PRIVACY POLICY

Welcome to www.hypothesisone.com and www.hypothesisone.co.uk (Sites), both websites are operated by hypothesis one Limited. 

1.1 This is the Privacy Policy of hypothesis one Limited whose Company Number is 09589881 and whose registered office is at 7 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR.

1.2 This Privacy Policy sets out how hypothesis one Limited (‘hypothesis one’, ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’) collects, processes and uses your personal information when you access and use our websites www.hypothesisone.com and www.hypothesisone.co.uk (‘our site’, ‘our sites, ‘Site’, ‘Sites’). This Privacy Policy also provides certain information that is legally required and lists your rights in relation to your personal data.

1.3 Hypothesis one values its customers and respects their privacy. Any information we collect about you is held with the utmost care and security. We take our data protection responsibilities very seriously and we comply with all applicable Data Protection Legislation in force from time to time. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, ‘Data Protection Legislation’ means: (i) the Data Protection Act 2018 and all related regulations in force from time to time; and (ii) the EU Regulation 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation) (‘GDPR’) and any laws in England giving effect to its provisions.

1.4 This Privacy Policy relates to personal information identifying you. We refer to this information throughout this Privacy Policy as ‘personal data’ and section 2 sets out further detail of what this includes. 

1.5  This Privacy Policy is not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data relating to children.

1.6  This Privacy Policy may vary from time to time so please check it before you place an order with us. These terms were most recently updated on 10 December 2021.

We may collect the following personal data about you:

2.1  Personal data you provide to us by filling in forms on our site, by corresponding with us by phone, email or otherwise. This includes information you provide when you register to use our Sites, subscribe to our service, or place an order on our Sites. For example:

1. (i). Your name;
2. (ii). Your address;
3. (iii). Your telephone number;
4. (iv). Your email address;
5. (v). Your gender;
6. (vi). Your date of Birth;
7. (vii). Your username and password (for registered users).

2.2  Personal data you provide when you enter a competition or promotion offered by us;

2.3 Personal data you provide when you report a problem with our Sites; 

2.4  Any surveys that you complete which we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them;

2.5 Details of your transactions through our Sites and of the fulfilment of your orders;

2.6 Details of your visits to our site including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs, web beacons and other communication data, whether this is required for our own billing purposes or otherwise and the resources that you access;

2.7 Information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration. This is statistical data about our users’ browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual;

2.8 Personal data gathered using cookies – please see our Cookie Policy for further information;

2.9 Personal data you provide when you request our marketing material or email newsletter or submit a query to us or which is collected via social media;

2.10 Personal data you provide when using interactive features of our site.

3.1 For the purposes of the Data Projection Legislation, we are the controller of the personal data your provide us with and as the controller of this data we use your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

3.2 If you have any questions or need any clarification on this Privacy Policy and/or your privacy please do not hesitate in contacting us by email at info@hypothesisone.com.

4.1 We use the information held about you in the following ways:

1. (i). Send you promotional materials or other communications if you so choose;
2. (ii). Provide the products or services you have requested and operate features on our site;
3. (iii). Process your payment card transactions;
4. (iv). Create and manage your online account, including access to your online and purchase history
5. (v). Assist with product selection and replenishment
6. (vi). Chat with you or respond to your inquiries
7. (vii). Post your product reviews
8. (viii). Tailor ads displayed to you on our site and elsewhere to your interests and history with us
9. (ix). Operate and communicate with you about our social network pages or mobile applications
10. (x). Operate, evaluate and improve our business (including developing new products and services; enhancing and improving our services; managing our communications; analysing our products; performing data analytics and performing accounting, auditing and other internal functions)
11. (xi). Comply with applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards and our policies

4.2 We may use the information in other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection. The information collected is necessary for the purposes set forth above. Without this information, you may not be able to take advantage of some of our products or services.

4.3 In some instances, we may ask you for your consent to process your personal data. Please note, in certain circumstances Data Protection Legislation allows us to process your personal data without the need to obtain your consent.

5.1 We will use the information you provide for the above purposes if:

1. (i). it is necessary to perform a contract to which you are party; or
2. (ii). we have obtained your consent; or
3. (iii). we are required to do so to comply with legal regulations;
4. (iv). it is necessary to protect your vital interests;
5. (v). it is necessary to perform a task carried out in the public interest;
6. (vi). we have a legitimate interest in doing.

5.2 When you place an order through our Sites, we will retain your Personal Data for our records unless and until you ask us to erase this information. For more information on your right of erasure, please see Section 6 below.

5.3 The personal data we currently collect and hold on you is done so within the European Economic Area (‘EEA). There is a possibility that this may change in the future. By submitting your personal data you agree to your data being processed and held outside the EEA if necessary.

5.4 Please be aware that we do need to collect certain personal data in order to fulfil our contractual obligations to you and deliver the goods and services you have chosen to receive. Without this information we may not be able to fulfil our contractual obligations and deliver the goods or services you have requested.

5.5 Where we hold or process your personal data, you can withdraw your consent at any time. Please note if you do withdraw your consent or otherwise object to us holding or processing your personal data then this may impact on your ability to use our Sites and for us to provide goods and services, see Section 6 below.

5.6 We use automated decision-making tools on our Sites in our processing of your personal data, primarily to make product recommendations based on previous shopping experience. We do not rent lists, sell or otherwise disclose personal data we collect about you. However, we may share your Personal Information with our affiliates or service providers to help us provide our services and fulfil our contracts with you, as described above.

5.7 We may also use third-party platforms, including platforms operated by social networks, such as Google, Facebook, Pinterest Twitter, You Tube and Tik Tok, to show you interest-based ads. To opt-out of these ads, you must change your preferences by clicking on the cookie control tool above and unselect the ‘targeting’ setting. These platforms may have their own privacy notices or policies, which we strongly suggest you review.

5.8 It is important to us that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and up to date. We take reasonable precautions to ensure that it is, but if it is not, please let us know, see Section 6 below. We will not be responsible for any losses arising from inaccurate, deficient, or incomplete personal data that you provide.

6.1  Your right to access your personal data in our possession: 
6.1.1 You have the right in certain circumstances to obtain from us confirmation as to whether or not we are processing your personal data and, where that is the case, access such personal data and be made aware of the information set out in this Privacy Policy in relation to such data.
6.1.2  If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us by email at info@hypothesisone.com.
6.2 Your right to have inaccurate personal data amened:
6.2.1 In certain circumstances you have the right rectify inaccurate and/or missing personal data we hold on you.
6.2.2 If you have requested personal data to be corrected, we will do so without delay
6.3 Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”): 
6.3.1 You have the right to obtain from us the erasure of personal data that we hold and which concerns you. This right applies in certain circumstances where:
(a) the relevant personal data is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed;
(b) You withdraw your consent using the mechanism set out above and there is no other legal ground for our processing your personal data;
(c) Where you object to our processing your personal data using the mechanism set out in section 4.5.1(a) below and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for our processing your personal data, or where you object to our processing your personal data using the mechanism set out in section 4.5.1(b) below;
(d) Where we have processed your personal data unlawfully;
(e) The relevant personal data have to be erased in order to comply with law; or
(f) Where the personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services directly to a child.
6.3.2  If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us at info@hypothesisone.com. We will do this without undue delay unless there is a legal reason which prevents us from doing so. 
6.4 Right to restriction of processing:  
6.4.1 You have the right to restrict the way we process your personal data in certain circumstances:
(a) if you contest the accuracy of the relevant personal data, we will suspend our processing of your personal data for such a period as we require in order to verify the accuracy of such personal data;
(b) Where the processing of the relevant personal data is unlawful and you would prefer that we restrict how we process it rather than erase the data altogether;
(c) Where we no longer need the relevant personal data for the purposes of processing it, but the personal data are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or
(d) Where you object to our processing your personal data using the mechanism set out in section 4.5.1(a)below, you may request that we restrict the way we process your personal data pending verification of whether our legitimate grounds for processing your personal data override yours.
6.4.2  Except for storing the personal data, we will only process it with your consent or for limited reasons such as the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another person or for reasons of important public interest.
6.4.3  If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us using the contact details set out above.  
6.5  Right to object to processing of personal data:  
6.5.1  In addition to your ability to withdraw your consent, you have the right:
(a) To object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to our processing of your personal data where we consider that processing your personal data is necessary for: (i) the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us; or (ii) the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, including in each case profiling based on those provisions. In such instances we will no longer process the relevant personal data unless we can demonstrate to you compelling legitimate grounds for our processing the relevant personal data which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; and/or:
(b) To object at any time to our processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes, which includes profiling to the extent related to such direct marketing. In such instances we will cease to process your personal data for such purposes.
6.5.2  If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us at info@hypothesisone.com.  
 6.6 Right to data portability:  
6.6.1 You have the right to receive from us the personal data concerning you which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from us. This right shall include the right to require us to transmit the relevant personal data to another controller on your behalf, where technically feasible. This right only applies to personal data that: (i) we gain your consent to process pursuant to section 3.3; or (ii) we obtain in order to perform our contractual obligations to you, and in each case to the extent we process your personal data by automated means.
6.6.2  If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us using the contact details set out above. 
6.7  Right to lodge a complaint about us to the Information Commissioner:
 6.7.1 You are entitled to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office about the way we process your personal data. Please see https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ for how to do this.

7.1 Our website may provide links to other websites for your convenience and information. These websites may operate independently from us. Linked sites may have their own privacy notices or policies, which we strongly suggest you review if you visit any linked websites. To the extent any linked websites you visit are not owned or controlled by us, we are not responsible for the sites’ content, any use of the sites, or the privacy practices of the sites.