Privacy Policy
This privacy policy sets out how Fossilsforsale.co.uk uses and protects any information that you give us when you use this website.
Fossilsforsale.co.uk is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement and in compliance with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Fossilsforsale.co.uk may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page periodically to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
Policy updated: January 18, 2026.
1. What we collect
We collect information primarily to process your orders and ship your items. This may include:
Identity Data: Name and title.
Contact Data: Email address, telephone number, and delivery/billing address.
Transaction Data: Details about payments to and from you and details of products you have purchased from us.
Technical Data: IP address, browser type, and location (via cookies).
2. Why we need this data (Lawful Basis)
Under data protection laws, we must have a "lawful basis" for using your data. We use your data for the following reasons:
Performance of a Contract: We need your name, address, and contact details to process your order and deliver your fossils.
Legal Obligation: We are required by HMRC to keep records of sales and financial transactions for at least 6 years.
Consent: If you sign up for our newsletter, we use your email to send you news and special offers. You can withdraw this consent at any time.
3. Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
4. Sharing your data
We do not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. We only share your data with essential service providers to complete your order, such as:
Delivery Couriers: (e.g., Royal Mail, FedEx, DHL) to deliver your purchases.
Payment Providers: To securely process your payment.
Professional Advisers: Only if required for legal or tax purposes.
5. How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
6. Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites.
7. Controlling your personal information (Your Rights)
Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
The right to be informed about how your data is used.
The right of access to the data we hold about you.
The right to rectification (to correct any wrong information).
The right to erasure (to ask us to delete your data, provided we don't have a legal tax obligation to keep it).
The right to withdraw consent for marketing at any time.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, or if you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect, please contact us:
By Email: [email protected] By Post: Matthew McGrane Fossilsforsale.co.uk 130 Glenbow Road Bromley, Kent, BR1 4NL United Kingdom
Fossilsforsale.co.uk is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement and in compliance with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Fossilsforsale.co.uk may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page periodically to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
Policy updated: January 18, 2026.
1. What we collect
We collect information primarily to process your orders and ship your items. This may include:
Identity Data: Name and title.
Contact Data: Email address, telephone number, and delivery/billing address.
Transaction Data: Details about payments to and from you and details of products you have purchased from us.
Technical Data: IP address, browser type, and location (via cookies).
2. Why we need this data (Lawful Basis)
Under data protection laws, we must have a "lawful basis" for using your data. We use your data for the following reasons:
Performance of a Contract: We need your name, address, and contact details to process your order and deliver your fossils.
Legal Obligation: We are required by HMRC to keep records of sales and financial transactions for at least 6 years.
Consent: If you sign up for our newsletter, we use your email to send you news and special offers. You can withdraw this consent at any time.
3. Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
4. Sharing your data
We do not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. We only share your data with essential service providers to complete your order, such as:
Delivery Couriers: (e.g., Royal Mail, FedEx, DHL) to deliver your purchases.
Payment Providers: To securely process your payment.
Professional Advisers: Only if required for legal or tax purposes.
5. How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
6. Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites.
7. Controlling your personal information (Your Rights)
Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
The right to be informed about how your data is used.
The right of access to the data we hold about you.
The right to rectification (to correct any wrong information).
The right to erasure (to ask us to delete your data, provided we don't have a legal tax obligation to keep it).
The right to withdraw consent for marketing at any time.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, or if you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect, please contact us:
By Email: [email protected] By Post: Matthew McGrane Fossilsforsale.co.uk 130 Glenbow Road Bromley, Kent, BR1 4NL United Kingdom
