Privacy policy

Your data is important to you and also to us. We treat your personal data with respect and pledge that we will hold your data securely in line with current regulations and as stated below.

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is effective from 25 May 2018. These rulings are to protect individuals private and personal data. 

I, Joanna Magoufakis, am a sole trader running Calton Tea Company.

Our address for all correspondence is: 

Calton Tea Company
15 East Campbell Street,
Glasgow, G1 5DT

We can be reached by email at joanna@caltonteacompany.com

We process personal data on our website in order to fulfil our contract with you when you make a purchase.

The data we collect is only used in this regard. We don’t share your data with anyone or any other company without your consent, and you are in control of the data we hold for you. We will never sell your data to any third parties, nor post your personal details on our social media for marketing purposes.

The only personal data we have and the reasons for holding this information is as follows:

Your Name (first and last) – so we know to whom to send the tea order out to

Address & Post Code – so we know where to send the tea order to

Email Address – this is used as the account identifier and where we send order confirmations

Phone Number (optional) – we ask for this as it is helpful if there is a problem with your order and we need to contact you. If this is not provided then we can contact you by email. Your phone number is not used for any other purpose. 

If you are sending an order to a different address from your billing address or to someone else as a gift then these details are also held for the same reasons as above.

During the checkout process there is an option (check box) which you can tick if you would like to sign up to our mailing list. There is not a requirement to do so to complete your order – it is entirely optional. 

You can also add your name to our mailing list by putting in your email in the forms shown on our website.

We do not add your email to our mailing list without your consent. If you email in a query to us we do not take this as consent to add you to our mailing list. 

We process orders using our website which is powered by Squarespace This is a standard e-commerce website solution used by many online retailers. More information about Squarespace can be found at www.squarespace.com

We use Squarespace to manage and process your order. Payment information is handled using Squarespace’s payment system which is powered by Stripe. We never have access to your payment information. When a refund is due we use Sqaurespace to do this and this is then refunded to the original card used. We will not offer a refund by any other method. 

The IP address (this is the number assigned to each device connected to a computer network) is used to help protect us from fraud. It is used to verify and check the location an order was made from. A flag is raised when the IP address used to place the order differs from the location where the order is being sent. An example of this would be if an order was placed whilst on holiday abroad but the delivery/invoice address was here in the UK. Squarespace payments also has systems in place to protect against fraud.

Most of our orders are taken through the website but orders can be taken over social media or phone. Only over the phone transactions are where we have access to your credit card information which is never stored. We will never call up or email you asking for credit card information if you have already paid for the order online.

In using Squarespace you can edit what data we hold for you under your account details if you have registered for one. If you wish for the data to be deleted then you will have to contact us and we will remove the information that we hold for you.  Please note that we have to hold onto your information if an order has been made within the last 30 days in case of a refund arising. We will not be able to refund you through an alternative means.

What do we send you? Automated emails are sent to you as follows when you place an order:

• An order confirmation when you have placed an order.

• A follow up email once your order has been dispatched.

No other emails will be sent as part of the order process unless you get in touch with us in which case we will reply to your query.

We will update our Privacy Police whenever changes are required and as we are expanding.

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External Links

There are links on our website to external websites – such as Facebook and Instagram. We accept no responsibility for their websites and please refer to their Privacy Policies.

Questions or Comments

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or would like to get in touch wishing to hear what data we hold for you, then please email us at joanna@caltonteacompany.com.

We try to meet the highest standards when handling your personal data. If you have any complaints then please contact us and we take all matters seriously. If you have any comments or suggestions on how we can improve our data use then please let us know.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 15 March 2025. Please check this policy when visiting the website since it is under constant review and changes may have been made.