Privacy Policy
Introduction
Iconic Publishing is renowned as the authority on the latest trends in hair, beauty and aesthetics. Our portfolio includes Iconic PR, Iconic Beauty Magazine, Iconic Influence and UK Beauty Awards.
Data privacy and protection is very important to us for everyone who uses our products and services, and who entrusts us with their information. We have written this privacy notice so you can better understand how we collect data, what we do with it and how we look after it. We will tell you how long we keep data and what happens when we no longer need it. We will also outline what rights you have over your data and how we protect and facilitate those rights.
Opting in and out of communications made easy
We want you to be able to opt out as easily as you opt in. Any marketing emails we send you will always have an "unsubscribe" link that will take you off that relevant marketing list. Please remember that you may have subscribed from another email address; you will only be able to use the link to "unsubscribe" from the address to which the marketing email has been sent.
What personal information do we collect from you?
We collect information:
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when you pay for any of our products or services
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when you register to receive one of our newsletters
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when you attend any of our events
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if you participate in any research we undertake
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if you join one of our communities or forums
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when you enter a competition
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if you contact us about a query or a complaint
We collect the following types of information:
Contact information
When you use or subscribe to one of our services, such as purchasing a print or digital subscription, signing up to an email newsletter, entering a competition, joining one of our online communities or participating in any of our research projects, we will ask you to provide information such as your name, email and/or postal address so that we can provide you with the services requested.
General personal information
When conducting surveys or running competitions, in addition to contact information, we may collect other personal information such as your gender, date of birth, marital status, etc.
Payment details
When you purchase a product or service from us, such as subscribing to one of our magazines or attending one of our events, we will also ask you for your payment details in addition to your contact information, in order to secure payment and to authorise access to our products and services.
How do we use your personal information?
At Iconic Publicity we collect different types of information about people for four main reasons:
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To provide personalised services unique to individual users.
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So, we can monitor and improve the services we offer.
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To sell advertising space on our websites. This helps us to keep our websites free for people who visit them.
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To market products and services which we think would be relevant to you.
Newsletters
When you sign up to one of our newsletters, you are giving consent for us to use the email address provided to send you relevant content for the brands you have signed up to. You can withdraw this consent for any newsletter by unsubscribing at any time.
Advertising
We advertise on our site and in our newsletters to help keep most of the content free. We use cookies and similar technologies and work with trusted partners so that we can show you advertisements we believe might interest you; to control the number of times you see an ad and to measure the effectiveness of a campaign. We have a legitimate interest in using cookies, but you can opt in or out of using them at any time. Please note, opting out of cookies does not mean you will not see any advertisements.
Delivery of goods and services / Customer account management
We work with social media networks such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter to show you marketing content from our brands and selected advertisers.
You can limit this kind of tracking and profiling by going to your social media account settings.
Partnerships programmes
We work with social media networks such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter to show you marketing content from our brands and selected advertisers.
You can limit this kind of tracking and profiling by going to your social media account settings.
Customer queries and complaints
We work with social media networks such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter to show you marketing content from our brands and selected advertisers.
You can limit this kind of tracking and profiling by going to your social media account settings.
Contractual obligations
In certain circumstances, we need your personal data to comply with our contractual obligations.
For example, when you purchase a print subscription to a magazine, we will keep your name and address to fulfil your subscription.
Customer research & insight
We may disclose de-personalised data (such as aggregated statistics) about the audience of our products and services and/or research participants to describe our sales, customers, traffic patterns and other information to prospective partners, advertisers, investors and other reputable third parties, and for other lawful purposes. These statistics will never include identifiable personal information.
Do we share your information with anyone else?
We may share your personal information with our sister company, UK Beauty Awards
How long will we keep data?
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide the individual service/s you have requested, while considering any legal requirements and tax and accounting rules.
Where you sign up to receive email marketing from us we will retain your e-mail address after you ‘opt-out’ of receiving emails to ensure that we continue to honour and respect that request. To unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time, please click on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any marketing email and update your account preferences.
How to contact us
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide the individual service/s you have requested, while considering any legal requirements and tax and accounting rules.
Where you sign up to receive email marketing from us we will retain your e-mail address after you ‘opt-out’ of receiving emails to ensure that we continue to honour and respect that request. To unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time, please click on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any marketing email and update your account preferences.