Privacy policy
We take the security and privacy of your personal data extremely seriously, and our Privacy Policy contains details of how we handle that information, when and why we collect personal information about people who visit our website, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure.
We may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes. By using our website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.
This website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.
Third-party links
This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. 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. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
What type of information we have…
When you browse our website, we also automatically receive your computer’s IP address in order to provide us with information regarding what pages you accessed and when.
Email marketing (if applicable): With your permission, we may send you emails about updates.
Do we share personal data with any third parties?
Yes, from time to time we have to do this in order to service you. For example, we have to share your name and contact details to coordinate contracted activities.
Do we sell personal data to any third parties?
Absolutely not! We will never give out your email address to any third party as we think unsolicited emails are the worst kind of intrusion.
Do we send marketing emails?
Yes – but only if you’ve given us your explicit consent. You will NOT be automatically added to our marketing list as we’ve always found that sort of practice to be a bit presumptuous. You will only be added to our marketing list if you tick the box to opt in, and you can opt-out at any point by clicking the unsubscribe link that we include on all our marketing emails.
How we get the information and why we have it
We collect data to operate effectively and provide you with the best experience on our website. You provide some of this data directly, such as when you contact us or register to receive our email newsletters. We get some of it by recording how you interact with our website by, for example, using technologies like cookies. Please see our Cookie Policy below for further information.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:
Your consent.
You can remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting our Privacy Compliance Officer at: info@sandsintime.com
How is your information used?
We may use your information to:
Process enquiries that you have submitted
• To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into by you and us
• Notify you of changes to our services
• Send you communications which you have requested and that may be of interest to you.
These may include information about subjects such as updates and events.
We review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. We hold some types of information to fulfil our contract with you. We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as it is set out in any relevant contract you hold with us.
Who do we share your personal data with?
Third Party Service Providers & Suppliers working on our behalf: We may pass your information to our trusted third party service providers, suppliers, agents, subcontractors and other associated organisations for the purposes of completing tasks and providing services to you on our behalf.
However, when we use third party service providers & suppliers;
We disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service and we have a contract in place that requires them to use your data for an exact purpose whilst keeping your information protected and secure at all times.
We will not release your information to third parties for them to use for their own direct marketing purposes, unless we are required to do so by law, for example, by a court order or for the purposes of prevention of fraud or other crime.
To help improve your experience of our website, we currently use the following companies who will process your personal data as part of their contracts with us:
Google
Facebook
Instagram
Our email provider
Your marketing choices
You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from us. If you do not want to receive direct marketing communications from us about our products and events, then you can select your choices by leaving blank the relevant boxes situated on the forms on which we collect your information.
We will not contact you for marketing purposes by email unless you have given your prior consent. We will not contact you for marketing purposes by post if you have indicated that you do not wish to be contacted. You can change your marketing preferences at any time by clicking the link in emails or contacting us by email: info@sandsintime.com
Your data protection rights
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances.
Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.
Please contact us at Please contact us at info@sandsintime.com if you wish to make a request.
Transferring your information outside of Europe
As part of the services offered to you through this website, the information which you provide to us may be transferred to countries outside the European Union (“EU”). By way of example, this may happen if any of our servers are from time to time located in a country outside of the EU. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the UK. By submitting your personal data, you’re agreeing to this transfer, storing or processing. If we transfer your information outside of the EU in this way, we will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this Policy.
If you use our services while you are outside the EU, your information may be transferred outside the EU in order to provide you with those services.
Contact details
Email Address: Info@sandsintime.com
You 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 in the first instance.