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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 3 October 2026

1. WHO WE ARE

The Bare Essentials Co. ("we", "us" or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy & Cookies Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit or use our website:
www.bare-essentials.co.uk
It also explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website.
If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us at:
nicky@bare-essentials.co.uk

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect personal information that you provide to us when you use our website, contact us or make a purchase. This may include:

  • Your name

  • Email address

  • Telephone number, where provided

  • Information you provide through our contact forms

  • Information relating to your enquiries

  • Order and transaction information

  • Information necessary to process payments

  • Any other information you choose to provide to us

We may also collect certain technical information automatically when you visit our website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information and information about how you use the website.

3. HOW WE COLLECT YOUR INFORMATION

We may collect personal information when you:

  • Complete and submit a contact or enquiry form

  • Contact us by email

  • Place an order through our website

  • Make a payment

  • Request information about our products or services

  • Communicate with us about an order or enquiry

  • Otherwise provide information to us directly

4. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We may use your personal information to:

  • Respond to your enquiries and messages

  • Provide products or services to you

  • Process and manage orders

  • Process payments and refunds

  • Communicate with you about your order or enquiry

  • Provide customer support

  • Maintain and improve our website and services

  • Keep appropriate business, accounting and transaction records

  • Protect our website and business against fraud, misuse and security threats

  • Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations

We will only use your personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so under applicable UK data protection law.

5. OUR LAWFUL BASES FOR PROCESSING

Depending on the circumstances, we may process your personal information because:
Contract
It is necessary to process your information to provide a product or service you have requested, process your order or manage a transaction with you.
Legal Obligation
We may need to process or retain certain information to comply with legal, accounting, tax or regulatory requirements.
Legitimate Interests
We may process information where it is reasonably necessary for us to operate, manage and improve our business and website, provided that our interests do not unfairly override your rights and interests.
Consent
Where consent is required, we will ask you for it before processing your information for that particular purpose.
Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time.

6. PAYMENTS

Payments made through our website are processed using Wix Payments and/or payment services made available through the Wix platform.
Payment processing may involve third-party payment providers or processors. These providers may process information such as your name, billing information, transaction details and payment information in order to process your payment securely.
We do not intend to store your full payment card details on our own systems.
Payment providers may process your personal information in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable terms.

7. CONTACT FORMS

If you contact us through a form on our website, we will use the information you provide to respond to your enquiry and, where applicable, provide the products or services you have requested.
Please do not provide unnecessary sensitive or confidential personal information through our contact forms.

8. SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We may share personal information where reasonably necessary with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate our website and business.
These may include:

  • Wix and related website services

  • Payment processors and payment service providers

  • Website hosting and technical service providers

  • Email and communication service providers

  • IT and security providers

  • Professional advisers

  • Fraud-prevention or security services

We only share information where there is a legitimate reason to do so.
Where appropriate, we expect third-party service providers to protect your information and use it only for authorised purposes.
We may also disclose personal information where required by law, regulation, legal proceedings or a lawful request from a relevant authority.

9. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Cookies are small files that may be stored on your device when you visit a website.
Our website is hosted using Wix, which may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes including website functionality, security and other services.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate properly. For example, cookies may be required to support website security, shopping functionality, checkout or payment-related functions.
We may also use non-essential cookies or similar technologies, including analytics technologies, in the future.
The UK rules on cookies require websites to provide clear information about the cookies and similar technologies they use. Where a cookie is not strictly necessary for the service requested by the visitor, appropriate consent is generally required before it is placed on the visitor's device.

10. ESSENTIAL COOKIES

Some cookies are necessary for the operation of our website.
These may support:

  • Website security

  • Website functionality

  • Shopping and checkout functionality

  • Payment-related functionality

  • Essential website settings

  • Other functions necessary to provide the service you have requested

Where a cookie is strictly necessary for a service you have requested, consent may not be required under applicable cookie rules.
We will nevertheless provide information about the cookies used on our website.

11. NON-ESSENTIAL COOKIES

Non-essential cookies are cookies that are not strictly necessary for the website to provide a service requested by you.
These may include cookies used for:

  • Website analytics

  • Understanding how visitors use our website

  • Measuring website performance

  • Marketing

  • Advertising

  • Other optional functionality

We will not use non-essential cookies or similar technologies that require consent unless the appropriate consent has been obtained.
You can choose whether to accept or decline non-essential cookies through our cookie consent mechanism.

12. GOOGLE ANALYTICS

We may introduce Google Analytics in the future to help us understand how visitors use our website and to improve our website and services.
If Google Analytics or another non-essential analytics service is introduced, we will update this policy and our cookie information as appropriate.
Where consent is required, analytics cookies or similar technologies will not be activated until the appropriate consent has been obtained.

13. MANAGING YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES

Where required, our website will provide a cookie consent mechanism allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies.
You can also control or delete cookies through your internet browser settings.
Please be aware that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of our website.

14. NEWSLETTERS AND MARKETING

We may introduce an email newsletter or other marketing communications in the future.
If you choose to subscribe, we may use your name and email address to send you information about The Bare Essentials Co., including news, products, services, offers and other relevant updates.
Where consent is required, we will only send marketing communications where you have provided the appropriate consent.
You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting:
nicky@bare-essentials.co.uk
If we introduce a newsletter or other marketing service, this policy will be updated where necessary.

15. HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION

We will only keep your personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
The length of time we retain information will depend on the nature of the information and why we need it.
Some information may need to be retained for longer periods where necessary to meet legal, accounting, tax or regulatory requirements.
When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete or dispose of it.

16. KEEPING YOUR INFORMATION SECURE

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against accidental loss, unauthorised access, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

17. YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS

Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights under UK data protection law, including the right to:

  • Ask for access to the personal information we hold about you

  • Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information

  • Ask us to delete your personal information where there is no lawful reason for us to continue holding it

  • Ask us to restrict how we use your information in certain circumstances

  • Object to certain uses of your personal information

  • Request the transfer of certain personal information to another organisation

  • Withdraw consent where we rely on consent to process your information

If you wish to exercise your rights, please contact:
nicky@bare-essentials.co.uk
We will consider and respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection law.

18. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites.
We recommend that you review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.

19. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

Some of the service providers we use may process personal information outside the United Kingdom.
Where this occurs, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that personal information is transferred and protected in accordance with applicable data protection law.

20. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate consent.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us at:
nicky@bare-essentials.co.uk
so that we can investigate and take appropriate action.

21. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this Privacy & Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, website, services, technology or legal requirements.
When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
We recommend checking this page periodically for the latest version.
We will update this policy before introducing new types of personal-data processing or non-essential cookies where appropriate.

22. COMPLAINTS

If you have concerns about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first at:
nicky@bare-essentials.co.uk
We will do our best to address your concerns.

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