Privacy policy
SECTION 1: WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?
When you purchase something from our store, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address. When you browse our store, we also automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system. Email marketing (if applicable): With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products and other updates.
SECTION 2: CONSENT
How do you get my consent? When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only. If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say no. How do I withdraw my consent? If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us at hello@housebarn.ie.
SECTION 3: DISCLOSURE
We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.
SECTION 4: THIRD PARTY SERVICES
In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us. However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions. For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers. In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located. As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act. Once you leave our store’s website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service. Links When you click on links on our store, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements. Google analytics: Our store uses Google Analytics to help us learn about store visits and the pages being viewed.
SECTION 6: SECURITY
To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed. If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with a AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.
SECTION 7: AGE OF CONSENT
By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.
SECTION 8: CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it. If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to sell products to you.
OUR COOKIE POLICY
Cookies – a Clarification
Let us begin by offering a brief definition of a cookie.
Cookies are files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website.
At House Barn,, our website detects those cookies each time you visit, which allows us to recognise that it is you so that we can tailor your experience. That is, unless you have adjusted your browser settings to refuse cookies.
Why we Choose to Use Cookies
Our reasoning for using cookies is to ensure we are making your experience as personal as possible.
With a cookie, we are able to:
- recognise you whenever you visit House Barn remember the notifications you’ve seen so that we don’t bother you by showing them again
- allow you to navigate between pages efficiently
- measure how you use our site so we can update and improve it to give you the best possible experience for social and digital media advertising, and content sharing purposes
Cookie Usage at House Barn
Be reassured that personal information, such as your name, can seldom be easily identified through cookie information. Note though that we do collect some personal data relating to your computer or device, such as your IP address and browser. In most cases, we will need your consent in order to use cookies on our site. The only exception is where the cookie is essential for us to provide you with the service you have requested. When you stop by our website, you are able to easily navigate to our cookie policy. Should you continue to use our site without asking us to disable them, we take this to mean that you accept our use of such non-essential cookies. Of course, you may withdraw your consent or acceptance at any time by following the instructions for disabling cookies. We explain exactly how you can do this at the end of this document.
Cookies on House Barn Social Media
Social media cookies connect to your social networks and share content from our website. Advertising cookies (of third parties) collect information to help better tailor advertising to your interests, both within and beyond our sites. In some cases, these cookies involve processing your personal data. Refusing them means you may be shown irrelevant advertising and can prevent effective linking with Facebook, Twitter, or other social networks, such as stopping you from being able to share content on your own social media. You can always change your preference by visiting the "Cookie Settings" at the bottom of each page of our social channels. For a comprehensive and up-to-date summary of every third-party accessing your web browser, we recommend installing a web browser plug-in built for this purpose. You can also choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or turn off cookies altogether. You do this through your browser settings on each browser and device that you use. Each browser is a little different, so look at the help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you do turn off cookies, you may not have access to many features that make our website more efficient and some of our services will not function properly. At House Barn, we use a number of social media platforms and have no control over their use of cookies. We are not responsible in any way for the material or the use of cookies on any other website or platform that you enter. We exclude to the fullest extent permitted by law all liability that may arise in connection with or as a result of such external website material or cookies causing any damage, costs, injury or financial loss of any kind.
Please see the policy links below for the social media site policies around privacy, cookies and data:
- Facebook and Instagram – http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
- Pinterest – https://policy.pinterest.com/en-gb/privacy-policy
The following types of cookie are used here at House Barn
Essential cookies
This variety is what makes it possible for you to move around our site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of our site. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.
Essential third party cookies
There to provide further important functionality to our site, as well as collecting anonymous user data for analysis and improvement.
Functional cookies
These non-essential cookies allow our site to remember any choices you make. Remember that the information these cookies collect can be made anonymous and they cannot track your browsing activity on websites other than our own.
Third-party Performance Cookies
Another type of non-essential cookie, these gather information about how visitors like yourself use our site. For instance, they notify us of which pages are most often visited. These cookies don’t collect information that means we can identify who you are. All of the data is completely anonymous and purely focused on making our website a better place.
Further Cookie Details
It is your choice entirely as to which websites can set cookies on your device.
Should you have any questions or cookie-related comments, we welcome them warmly at hello@housebarn.ie.