Privacy notice
Last updated 7 August 2026.
Tom's Woodshop is the data controller for this site. Any questions, email tom@tomswoodshop.co.uk.
What I collect, and why
- If you order: your name, email, delivery address, phone number if you give one, and what you bought. I need this to make and send you the thing, and to keep the records HMRC requires. Legal basis: performance of a contract, and legal obligation for the records.
- If you use the enquiry form: your name, email and whatever you write. Used solely to reply to you. Legal basis: legitimate interest in answering people who contact me.
- Card details: I never receive them. Payment is handled entirely by Stripe.
There is no marketing list, no newsletter and no advertising or analytics tracking on this site. I won't email you about anything other than your order or your enquiry, and I will never sell or share your details with anyone for marketing.
Who else is involved
Running a small shop means a few companies process data on my behalf:
- Netlify — hosts the site and receives enquiry form submissions.
- Stripe — runs the checkout page and takes the payment.
- Apple (iCloud+) — provides the email service for my address.
- Royal Mail or a courier — receives your name and address to deliver.
Some of these are based outside the UK. Where data leaves the UK it's protected by the standard safeguards those providers have in place, such as the UK International Data Transfer Addendum.
The typefaces on this site are served from my own server rather than from Google, so loading a page here does not tell Google anything about you.
Cookies
This site sets no cookies at all, and there is no analytics or advertising tracking of any kind. Your basket is kept in your own browser's local storage, which never leaves your device and is not visible to me. Stripe sets cookies on its own checkout page, which are strictly necessary to take a payment safely.
How long I keep things
Order records are kept for six years, because HMRC requires it of a sole trader. Enquiries that don't turn into orders are deleted within two years. Proof artwork for engraved pieces is kept while there's any chance you'll reorder, and deleted on request.
Your rights
You can ask me for a copy of what I hold about you, ask me to correct it, ask me to delete it (except where I'm legally required to keep order records), or object to how I'm using it. Email me and I'll deal with it within a month, free of charge.
If you're not happy with how I've handled it, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk, though I'd appreciate the chance to put it right first.