privacy policy
At Make Things Happen Design Studio Ltd, we care about your privacy.
This privacy policy gives an overview of how we use and protect any personal data you provide to us or we collect from you. By using this website, you are in agreement with the terms of this policy.
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time so would encourage you to review it frequently to ensure you are happy with any changes. Updates 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.
Please read this policy carefully to understand more about the information we may collect, use and share.
What type of information do we collect?
We receive, collect and store any information you enter on our website, such as your name and email address via a contact form, or voluntarily provide to us in any other way, for example by calling, emailing or handing over a business card. We will store your contact details in our database to allow for continued business communication with Make Things Happen. We may also receive information about you from social media platforms, for example when you interact with us on such platforms.
In addition, we collect the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet. We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page. Make Things Happen may use this information to understand page visits on our website. This information may then be used to improve the Make Things Happen website and user experience.
Your personal information will be used for the specific reasons stated above only.
Why do we collect such information?
We collect such Non-personal and Personal Information for the following purposes:
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To provide and operate our services;
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To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred non-personal information, which we may use to provide and improve our respective services;
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To be able to contact our visitors and users with general or personalised service-related notices and marketing messages;
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Notify you of changes and updates to our business or services;
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To invite you to our events;
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To comply with any applicable laws and regulations.
Where do we store information?
Our company is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.
Your details are securely stored on our CRM system and email database, when we have a legitimate and relevant business reason to do so. By providing personal details during direct contact with us you are consenting to the use of those details for the purposes of identifying you as a unique user.
We will not sell your information to third parties or share your personal data for marketing purposes. There are certain circumstances where we may share your information with employees, contractors and third parties for the purposes of completing tasks on our behalf. When we use third-party service providers, we disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service.
How long do we retain information?
Make Things Happen will not retain your personal information longer than necessary and review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. We will hold onto the personal information you provide on our systems for as long as is necessary to be able to provide our services to you or until you opt-out of receiving communications from us.
Use of Cookies
Like many other websites, our website uses cookies to allow us to personalise our service to you. A cookie is a text file stored by a browser on an individual’s computer system that holds information. It will allow a website to recognise when you visit and collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns but do not identify you as an individual.
It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. For more information on how to switch off cookies on your computer, visit our cookies policy. Turning cookies off may result in a loss of functionality when using our website.
By using this website, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information by Make Things Happen in the manner set out above.
Our website may, from time to time, contain links to other websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that this privacy policy applies only to our website and these websites have their own privacy policies. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies, please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
In addition, if you linked to our website from a third-party site, we cannot be responsible for the practices of the operators of that third party site and recommend that you check the privacy policy of that third party site.
How can you access, change or remove your information?
You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from us. If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, you are invited to contact us at makethingshappendesign@gmail.com or send us mail to:
Make Things Happen Design Studio Ltd
64a Cumberland Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6RE
Last updated 29/10/2020