Privacy Policy

This privacy statement is to inform you of what personal data we collect, why we collect it, what we do with it and your rights to it. This is in line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act.

Who we are

Our website address is: https://lighthousetoys.co.uk. It is owned and operated by Cambridge Lighthouse Limited. Cambridge Lighthouse Limited is registered in England and Wales number 5010968. Lighthouse Toys is a trading name of Cambridge Lighthouse Limited.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

We collect different information from our customers at different places in our websites. Here are listed the different ways by which we acquire your data as you interact with our websites and what we, and you, can do with your data.

On placing an order or creating a customer account

We collect some (or all) of the following:

  • Billing name, address, telephone number and email address
  • Shipping name, address, telephone number and email address
  • Date (and time for a website order) the order was placed
  • Any notes that you provide us
  • IP address used to place the order

This is what we do with it:

  • For an order placed on our website, your card details are passed directly to our payment processor (Stripe or PayPal) for processing and are not stored by our website
  • For an order placed by person or by telephone, your card details are captured directly by our card machine (and are used in accordance with the PCI DSS regulations that govern card data)
  • When we ship your order by the Royal Mail, we pass the delivery address (and any delivery notes) to them so that they can deliver your order
  • When we ship your order by a courier, we pass the delivery address, any delivery notes, email address and phone number to them so that they can deliver your order efficiently
  • Delivery notes / packing slips are sent with a delivery and contain both the billing and shipping details i.e. the name(s), address(es), telephone number(s) and email address(es) as well as any notes to help with the delivery.

On making a comment or placing a review

When visitors leave a comment or review on the site we collect the data shown in the comments / review form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

If you use the contact form, in addition to all the data that you provide in the form, we collect the date, time, IP address and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Our cookie policy can be found here.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

Visitor comments / reviews may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Shipping information will be passed to the Royal Mail or courier.

Card payment details will be sent to the payment processor (Stripe or PayPal).

We do not sell your personal data.

How long we retain your data

We destroy orders / transaction data when we are legally able to, for example we are obliged to keep records of our order / transaction details for seven years for tax / legal purposes.

If you leave a comment or review, the data and its metadata are retained for the lifetime of the product.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase or correct any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Our contact information

You can contact us:

  • By email at [email protected]
  • By phone on 01223 236596
  • By post at Cambridge Lighthouse Limited, 22 Woodcock Close, Impington, Cambridge CB24 9LD UK