Calm Theatre Sounds is a trading name of Calm iT Services Ltd. – are a UK based audio rental company. We sell our goods and services online operating from a UK residential address. As a family run business we take issues of privacy and data security very seriously.
Company Statement
At Calm Theatre Sounds we’re committed to respecting your privacy. We believe a business should use customer information honestly and only so that we can provide a better experience for our customers, either:
Directly – for example by using data about what products you’ve looked at in the past to show you more products we think you’ll like in the future,
or
Indirectly – like judging the performance of our website so that we can constantly improve it for a better experience for all our customers.
We will keep your information safe, never misuse it and never pass it on to other companies. This privacy policy explains how we collect and use personal information. We recommend you read it in full before using this website or submitting any personal information – that way you know exactly what we’ll be doing with the information you give us and can rest assured you won’t have to worry about it.
We wouldn’t ask for this information if we could provide the same high quality online experience without it.
Collection of Information
1. What type of data do we collect?
We collect personal information, such as your name, postal addresses, email address, phone number, purchase history and browsing behaviour. We store this information when you place an order with Calm Theatre Sounds or submit your data to us (using a web-form or a newsletter sign-up form).
2. Why do we collect your data?
We use a customer engagement system that will allow us to communicate with our customers and users in a sophisticated manner. What this means for you is that we’ll make better use of all the data we have about you to ensure that we only send you emails that are completely relevant to you. It also means we will be able to offer an advance ‘personal shopper’ style experience that uses a combination of data based on how you interact with the site (behavioural data) and PII (Personally Identifiable Information, when you’re logged in).
We’ve built the website in such a way that you can browse and enjoy most of the site without ever having to give us any information that could identify you as a specific person (in legal parlance that data is referred to as PII – and includes, but isn’t limited to, email address, name etc).
However some of the more advanced features of the site (including contacting us!) do require some PII. This includes providing us with information to contact you following the completion of a Contact Us form.
3. How we use your data
An example might be that if we can see you’re spending a lot of time browsing a particular category we might email you with some helpful information such as a video or buyers guide relating to that category. Without this technology we would only have the option to hope people found buyers guides on their own, or send emails to everyone (that had chosen to receive our marketing emails) regardless of whether it would be of any relevance. This technology is provided by Tidio.
4. Disclosure
Because PII is particularly sensitive, we’re also particularly careful about how it’s used: we never, ever share or sell PII (or any data for that matter) to any other business. The only exceptions are third party partners named on this page. These are trusted partners that allow us to deliver a better shopping experience, and data is only shared with them to enable that.
5. Our trusted partners
Our trusted partners each have their own privacy policies and terms and conditions. Calm Theatre Sounds has no control over these, and they may change over time. We will endeavour to monitor any such changes, and terminate our use of their services, should we deem their privacy policy to be in conflict with our own or in anyway a threat to your privacy.
Our partners are listed below:
- Google – We never share your personal information with Google, but your information may be used to profile you against your existing Google account. This in turn allows us to serve you with relevant advertising on Google’s sites based on your browsing and purchase history.
- Tidio – We never share your personal information with Tidio, but your information may be used to profile you. This in turn allows us to serve you with relevant Chat’s based on your browsing and purchase history.
- X-hire – CALM Theatre Sounds is committed to fighting fraud within the equipment hire industry and shares information, (including CCTV images and copies of documents provided by potential hirers) about suspicious persons and behaviour with other equipment hire companies via the X-hire Anti-Fraud Network: https://www.xhire.org.uk/ By making an enquiry or booking equipment with us, you consent to this. We reserve the right to withdraw the offer to hire equipment if we are not satisfied with the information provided in support of your application.
6. Opting out of marketing
We offer the opportunity to opt-out of marketing activities such as our email newsletters and postal mailings, and will not pass your data on to third-party companies. Look for the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of each email, or contact us to opt out of other marketing formats.
7. Commitment to Data Security
Your data is held in accordance with our data protection registration notification. When you place an order on this website, we consider the information you enter as private. The information is kept on a secure server protected from outside parties.
For your protection, we’re also registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and have given all appropriate notifications to the Information Commissioner.
We keep all your personally identifiable information secure. Only authorised employees, agents and contractors (who have agreed to keep information secure and confidential) have access to this information. All email newsletters from Calm Theatre Sounds offer automated unsubscribe services so you can opt out of further mailings. To opt out of any other form of marketing, please contact us.
8. Leaving This Website
Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Having said this, we abide by this privacy policy to the greatest extent we can in the management of external web services utilised by Calm Theatre Sounds such as YouTube. These services are however governed by their own privacy policies.
9. Additions
From time to time these practices may change, usually when we introduce new technology to further enhance your shopping experience or our site performance, but any changes will be listed below this ‘Additions’ section and will only be applied moving forwards – there will not be any retroactive changes to the privacy policy.
10. General Data Protection Regulation
In May 2018, the EU regulation came into force – The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Simply put, GDPR raises the standards by which data privacy is measured. Calm Theatre Sounds takes your privacy very seriously and as such makes every effort to abide by the new rulings of GDPR. We will never contact you for marketing purposes without your express permission. The terms of this privacy policy have also been rearranged to make them as clear and transparent as possible.
Cookies
Like most websites, we use cookies on the Calm Theatre Sounds website. But don’t worry, it’s nothing to worry about. Ready to dispel the myths? We’re here to explain exactly how website cookies work and exactly why we use them on our site.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are pieces of data stored on your computer, which our website uses to help provide a better experience for you as a customer.
No personal information (PII) is collected by the cookies; they simply allow you to have a smoother shopping experience. These help us to find trouble spots, so we can understand how visitors interact with the Calm Theatre Sounds blog and how many are viewing our site.
2. How do we use cookies?
2.1 Recommendations
A cookie is used to recommend a range of products that might be relevant to your interests, based on the content you’ve viewed on our site.
2.2 Customer Login
If you log in to our blog, we set a cookie that keeps you logged on, so you can check out from our website without having to enter your password more than once. This cookie is short-term and will be remembered for around 24 hours.
2.3 Analytics
We use a service called Google Analytics to provide insight into how customers use our website. For example, we can see what the most visited products are, identify issues, or find out if anyone read our latest blog! We use this information to improve our customer experience, like showing you our most popular gear, improving the speed of the website and providing content you want to read.
Please Note: This cookie stores no personal information about you and your personal browsing activity is anonymised, so cannot be monitored individually. Analytics cookies can be stored for up to around 30 days. This allows us to see how many users have returned to the site after an initial visit.
3. How do I manage my cookies?
We recommend that you allow websites to set cookies. We cannot guarantee that you will be able to navigate calmtheatresounds.co.uk if you disallow cookies.
Most internet browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can change the settings of your browser to erase cookies or prevent automatic acceptance if you prefer.
Below, you’ll find links explaining how you can control cookies for all the major browsers. Remember, if you turn off cookies in your browser then these settings apply to every website you visit, not just Calm Theatre Sounds
Further Privacy Concerns?
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about our privacy policy please contact us. We reserve the right to make changes to this policy. Any changes to this policy will be posted.
Read our full Terms & Conditions on our Rental Site here our E-Commerce Site here.
Contact Details
- Calm Theatre Sounds
- 15 Derwent Way
- Blaydon
- NE21 5PA, United Kingdom
- Telephone: 0191 414 3714
- Mobile: 07740 946 141
- Email: chris@calmitservices.co.uk
- VAT Number: 170 5391 16