Privacy Policy - Belle Lee Lee

The policy: This privacy policy notice is for this website; www.belleleelee.com and served by Belinda Lee, Winchester, Hampshire and governs the privacy of those who use it. The purpose of this privacy policy is to explain to you how I control, process, handle and protect your personal information while browsing or using this website, including your rights under current laws and regulations. If you do not agree to the following privacy policy you may wish to cease viewing / using this website.

Privacy Policy key definitions:

“I”, refers to the business, Belle Lee Lee – Design & Marketing.
“you”, “the user” refer to the person(s) using this website.
GDPR means General Data Protection Act.
PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation.
ICO means Information Commissioner’s Office.
Cookies mean small files stored on a users computer or device.

Processing of your personal data

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) I control and / or process any personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases.

I am exempt from registration in the ICO Data Protection Register because I am only processing data for my core business purposes.
Lawful basis: Consent
The reason I use this basis: I may from time to time provide you with the opportunity to request more information or to request to receive ongoing marketing communications. This will not be done without your specific consent.
I will process your information in the following ways: I will collect and store your email address for purposes of providing these services.
Data retention period: I will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
Sharing your information: I do not share your information with third parties.

If, as determined by me, the lawful basis upon which I process your personal information changes, I will notify you about the change and any new lawful basis to be used if required. I shall stop processing your personal information if the lawful basis used is no longer relevant.

Your individual rights

Under the GDPR your rights are as follows. You can read more about your rights in detail here.

the right to be informed;
the right of access;
the right to rectification;
the right to erasure;
the right to restrict processing;
the right to data portability;
the right to object; and
the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.

You also have the right to complain to the ICO [www.ico.org.uk] if you feel there is a problem with the way I am handling your data.

I handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.

Email communications and marketing

If you choose to subscribe to my email list via the sign‑up form on my website (belleleelee.com), I will collect and use your email address to send occasional emails about my services, events, offers and content, and to contact you where we are working together or discussing a potential project.

I may also add existing UK‑based clients and enquirers to my email list on a “soft opt‑in” basis where the law allows this and where the emails relate to my own similar services. You can opt out of these emails at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any message or by contacting me using the details in this policy.

I use Sender.net as my email service provider to manage and send these emails on my behalf. Sender.net acts as my data processor and only processes your email address in accordance with my instructions and applicable data protection law. I do not sell your personal data, and I do not use my email list to target individuals outside the UK.

Internet cookies

I use cookies on this website to provide you with a better user experience. I do this by placing a small text file on your device / computer hard drive. This tracks how you use the website; to record or log whether you have seen particular messages that I display, to keep you logged into the website where applicable.

Some cookies are required to enjoy and use the full functionality of this website.

I use a cookie control system which allows you to accept the use of cookies. It also controls which cookies are saved to your device / computer. Some cookies will be saved for specific time periods, where others may last indefinitely. Your web browser should provide you with the controls to manage and delete cookies from your device. Please see your web browser options.

Data security and protection

I ensure the security of any personal information I hold by using secure data storage technologies and precise procedures in how I store, access and manage that information. My methods meet the GDPR compliance requirement.

Resources & further information

Please Read This Policy Carefully Before Using This Site

This acceptable use policy sets out the terms under which you may access my website. https://www.belleleelee.com (my site). This acceptable use policy applies to all users of, and visitors to, my site.

Your use of my site means that you accept, and agree to abide by, all the policies in this acceptable use policy, which supplement my website Terms & Conditions.

Accessing my site

My site is made available free of charge.

I do not guarantee that my site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to my site is permitted on a temporary basis. I may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of my site without notice. I will not be liable to you if my site is unavailable at any time or for any period.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to my site.

I reserve the right to restrict your access to my site or part of it. The access to restricted areas of my site may be subject to registration and other conditions.

You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access my site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

Prohibited uses

You may use my site only for lawful purposes, and agree not to:

use my site in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation;
use my site in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;
use my site for the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in anyway;
send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with my content standards below;
transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam);
knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware;
use my site to defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the rights of others, including without limitation others’ privacy rights or rights of publicity;
impersonate any person or entity, falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity in connection with my site; or express or imply that I endorse any statement you make;
interfere with or disrupt the operation of my site or the servers or networks used to make my site available; or violate any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of such networks;
modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of my site.
remove any copyright, trade mark or other proprietary rights notice from my site or materials originating from my site;
frame or mirror any part of my site without my express prior written consent;
create a database by systematically downloading and storing my site content;
use any manual or automatic device in any way to gather site content or reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of my site without my express prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, I grant the operators of public online search engines limited permission to use search retrieval applications to reproduce materials from my site for the sole purpose of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly available searchable indices of such materials solely in connection with each operator’s public online search service.

You also agree:

Not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of my site in contravention of the provisions of our Terms & Conditions
Not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt:
any part of my site;
any equipment or network on which my site is stored;
any software used in the provision of my site; or
any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.

Linking to my site

You may only link to my home page or any other page on my website provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal. It should not damage my reputation or take advantage of it.

You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on my part where none exists.

You must not establish a link to my site on any website that is not owned by you.

My site must not be framed on any other site.

I reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

If you wish to make any use of content on my site other than that set out above, please contact me.

Third party links and resources on my site

Where my site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only.

I have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

Suspension and termination

I will determine, in my discretion, whether there has been a breach of this acceptable use policy. When a breach of this policy has occurred, I may take such action as I deem appropriate.

Failure to comply with this acceptable use policy constitutes a material breach of my Terms & Conditions upon which you are permitted to use my site. A breach may result in my taking all or any of the following actions:

Immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use my site.
Immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any posting or material uploaded by you to my site.
Issue of a warning to you.
Legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach.
Further legal action against you.
Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as I reasonably feel is necessary.

I exclude liability for actions taken in response to breaches of this acceptable use policy. The responses described in this policy are not limited, and I may take any other action I reasonably deem appropriate.

Changes to the acceptable use policy

I may revise this acceptable use policy at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes I make, as they are legally binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in this acceptable use policy may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on my site.