Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 3/6/2025
The Weatherbies Limited (“we,” “us,” “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our website, interact with our forms, or use features hosted on third-party platforms.
1. About Us
The Weatherbies Limited is a company registered in Northern Ireland under company number NI071529. Our registered address is 65 Station Road, Maghera, Derry, BT45 5EY. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at:
• Our Contact form
• Postal Address: 65 Station Road, Maghera, Derry, BT45 5EY
2. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
a) Information You Provide
• When you fill out our contact form or newsletter sign-up form hosted by Weebly, we collect your:
• Name
• Email address
• Any other information you choose to include in your message or submission.
• When you purchase a book through our website, we collect:
• Name
• Email address
• Delivery address
• Payment information (processed securely by our Payment Provider).
b) Automatically Collected Data
We use Google Analytics to collect information about your use of the website, such as:
• Your IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Pages visited
• Time spent on the site
This information is collected to help us analyse website performance and improve user experience.
c) Third-Party Platforms
Our website embeds content and links from:
• YouTube, Apple Music, and Spotify for media playback.
• Social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube).
• External partner websites (e.g., Twinkl.co.uk).
These platforms may collect additional data in accordance with their respective privacy policies; we are not responsible for their practices.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use your data for the following purposes:
• To respond to inquiries submitted via the contact form.
• To send newsletters to users who have opted in.
• To fulfill orders and deliver physical books.
• To analyze website performance and improve our services.
• To ensure the website functions correctly (e.g., embedding YouTube videos or music players).
We will not use your personal data for marketing purposes unless you have explicitly opted in.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data under the following legal bases:
• Consent: For newsletter sign-ups and inquiries made via contact forms.
• Contractual necessity: To process purchases and deliver books.
• Legitimate interests: For analytics and improving website functionality.
5. Data Sharing
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. However, we may share your data with:
• Service providers, such as payment processors (e.g., PayPal, Stripe) or delivery services, to fulfill orders.
• Google Analytics to analyse site usage.
• Embedded platforms (e.g., YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music) that may collect usage data when you interact with their content on our site.
6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to enhance user experience and analyze website performance via Google Analytics. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.
Types of cookies we use:
• Essential cookies: Necessary for website functionality.
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the site.
By using the website, you agree to our use of cookies.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy:
• Inquiry data: Retained for 12 months after resolution, unless you have indicated a wish to keep in contact with us.
• Newsletter data: Retained until you unsubscribe.
• Order data: Retained for 7 years to comply with tax and legal obligations.
8. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
• The right to access, correct, or delete your personal data.
• The right to object to processing or request data portability.
• The right to withdraw consent (e.g., unsubscribe from newsletters).
To exercise these rights, contact us via our Contact form.
9. Third-Party Links
Our website contains links to third-party websites (e.g., Twinkl.co.uk, funder websites, social media). These websites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices.
10. Data Security
We use Weebly’s secure platform to host our website and process form submissions. Payment data is handled securely by our payment processor and is not stored on our servers. While we take reasonable precautions to protect your data, no online system is completely secure.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. If you have further questions or concerns, please contact us via our Contact form.
Cookies
If you make a purchase 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 shop again. 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.
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
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
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, 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 any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.