Privacy Policy

Your privacy matters to us. HatsSoSimple.co.uk will protect your privacy and follow the law regarding any personal information we collect about you through our website and other sites we manage.

Information We Collect

We collect information that you give us when you use our services and promotions, as well as data automatically sent by your devices when you access our products and services.

Log Data

When you visit our website, our servers may automatically record basic information from your web browser.

This can include your device's IP address, browser type and version, the pages you look at, the time and date of your visit, how long you stay on each page, and details about any errors you might see.

Please note that while this information on its own isn't personally identifying, it could potentially be combined with other data to identify individuals.

Personal Information

We may ask for personal information, such as your name, email, and home address.

Legitimate Reasons for Processing Your Personal Information

We collect and use your personal information only when we have a good reason. We only gather what we need to provide our services to you.

Collection and Use of Information

We may collect personal information from you when you:

  • Sign up for updates via email or social media

  • Use a mobile device or web browser to access our content

  • Contact us through email, social media, or similar technologies

  • Mention us on social media

We collect and use your information for these reasons, and we won't use it in ways that don't fit these reasons:

  • To personalize your experience on our website

  • To communicate with you

  • For analytics, market research, and to improve our website and related platforms

  • For advertising and marketing, including sending you promotional info about our products and services, and interesting updates from third parties

  • For security and fraud prevention, to keep our sites and apps safe and in line with our terms of use.

  • Please be aware that we may combine information we collect about you with general information or research data we receive from other trusted sources.

Security of Your Personal Information

When we collect and use your personal information, we will protect it using reasonable methods to prevent loss, theft, or unauthorized access.

We try our best to keep your information safe, but no electronic system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute safety.

We will follow the laws related to any data breaches. You are responsible for choosing a strong password and keeping your information secure while using our services.

How Long We Keep Your Personal Information

We keep your personal information only as long as we need it. This depends on how we use your information, as stated in our privacy policy.

When we no longer need it, we will delete it or remove any identifying details. However, we may keep your information if required for legal, accounting, or reporting reasons, or for public interest, scientific, historical research, or statistical purposes.

Children’s Privacy

We do not sell our products or services to children under 13, and we do not collect personal info from them.

Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties

We may share your personal information with:

  • Our parent, subsidiary, or affiliate companies

  • Third-party service providers, like IT, data storage, and advertising services

  • Our employees and contractors

  • Current or potential business partners

  • Sponsors of our competitions and promotions

  • Courts and law enforcement, as required by law

  • Third parties who help us with information, products, or marketing to you

  • third parties to collect and process data

International Transfers of Personal Information

We store and process your personal information where we, our partners, and third-party providers have facilities.

Note that the places where we keep, process, or send your information may have different data protection laws than your home country.

If we share your personal information with third parties in other countries: (i) we will follow the laws for those transfers; and (ii) we will safeguard your information according to this privacy policy.

Your Rights and Controlling Your Personal Information

You can choose not to share personal information with us, but this might affect your experience on our website.

We won't treat you unfairly if you decide to exercise your rights regarding your personal data. If you give us personal information, we will collect, store, use, and share it according to this privacy policy. You can ask for details about any personal information we have about you.

If we get personal information about you from someone else, we will protect it as explained in this policy. If you're sharing someone else's information, you confirm that you have their permission to do so.

If you previously allowed us to use your personal information for marketing, you can change your mind anytime. We will help you unsubscribe from our emails or stop communications. We may ask for specific information to confirm your identity.

If you think any information we have is wrong or outdated, please let us know using the contact details in this policy. We will make reasonable efforts to fix any inaccuracies.

If you believe we have violated data protection laws, please contact us with full details of the issue. We will quickly investigate and respond in writing with our findings and actions.

You can also reach out to a regulatory body or data protection authority regarding your complaint.

Use of Cookies

We use "cookies" to gather information about you and how you use our site. A cookie is a tiny file stored on your computer that we access each time you visit. This helps us provide content based on your preferences.

Limits of Our Policy

Our website may link to other sites that we don’t control. We are not responsible for their content and privacy practices.

Changes to This Policy

We may update our privacy policy to match changes in our business, practices, or laws. If we make changes, we will post them here at the same link. If needed by law, we will ask for your permission or let you choose to accept or decline any new uses of your personal information.

Cookie Policy

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our HatsSoSimple website. This cookie policy is part of our privacy policy and explains how we use cookies between your device and our site.

We also provide basic info about third-party services that may use cookies. This policy doesn’t cover their cookies. If you don’t want to accept cookies from us, you can set your browser to refuse them. However, this may limit some content and services you can access.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small piece of data saved on your device when you visit a website. It usually includes info about the site, a unique identifier for your browser, extra data for its function, and how long it lasts. Cookies help with features like logging in, tracking site usage, saving your settings, and personalizing content.

Cookies from the site you visit are called first-party cookies and track your activity there. Cookies from other sites are third-party cookies and can track you across various websites that use the same service.

Types of cookies and how we use them

Essential cookies

Essential cookies are vital for using a website. They allow key features like logging in, managing accounts, shopping carts, and processing payments. We use these cookies to make our website work properly.

Performance cookies

Performance cookies track how you use a website while you visit. This data is usually anonymous and combined with data from other users. They help companies learn about visitor behaviors, find and fix issues, and make better decisions to improve the website experience.

These cookies can be set by the website you visit or by third-party services. They do not collect your personal information. We use performance cookies on our site.

Functionality cookies

Functionality cookies collect information about your device and your settings on the website, like language and time zone. This helps websites offer you personalized and improved content and services. These cookies can come from the website itself or from other services.

We use functional cookies for certain features on our site.

Targeting/advertising

Targeting/advertising cookies help determine what promotional content is most relevant and appropriate to you and your interests. Websites may use them to deliver targeted advertising or limit the number of times you see an advertisement.

This helps companies improve the effectiveness of their campaigns and the quality of content presented to you. These cookies may be set by the website you’re visiting (first-party) or by third-party services. Targeting/advertising cookies set by third-parties may be used to track you on other websites that use the same third-party service.

We use targeting/advertising cookies on our site.