Privacy Policy

Welcome to Herb Style

Herb Style is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and that we comply with all applicable data protection rules (including applicable marketing and cookies laws, together with associated guidance) (the "Data Protection Laws").

This policy explains how we collect, use, store and share the personal information we collect about you, how you can exercise your rights in respect of that information and the procedures that we have in place to safeguard your privacy. This policy supplements any other fair processing or privacy notice that may be provided to you from time to time. Please contact us using the contact details set out at the end of this policy if you have any questions, comments or concerns about this policy or how we handle your personal information, or if such information changes at any time.

When we refer to "processing" in this policy, we mean any activity concerning your personal information, including collecting, using, disclosing, deleting and anonymising.

Please note: this policy does not cover third party websites that we may link to from our Website, unless specifically mentioned in this policy. We are not responsible for the privacy policies and practices (including use of cookies) of such third parties even if you accessed the third party website using links from our Website. We recommend that you check the policy of each website you visit and contact the owner or operator of such website if you have concerns or questions.

Any changes to this policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email. We will also post a notice on the Website landing page and on appropriate pages on the Website. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to this policy.

The information we collect and how we use it
Under the Data Protection Laws, we are required to explain what information we collect from you and how and why we use your personal information (the "processing activity"). We are also required to have a "lawful basis" on which to process your personal information. This is summarised in the table below.

Where required under applicable data protection laws, we have determined, acting reasonably and considering the circumstances, that we are able to rely on legitimate interests as the lawful basis on which to process your personal information in certain circumstances (we have stated this above and set out our legitimate interests). We have reached this decision by carrying out a balancing exercise to make sure our legitimate interest is not overridden by your privacy rights as an individual.

We consider that it is reasonable for us to process your information for the purposes of our legitimate interests outlined above as: (a) we process your information only so far as is necessary for such purpose; and (b) it can be reasonably expected for us to process your information in this way. 

Where we process your personal information on the legal basis of consent (as indicated in the above table), you may refuse consent to our processing and you may also withdraw your consent at any time: (i) in respect of cookies and other tracking mechanisms on our Website, by using the cookie consent manager in our cookie notification banner, (ii) in respect of marketing communications, by clicking 'unsubscribe' in the footer of the relevant emails, or (iii) in respect of other matters, by using the contact details below. This would not affect your ability to use any features of our Website. Withdrawing consent does neither affect any processing carried out without your consent (i.e. where we rely on another legal basis), nor the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

Cookies

Some of the information identified in the table above, is collected by us through the use of cookies or similar technology when you visit our Website, or other websites or social media sites where we have included a cookie. In some cases, we will need your consent in order to place such cookies on your device. More information on the specific types of cookies we collect, our lawful basis and how to manage them can be found in our Cookies Policy.

Marketing and Promotional Materials

We may use your information to provide you with marketing and promotional materials (as stated above). In such instances, we will use your information to deliver promotional information that you have requested, or that we feel may interest you (unless you have previously told us that you do not wish to receive marketing communications from us).

The personalisation of advertisements displayed on social media platforms may be based on information you have provided directly to us (for example when browsing our Website or purchasing our products) or based on other information attributed to you via cookies, including cookies set by third parties.

You may opt-out of receiving marketing and promotional materials from us at any time by emailing us at info@herbstyle.co.uk, using the 'unsubscribe' link in the marketing or promotional email. You may also update your preferences to receive marketing or promotional materials by visiting our Website.

Competition, Prize-draws and Promotions

We may process your personal information in connection with competitions, prize draws and promotions (as stated above) you may enter from time to time. Please refer to the relevant terms and conditions of such competition, prize draw or promotion for further information.

Unless you ask us not to, we may (subject to the laws applicable in your country of residence) make your surname and county of residence available: (a) on request to anyone who sends us a self-addressed envelope within 10 weeks of the closing date of the competition; and (b) to any relevant regulator if they ask us (in the UK, this would be the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)). We do this because it is necessary for the purpose of our legitimate interests in complying with the laws, regulatory codes and guidelines in force from time to time.

You have the right to object to our publication of your information. To do so, please contact us as soon as possible, and within a week of receiving your winner’s notification should wish you wish to object.

If we haven’t heard from you within a week, and we are asked to publish your information, we will do so. If you object later, we may have already published your information.

Where we are asked to disclose your information to a relevant regulator, and you object before we have done so, we will consider your reasons for objecting and aim to comply with your request (where we are able to do so). However, please note that we may still be required by law or regulation to disclose your information, if for example, we are required to demonstrate that a valid award took place.

Should you win one, we may also write to you to request your agreement to reasonable publicity and the use of your initial, surname, county of residence and any photograph provided by you as part of that publicity on our Website and any of our social media accounts. We may also write to request your agreement to the creation of further materials based on competition entries which will be hosted on our Website. We use your information in this way on the basis of your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time after you’ve agreed but please bear in mind that, due to the nature of social media, once your information has been made publicly available for promotional purposes, it will be public and potentially copied or otherwise further distributed beyond our control.

Security

We have in place appropriate policies, rules and technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised or unlawful processing, and against accidental loss, destruction or damage.

We also have procedures in place to deal with any data security breach. We will notify you and any applicable regulator of a data security breach where we are legally required to do so.

However, the internet and email are not secure. Your communications may route through a number of countries before being delivered, may be intercepted by third parties and may not always reach the intended recipient – this is the nature of the World Wide Web/Internet. We cannot accept responsibility for any such unauthorised access or loss of personal information that is beyond our control.

You are responsible for protecting your username and password and must not share it with, or disclose it, to anyone.

If you want you to learn more about how to protect your data and your devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other online problems, please visit www.getsafeonline.org. Get Safe Online is supported by HM Government and leading businesses.