Happy Print Ltd and Branded Cups Ltd operate as joint data controllers for the purposes outlined in this privacy policy. This means that both companies are responsible for determining how your personal data is processed. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

We supply custom printed food packaging and drinkware and related products to shops, individuals and businesses across the UK and Europe. Please read our privacy policy below to understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal data.

We process personal data based on the following lawful grounds: (i) Consent (for marketing communications), (ii) Contractual necessity (for processing orders and providing services), (iii) Legal obligations (for compliance with financial and tax regulations), (iv) Legitimate interests (for fraud prevention, website security, and customer service improvement)

What personal data we collect and why it is collected

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Media Policy

If you upload images to the website or send us images or artwork we strongly advise you to remove embedded location data (EXIF GPS) from images before uploading them to our website.

Contact / Quote forms

By submitting your details, you consent to us contacting you and your business by post, e-mail or telephone calls for the purpose of providing a quote, and with your explicit consent, for marketing purposes. You have the right to withdraw this consent at any time You can remove this permission at any time by e-mailing us at hello@happy-print.co.uk, contact us here.

Cookies Policy

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year. If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

We use third-party analytics and advertising services that may track your usage. You can manage your cookie preferences via our Cookie Consent Tool on our website.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

We may share your data with third-party service providers, including logistics partners, suppliers, payment processors, and marketing platforms, who assist us in providing our services

We may use and print your phone number and e-mail on our parcels to aid delivery. Our logistics partner may contact you using these to aid delivery. We may also share your data with other Happy Print partners who may contact you to sell their products.

If your data is transferred outside of the UK/EEA, we will ensure that adequate safeguards are in place, such as standard contractual clauses

We may share your details with our marketing partners. You can opt out by clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ link in our emails or emailing us.

How long we retain your data

We retain customer order details for seven years to comply with legal and tax obligations. Marketing data is retained for three years unless you opt out

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide. We store this data for a period of 7 years.

Security

We take data security seriously. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

You also have the right to data portability, which allows you to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller. If you believe we have breached your data protection rights, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

You have the right to access, rectify, or erase your personal data, as well as to restrict or object to processing. You may also request data portability. To exercise your rights, email us.

Legitimate Interest

In certain circumstances, we may process your personal data based on our legitimate interests, provided that your rights and interests do not override those interests. Our legitimate interests may include:

Direct Marketing to Existing Business Customers: We may use your business contact details to inform you about products and services that are similar to those you have previously purchased or inquired about, where we have a legitimate interest in promoting our business and where you would reasonably expect to receive such communications.
Network and System Security: We may process data related to your use of our website and services to ensure the security and integrity of our systems, prevent fraud, and detect and prevent unauthorized access.
Improving Our Services: We may analyse user data to understand how our website and services are used, allowing us to improve their functionality and user experience.
Business Administration and Management: We may process your data for internal administrative purposes, such as maintaining records, conducting audits, and managing our business operations.

Complaints

If you are dissatisfied with how we process your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk.

Our contact information

Happy Print Ltd / Branded Cups Ltd

123 Wellington Road South

Stockport

SK1 3THe-mail: hello@happy-print.co.uk / hello@branded-cups.com
phone: 0333 880 7334