Effective Date: 07/08/2025

This Privacy Policy explains how I, Maria (an Independent Authorised Thermomix Advisor), collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use my website.

1. Who I Am

I am an Independent Authorised Thermomix Advisor operating in the UK. Through this website, I help customers express interest in Thermomix TM7 and assist them with the purchasing process via Vorwerk UK.

If you have any questions or concerns about how your data is handled, you can contact me at:
📧 maria@thermomixmealsbymaria.com

2. What Data I Collect

When you use this website, I may collect the following personal data:

• Full name

• Postal address

• Email address

• Phone number

• Buying preferences (e.g. upfront or financed payment)

• Booking requests (e.g. for demos or callbacks)

No sensitive personal data (e.g. health, ethnicity, etc.) is collected.

3. Why I Collect Your Data (Purpose & Legal Basis)

Your data is collected for the following purposes:

• To complete the Thermomix order form on your behalf.

• To send you a secure payment link via Vorwerk.

• To check eligibility for financing through Novuna (in which case a soft credit check will be performed).

• To contact you for follow-up, demo bookings, or questions.

Legal basis for processing:

• Consent: You provide your data voluntarily through the form.

• Performance of a contract: To facilitate your Thermomix purchase.

4. Who I Share Your Data With

Your data may be shared with the following:

• Vorwerk UK / Thermomix UK (via the official Advisor portal).

• Wix.com (as the website host, who may store/process form data).

• Novuna Personal Finance (if you request financing).

These parties may store data outside the UK or EEU (e.g. in Switzerland, USA), but only in jurisdictions with appropriate data protection safeguards as recognised under UK and EU GDPR.

5. How Your Data is Stored

Your data may be securely stored in the following ways:

• On the official Thermomix Advisor Portal

• In the website backend (hosted by Wix)

• In my email inbox

• In Google Contacts (if you request phone contact)

All data storage methods are protected with passwords, HTTPS encryption, and appropriate security controls.

6. How Long I Keep Your Data

Your data will be kept only as long as:

• You remain interested in purchasing or owning a Thermomix

• I continue to work as a Thermomix Advisor

• You do not request deletion

If you wish to have your data deleted, please email me at maria@thermomixmealsbymaria.com.

7. Your Rights Under UK & EU GDPR

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data I hold about you

• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data

• Request deletion of your data

• Withdraw your consent at any time

• Lodge a complaint with the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) in the UK

To exercise any of these rights, contact: maria@thermomixmealsbymaria.com

8. Cookies & Analytics

This website uses essential and functional cookies provided by Wix.com

9. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. When changes are made, the revised version will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date."