Privacy policy

At The Leather & Tobacco Shop, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our customers and site visitors, in line with UK law, including the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you visit or make a purchase from our online store.

Information We Collect

When you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through our online store, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers, email address, and phone number). We refer to this information as “Order Information”.

When you browse our store, we also automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system. This is referred to as “Device Information”.

How We Use Your Information

We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
- Communicate with you;
- Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
- When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
Sharing Your Personal Information

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online store--you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: [https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy].

We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the site -- you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: [https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/]. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout].

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

Your Rights

If you are a UK resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information provided on our website.

Additionally, if you are a UK resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above.

Data Retention

When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

Changes

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

Contact Us

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at [your email address] or by mail using the details provided on our website.

This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with UK law and provide you with the rights and protections you are entitled to when you use our online store.