Privacy

Miniature Characters knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust and want you to feel confident in our services and security as it relates to your personal information. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting Miniature Characters, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

Policy Overview
We sell doll house miniatures kits and downloads. We do not sell e-mail addresses or share them with any third party in any form, ever, under any circumstances.
All personal information that you provide to Miniature Characters via Etsy is secured by SSL encryption. The same level of encryption that your bank and the military use. Your security, privacy and confidence is central to our business both now and in the future. We respect your right to privacy and will only process personal information you provide to us in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the latest GDPR Regulations 2018, the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and any other applicable privacy laws. The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) standardises data protection law across all 28 EU countries and imposes strict rule on controlling and processing personally identifiable information (PII) It came into force on the 25th May 2018 and replaces the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive. As part of that compliance, we at Miniature Characters adhere to all Etsy sales guidelines whilst selling on this site.

What Personal Information About Customers Does Miniature Characters Gather?
The information we learn from customers helps us personalize and continually improve your shopping experience at Miniature Characters. Here are the types of information we gather.

Information You Give Us:
We receive and store minimal information you enter on Etsy or give us in any other way. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, fulfilling orders, customizing future shopping for you, improving our store features, and communication with you We do not receive or store any personal financial information. Our payment providers are highly secure, third party specialists carefully chosen to protect both you and our business. Your financial information is encrypted to military standards and never seen by human eyes.

Automatic Information:

E-mail Communications:
To help us make e-mails more productive to improve service and your shopping experience, we only email you if absolutely necessary. Notifications of changes to our policies will be updates here. Etsy will send an order confirmation on our behalf. If you do not want to receive e-mail from us, other than order notifications and receipts, please adjust your "Subscription" preferences by logging into your account with Etsy. We will never ask you to confirm any account or credit card details via email. If you receive an email claiming to be from Miniature Characters asking you to do so, please ignore it and do not respond.

What About Cookies?
Etsy uses Cookies which are alphanumeric identifier text files that we transfer to your computers hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and to provide features such as storage of items in your Shopping Cart between visits. If you have registered with Etsy your computer will store a cookie which saves you time when you revisit the website. This aids the functionality of the website, speeds up your online shopping experience and enables web sites to provide you with products and services which are more relevant to your individual requirements. A cookie does not give access to your computer or any personal information about you. You may change your website browser settings to reject cookies, although this may impair the functionality of the website, and you will be unable to register or place an order online as a cookie is used to store a customer number. For further information about cookies, including how to refuse them, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Does Miniature Characters use the Information It Receives?
We respect your privacy and appreciate your business. At no time do we ever provide your account contact or payment information to any third party vendor, associate or service provider unless absolutely necessary in order to complete your transaction and order.

How Secure Is Information About Me?
Etsy uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you provide to for purchasing of products or services. When you pay using your credit card, only the last five digits of your credit card numbers is seen when confirming an order. Of course, Etsy the entire credit card number to the appropriate credit card company during order processing in military standard encryption. The information is all dealt with electronically and never seen by human eyes. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer by clicking the "log off" link located in the side menu.

Which Information Can I Access?
Etsy gives you access to a broad range of information about your account and your interactions with them for the limited purpose of viewing and, in certain cases, updating that information.
Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions
If you choose to visit Miniature Characters, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the territory. If you have any concern about privacy of your personal information as used and collected within Etsy, please send them a thorough description by clicking on the "Contact Us" link in the bottom of the web site browser, and they will try to resolve it.

Business changes constantly, and Privacy Notices and the Conditions of Use will change also. So if in doubt please refer to Etsy's terms and conditions, cookie policy and privacy notices. Unless stated otherwise, the current Privacy Notice applies to all information that they have about you and your account. We stand behind the promises they make, however, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected customers.

Information You Give Us
You provide most such information when you search, buy, order, post reviews, or other methods of communication via our Etsy 'Miniature Character' pages. As a result of those actions, you might supply us with such information as your name, address and phone numbers.

Additional Policies and FAQs

This shop contains materials that are designed, produced or licensed to us. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice given for digital downloads, which forms part of our terms and conditions.
•All products sold in this shop which are not produced or licensed to, the operator are acknowledged.
•Unauthorised use of any products or materials purchased from this shop may give rise to a claim for infringement of copyright and intellectual property.