This privacy policy explains how we handle your personal data when you visit our website and informs you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

This policy is presented in a layered format for ease of navigation. Please also refer to the Glossary for definitions of some terms used.

1. Important Information and Who We Are

Purpose of this Privacy Policy

This privacy policy provides information on how Christie Investments collects and processes your personal data through your use of this website, including any data you provide when signing up for our newsletter or engaging our services.

Our website is not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect data related to children.

It is essential to read this policy alongside any other privacy policies or fair processing notices we provide during data collection to ensure you are fully aware of how and why we use your data. This policy supplements other notices and is not intended to override them.

Controller

Christie Investments is the controller of your personal data (referred to as “Christie Investments,” “we,” “us,” or “our” in this policy).

We have appointed a Data Privacy Manager to oversee questions related to this policy. If you have any questions or requests regarding your data, please contact the Data Privacy Manager using the details below.

Contact Details

For questions about this policy or our practices, please contact our Data Privacy Manager:

• Full Name: Curtis Christie
• Email Address: [email protected]
• Postal Address: Christie Investments, 337 Lower Addiscombe Road, London CR0 6RG, UK
• Telephone Number: 0208 287 5253

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK data protection regulator (www.ico.org.uk). However, we would appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns before you approach the ICO, so please contact us first.

Changes to the Privacy Policy and Your Duty to Inform Us of Changes

We regularly review and update our privacy policy. Historical versions are available upon request.

It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please inform us of any changes to your personal data during our relationship.

Third-Party Links

Our website may include links to third-party websites. Clicking on these links or enabling connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy policies. When leaving our site, we encourage you to read the privacy policies of any websites you visit.

2. The Data We Collect About You

Personal data refers to any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. We collect and process different types of personal data about you:

• Identity Data: First name, last name, username, marital status, title, date of birth, gender.
• Contact Data: Billing address, delivery address, email address, telephone numbers.
• Financial Data: Bank account and payment card details.
• Transaction Data: Details about payments to and from you and other details of our services.
• Technical Data: IP address, login data, browser type and version, time zone, location, operating system, platform, and other technology on your devices.
• Profile Data: Username, password, interests, preferences, feedback, and survey responses.
• Usage Data: Information about how you use our website and services.
• Marketing and Communications Data: Preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.

We also collect Aggregated Data for various purposes, which does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. If combined with personal data, it is treated as personal data and processed accordingly.

We do not collect Special Categories of Personal Data or information about criminal convictions.

If You Fail to Provide Personal Data

If we require personal data by law or under a contract and you fail to provide it, we may not be able to perform the contract and might have to cancel services, notifying you accordingly.

3. How Is Your Personal Data Collected?

We collect data in the following ways:

• Direct Interactions: Data you provide when filling in forms or corresponding with us via post, phone, email, etc.
• Automated Technologies: Data collected automatically through cookies, server logs, and similar technologies. Refer to our cookie policy for more details.
• Third Parties or Public Sources: Data from analytics providers, advertising networks, data brokers, or publicly available sources like Companies House and the Electoral Register.

4. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use your personal data as follows:

• To Register You as a New Customer: Performance of a contract, legitimate interests.
• To Process and Deliver Orders: Performance of a contract, legitimate interests.
• To Manage Our Relationship with You: Performance of a contract, legal obligations, legitimate interests.
• To Enable Participation in Competitions or Surveys: Performance of a contract, legitimate interests.
• To Administer and Protect Our Business and Website: Legitimate interests, legal obligations.
• To Deliver Relevant Content and Advertisements: Legitimate interests.
• To Improve Our Website and Services: Legitimate interests.
• To Make Suggestions and Recommendations: Legitimate interests.

Marketing

We may use your data to tailor marketing communications. You can opt-out of marketing messages at any time.

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