Privacy Policy

Welcome to Alchemy: Goldsmiths Edinburgh CIC ("we," "our," or "us"). We operate the website www.alchemygoldsmithsscotland.co.uk (the "Site"). We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our Site, sign up for our newsletters, apply to exhibit, or interact with us regarding our contemporary jewellery and silver fairs.

1. Important Information and Who We Are

Alchemy: Goldsmiths Edinburgh CIC is the data controller responsible for your personal data.

Company Number: SC886604 (Registered in Scotland)
Registered Office Address: 98 Morningside Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH10 4BY
Email Address: alchemyscotland@gmail.com

2. The Information We Collect

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

Identity Data: Includes your first name, last name, and title. (For exhibitors/goldsmiths, this may include business names and professional bios).
Contact Data: Includes your email address, phone number, and billing/postal address.
Technical Data: Includes your internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this Site.
Usage Data: Includes information about how you use our website, products, and services.
Marketing and Communications Data: Includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.

3. How We Collect Your Data

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

Direct Interactions: You may give us your Identity and Contact Data by filling in forms on our Site, applying to exhibit at our fairs, or by corresponding with us by email.
Automated Technologies: As you interact with our Site, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies and similar technologies.

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:

Consent: Where you have given us clear consent to process your data, such as signing up for our mailing list to receive updates about our upcoming fairs.
Performance of a Contract: Where we need to perform a contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you (e.g., managing your application or exhibition space as a maker).
Legitimate Interests: Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests (e.g., keeping our Site secure, analyzing how visitors use our platform).
Legal Obligation: Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

5. Sharing Your Personal Data

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your personal data with trusted third parties only for the following operational purposes:

Service Providers: Third-party IT, website hosting, and email marketing platforms (e.g., Wix, Mailchimp) acting as data processors based in the UK or EEA.
Legal Disclosures: Professional advisers, regulators, or law enforcement authorities if required by applicable UK law.

6. International Data Transfers

If any third-party service providers process your data outside the UK or the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring appropriate safeguards—such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or the UK International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA)—are in place.

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 unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those directors and third-party partners who have a business need to know.

8. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

9. Your Legal Rights

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

Request access to your personal data.
Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you.
Request erasure of your personal data.
Object to processing or request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
Request the transfer of your personal data.
Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your data.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at alchemyscotland@gmail.com.

You also have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO, so please contact us first.

10. Third-Party Links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications (such as social media profiles or featured makers' websites). Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.

11. Contact Details

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Full Name of Legal Entity: Alchemy: Goldsmiths Edinburgh CIC
Email Address: alchemyscotland@gmail.com
Registered Postal Address: 98 Morningside Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH10 4BY