Hazel Moran Creative’s website may gather information about your general Internet use by using cookies in order to help you personalise your online experience. Where used, these cookies are downloaded to your computer automatically. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
‘Essential’ cookies are automatically placed on your computer or device when you access our website or take certain actions on our website. ‘Non-essential’ cookies and other technologies are only placed on your computer or device if you have consented to us doing so. You consent to us placing non-essential cookies on your computer or device by continuing to use our website with your browser settings set to accept cookies.
Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
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authentication - we use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website;
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Status - we use cookies to help us to determine if you are logged into our website;
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personalisation - we use cookies to store information about your preferences and to personalise the website for you;
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security - we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally;
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advertising - we use cookies to help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to you;
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analysis - we use cookies to help us to analyse the use and performance of our website and services; and
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cookie consent - we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally.
Some of our service providers also use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website. These are the third-party service providers that store cookies when you visit our website:
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We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google's privacy policy is available at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
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https://www.hazelmoran.co.uk cookies and their purposes:
First-Party Cookies
Hs - The cookie is set by Wix website building platform for security
XSRF-TOKEN - The cookie is set by Wix website building platform for security
svSession - Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site (Expiration Time 2 years)
SSR-caching - Indicates how a site was rendered
smSession - Identifies logged in site members (Expiration Time 2 years)
Third-Party Cookies
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You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you do not know how to do this, the links below set out information about how to change your browser settings for some of the most commonly used web browsers:
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For further information on how we handle personal information please refer to our Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Privacy Policy
Moran Studios is committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal data responsibly and transparently. This policy explains how we collect use and protect personal information.
Who we are:
Moran Studios is an independent web design studio based in Scotland.
If you have any questions about this policy or how your data is handled you can contact us via the details on our website.
What data we collect:
We may collect and process the following personal information:
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Name
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Email address
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Phone number
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Business name
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Project details shared through enquiry forms email or calls
We only collect information that is necessary to respond to enquiries deliver services or manage ongoing client relationships.
How we collect data:
Personal data may be collected when you:
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Submit a contact or enquiry form
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Email us directly
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Become a client
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Communicate with us during a project
We use personal data to:
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Respond to enquiries
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Communicate about projects
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Deliver agreed services
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Manage invoices and administration
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Meet legal and accounting requirements
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We do not use your data for automated decision-making.
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Legal basis for processing
We process personal data under the following lawful bases:
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Legitimate interest to respond to enquiries and run our business
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Contract where data is required to deliver agreed services
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Legal obligation for financial and record-keeping purposes
How your data is stored:
Your data is stored securely using trusted digital tools such as email systems file storage and project management platforms.
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss misuse unauthorised access or disclosure.
Sharing your data:
We do not sell trade or rent personal data to third parties.
Data may be shared only where necessary such as with accountants or professional advisers and only for legitimate business purposes.
How long we keep your data:
We keep personal data only for as long as necessary:
Enquiry data is kept only while relevant
Client data is retained for the duration of the project and for required legal or accounting periods
When data is no longer needed it is securely deleted.
Your rights:
Under UK data protection law you have the right to:
Request access to your personal data
Request correction of inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data where appropriate
Object to or restrict processing in certain circumstances
To exercise any of these rights please contact us directly.
Changes to this policy:
This privacy policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The latest version will always be available on our website.
Contact:
If you have any questions about this policy or how your data is handled please get in touch: hazel@moranstudios.com