1. Introduction

Welcome to Free to be me Marketplace. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website (regardless of where you visit it from) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

2. The Data We Collect About You

In the spirit of transparency, we only collect data that is essential for your marketplace experience. This includes:

• Identity Data: First name, last name, and username.
• Contact Data: Email address and telephone numbers.
• Financial Data: Payment card details (processed securely via encrypted gateways).
• Transaction Data: Details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have purchased from our vendors.

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

• To register you as a new customer or vendor.
• To process and deliver your orders.
• To manage our relationship with you (e.g., notifying you about changes to our terms).
• To enable you to partake in community discussions or blog comments.

4. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way. We limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, and vendors who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

5. Third-Party Links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications (such as our independent vendor stores). Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.

6. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to request access, correction, erasure, or restriction of your personal data. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.