Privacy Policy

Last updated: 28/05/2026

This privacy policy explains how The Crafted Garden collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you use our website.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data fairly, lawfully, and transparently.

1. Who we are

The Crafted Garden is operated by Jael Afonso.

You can contact us at:

Email: thecraftedgardenflorist@outlook.com
Location: North Somerset

For the purposes of data protection law, The Crafted Garden is the data controller of your personal information.

2. What personal information do we collect

We may collect the following information when you use our website or contact us:

  • Your name

  • Your email address

  • Your phone number, if provided

  • Your message or enquiry details

  • Any information you choose to send us through forms, emails, or messages

  • Website usage information, such as pages visited, browser type, device information, and general location data

  • Cookie and analytics data, where applicable

We only collect personal information that is necessary for the purposes explained in this policy.

3. How we collect your information

We may collect your personal information when you:

  • Fill in a contact form

  • Send us an email

  • Make an enquiry, booking, or purchase

  • Sign up to a newsletter or mailing list

  • Interact with our website

  • Accept cookies or analytics tracking

4. How we use your personal information

We may use your personal information to:

  • Respond to your enquiries

  • Provide services or information you have requested

  • Manage bookings, orders, or customer relationships

  • Send updates, newsletters, or marketing emails, where you have agreed to receive them

  • Improve our website and services

  • Keep records for business, tax, or legal purposes

  • Protect our website from spam, fraud, or misuse

5. Our lawful basis for using your information

Under UK data protection law, we must have a lawful basis for using your personal information.

Depending on the situation, we may rely on:

Consent
For example, when you sign up to receive marketing emails or accept non-essential cookies.

Contract
For example, when we need your information to provide a service, product, booking, or order you have requested.

Legal obligation
For example, when we need to keep records for tax or accounting purposes.

Legitimate interests
For example, when we respond to enquiries, manage customer relationships, improve our services, or protect our website, provided your rights do not override our interests.

6. How long we keep your information

We will only keep your personal information for as long as necessary.

As a general guide:

  • Enquiry emails and contact form messages may be kept for up to 24 months

  • Customer, booking, or order records may be kept for up to 6 years for accounting and tax purposes

  • Marketing email records are kept until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent

  • Website analytics data may be kept according to the settings of the analytics provider we use

When we no longer need your information, we will delete it securely.

7. Who we share your information with

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share your information with trusted third parties who help us run our website or business, such as:

  • Website hosting providers

  • Email providers

  • Booking or payment platforms

  • Analytics providers

  • Accountants or legal advisers, where necessary

  • Delivery or fulfilment providers, if relevant

These third parties are only allowed to use your information where necessary to provide their services to us.

8. Cookies and analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to help it work properly, improve your browsing experience, and understand how visitors use the site.

Cookies may include:

  • Essential cookies needed for the website to function

  • Analytics cookies, such as Google Analytics

  • Marketing or advertising cookies, if used

Where required, we will ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

9. Marketing emails

If you sign up to receive emails from The Crafted Garden, we may use your name and email address to send updates, offers, or information about our products and services.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us directly at thecraftedgardenflorist@outlook.com

We will not send you marketing emails unless we have a lawful basis to do so.

10. Your data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, you have rights over your personal information. These may include the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you

  • Ask us to correct inaccurate information

  • Ask us to delete your information

  • Ask us to restrict how we use your information

  • Object to how we use your information

  • Withdraw consent, where we rely on consent

  • Ask for your information to be transferred to another organisation, where applicable

To exercise your rights, contact us at thecraftedgardenflorist@outlook.com

11. How to complain

If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve the issue.

You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK regulator for data protection.

12. Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. You should read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

13. Changes to this privacy policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.