Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy
Last updated: 24.11.2025

This Privacy Policy explains how 3 Little Beans Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our website www.3littlebeans.xcom

We are committed to complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of information:

1.1 Personal Information

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Billing and shipping address
  • Phone number (if provided)

1.2 Order & Account Information

  • Order history
  • Subscription details
  • Communication preferences

1.3 Payment Information
Payments are processed securely by third-party payment providers (such as Stripe, PayPal or similar). We do not have access to, or store, your full card details.

1.4 Technical & Usage Data

  • IP address
  • Browser type and device information
  • Pages visited and time spent on the website
  • Cookies and similar tracking technologies

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Process and fulfil your orders
  • Manage and deliver coffee subscriptions
  • Communicate with you about your orders, deliveries, and customer service requests
  • Send you marketing communications (where you have opted in)
  • Improve our website, products, and services
  • Comply with legal and regulatory obligations

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases:

  • Contractual necessity: to process your orders and provide our services
  • Legitimate interests: to operate and improve our business, prevent fraud, and protect our rights
  • Consent: for sending marketing emails or newsletters
  • Legal obligations: where we must retain data for tax or accounting purposes

4. Sharing Your Information

We may share your personal data with trusted third parties, including:

  • Payment service providers
  • Delivery and courier partners
  • Email and newsletter platforms
  • Website hosting, analytics, and IT service providers

We only share the information necessary to perform each service and we do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

5. Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Enable core website functionality, such as the shopping cart and checkout
  • Remember your preferences
  • Analyse how our website is used, so we can improve it

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

6. Data Storage & Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse, including:

  • SSL encryption on our website
  • Secure third-party payment providers
  • Restricted access to personal data

Your data may be stored in the UK or with service providers that comply with equivalent data protection standards.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to:

  • Fulfil the purposes for which it was collected
  • Comply with legal, accounting, or reporting requirements

Order-related information may be kept for a minimum period required by tax and accounting laws.

8. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:

  • Request access to the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Request deletion of your data (subject to certain legal obligations)
  • Object to or restrict the processing of your data in certain circumstances
  • Withdraw consent to marketing at any time
  • Request a copy of your data in a commonly used format (data portability, where applicable)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@3littlebeans.com or hello@3littlebeans.com

9. Marketing Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter or marketing emails, we will use your email address to send you news, offers, and updates about 3 Little Beans Coffee Co.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any email or by contacting us directly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@3littlebeans.com
Alternative email: hello@3littlebeans.com