you must enter your details into the email subscription page and submit
them to us.
9. Our Promise
We never sell rent or exchange mailing lists.
10. Data Sharing With Partners
We do not share commercial or technical data with our partners unless we
have specifically sought and obtained your prior approval. Where we
request such approval, we will always fully disclose how your data is used.
Please note that even when we have your specific consent, we only share
data with partners that operate their own privacy policy in full accordance
with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
11. Spam
In accordance with the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC
Directive) Regulations 2003, we never send bulk unsolicited emails,
(popularly known as Spam) to email addresses.
12. Product Updates
We may send emails to existing customers or prospective customers who
have enquired or registered with us, regarding products or services
directly provided by us.
13. Email Content
All emails sent by us will be clearly marked as originating from us. All such
emails will also include clear instructions on how to unsubscribe from our
email service and any future emails. Such instructions will either include a
link to a page to unsubscribe or a valid email address to which you should
reply, with “unsubscribe” as the email subject heading.
14. Cookies
Our website uses “cookies” to track use and allow customers to purchase
from our website. Please note that these cookies do not contain or pass
any personal, confidential or financial information or any other information
that could be used to identify individual visitors or customers purchasing
from our website. Please note that you are free to refuse cookies.
However, for purely technical reasons this may prevent you from
purchasing from our website. This is because anonymous cookies are
commonly used to keep track of the contents of customers’ shopping
baskets or trolleys during the checkout process. This facility ensures that
the items added to (or removed from) your basket are accurately stated
when you go to pay.
15. Contact Us
If you have any questions relating to our Privacy Policy, please email us at
or use our contact form.