PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: 30 August 2026

Welcome to our Privacy Policy. We operate an antiquarian book shop and are committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website, make a purchase, or communicate with us.

1. Important Information and Who We Are

Data Controller

We are the data controller responsible for your personal data. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us using the details below.

Contact Details

• Email Address: onejamespaul@hotmail.com

• Postal Address: 25 The Street, Firle, East Sussex BN8 6NS

2. The Data We Collect About You

We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, which we have grouped together as follows:

• Identity Data: First name, last name, username, or similar identifier.

• Contact Data: Billing address, delivery address, email address, and telephone numbers.

• Financial Data: Payment card details (processed securely by third parties; we do not store full card numbers).

• Transaction Data: Details about payments to and from you, and details of antiquarian books you have purchased from us.

• Technical Data: Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, and operating system.

• Marketing Data: Your preferences in receiving updates or catalogs about new acquisitions from us.

3. How Your Personal Data Is Collected

We use different methods to collect data from and about you, including through:

• Direct Interactions: You give us your Identity, Contact, and Financial Data by filling in forms, creating an account, or communicating with us by post, phone, or email.

• Automated Technologies: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment and browsing actions using cookies.

4. How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

• Performance of a Contract: To process your order, arrange specialized delivery for high-value books, and manage payments.

• Legitimate Interests: To keep our records updated, study how customers use our services, and grow our business.

• Legal Obligation: To comply with tax laws, accounting rules, or anti-money laundering regulations where applicable.

5. Disclosures of Your Personal Data

We strictly never sell your personal data or your identity as a collector to any third parties. We only share your data with trusted partners essential to running our business:

• Delivery Services: Courier companies and postal services (e.g., Royal Mail, DHL, FedEx) to ship your books.

• Payment Gateways: Third-party payment processors to complete transactions securely.

• Professional Advisers: Accountants, auditors, and legal advisers.

6. International Transfers

If you order a book from outside the UK, we must transfer your data to international delivery services to complete the contract. We ensure that any international partners handle your data securely and in line with UK data protection principles.

7. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorised way.

Because we deal in unique and often high-value antiquarian items, we limit access to your personal data to those employees and partners who have a strict business need to know.

8. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements (typically 7 years for UK tax purposes).

9. Your Legal Rights

Under UK data protection laws, you have rights in relation to your personal data, including the right to:

• Request access to your personal data.

• Request correction of inaccurate data.

• Request erasure of your personal data.

• Object to processing of your personal data.

• Request restriction of processing your personal data.

• Right to withdraw consent at any time (e.g., for newsletters).

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.