Privacy Policy
This policy was last updated: January 2022
This privacy policy sets out how Event by MKS uses and protects any information that you give Events by MKS when you use this website.
Events by MKS is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
The headings used in this policy are included for convenience only and will not limit or otherwise affect these Terms.
Section 1 - What We Collect
We may collect the following information:
• name
• contact information including email address
• demographic information such as instagram handle
• other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
Section 2 - What do we do with your information?
When you purchase something from www.eventsbymks.com, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect information you give us such as your name, address, contact number and email address (“Personal Information”).
We may use the information as part of our internal record keeping to allow us to process orders and also to improve our products and services.
Section 3 - Legal bases & duration
When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, we require this information to complete your purchase and therefore hold the information on the basis of contract - we will only use this information for that specific reason only.
If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will ask you directly for your expressed consent.
If, after you opt-in to receiving future emails from Events by MKS, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, use or disclosure of your information, at any time, by contacting us at hello@eventsbymks.com or clicking unsubscribe from the communication. We do not hold your personal data for longer than we are required to or need to. If you have a query about the data we hold on you, you can get in touch with us via the detail at the bottom of this policy.
Section 4 - Disclosure
We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms & Conditions.
Section 5 - E-commerce platform
Events by MKS and www.eventsbymks.com do not store any of your payment data internally and all payment transactions are hosted via a secure third party gateways - through Paypal or Etsy. They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data is stored through both Paypal and Etsy data storage, databases and their general application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall. For more insight, you may also want to read the PayPal Terms of Service or Privacy Statement and the Etsy Terms of Service or Privacy Statement.
Section 6 - Third party services
In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us. However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions. For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers. Certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located in a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located. Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms and Conditions.
Section 7 - Cookies
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device.
You can find more information about cookies at:
• www.youronlinechoices.eu
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences and generally improve the user experience. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests. The cookies used on this website have been categorised based on the categories found in the ICC UK Cookie guide.
Category 1: Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
Category 2: Performance cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works. By using our website, you agree that we can place these type of cookies on your device.
Category 3: Functionality cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
By using our website, you agree that we can place these type of cookies on your device.
Category 4: Targeting cookies or advertising cookies
These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisations.
Section 8 - Changes to this privacy policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
Section 9 - Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
• if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by emailing us at hello@eventsbymks.com
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
Terms and Conditions Apply.
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