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Privacy Policy Notice

The policy: This privacy policy notice is served by Vivienne Head, located at 100 Hungate Street, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6EA, under the website; [www.viviennehead.co.uk]. 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.


Policy key definitions:

  • "I", "our", "us", or "we" refer to the business, Vivienne Head.
  • "you", "the user" refer to the person(s) using this website.
  • GDPR means General Data Protection Act.
  • PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation.
  • ICO means Information Commissioner's Office.
  • Cookies mean small files stored on a user’s computer or device.


Key principles of GDPR:


Our privacy policy embodies the following key principles; (a) Lawfulness, fairness and transparency, (b) Purpose limitation, (c) Data minimisation, (d) Accuracy, (e) Storage limitation, (f) Integrity and confidence, (g) Accountability.

Processing of your personal data

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

  • We are exempt from registration in the ICO Data Protection Register because we only process personal data for core business purposes (i.e. staff administration, accounts or records, or advertising, marketing and public relations in connection with our own business activity).
  • Lawful basis: Consent
    Where our purpose for processing is: Enabling contact with customers.
    Which is necessary because: We need to reply to customers’ queries submitted via our website contact form.
    We process your information in the following ways: Should you contact us via the website contact form, your name, email address, telephone number (optional) and message will be emailed to us (as you would expect). This information is kept private. We will store this information within our own email system so that we are able to respond to you. We will respond via email or telephone to queries submitted via our website contact form, but we do not use submitted information for any other purpose.
    Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
    Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.

If, as determined by us, the lawful basis upon which we process your personal information changes, we will notify you about the change and any new lawful basis to be used if required. We shall stop processing your personal information if the lawful basis used is no longer relevant.

Your Individual Rights

Under the GDPR your rights are as follows. You can read more about your rights in details here;

  • 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.

Internet Cookies

We use cookies on this website to provide you with a better user experience. We do this by placing a small text file on your device / computer hard drive to track how you use the website and to record or log whether you have seen particular messages that we display. Social media interactions may also place cookies on your device / computer hard drive.


Some cookies are required to enjoy and use the full functionality of this website.


We use a cookie consent system which allows you to accept the use of cookies. Some cookies will be saved for specific time periods, where others may last indefinitely. Your web browser should provide you with the controls to manage and delete cookies from your device, please see your web browser options.


Cookies that we use are;

Cookie Name Default Expiration Time Description
__utma 2 years from set/update Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics
__utmt 10 minutes Used to throttle request rate.
__utmb 30 mins from set/update Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmc End of browser session Not used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit.
__utmz 6 months from set/update Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
cookieconsent_status 1 year from set/update Created by the Cookie Consent widget and enables you to accept our cookie statement once every year.

Data Security and Protection

We do not store in a database any data submitted by users. Contact information will remain within our email system in order that we can respond to you via email or telephone, but that’s it.

Fair & Transparent Privacy Explained

We have provided some further explanations about user privacy and the way we use this website to help promote a transparent and honest user privacy methodology.

Sponsored links, affiliate tracking & commissions

Our website does not contain adverts, sponsored links or affiliate links.

Third-Party Websites

You might find external links to non-sponsored/affiliate third-party websites on our website. This privacy notice does not apply to your use of a third party site.

Email marketing messages & subscription

We do not send email marketing messages through an EMS (email marketing service provider).

Resources & Further Information