Last updated: 2 October 2026
Dobrawa Szmyt Designs is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how personal data may be collected and used when you visit this website.
Who we are
This website is operated by Dobrawa Szmyt Designs, a sole trader jewellery business based in County Durham, United Kingdom.
Business correspondence address:
Dobrawa Szmyt Designs
BIS
13–17 Whitby Street
Hartlepool
TS24 7AD
United Kingdom
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact:
Email: hello@dobrawaszmytdesigns.co.
Information we may collect
Depending on how you use this website, I may collect:
• Your name and contact details, such as your email address, billing address, delivery address and telephone number, when you place an order or contact me.
• Information relating to your order, including the products purchased, order value, delivery information and order history.
• Information you provide when you subscribe to the Dobrawa Szmyt Designs mailing list, such as your email address and, where provided, your name and subscription preferences.
• Information you provide when you contact me with a question, request or enquiry.
• Technical information collected automatically when you visit the website, such as your IP address, browser or device information, and information collected through cookies or similar technologies.
How we use your information
We use your personal information only where we have a lawful basis to do so under UK data protection law.
We may use your information:
• to process, fulfil and deliver your orders and to communicate with you about them;
• to respond to enquiries and provide customer service;
• to process payments and help prevent fraud or misuse of the website;
• to maintain business, tax and accounting records and comply with other legal obligations;
• to operate, maintain and protect the website and our business; and
• where you have chosen to subscribe, to send you Dobrawa Szmyt Designs email updates about new work, the workshop, shop launches and other DSD news.
Depending on the purpose, the lawful basis for processing may be that it is necessary to perform a contract with you or take steps at your request before entering into a contract, to comply with a legal obligation, or for our legitimate interests in operating and protecting the business and website.
Where you subscribe to the Dobrawa Szmyt Designs mailing list, marketing emails will be sent on the basis of your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an email or by contacting hello@dobrawaszmytdesigns.co.
Sharing your information
I may share personal information with trusted service providers where necessary to operate the website, process and deliver orders, communicate with customers, manage the mailing list, process payments and meet legal or accounting requirements.
These service providers may include website and email hosting providers, email marketing providers, payment providers, delivery companies and professional or accounting services. They receive only the information necessary for the relevant purpose.
I may also disclose personal information where required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
I do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
International data transfers
Some of the service providers used by Dobrawa Szmyt Designs may process or store personal information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, appropriate steps will be taken to ensure that the transfer complies with UK data protection law. Depending on the destination and provider, this may include relying on UK adequacy regulations or appropriate contractual or other safeguards.
You can contact hello@dobrawaszmytdesigns.co.
Payments
Payments made through this website are processed by third-party payment providers. Depending on the payment method you choose, information necessary to process your payment may be shared with the relevant payment provider.
Dobrawa Szmyt Designs does not store or have access to your full payment card details. Payment providers process personal information in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable data protection requirements.
The website uses WooPayments to provide payment services. WooPayments is built in partnership with Stripe, which processes payment information as part of providing these services. Additional payment methods may also be made available through the checkout, and the relevant payment provider may process information necessary to complete your payment.
Website hosting and security
This website is hosted by SiteGround.
SiteGround may process limited technical information, such as IP addresses and website usage data, in order to provide hosting, security and website performance services.
We take reasonable steps to keep personal information secure. However, no method of transmitting information over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Email marketing
If you choose to subscribe to the Dobrawa Szmyt Designs mailing list, your email address and any other information you choose to provide through the sign-up form will be used to send you DSD email updates.
The mailing list is managed using SiteGround Email Marketing. SiteGround may process subscriber information on behalf of Dobrawa Szmyt Designs in order to provide the email marketing service.
Subscription to the mailing list is voluntary and is based on your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in marketing emails or by contacting hello@dobrawaszmytdesigns.co.
We will not add you to the mailing list simply because you have placed an order or contacted Dobrawa Szmyt Designs.
Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help the website function and provide certain features.
Some cookies are necessary for the operation and security of the website and, when the online shop is available, for functions such as remembering the contents of your basket and enabling checkout. These cookies are used where necessary to provide services you request.
Other cookies or similar technologies may require your consent, depending on the features and services enabled on the website. Where consent is required, these technologies will not be used unless you have made the appropriate choice.
The cookies and technologies used by this website may change as website features are added or updated. This information will be reviewed accordingly.
How long we keep your information
We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and to meet any legal, accounting or reporting requirements.
Information relating to enquiries may be kept for a reasonable period in case further communication is needed. Order, payment and accounting records may be retained for as long as required for tax, accounting and other legal purposes.
If you subscribe to the Dobrawa Szmyt Designs mailing list, your subscription information will generally be kept while you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe or withdraw your consent, we will stop sending you marketing emails. Limited information may be retained where necessary to record your unsubscribe request and ensure that you are not added back to the mailing list without appropriate permission.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, depending on the circumstances. These may include the right to:
• request access to the personal information we hold about you;
• ask for inaccurate or incomplete information to be corrected;
• request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances;
• request restriction of the way your information is used in certain circumstances;
• object to certain uses of your personal information;
• request transfer of certain personal information to you or another organisation; and
• withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
These rights are subject to certain legal conditions and exemptions.
To exercise your rights or ask a question about your personal information, please contact hello@dobrawaszmytdesigns.co.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator, if you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page, and the “last updated” date at the top of the page will be changed.