Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Bleddy Cheek Cards – Proper Cornish. Proper Rude.
Last updated: 14 October 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to Bleddy Cheek Cards!
We love making people laugh with our funny, rude and cheeky Cornish greeting cards. We also take your privacy seriously.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your personal information when you visit our website, purchase our products, contact us or interact with our business.
We are committed to handling your personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable UK data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
2. Who we are
Bleddy Cheek Cards is a Cornwall-based greeting card business specialising in funny, rude and sarcastic greeting cards inspired by Cornish life and humour.
For data protection purposes, the business responsible for your personal information is:
Business/trading name: Bleddy Cheek Cards
Business address: c/o Bude TIC Business Centre, The Crescent, BUDE, EX23 8LE
Website: Bleddycheek.com
Email: hello@bleddycheek.com
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact us using the details above.
3. Information we collect
When you use our website or purchase our greeting cards, we may collect the following personal information.
Information you provide directly:
Your name
Email address
Billing address
Delivery address
Telephone number, where provided
Order details and purchase history
Messages and enquiries you send us
Marketing preferences
Account information, if you create an account
Information collected automatically:
Depending on the technology used by our website, we may also collect:
IP address
Browser type and device information
Pages visited
Website interactions
Referral information
Cookies and similar technologies
Payment information:
Payments are processed through our payment provider, Stripe.
We receive the payment information necessary to confirm and manage your order, such as payment status and transaction references.
Where payments are processed by an external payment provider, that provider handles your card details according to its own security arrangements and privacy policies.
4. How we use your information
We use personal information for the following purposes:
Processing and delivering orders
To process payments, prepare purchases, arrange delivery, provide order confirmations and manage returns.
Customer service
To answer enquiries, resolve problems and communicate with you about your purchases.
Operating our website
To maintain website functionality, protect our systems and support a secure shopping experience.
Marketing and promotions
To send you news about products, special offers and promotions where we have an appropriate lawful basis and comply with applicable marketing rules.
Improving our business
To understand customer needs, assess website performance and improve our products and services.
Legal obligations
To maintain appropriate financial records, manage tax requirements and comply with applicable laws.
5. Our lawful basis for processing information
Under UK GDPR, we must have a lawful basis for using your personal information.
Depending on the purpose, we may rely on:
Contractual necessity
Where information is needed to process purchases, deliver orders or provide requested services.
Legal obligations
Where we need to retain or use information to comply with accounting, tax or other legal requirements.
Legitimate interests
Where necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as responding to general enquiries, preventing fraud, maintaining website security or improving customer service, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.
Consent
Where you have given valid consent, such as for certain email marketing activities or non-essential website cookies.
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.
6. Sharing your personal information
We may share personal information with trusted service providers where necessary to operate our business.
These may include:
Website hosting and e-commerce providers
Secure payment processors
Postal and delivery companies
Email marketing platforms
Website analytics providers
IT and technical support providers
Accountants and professional advisers
Relevant authorities where legally required
We only share information where there is a legitimate business or legal reason to do so.
We do not sell your personal information to advertisers or data brokers.
Our service providers may process information on our behalf, subject to appropriate contractual and data protection arrangements.
7. Marketing communications
We may occasionally send emails about new greeting cards, product launches, special offers and other Bleddy Cheek Cards news.
We will only send electronic marketing where permitted by applicable law.
This may include situations where you have specifically opted in or, where legally permitted, where you have previously purchased similar products from us and were given appropriate opportunities to opt out.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link or contacting us directly.
Unsubscribing from marketing will not prevent you from receiving essential communications relating to your orders.
8. Cookies and website tracking
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small files stored on your device that help websites function and, where enabled, provide information about how visitors use them.
Depending on our website's configuration, cookies may include:
Essential cookies
These are necessary for website functions such as shopping baskets, checkout processes and website security.
Analytics cookies
These may help us understand visitor behaviour and improve website performance.
Marketing cookies
Where enabled, these may be used to measure advertising effectiveness or support relevant advertising.
We will explain our use of cookies and provide appropriate choices where required.
Non-essential cookies requiring consent will not be activated before that consent is obtained.
You can manage your cookie choices using the cookie pop-up.
9. Facebook, Instagram and social media
Bleddy Cheek Cards may use social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram to promote our greeting cards, communicate with customers and share updates.
If you interact with us through social media, we may receive information such as your public profile details, comments and messages.
Social media platforms also process personal information under their own privacy policies.
If we use social media advertising or tracking tools, we will provide relevant information and obtain consent where required.
10. How long we keep your information
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
Retention periods depend on the type of information and our legal obligations.
For example:
Order and financial records: Retained for the period required by applicable tax and accounting laws.
Customer enquiries: Retained for 30-days unless a longer period is necessary.
Marketing information: Retained while you remain subscribed or until it is no longer needed, subject to appropriate suppression records.
Website analytics: Retained according to our configured analytics settings and applicable legal requirements.
Customer accounts: Retained while your account remains active and for any further necessary period following closure.
When information is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymise it.
11. How we protect your information
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
These may include:
Secure website connections
Restricted access to customer information
Secure payment processing
Appropriate account security measures
Reputable third-party service providers
Secure storage and deletion procedures
Although we take security seriously, no online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
12. International data transfers
Some of our website, payment, analytics or marketing service providers may process personal information outside the United Kingdom.
Where this happens, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place as required by applicable data protection law.
These may include relevant UK adequacy regulations or approved contractual safeguards.
Details of applicable international transfers and safeguards can be requested using our contact details.
13. Your data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:
Access: Request a copy of personal information we hold about you.
Correction: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
Erasure: Request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances.
Restriction: Ask us to limit how we process your information.
Objection: Object to certain processing activities.
Data portability: Request transfer of eligible personal information.
Withdraw consent: Withdraw consent where processing relies on it.
You also have rights relating to certain automated decisions and profiling.
You have the right to object at any time to the use of your personal information for direct marketing.
These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exemptions.
To exercise your rights, please contact:
hello@bleddycheek.com
We will respond in accordance with the timescales required by data protection law.
14. Children's privacy
Our greeting cards often feature adult humour, strong language and cheeky content.
Our website and products are not specifically directed towards children.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information directly from children for marketing purposes.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us.
15. Third-party websites
Our website may contain links to other websites, including social media platforms or external services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of websites operated by third parties.
We recommend reviewing their privacy policies before sharing personal information.
16. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally to reflect changes to our business, website, services or legal requirements.
Any updated version will be published on this page with a revised date.
Where required by law, we will provide additional notice of significant changes.
17. Complaints
If you have concerns about how we handle your personal information, please contact us first so we can investigate and try to resolve the issue.
You also have the right to raise a complaint with the UK's independent data protection regulator:
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
Website: https://ico.org.uk
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
18. Contact us
We're always happy to help with genuine questions about your personal information.
Bleddy Cheek Cards
Proper Cornish. Proper Rude. Proper careful with your data.