Privacy Policy — BuyMyBricks
Effective date: 11 October 2025
1. Introduction
We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and your rights regarding your data.
2. Data Controller / Contact
BuyMyBricks (“we”, “us”, “our”) is the data controller. You can contact us by email at support@buymybricks.com for any privacy or data protection inquiries.
3. What Data We Collect
We may collect the following types of personal information:
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Order / Profile Information: name, address, email, phone number
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Payment / Transaction Data: payment method, transaction details
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Technical / Usage Data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, device information
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Marketing / Communication Preferences: whether you consent to receive newsletters / promotional messages
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Cookies & Tracking: we use cookies and similar technologies to track activity on the website
4. How We Use Your Data
We use your data for purposes including:
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Fulfilling orders and processing payments
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Communicating with you (order updates, support)
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Personalizing your experience
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Sending marketing / promotional content (if you agree)
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Detecting and preventing fraud
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Analysing site usage to improve our store
5. Legal Bases for Processing
We rely on the following legal grounds to process your data:
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Contractual necessity (to fulfill orders)
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Consent (when you opt in for marketing)
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Legal obligation (where required by law)
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Legitimate interests (e.g. improving service, preventing fraud)
6. Sharing / Disclosure
We may share your data with third parties in limited cases:
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Service providers (payment gateways, shipping carriers, analytics, etc.)
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Law enforcement or legal authorities if required
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During a sale, merger, or business transfer (under strict terms)
We do not sell your personal data to unrelated third parties.
7. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies for:
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Remembering your shopping cart and preferences
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Enabling login / sessions
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Analysing site behaviour
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Delivering marketing / advertising
You can manage or disable cookies via your browser settings or cookie banner preferences.
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described or as required by law (e.g. for tax, bookkeeping).
9. Your Rights
You have rights under data protection laws, including:
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Right to access your data
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Right to correct inaccurate data
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Right to erase data (in some cases)
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Right to restrict processing
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Right to object to processing (especially marketing)
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Right to data portability
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Right to withdraw consent at any time (where relevant)
To exercise any right, contact us at support@buymybricks.com.
10. International Transfers
Your data may be transferred to / stored in jurisdictions outside the UK. Where this happens, we ensure appropriate safeguards (e.g. standard contractual clauses) to protect your data.
11. Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access, loss, or alteration. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure.
12. Children
Our site is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe we have, contact us so we can remove it.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted here with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of those changes.
14. Contact
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your data is processed, please contact us at support@buymybricks.com.