The privacy of visitors to this site is important to me. This privacy policy describes the types of personal information collected and recorded and how it is used, as well as the cookies that this site uses. By using this website, you consent to this privacy & cookie policy, and agree to its terms.

Latest update: 10 June 2024

My contact details

Name: Claudia Jansen van Vuuren

E-mail: quicksavecrochet@gmail.com

The type of personal information this site collects

This website, by itself or through third parties, collects and processes the following data: usage data, and email addresses.

This personal data may be freely provided by the user, such as when subscribing to the mailing list or commenting, or may be collected automatically when using this website.

The Data requested by this website is essential in order for the website to function, meaning that the provision of this Data is mandatory should Users wish to access these services. In some cases, where this website states that some Data is not mandatory, Users may withhold their data without any consequences on functioning of the service.

Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory should contact me as the Owner (see contact details above).

Users are responsible for any third party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through this website and confirm that they have the third party’s consent to provide the Data to the Owner, by consenting to this policy.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases I rely on for processing this information is through your consent. You provide your consent by continuing to use this site. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting the owner, above.

How I store your personal information

Your information is securely stored, and is processed and transmitted in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The duration your information is stored depends on the type of information provided.

If you subscribe to my mailing list, your email address will be stored indefinitely unless you ask me to remove it, either by contacting me or by using the “unsubscribe” feature, or until this website and/or its mailing list ceases to operate, at which point any personal data held will be deleted.

This website was built using Squarespace. You can find further information in the Squarespace Privacy Policy.

This website uses Google Analytics, which places analytics cookies on User devices and collects usage data to help me improve this website. You can find further information in the Google Privacy Policy. If you do not want Google Analytics to be used on your browser but still want to use this site, you can install Google’s “Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On”.

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

Your right of access - You have the right to ask me for copies of your personal information.

Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask me to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask me to complete information you think is incomplete.

Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask me to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask me to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to withdraw consent - You have the the right to withdraw consent to the processing of your data at any time.

Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that I transfer the personal information you gave me to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, I have one month to respond to you.

Please contact me at quicksavecrochet@gmail.com if you wish to make a request.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about my use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to me at quicksavecrochet@gmail.com

If you are in the UK, you can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how I have used your data.

The ICO’s address:           

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk

Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files placed on your device by this website and/or its third party service providers when you use the site.

What do these cookies do?

The use of Cookies or other tracking tools by this website or third party services used by this website serves the purpose of providing the service required by the User, to store information about the User’s preferences, to record User-specific information about which pages the User accesses or visits, and to personalise or customise content. Some cookies are “essential” or “functional”, which means that the website will not function properly without these cookies.

This website was built using Squarespace. You can find a list of Squarespace’s functional and required cookies, as well as analytics and performance cookies, their purpose, and the duration they will remain on your device, here. Squarespace and Google Analytics cookies are set to disabled by default on this site, unless you click the “Accept all” link shown on the cookie banner.

Third parties may also use cookies to serve ads on this website. This website uses Google Analytics, which places cookies on User devices, and collects usage data to improve services. You can find further information in the Google Privacy Policy, and you can find out more about how Google uses cookies.

If you have any questions or want any further information about cookies on this site, please contact me at quicksavecrochet@gmail.com.