How Sow a Seed works

How the Sow a Seed appeal works

Process

Choose a gift inspired by real plants we will be planting in the Gardens through Time.

Receive a beautiful Sow a Seed postcard and packet of sunflower seeds.

Give a friend or loved one the postcard with your happy birthdays, merry Christmases or messages of love.

Sow a seed and feel confident in the knowledge that you are helping us replant our gardens and return them to their former glory.

Where does the money go?

Your donation will go towards our full range of work replanting and landscaping the Gardens Through Time. The funds we generate are not limited to purchasing the specific plant you choose.

Are the products real?

The products are all based on plants that we will plant in the Gardens Through Time.

Refunds

Sow a Seed gifts count as a donation so our returns and cancellation policy does not apply. Under Charity Commission rules we are unable to give you a refund.

Registered company address

The Geffrye Museum Trust Ltd, 136 Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA
Registered in England No. 02476642
Charity No. 803052
VAT registration No. 609 8953 92

Secure payments

Ensuring the security of your personal data is our highest priority. All payments are processed through a secure server which uses a 128-bit SSL security system. This system encrypts your credit card and personal details to ensure that they should not be read by anyone else when transmitted over the internet. The padlock icon at the bottom of your browser window indicates that this area of the site is secure.

Privacy

We are committed to preserving your privacy. Any information we collect about you will only be used lawfully in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. At no time will the Museum pass information onto third parties, unless you give us prior permission. When you register you will be given the option of being placed on a mailing list to receive further information about Museum activities including exhibitions, talks and shop promotions. Please see our privacy policy for further information.

If you have any requests concerning your personal information or any queries with regard to these practices please emailshop@museumofthehome.org.uk.

Information collected

The Museum collects personal information from users when any goods are purchased via this web site. Users have the option of withholding any information not necessary for the completion of any purchase of goods from the online shop.

Our Data Controller for Data Protection purposes is the Head of Finance, who can be contacted by emailing shop@museumofthehome.org.uk or at the Museum of the Home, Geffrye Almshouses, 136 Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA.

Our Data Protection registration number is ZA361007

Use of personal information

We process personal information for the following purposes:

• Providing a personalised service
• Conducting market research surveys
• Running competitions
• Providing you with information about Museum activities
• To build up marketing profiles

If you wish to receive information about Museum activities or about those products or services offered jointly with or on behalf of other organisations please indicate this where appropriate during the purchasing process.

Disclosures

The Museum will not disclose any information about you to any third parties unless it is requested by the police or any regulatory or government authority, it is required to do so by law or it is requested to do so by a third party during the course of an action for the infringement of their rights which the Museum reasonably believes to arise from your use of this site.

Responsibility with user

Internet users should be aware that when they disclose personal information on any public bulletin board or chat areas of any web site used as a result of use of this web site that information can be collected and used by anyone who views the web site or sites and may result in unsolicited messages from other participants or other parties. The Museum is not responsible for any such messages.

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Information held by the Museum

If at any stage you would like to check or amend the information held by the Museum about you please email shop@museumofthehome.org.uk.