Privacy Policy

 

OVERVIEW

Maintaining the security of your data is a priority at Leaf Productions and we are committed to respecting your privacy rights.  We pledge to always handle your data fairly and legally.  Leaf Productions is also dedicated to being transparent about what data we collect about you and how we use it.

This policy provides you with information about:

  • How we use your data

  • What personal data we collect

  • How we ensure your privacy is maintained

  • Your legal rights relating to your personal data

 

HOW WE USE YOUR DATA

General

Leaf Productions (and trusted partners acting on our behalf) uses your personal data:

  • To provide goods and services to you

  • To make a tailored website available to you

  • To manage any registered account(s) that you hold with us

  • To verify your identity

  • For crime and fraud prevention, detection and related purposes

  • With your agreement, to contact you electronically about promotional offers and products and services which we think may interest you

  • For market research purposes – to better understand your needs

  • To enable Leaf Productions to manage customer service interactions with you

  • Where we have a legal right or duty to use or disclose your information (for example in relation to an investigation by a public authority or in a legal dispute)

 

Marketing

Promotional communications
Leaf Productions uses your personal data for electronic marketing purposes (with your consent) and may send you postal mail to update you on the latest Leaf Productions offers and news.

Leaf Productions aims to update you about products & services which are of interest and relevance to you as an individual or as a business.

You have the right to opt out of receiving promotional communications at any time, by:

  • Making use of the simple “unsubscribe” link in emails

  • Contacting Leaf Productions via the contact channels set out in this Policy

 

Sharing data with third parties

Our service providers and suppliers
In order to make certain services available to you, we may need to share your personal data with some of our service partners.  These include IT, delivery and marketing service providers.

Leaf Productions only allows its service providers to handle your personal data when we have confirmed that they apply appropriate data protection and security controls.

We also impose contractual obligations on service providers relating to data protection and security, which mean they can only use your data to provide services to Leaf Productions and to you, and for no other purposes.

 

Other third parties

Aside from our service providers, Leaf Productions will not disclose your personal data to any third party, except as set out below.  We will never sell or rent our customer data to other organisations for marketing purposes.

We may share your data with:

  • Credit reference agencies where necessary for card payments

  • Governmental bodies, regulators, law enforcement agencies, courts/tribunals and insurers where we are required to do so:

    • to comply with our legal obligations

    • to exercise our legal rights (for example in court cases)

    • for the prevention, detection, investigation of crime or prosecution of offenders

    • for the protection of our employees and customers

 

How long do we keep your data?

We will not retain your data for longer than necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy.  Different retention periods apply for different types of data, however the longest we will normally hold any personal data is 10 years.

 

WHAT PERSONAL DATA DO WE COLLECT?

Leaf Productions may collect the following information about you:

  • Your name, age/date of birth and gender

  • Your contact details: postal address including billing and delivery addresses, telephone numbers (including mobile numbers) and e-mail address

  • Instructions, purchases and orders made by you

  • Your online browsing activities on Leaf Productions websites

  • Your password(s)

  • When you make a purchase or place an order with us, your payment card details

  • Your communication and marketing preferences

  • Your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses

  • Your location

  • Your correspondence and communications with Leaf Productions

Our website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.

This list is not exhaustive, and, in specific instances, we may need to collect additional data for the purposes set out in this Policy.  Some of the above personal data is collected directly, for example when you submit an enquiry or download from our website or send an email to us.  Other personal data is collected indirectly, for example your browsing or any shopping activity.  We may also collect personal data from third parties who have your consent to pass your details to us, or from publicly available sources.

 

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR DATA

Leaf Productions is committed to keeping your personal data safe and secure.  Our security measures include:

  • Encryption of data

  • Security controls which protect the entire Leaf Productions IT infrastructure from external attack and unauthorised access

  • Internal policies setting out our data security approach and training for employees

 

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP PROTECT YOUR DATA

If you are using a computing device in a public location, we recommend that you always log out and close the website browser when you complete an online session.

 

YOUR RIGHTS

You have the following rights:

  • The right to ask what personal data that we hold about you at any time

  • The right to ask us to update and correct any out-of-date or incorrect personal data that we hold about you free of charge

  • (As set out above) the right to opt out of any marketing communications that we may send you.  If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please contact us using the contact details set out below

 

Legal basis for Leaf Productions processing customer personal data

General

Leaf Productions collects and uses customers’ personal data because is it necessary for:

  • The pursuit of our legitimate interests (as set out below)

  • The purposes of complying with our duties and exercising our rights under a contract for the sale of goods and services to a customer

  • Complying with our legal obligations

In general, we only rely on consent as a legal basis for processing in relation to sending direct marketing communications to customers via email.

Customers have the right to withdraw consent at any time.  Where consent is the only legal basis for processing, we will cease to process data after consent is withdrawn.

 

Our legitimate interests

The normal legal basis for processing customer data is that it is necessary for the legitimate interests of Leaf Productions, including:

  • Selling and supplying goods and services to our customers

  • Protecting customers, employees and other individuals and maintaining their safety, health and welfare

  • Promoting, marketing and advertising our products and services

  • Sending promotional communications which are relevant and tailored to individual customers

  • Understanding our customers’ behaviour, activities, preferences, and needs

  • Improving existing products and services and developing new products and services

  • Complying with our legal and regulatory obligations

  • Preventing, investigating and detecting crime, fraud or anti-social behaviour and prosecuting offenders, including working with law enforcement agencies

  • Handling client contacts, queries, complaints or disputes

  • Managing insurance claims by clients

  • Protecting Leaf Productions, its employees and clients, by taking appropriate legal action against third parties who have committed criminal acts or are in breach of legal obligations to Leaf Productions

  • Effectively handling any legal claims or regulatory enforcement actions taken against Leaf Productions

  • Fulfilling our duties to our clients, colleagues, shareholders and other stakeholders

 

OUR COOKIES POLICY

What are cookies?

Like most websites, Leaf Productions websites use cookies to collect information.  Cookies are small data files which are placed on your computer or other devices (such as smart ‘phones or ‘tablets’) as you browse this website.

They are used to ‘remember’ when your computer or device accesses our websites.  Cookies are essential for the effective operation of our websites and to help you interact with us online. They are also used to tailor the products and services offered and advertised to you, both on our websites and elsewhere.

 

Information collected

Some cookies collect information about browsing and purchasing behaviour when you access this website via the same computer or device.  This includes information about pages viewed, products purchased and your journey around a website.  We do not use cookies to collect or record information on your name, address or other contact details.  Leaf Productions can use cookies to monitor your browsing behaviour.

 

What are cookies used for?

The main purposes for which cookies are used are:

  • For technical purposes essential to effective operation of our websites, particularly in relation to site navigation

  • To enable Leaf Productions to collect information about your browsing patterns, including to monitor the success of campaigns, competitions etc.

 

How do I disable cookies?

If you want to disable cookies, you need to change your website browser settings to reject cookies.  How you do this will depend on the browser you use.

 

What happens if I disable cookies?

This depends on which cookies you disable, but in general the website may not operate properly if cookies are switched off.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions about how Leaf Productions uses your personal data that are not answered here, or if you want to exercise your rights regarding your personal data, please contact us by any of the following means:

  • Phone us on: 07791 985075

  • E-mail us at: info@leafproductions.co.uk

  • Write to us at: Brambleside, Licswm, Flintshire, CH8 8NQ, United Kingdom

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.  Further information, including contact details, is available at https://ico.org.uk.

 

UPDATED

Last updated April 2025.