Privacy Policy

Who we are

Legacy Silverware is the data controller for personal data collected through legacysilver.co.uk. That means we decide how and why your data is used and are responsible for it under UK data protection law (the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018).

  • Legal entity: Trading as Legacy Silverware
  • Registered address: Nimrod Works, 33 Trinity Street, Sheffield, S3 7AJ,
  • Privacy contact: info@legacysilver.co.uk

Legacy Silverware also operates legacytableware.co.uk. customer records may be shared between the two sites so we can manage orders and accounts across both.

What we collect

We collect only what we need to sell, make and deliver your order and to run the site.

Type

Examples

Where it comes from

Identity and contact

Name, email, phone, billing and delivery address

You, at checkout, on account sign-up or via our contact form

Order details

Products bought, order value, engraving or personalisation text, delivery notes

You, when you order

Account details

Login email, hashed password, order history

You, if you create an account

Payment

Confirmation that payment succeeded, last four card digits, payment method type

Our payment providers. We never see or store your full card number

Communications

Emails and messages you send us, enquiries about commissions

You

Technical and usage

IP address, browser and device type, pages viewed, how you reached the site

Your device, via cookies and similar technology (see Cookies)

Marketing preferences

Whether you’ve opted in to emails

You

We don’t knowingly collect special category data (such as health or religious beliefs). Please don’t include it in personalisation text or messages.

How we use it and why we’re allowed to

UK law requires a lawful basis for each use of your data. Ours are:

What we do

Lawful basis

Take payment, make, personalise and deliver your order; handle returns

Contract

Manage your account

Contract

Reply to enquiries and commission requests

Legitimate interests (responding to people who contact us); contract if it leads to an order

Keep financial and tax records

Legal obligation

Prevent fraud and keep the site secure

Legitimate interests

Understand how the site is used so we can improve it (analytics)

Consent, given through our cookie banner

Show you our ads on other sites (remarketing)

Consent, given through our cookie banner

Send marketing emails

Consent; or, for existing customers, soft opt-in for similar products, with an unsubscribe link in every email

Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time. Where we rely on legitimate interests, we’ve weighed them against your rights, and you can object.

Cookies

We use strictly necessary cookies to run the shop. Analytics and advertising cookies are only set if you accept them in our cookie banner. You can change your choice at any time via [the cookie settings link in the footer].

Category

What it does

Examples

Needs consent?

Strictly necessary

Basket, checkout, login, security

WooCommerce session and cart cookies, WordPress login cookies, [cookie banner preference cookie]

No

Analytics

Counts visits and shows how the site is used

Google Analytics 4 (_ga, ga*)

Yes

Advertising

Measures ads and shows you our products on other sites

Google Ads, Meta Pixel

Yes

Payment

Fraud prevention during checkout

[Stripe, PayPal]

No, when part of a payment you’ve asked for

You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking necessary cookies will stop the basket and checkout working.

Who we share it with

We never sell your data. We share it only with companies that help us run the business, and only what each needs. They act on our instructions under contract.

Who

Why

Stripe / PayPal / Klarna

Processing payments

Royal Mail / DPD

Delivering your order (name, address, phone, email for tracking)

 WP Engine

Hosting the website and its database

Unit Digital

Website development, maintenance and support

Google (Analytics, Ads)

Analytics and advertising, only with your consent

Meta

Advertising, only with your consent

Mailchimp

Sending marketing emails, only if you’ve opted in

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Bookkeeping and tax

We may also share data where the law requires it, for example with HMRC or the police, or to protect our legal rights.

International transfers

Some of our providers (for example [Google, Meta, Stripe, PayPal, Mailchimp]) may process data outside the UK, including in the US. When that happens we rely on UK adequacy regulations (such as the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework) or the ICO’s International Data Transfer Agreement or Addendum, so your data stays protected to UK standards.

How long we keep it

Data

Kept for

Orders, invoices and payment records

6 years from the end of the financial year they relate to (HMRC requirement)

Customer accounts

Until you close your account, or after 3 years of inactivity

Enquiries and messages that don’t lead to an order

2 years

Marketing list

Until you unsubscribe

Analytics data

[4 months (set in Google Analytics)

After that we delete or anonymise it.

Security

The site runs over HTTPS, account passwords are stored hashed, and card payments are handled entirely by PCI-DSS-compliant payment providers. Access to customer data is limited to staff and suppliers who need it. No system is completely secure, but if a breach puts your data at risk we’ll tell you and, where required, the ICO.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have the right to:

  • Access a copy of the data we hold about you
  • Rectify anything inaccurate or incomplete
  • Erase your data, where we no longer have a reason to keep it
  • Restrict how we use it while a concern is looked into
  • Port data you gave us to another provider in a common format
  • Object to uses based on legitimate interests, and to direct marketing at any time
  • Withdraw consent wherever we rely on it

To use any of these, email info@legacysilver.co.uk. It’s free, and we’ll reply within one month. We may ask you to confirm your identity first.

If you’re unhappy with how we’ve handled your data, please tell us first so we can put it right. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or on 0303 123 1113.

Marketing emails

We only send marketing emails if you’ve opted in, or if you’ve bought from us and didn’t opt out of hearing about similar products. Every email has an unsubscribe link, or you can email us.

Children

The site isn’t aimed at children and we don’t knowingly collect data from anyone under 16.

Changes to this policy

We’ll update this page when how we use data changes, and change the date below. 

Last updated: 28_10_26

Contact us

Legacy Silver, Nimrod Works, 33 Trinity Street, Sheffield, S3 7AJ,  Email: info@legacysilver.co.uk · Phone: 01629 640965Nimrod Works, 33 Trinity Street, Sheffield, S3 7AJ