Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
1.1 We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors, service users, individual customers and customer personnel.
1.2 This policy applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to the personal data of such persons; in other words, where we determine the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data.
1.3 Our website incorporates privacy controls which affect how we will process your personal data. By using the privacy controls, you can specify whether you would like to receive direct marketing communications and limit the collection, sharing and publication of your personal data. You can access the privacy controls via www.cloud9balloons.co.uk.
1.4 This policy should be read in conjunction with out Cookie Notice. We use cookies on our website. Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for the provision of our website and services, we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.
1.5 In this policy, "we", "us" and "our" refer to Cloud 9 Balloons Ltd.
2. Credit
2.1 This document was created using a template from Docular (https://seqlegal.com/free-legal-documents/privacy-policy).
3. The Personal Data that we collect
3.1 In this Section 3 we have set out the general categories of personal data that we process and, in the case of personal data that we did not obtain directly from you, information about the source and specific categories of that data.
3.2 We may process data enabling us to get in touch with you ("contact data"). The contact data may include your name, email address, telephone number, postal address and/or social media account identifiers. The source of the contact data is you. If you log into our website using a social media account, we will obtain elements of the contact data from the relevant social media account provider.
3.3 We may process your website user account data ("account data"). The account data may include your account identifier, name, email address, business name, account creation and modification dates, website settings and marketing preferences. The primary source of the account data is you, although some elements of the account data may be generated by our website. If you log into our website using a social media account, we will obtain elements of the account data from the relevant social media account provider.
3.4 We may process information relating to transactions, including purchases of goods and/or services, that you enter into with us and/or through our website ("transaction data"). The transaction data may include your name, your contact details, your payment card details or other payment details and the transaction details. The source of the transaction data is you and/or our payment services provider.
3.5 We may process information contained in or relating to any communication that you send to us or that we send to you ("communication data"). The communication data may include the communication content and metadata associated with the communication. Our website will generate the metadata associated with communications made using the website contact forms.
3.6 We may process data about your use of our website and services ("usage data"). The usage data may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency and pattern of your service use. The source of the usage data is our analytics tracking system.
3.7 We may process identify general category of data. This data may include list specific items of data. The source of this data is ours and publicly available analytics tracking systems.
4. Purposes of processing and legal bases
4.1 In this Section 4, we have set out the purposes for which we may process personal data and the legal bases of the processing.
4.2 Operations - We may process your personal data for the purposes of operating our website, the processing and fulfilment of orders, providing our services, supplying our goods, generating invoices, bills and other payment-related documentation, and credit control. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website, services and business and / or the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.
4.3 Publications - We may process account data for the purposes of publishing such data on our website and elsewhere through our services in accordance with your express instructions. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the publication of content in the ordinary course of our operations and / or the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.
4.4 Relationships and communications - We may process contact data, account data, transaction data and/or communication data for [the purposes of managing our relationships, communicating with you (excluding communicating for the purposes of direct marketing) by email, SMS, post, fax and/or telephone, providing support services and complaint handling. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely communications with our website visitors, service users, individual customers and customer personnel, the maintenance of relationships, and the proper administration of our website, services and business and / or to perform our contract with you.
4.5 Direct marketing - We may process contact data, account data and/or transaction data] for the purposes of creating, targeting and sending direct marketing communications by email, SMS, post and/or fax and making contact by telephone for marketing-related purposes. The legal basis for this processing is you consent and / or our legitimate interests, namely promoting our business and communicating marketing messages and offers to our website visitors and service users.
4.6 Research and analysis - We may process usage data and/or transaction data for the purposes of researching and analysing the use of our website and services, as well as researching and analysing other interactions with our business. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely monitoring, supporting, improving and securing our website, services and business generally.
4.7 Record keeping - We may process your personal data for the purposes of creating and maintaining our databases, back-up copies of our databases and our business records generally. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely ensuring that we have access to all the information we need to properly and efficiently run our business in accordance with this policy.
4.8 Security - We may process your personal data for the purposes of security and the prevention of fraud and other criminal activity. The legal basis of this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the protection of our website, services and business, and the protection of others.
4.9 Insurance and risk management - We may process your personal data where necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks and/or obtaining professional advice. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper protection of our business against risks.
4.10 Legal claims - We may process your personal data where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the protection and assertion of our legal rights, your legal rights and the legal rights of others.
4.11 Legal compliance and vital interests - We may also process your personal data where such processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.
5. Providing your personal data to others
5.1 We may disclose your personal data to our insurers and/or professional advisers insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks, obtaining professional advice.
5.2 Your personal data held in our website database and will be stored on the servers of our hosting services providers under confidentiality contracts.
5.3 We may disclose specify personal data category or categories to our suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for our business purposes.
5.4 Financial transactions relating to our website and services may be handled by our payment services providers. We will share transaction data with our payment services providers only to the extent necessary for the purposes of processing your payments, refunding such payments and dealing with complaints and queries relating to such payments and refunds.
5.5 In addition to the specific disclosures of personal data set out in this Section 5, we may disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person. We may also disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.
6. International transfers of your personal data
6.1 In this Section 6, we provide information about the circumstances in which your personal data may be transferred to a third country under UK and/or EU data protection law.
6.2 We may transfer your personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) to the UK and process that personal data in the UK for the purposes set out in this policy, and may permit our suppliers and subcontractors to do so, during any period with respect to which the UK is not treated as a third country under EU data protection law or benefits from an adequacy decision under EU data protection law; and we may transfer [your personal data] from the UK to the EEA and process that personal data in the EEA for the purposes set out in this policy and may permit our suppliers and subcontractors to do so, during any period with respect to which EEA states are not treated as third countries under UK data protection law or benefit from adequacy regulations under UK data protection law.
6.3 The hosting facilities for our website are situated at www.123reg.com. The competent data protection authorities have made an adequacy determination with respect to the data protection laws of each country. Transfers to any country will be protected by appropriate safeguards, namely the use of standard data protection clauses adopted or approved by the competent data protection authorities.
6.4 Specify category or categories of supplier or subcontractor will be protected by appropriate safeguards, namely the use of standard data protection clauses adopted or approved by the competent data protection authorities.
6.5 You acknowledge that personal data that you submit for publication through our website or services may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such personal data by others.
7. Retaining and deleting personal data
7.1 This Section 7 sets out our data retention policies and procedures, which are designed to help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in relation to the retention and deletion of personal data.
7.2 Personal data that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.
7.3 We will retain your personal data as follows:
(a) contact data will be retained for a minimum period of 8 years following the date of the most recent contact between you and us for a maximum period of 8 years following that date for taxation purposes;
(b) account data will be retained for a minimum period of 8 years following the date of closure of the relevant account for taxation purposes;
(c) transaction data will be retained for a minimum period of 8 years following the date of the transaction, and for a maximum period of 8 years following that date for taxation purposes;
(d) communication data will be retained for a minimum period of 3 years following the date of the communication in question, and for a maximum period of 3 years following that date;
(e) usage data will be retained for 3 years following the date of collection; and
7.4 Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 7, we may retain your personal data where such retention is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.
8. Your rights
8.1 In this Section 8, we have listed the rights that you have under data protection law.
8.2 Your principal rights under data protection law are:
(a) the right to access - you can ask for copies of your personal data;
(b) the right to rectification - you can ask us to rectify inaccurate personal data and to complete incomplete personal data;
(c) the right to erasure - you can ask us to erase your personal data;
(d) the right to restrict processing - you can ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data;
(e) the right to object to processing - you can object to the processing of your personal data;
(f) the right to data portability - you can ask that we transfer your personal data to another organisation or to you;
(g) the right to complain to a supervisory authority - you can complain about our processing of your personal data; and
(h) the right to withdraw consent - to the extent that the legal basis of our processing of your personal data is consent, you can withdraw that consent.
8.3 These rights are subject to certain limitations and exceptions. You can learn more about the rights of data subjects by visiting https://edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/general-guidance/gdpr-guidelines-recommendations-best-practices_en and https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/.
8.4 You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by written notice to us, using the contact details set out below.
9. About cookies
9.1 A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
9.2 Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
9.3 Cookies may not contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal data that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
10. Cookies that we use
10.1 We use cookies for the following purposes:
(a) authentication and status - we use cookies [to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website, and to help us determine if you are logged into our website.
(b) shopping cart - we use cookies to maintain the state of your shopping cart as you navigate our website.
(c) personalisation - we use cookies to store information about your preferences and to personalise our website for you.
(d) security - we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally.
(e) advertising - we use cookies [to help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to you.
(f) analysis - we use cookies [to help us to analyse the use and performance of our website and services.
(g) cookie consent - we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally.
11. Cookies used by our service providers
11.1 Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.
11.2 We use Google Analytics. Google Analytics gathers information about the use of our website by means of cookies. The information gathered is used to create reports about the use of our website. You can find out more about Google's use of information by visiting https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ and you can review Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
12. Managing cookies
12.1 Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 (Chrome);
(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop (Firefox);
(c) https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/ (Opera);
(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
(e) https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac (Safari); and
(f) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy (Edge).
12.2 Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
12.3 If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.
13. Amendments
13.1 We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.
13.2 You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy.
13.3 We may notify you of changes to this policy by email.
14. Our details
14.1 This website is owned and operated by Cloud 9 Balloons Ltd.
14.2 We are registered in England and Wales under registration number (14685711) at registered offices are at 1 Rookery House, The Street, Crookham Village, Fleet, England, GU51 5RX.
14.3 You can contact us:
(a) by email, using the email address provided below.
15. Representatives
15.1 Our representative within the EU with respect to our obligations under data protection law is available at enquiries@cloud9balloon.co.uk.
Website Cookie Notice
Website Cookie Notice
This website www.could9balloon.co.uk (the "Site") is operated by Cloud 9 Balloons Ltd (“Cloud 9 Balloons”), a limited company registered in England and Wales (registered number 14685711) whose registered offices are at 1 Rookery House, The Street, Crookham Village, Fleet, England, GU51 5RX (the “Company” “we” and “us”). The Company is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. and this Cookie Notice should be read together with Data Privacy Policy and Website Terms of Use.
What is a Cookie?
Cookies are text files containing a small amount of data, typically a string of letters and numbers, that help us understand our customers better so that we can provide a more focused user experience. Cookies are used throughout the internet to allow websites to recognise your visit and use this knowledge, together with your previous visits to our website to understand what you are searching for. Generally our cookies don't store personal identifiable information or personal sensitive information such as your name, address or other identification information.
How does this Site use cookies?
Cloud 9 Balloons and our IT technicians use cookies for the following purposes:
1) Performance Cookies
We use Google Analytics and relevant cookies to collect information about how users access and navigate our Site, for instance which pages are used most often and how long users remain on pages. Some cookies show us which email or web page visitors transitioned from in order to visit our website and where they went after our site. Google Analytics cookies help us understand whether users are male or female, or fall within age ranges, or interest groups.
All cookies collect information in an anonymous form and we do not contact individuals or provide this information to third parties for broader use.
2) Functionality and User Experience Cookies
These cookies allow the Site to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide personal features such as your preferred text size, fonts and other customisable aspects of the Site.
These cookies also can also offer services you have requested, such as online videos or blog commentary. These cookies are anonymised and don’t log browsing activity on other websites.
This cookie is used to identify a user's browser as they go from page to page on the website. It is a session cookie, which means the cookie is deleted when you leave the Site. It is an integral part of the website software and is used to let the server know which users are on the Site at any given time and make certain parts of the Site easier to use (for example, to store page preferences such as colour scheme chosen for the duration of your visit, when you register for one of our events online or apply online for one of our trainee or placement positions).
The following information may be collected through your device and browser:
Device Specific Data
• your device's IP address (collected and stored in an anonymised format)
• your email address including first name and surname
• device screen size
• device type (unique device identifiers) and browser information
• geographic location (country only)
• preferred language used to display the webpage
Log data
• referring domain
• pages visited
• geographic location (country only)
• preferred language used to display the webpage
• date and time when website pages were accessed
Your consent to the use of cookies
By using the Site, you provide your unequivocal consent for us to use, store and access the above cookies on your device.
Withdrawing your consent to the use of cookies
You may refuse cookies by adjusting your internet browser settings.
For further information about how to do this, contact the ‘help’ section of the following URL: www.allaboutcookies.org. If you chose to adjust your internet browser settings, you may be unable to access or use parts or functionality of the Site.
Contact us
If you have any questions or need further information about our cookie practices, please contact us at enquiries@cloud9balloon.co.uk.
Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
1.1 We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors, service users, individual customers and customer personnel.
1.2 This policy applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to the personal data of such persons; in other words, where we determine the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data.
1.3 Our website incorporates privacy controls which affect how we will process your personal data. By using the privacy controls, you can specify whether you would like to receive direct marketing communications and limit the collection, sharing and publication of your personal data. You can access the privacy controls via www.cloud9balloons.co.uk.
1.4 This policy should be read in conjunction with out Cookie Notice. We use cookies on our website. Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for the provision of our website and services, we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.
1.5 In this policy, "we", "us" and "our" refer to Cloud 9 Balloons Ltd.
2. Credit
2.1 This document was created using a template from Docular (https://seqlegal.com/free-legal-documents/privacy-policy).
3. The Personal Data that we collect
3.1 In this Section 3 we have set out the general categories of personal data that we process and, in the case of personal data that we did not obtain directly from you, information about the source and specific categories of that data.
3.2 We may process data enabling us to get in touch with you ("contact data"). The contact data may include your name, email address, telephone number, postal address and/or social media account identifiers. The source of the contact data is you. If you log into our website using a social media account, we will obtain elements of the contact data from the relevant social media account provider.
3.3 We may process your website user account data ("account data"). The account data may include your account identifier, name, email address, business name, account creation and modification dates, website settings and marketing preferences. The primary source of the account data is you, although some elements of the account data may be generated by our website. If you log into our website using a social media account, we will obtain elements of the account data from the relevant social media account provider.
3.4 We may process information relating to transactions, including purchases of goods and/or services, that you enter into with us and/or through our website ("transaction data"). The transaction data may include your name, your contact details, your payment card details or other payment details and the transaction details. The source of the transaction data is you and/or our payment services provider.
3.5 We may process information contained in or relating to any communication that you send to us or that we send to you ("communication data"). The communication data may include the communication content and metadata associated with the communication. Our website will generate the metadata associated with communications made using the website contact forms.
3.6 We may process data about your use of our website and services ("usage data"). The usage data may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency and pattern of your service use. The source of the usage data is our analytics tracking system.
3.7 We may process identify general category of data. This data may include list specific items of data. The source of this data is ours and publicly available analytics tracking systems.
4. Purposes of processing and legal bases
4.1 In this Section 4, we have set out the purposes for which we may process personal data and the legal bases of the processing.
4.2 Operations - We may process your personal data for the purposes of operating our website, the processing and fulfilment of orders, providing our services, supplying our goods, generating invoices, bills and other payment-related documentation, and credit control. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website, services and business and / or the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.
4.3 Publications - We may process account data for the purposes of publishing such data on our website and elsewhere through our services in accordance with your express instructions. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the publication of content in the ordinary course of our operations and / or the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.
4.4 Relationships and communications - We may process contact data, account data, transaction data and/or communication data for [the purposes of managing our relationships, communicating with you (excluding communicating for the purposes of direct marketing) by email, SMS, post, fax and/or telephone, providing support services and complaint handling. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely communications with our website visitors, service users, individual customers and customer personnel, the maintenance of relationships, and the proper administration of our website, services and business and / or to perform our contract with you.
4.5 Direct marketing - We may process contact data, account data and/or transaction data] for the purposes of creating, targeting and sending direct marketing communications by email, SMS, post and/or fax and making contact by telephone for marketing-related purposes. The legal basis for this processing is you consent and / or our legitimate interests, namely promoting our business and communicating marketing messages and offers to our website visitors and service users.
4.6 Research and analysis - We may process usage data and/or transaction data for the purposes of researching and analysing the use of our website and services, as well as researching and analysing other interactions with our business. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely monitoring, supporting, improving and securing our website, services and business generally.
4.7 Record keeping - We may process your personal data for the purposes of creating and maintaining our databases, back-up copies of our databases and our business records generally. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely ensuring that we have access to all the information we need to properly and efficiently run our business in accordance with this policy.
4.8 Security - We may process your personal data for the purposes of security and the prevention of fraud and other criminal activity. The legal basis of this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the protection of our website, services and business, and the protection of others.
4.9 Insurance and risk management - We may process your personal data where necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks and/or obtaining professional advice. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper protection of our business against risks.
4.10 Legal claims - We may process your personal data where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the protection and assertion of our legal rights, your legal rights and the legal rights of others.
4.11 Legal compliance and vital interests - We may also process your personal data where such processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.
5. Providing your personal data to others
5.1 We may disclose your personal data to our insurers and/or professional advisers insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks, obtaining professional advice.
5.2 Your personal data held in our website database and will be stored on the servers of our hosting services providers under confidentiality contracts.
5.3 We may disclose specify personal data category or categories to our suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for our business purposes.
5.4 Financial transactions relating to our website and services may be handled by our payment services providers. We will share transaction data with our payment services providers only to the extent necessary for the purposes of processing your payments, refunding such payments and dealing with complaints and queries relating to such payments and refunds.
5.5 In addition to the specific disclosures of personal data set out in this Section 5, we may disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person. We may also disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.
6. International transfers of your personal data
6.1 In this Section 6, we provide information about the circumstances in which your personal data may be transferred to a third country under UK and/or EU data protection law.
6.2 We may transfer your personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) to the UK and process that personal data in the UK for the purposes set out in this policy, and may permit our suppliers and subcontractors to do so, during any period with respect to which the UK is not treated as a third country under EU data protection law or benefits from an adequacy decision under EU data protection law; and we may transfer [your personal data] from the UK to the EEA and process that personal data in the EEA for the purposes set out in this policy and may permit our suppliers and subcontractors to do so, during any period with respect to which EEA states are not treated as third countries under UK data protection law or benefit from adequacy regulations under UK data protection law.
6.3 The hosting facilities for our website are situated at www.123reg.com. The competent data protection authorities have made an adequacy determination with respect to the data protection laws of each country. Transfers to any country will be protected by appropriate safeguards, namely the use of standard data protection clauses adopted or approved by the competent data protection authorities.
6.4 Specify category or categories of supplier or subcontractor will be protected by appropriate safeguards, namely the use of standard data protection clauses adopted or approved by the competent data protection authorities.
6.5 You acknowledge that personal data that you submit for publication through our website or services may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such personal data by others.
7. Retaining and deleting personal data
7.1 This Section 7 sets out our data retention policies and procedures, which are designed to help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in relation to the retention and deletion of personal data.
7.2 Personal data that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.
7.3 We will retain your personal data as follows:
(a) contact data will be retained for a minimum period of 8 years following the date of the most recent contact between you and us for a maximum period of 8 years following that date for taxation purposes;
(b) account data will be retained for a minimum period of 8 years following the date of closure of the relevant account for taxation purposes;
(c) transaction data will be retained for a minimum period of 8 years following the date of the transaction, and for a maximum period of 8 years following that date for taxation purposes;
(d) communication data will be retained for a minimum period of 3 years following the date of the communication in question, and for a maximum period of 3 years following that date;
(e) usage data will be retained for 3 years following the date of collection; and
7.4 Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 7, we may retain your personal data where such retention is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.
8. Your rights
8.1 In this Section 8, we have listed the rights that you have under data protection law.
8.2 Your principal rights under data protection law are:
(a) the right to access - you can ask for copies of your personal data;
(b) the right to rectification - you can ask us to rectify inaccurate personal data and to complete incomplete personal data;
(c) the right to erasure - you can ask us to erase your personal data;
(d) the right to restrict processing - you can ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data;
(e) the right to object to processing - you can object to the processing of your personal data;
(f) the right to data portability - you can ask that we transfer your personal data to another organisation or to you;
(g) the right to complain to a supervisory authority - you can complain about our processing of your personal data; and
(h) the right to withdraw consent - to the extent that the legal basis of our processing of your personal data is consent, you can withdraw that consent.
8.3 These rights are subject to certain limitations and exceptions. You can learn more about the rights of data subjects by visiting https://edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/general-guidance/gdpr-guidelines-recommendations-best-practices_en and https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/.
8.4 You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by written notice to us, using the contact details set out below.
9. About cookies
9.1 A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
9.2 Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
9.3 Cookies may not contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal data that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
10. Cookies that we use
10.1 We use cookies for the following purposes:
(a) authentication and status - we use cookies [to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website, and to help us determine if you are logged into our website.
(b) shopping cart - we use cookies to maintain the state of your shopping cart as you navigate our website.
(c) personalisation - we use cookies to store information about your preferences and to personalise our website for you.
(d) security - we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally.
(e) advertising - we use cookies [to help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to you.
(f) analysis - we use cookies [to help us to analyse the use and performance of our website and services.
(g) cookie consent - we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally.
11. Cookies used by our service providers
11.1 Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.
11.2 We use Google Analytics. Google Analytics gathers information about the use of our website by means of cookies. The information gathered is used to create reports about the use of our website. You can find out more about Google's use of information by visiting https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ and you can review Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
12. Managing cookies
12.1 Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 (Chrome);
(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop (Firefox);
(c) https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/ (Opera);
(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
(e) https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac (Safari); and
(f) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy (Edge).
12.2 Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
12.3 If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.
13. Amendments
13.1 We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.
13.2 You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy.
13.3 We may notify you of changes to this policy by email.
14. Our details
14.1 This website is owned and operated by Cloud 9 Balloons Ltd.
14.2 We are registered in England and Wales under registration number (14685711) at registered offices are at 1 Rookery House, The Street, Crookham Village, Fleet, England, GU51 5RX.
14.3 You can contact us:
(a) by email, using the email address provided below.
15. Representatives
15.1 Our representative within the EU with respect to our obligations under data protection law is available at enquiries@cloud9balloon.co.uk.
Website Cookie Notice
Website Cookie Notice
This website www.could9balloon.co.uk (the "Site") is operated by Cloud 9 Balloons Ltd (“Cloud 9 Balloons”), a limited company registered in England and Wales (registered number 14685711) whose registered offices are at 1 Rookery House, The Street, Crookham Village, Fleet, England, GU51 5RX (the “Company” “we” and “us”). The Company is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. and this Cookie Notice should be read together with Data Privacy Policy and Website Terms of Use.
What is a Cookie?
Cookies are text files containing a small amount of data, typically a string of letters and numbers, that help us understand our customers better so that we can provide a more focused user experience. Cookies are used throughout the internet to allow websites to recognise your visit and use this knowledge, together with your previous visits to our website to understand what you are searching for. Generally our cookies don't store personal identifiable information or personal sensitive information such as your name, address or other identification information.
How does this Site use cookies?
Cloud 9 Balloons and our IT technicians use cookies for the following purposes:
1) Performance Cookies
We use Google Analytics and relevant cookies to collect information about how users access and navigate our Site, for instance which pages are used most often and how long users remain on pages. Some cookies show us which email or web page visitors transitioned from in order to visit our website and where they went after our site. Google Analytics cookies help us understand whether users are male or female, or fall within age ranges, or interest groups.
All cookies collect information in an anonymous form and we do not contact individuals or provide this information to third parties for broader use.
2) Functionality and User Experience Cookies
These cookies allow the Site to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide personal features such as your preferred text size, fonts and other customisable aspects of the Site.
These cookies also can also offer services you have requested, such as online videos or blog commentary. These cookies are anonymised and don’t log browsing activity on other websites.
This cookie is used to identify a user's browser as they go from page to page on the website. It is a session cookie, which means the cookie is deleted when you leave the Site. It is an integral part of the website software and is used to let the server know which users are on the Site at any given time and make certain parts of the Site easier to use (for example, to store page preferences such as colour scheme chosen for the duration of your visit, when you register for one of our events online or apply online for one of our trainee or placement positions).
The following information may be collected through your device and browser:
Device Specific Data
• your device's IP address (collected and stored in an anonymised format)
• your email address including first name and surname
• device screen size
• device type (unique device identifiers) and browser information
• geographic location (country only)
• preferred language used to display the webpage
Log data
• referring domain
• pages visited
• geographic location (country only)
• preferred language used to display the webpage
• date and time when website pages were accessed
Your consent to the use of cookies
By using the Site, you provide your unequivocal consent for us to use, store and access the above cookies on your device.
Withdrawing your consent to the use of cookies
You may refuse cookies by adjusting your internet browser settings.
For further information about how to do this, contact the ‘help’ section of the following URL: www.allaboutcookies.org. If you chose to adjust your internet browser settings, you may be unable to access or use parts or functionality of the Site.
Contact us
If you have any questions or need further information about our cookie practices, please contact us at enquiries@cloud9balloon.co.uk.
