Introduction
Welcome to Purple Panda Designs. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains how we look after your data when you visit our website and tells you about your privacy rights.
The Data We Collect
To fulfil your order, we generally collect the following information:
Transaction Data: Details about products you’ve purchased from us.
Identity Data: Name and surname.
Contact Data: Billing address, delivery address, email address, and telephone numbers.
Financial Data: Payment details (processed securely via [Stripe/PayPal/GPAY/Apple Pay]—we do not store your full card details).
How We Use Your Data
We only use your data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use it to:
Send you marketing communications (only if you have opted in).
Register you as a new customer.
Process and deliver your order.
Manage our relationship with you (e.g., notifying you about changes to our terms).
Who We Share Your Data With
We don’t sell your data. However, we do share it with trusted service providers to run our business:
Website Platform: (WooCommerce) where our store is hosted.
Delivery Couriers: (e.g., Royal Mail, Evri, DPD) so they can deliver your parcel.
Payment Providers: To process your transaction securely.
Data Security
As a home-based business, we take security seriously. We limit access to your personal data to ourselves and those third parties who have a business need to know. We ensure all digital records are password-protected and encrypted where possible.
Your Rights you have over your data
Under the UK GDPR, you have rights including:
Object: You can opt out of marketing at any time.
Access: You can ask for a copy of the data we hold about you.
Correction: You can ask us to fix any mistakes in your data.
Erasure: You can ask us to delete your data (the “right to be forgotten”).
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact our Data Controller:
Name: Michael Whitwam Email: sales@purplepandadesigns.co.uk