Our Privacy Policy Notice

 

 

 

Who we are?

 

Interiors By MT design Ltd, Workspace House, 28/29 Maxwell Road, Peterborough, PE2 7JE, under the website; www.interiorsbymtdesign.co.uk

Our business specialises in interior design, fitted furniture solutions for kitchens, bedrooms, and home offices, and now also offers an online shop for home accessories and gifts

The purpose of this policy is to explain to you how we control, process, handle and protect your personal information through the business and while you browse or use this website. If you do not agree to the following policy you may wish to cease viewing / using this website, and or refrain from submitting your personal data to us.

 

What we collect:

 

We may collect the following personal information:

  • Name: Contact information, including email address and phone number
  • Address: including postcode, for delivery purposes
  • Payment details: (processed securely via third-party payment processors; we do not store your payment information)
  • Information relevant to orders: purchases, or design consultations
  • Preferences and interests related to our products or services

 

Processing of your personal data:

 

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) we control and process any personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases.

We are registered with the ICO under the Data Protection Register, our registration number is: C1048650

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and for the following reasons:

  • Contractual Necessity: To process and deliver your orders for fitted furniture, home accessories, and gifts
  • Legal Obligation: To meet legal requirements (e.g., tax and accounting purposes)
  • Legitimate Interests: To improve our services, handle customer inquiries, and market products relevant to your interests
  • For marketing communications, where you have opted in.

We may use your data for:

  • Fulfilling orders and delivering products
  • Managing customer service requests
    nternal record keeping
  • Sending newsletters and promotional offers (you can unsubscribe at any time)
  • Analysing website traffic and customer preferences to enhance user experience

You can op-out of our newsletters at any time by clicking unsubscribe or by emailing me directly: maggie@interiorsbymtdesign.co.uk
Your individual rights

Under the GDPR your rights are as follows. You can read more www.ico.org.uk

  • the right to be informed.
  • the right of access.
  • the right to rectification.
  • the right to erasure.
  • the right to restrict processing.
  • the right to data portability
  • the right to object; and
  • the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.

You also have the right to complain to the ICO (www.ico.org.uk) if you feel there is a problem with the way we are handling your data.

We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.

 

How we use cookies

 

We use cookies to provide a better user experience on our website. Cookies help us:

  • Track website usage and traffic patterns
  • Store user preferences
  • Ensure smooth operation of essential site features (such as the shopping cart)

We only use traffic log cookies for statistical analysis, and this data is removed after analysis is complete. You can control cookie preferences in your browser settings. For full details, refer to our Cookie Policy

 

Data security and protection

 

We implement security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. This includes:

  • Encrypted payment processing via third-party payment providers
  • Secure data storage
  • Restricted access to personal data by authorised personnel only

We do not share your personal data with third parties unless:

  • It is necessary to fulfil an order (e.g., delivery services)
  • We are legally required to disclose information

How long do we keep your data?

 

We will keep your data for as long as we have your consent to do so, or are required to for administration, legal or security purposes. For example, when we have provided you with goods and services.

 

Links

This website contains links to some of our suppliers, trading partners and other websites that may be of interest. However, we do not have any control over what cookies they may use. Therefore, we would advise that you read the privacy policy and terms and conditions on each of these websites before any personal data is given.

If you have any concerns about this, we suggest you do not click on any links found throughout the website.

 

Email marketing messages & subscription

 

Under the GDPR we use the consent lawful basis for anyone subscribing to our newsletter or marketing mailing list. We only collect certain data about you, as detailed in the “Processing of your personal data” above. Any email marketing messages we send are done so through an EMS. An EMS is a third-party service provider of software / applications that allows marketers to send out email marketing campaigns to a list of users.

Email marketing messages that we send may contain tracking beacons/tracked clickable links or similar server technologies to track subscriber activity within email marketing messages. Where used, such marketing messages may record a range of data such as times, dates, I.P addresses, opens, clicks, forwards, geographic and demographic data. Such data, within its limitations will show the activity each subscriber made for that email campaign.

Any email marketing messages we send are in accordance with the GDPR and the PECR. We provide you with an easy method to withdraw your consent (unsubscribe) or manage your preferences / the information we hold about you at any time. See any marketing messages for instructions on how to unsubscribe or manage your preferences.

 

Our EMS provider is Mailerlite. We hold the following information about you within our EMS system.

 

  • Email address
  • I.P address
  • Subscription time & date