PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy was published in May 2023. This website is operated by Made Thought (“we” or “us”). We respect the privacy of users of our website and recognise that when you choose to provide us with information about yourself, you trust us to act in a responsible manner with that information. This privacy policy contains important information about how we use your personal information. If you just want to know about how we use cookies, please see the Cookies section below.

What information do we collect?

At times we may request that you voluntarily supply us with personal information. Generally this information is requested when you want us to provide you with information. We may gather the following information about you when you use this website:

Name
Email address
Telephone number
IP address (a unique identifier for your computer or other device)
Information provided by you in relation to submitting a job application to us (this may include sensitive personal information e.g. ethnic origin)

How do we use it?

We will use your personal information in the following ways. We are also required by law to state a “legal basis for processing”, i.e. to tell you on what grounds we are allowed to use your information, and this is also set out below:

We will use your personal information to:

Provide you with information that you have requested e.g. a newsletter, bulletins.
Respond to specific queries you may raise regarding Made Thought.
To deliver the best online experience by understanding how you use our website to provide you with better ways of accessing information
Process and consider your job application.

Our legal basis for processing:

Consent - we only use your personal information for this purpose if you have asked us to do so. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
Our legitimate interests – we use your personal information to help us to deliver the best online experience to you and other website users.
Our legitimate interests – we use your personal information to assess your job application, and to keep you updated throughout the application process.

For how we use your information that is collected using cookies and similar technologies please see the “Cookies” section below.

Cookies

What are cookies?

We may use information obtained from cookies or similar technology. Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which we download onto your computer or device when you visit our website. Therefore, when we refer to “you” in this section we mean your computer. We can recognise these cookies on subsequent visits and they allow us to remember you. Cookies come in many forms. We have set out below the main types and categories of cookies that are used. This section refers to all types and categories of cookies and not just those we use on our website. First and third-party cookies - whether a cookie is first-party or third-party refers to the domain placing the cookie. First-party cookies are those set by a website that is being visited by the user, the website displayed in the URL window e.g. www.madethought.com. Third-Party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than that of the website being visited by the user. If a user visits a website and another entity sets a cookie through that website this would be a third-party cookie. Persistent cookies – these cookies remain on a user’s device for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the user visits the website that created that particular cookie. Session cookie – these cookies allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.

What do we use cookies for?

Cookies fall into one or more of the categories set out below. This website uses cookies that fall into all the categories. Also we use data from targeting cookies placed on your computer by third parties when you have visited other websites.

Strictly necessary cookies – These cookies enable services you have specifically asked for. These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies certain services you have asked for cannot be provided. e.g. the CraftSessionId cookie.
Performance cookies – These cookies collect information on the pages visited. These cookies collect information about how users use a website, for instance which pages users go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. They are only used to improve how the website works.
Functionality cookies – These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience. They may also be used to help provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity to other websites.

Our website or third-party integrations may set the following cookies:

Cookie Consent

First-party strictly necessary cookie called "cookie-banner-consent" used to remember whether you have accepted or declined cookies, and to remove the consent banner on further page views for your convenience. This cookie expires 28 days after being set. If you do not want this cookie to be set, please do not click Accept or Decline on the cookie consent banner. The cookie consent banner will remain visible on every page view.

Session ID

First-party strictly necessary cookie called “CraftSessionId” which may be used to enable access to secure areas of our website.

Google Analytics

Applies if you accept cookies. Third-party cookies used to provide website statistics in an anonymous form, to help us monitor website usage.

Google Analytics privacy and cookie information Google Analytics opt-out browser addon

Fonts.net and Cloudflare

Third-party strictly necessary cookie called “__cf_bm” used by the Cloudflare service on fonts.net to identify and mitigate automated traffic to protect sites from bad bots.

Cloudflare cookie information

Shopify

Applies if you accept cookies. Third-party cookies used to enable purchasing products such as the TO THINK journal via our website.

Shopify privacy and cookie information (see the Merchant Storefronts section)

Embedded Vimeo videos

Applies if you accept cookies. Third-party cookies used to display videos provided by Vimeo within our website. We have integrated Vimeo embeds using their “do not track” mode which instructs Vimeo not to set any tracking cookies.

Vimeo privacy and cookies information, including opt-out settings

If you want to delete any cookies that may already be on your computer or device, please refer to the instructions for your file management software to locate the file or directory that stores cookies. If you want to stop cookies being stored on your computer in future, please refer to your browser manufacturer’s instructions by clicking “Help” in your browser menu.

Further information on cookies is available at www.allaboutcookies.org. By deleting our cookies or disabling future cookies you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our website.

Third Party Websites

Our website links to third party sites which we do not operate or endorse. These websites may use cookies and collect your personal information in accordance with their own privacy policies. This privacy policy does not apply to third party websites and we are not responsible for third party websites.

Your rights

You are entitled to ask:

for a copy of the personal information we hold about you, and details about how we are processing your personal information;
to have any inaccuracies in your personal information corrected;
if we are processing your personal information by automated means and on the basis of your consent (see “How do we use it?”, above), for us to provide your personal information to you in a structured, commonly-used and machine-readable format. You can also ask us to provide your personal information directly to a third party in this format, and, if technically feasible, we will do so; and
to have your personal information erased, or for our use of it to be restricted (for example, if your preferences change, or if you don’t want us to send you the information you have requested). Please contact us using the details set out below if you would like to exercise any of these rights. You also have the right to make a complaint to the supervisory authority if you’re not happy with how we’ve handled your personal information. In the UK, the supervisory authority is the Information Commissioner's Office (https://ico.org.uk/).

How to contact us

If you wish to exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal information or if you have any queries about how we use your personal information, please let us know by contacting us at the following address: [email protected]

Changes to this privacy policy

We review this privacy policy on a regular basis to ensure that it is up-to-date with our use of your personal information, and compliant with applicable data protection laws. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to revise this privacy policy at any time. The updated privacy policy will be posted on our website. You are encouraged to review this privacy policy from time to time.