Privacy Policy
Character.com customer privacy notice
This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.
Contact details
Telephone
03302232564
customerservice@character.com
What information we collect, use, and why
We collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Purchase or account history
- Payment details (including card or bank information for transfers and direct debits)
- Account information
- Information relating to loyalty programmes
- Website user information (including user journeys and cookie tracking)
We collect or use the following information for the operation of customer accounts and guarantees:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Purchase history
- Marketing preferences
We collect or use the following information for service updates or marketing purposes:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Marketing preferences
- Location data
- Purchase or viewing history
- IP addresses
- Website and app user journey information
- Records of consent, where appropriate
We collect or use the following information to comply with legal requirements:
- Name
- Contact information
- Financial transaction information
Lawful bases
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide services and goods are:
- Consent
- Contract
- Legal obligation
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of customer accounts and guarantees are:
- Consent
- Contract
- Legal obligation
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for service updates or marketing purposes are:
- Consent
- Contract
- Legal obligation
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for legal requirements are:
- Consent
- Contract
- Legal obligation
Where we get personal information from
- People directly
How long we keep information
Until our contract with you has ended.
We may nonetheless hold on to some (or all) of your information for longer if reasonably needed for legal, regulatory or tax reasons, deal with disputes, prevent fraud or abuse and/or enforce our terms and conditions (typically up to six years).
We will keep your information which we use only for newsletters or other marketing until you tell us to stop sending you such messages.
We will generally keep automated browsing information for up to 26 months.
Who we share information with
Data processors
Klaviyo
This data processor does the following activities for us: they manage our email activities
Shopify
This data processor does the following activities for us: they manage our order and payment information
Attentive
This data processor does the following activities for us: they manage our SMS activities
Klarna
In order to be able to offer you Klarna’s payment options, we will pass to Klarna certain aspects of your personal information, such as contact and order details, in order for Klarna to assess whether you qualify for their payment options and to tailor the payment options for you.
General information on Klarna you can find here. Your personal data is handled in accordance with applicable data protection law and in accordance with the information in Klarna’s privacy policy.
PayPal
This data processor does the following activities for us: they manage payments via PayPal.
Linnworks
This data processor does the following activities for us: they manage fulfilments for us.
Others we share personal information with
- Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with
- Publicly on our website, social media or other marketing and information media (where appropriate)
Sharing information outside the UK
Where necessary, we may transfer personal information outside of the UK. When doing so, we comply with the UK GDPR, making sure appropriate safeguards are in place. Please contact us for more information.
Your data protection rights
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal data.
Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal data you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal data in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal data you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent.
You don’t usually need to pay a fee to exercise your rights. If you make a request, we have one calendar month to respond to you.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
Last updated
18 June 2024