Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Eton Hymnal

Last Updated: January 19, 2026

At Eton Hymnal, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data when you visit our website https://etonhymnal.co.uk/ (the “Site”) or purchase our products.

By using our Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect only the information necessary to process your orders and provide you with a functional account.

Personal Data When you purchase a product or create an account, we may ask for specific personal information, including:

  • Identity Data: Name, Username.
  • Contact Data: Email address.
  • Location Data: Country, City, Postcode (for billing and tax purposes).

Payment Information We do not store your full credit or debit card details on our servers. All payment transactions are processed securely by third-party payment processors (see Section 3).

2. How We Use Your Data

We use your data strictly for the following legal bases:

  • Contractual Necessity: To fulfill your order, process payments, and deliver digital or physical goods.
  • Legal Obligation: To keep records required by UK tax law (HMRC).
  • Legitimate Interests: To prevent fraud and ensure the security of our website.

Specifically, we use your data to:

  • Process and manage your orders.
  • Manage your user account (if applicable).
  • Communicate with you regarding your order status.

We do not use your data for marketing newsletters, retargeting ads, or SMS marketing.

3. Third-Party Services & Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. However, we share necessary data with trusted third parties to power our store and process transactions.

Platform & Hosting

  • WordPress: Our store is built on WordPress. Your data is processed through this platform to manage orders.

Payment Processors We use the following providers to process payments securely. When you pay, you may be directed to their secure environments or use their integrated gateways. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies:

  • WooCommerce
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

These processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) to ensure the secure handling of payment information.

4 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

 We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service. The technologies we use may include:

Marketing & Advertising Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We may use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the website to function properly (e.g., keeping items in your cart or keeping you logged in). You cannot opt out of these.

Analytics & Performance Cookies: We use these to understand how visitors interact with our website, which helps us improve the user experience. This may include third-party tools such as Google Analytics.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary to:

  1. Fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy.

6. International Data Transfers

Our business is located in the United Kingdom. If you are accessing the Site from outside the UK (e.g., the EU or USA), please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the UK. The UK is recognized by the EU as having an “adequate” level of data protection.

7. Children’s Privacy

We recognize that our products may be of interest to users under the age of 18.

  • We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13 without verifiable parental consent.
  • If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child under 13 has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us immediately so we can remove that information.

8. Your Rights (UK GDPR)

Under the UK Data Protection Act 2018, you have specific rights regarding your personal data:

  • The right to access: You can request copies of your personal data.
  • The right to rectification: You can request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
  • The right to erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data (“Right to be Forgotten”), subject to certain legal exceptions (e.g., tax records).
  • The right to restrict processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at etonhymnal@outlook.com.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:

Physical Address: Eton College Berkshire, SL4 6DW United Kingdom

Email: etonhymnal@outlook.com