BACKGROUND:
Conamar Building Services understands that your privacy is
important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used and
shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this
website, https://www.conamar.co.uk (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use
personal data in ways that are described here, and in a manner that is
consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you
understand it. You will be required to read and accept this Privacy Policy when
signing up for our Newsletter or when requesting to download our brochures. If
you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our
Site immediately.
1.
Definitions and Interpretation
In this Policy, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
2.
Information About Us
2.1
Our Site is owned and operated by Conamar Building
Services , a limited company registered in England under company number 02898417, whose registered address is 29-31 Orchard
Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3HE and whose main trading address is 29-31 Orchard Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3HE.
3.
What Does This Policy Cover?
This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our
Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that We have no control
over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and We
advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing
any data to them.
4.
Your Rights
4.1
As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which
this Policy and Our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:
4.1.1
The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data;
4.1.2
The right of access to the personal data We hold about you (see section
12);
4.1.3 The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is
inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Us using the details in section 14);
4.1.4
The right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask Us to delete any
personal data We hold about you (We only hold your personal data for a limited
time, as explained in section 6 but if you would like Us to delete it sooner,
please contact Us using the details in section 14);
4.1.5
The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal
data;
4.1.6
The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to
re-use with another service or organisation);
4.1.7
The right to object to Us using your personal data for particular
purposes; and
4.1.8
Rights with respect to automated decision making and profiling.
4.2
If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data,
please contact Us using the details provided in section 14 and We will do Our
best to solve the problem for you. If We are unable to help, you also have the
right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority, the Information
Commissioner’s Office.
4.3
For further information about your rights, please contact the
Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
5.
What Data Do We Collect?
Depending upon your use of Our Site, We may collect some or
all of the following personal and non-personal data (please also see section 13
on Our use of Cookies and similar:
5.1
name;
5.2
business/company name;
5.3
contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
5.4
demographic information such as post code, preferences, and interests;
5.5
IP address;
5.6
web browser type and version;
5.7
operating system;
5.8
a list of URLs starting with a referring site, your activity on Our
Site, and the site you exit to;
6.
How Do We Use Your Data?
6.1
All personal data is processed and stored securely, for no longer than
is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. We
will comply with Our obligations and safeguard your rights under the GDPR at
all times. For more details on security see section 7, below.
6.2
Our use of your personal data will always have a lawful basis, either
because it is necessary for Our performance of a contract with you, because you
have consented to Our use of your personal data (e.g. by subscribing to
emails), or because it is in Our legitimate interests. Specifically, We may use
your data for the following purposes:
6.2.1
Providing and managing your access to Our Site;
6.2.2
Supplying Our services to you (please note that We require your personal
data in order to enter into a contract with you);
6.2.3
Replying to emails from you;
6.2.4
Supplying you with emails that you have opted into (you may
unsubscribe or opt-out at any time by using the unsubscribe form on this page: https://www.conamar.co.uk/newsletter-sign-up/
6.2.5
Market research;
6.2.6
Analysing your use of Our Site to enable Us to continually improve Our
Site and your user experience;
6.3
With your permission and/or where permitted by law, We may also use your
data for marketing purposes which may include contacting you by email, telephone
or post with information, news and offers on Our services. We will not,
however, send you any unsolicited marketing or spam and will take all
reasonable steps to ensure that We fully protect your rights and comply with
Our obligations under the GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications
(EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
6.4
Third parties (including Google) whose content appears on Our Site may
use third party Cookies, as detailed below in section 13. Please refer to
section 13 for more information on controlling Cookies. Please note that We do
not control the activities of such third parties, nor the data they collect and
use and advise you to check the privacy policies of any such third parties.
6.5
You have the right to withdraw your consent to Us using your personal
data at any time, and to request that We delete it.
6.6
We do not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in
light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected.
7.
How and Where Do We Store Your Data?
7.1
We only keep your personal data for as long as We need to in order to
use it as described above in section 6, and/or for as long as We have your
permission to keep it.
7.2
Some or all of your data may be stored outside of the European Economic
Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway,
Iceland, and Liechtenstein). You are deemed to accept and agree to this by
using Our Site and submitting information to Us. If We do store data outside
the EEA, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated
as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the GDPR.
7.3
Data security is very important to Us, and to protect your data We have
taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through Our
Site.
8.
Do We Share Your Data?
8.1
Subject to section 8.2, We will not share any of your data with
any third parties for any purposes.
8.2
In certain circumstances, We may be legally required to share certain
data held by Us, which may include your personal data, for example, where We
are involved in legal proceedings, where We are complying with legal
obligations, a court order, or a governmental authority.
8.3
We may compile statistics about the use of Our Site including data on
traffic, usage patterns, user numbers, sales, and other information. All such
data will be anonymised and will not include any personally identifying data,
or any anonymised data that can be combined with other data and used to
identify you. We may from time to time share such data with third parties such
as prospective investors, affiliates, partners, and advertisers. Data will only
be shared and used within the bounds of the law.
8.4
The third party data processors used by Us and listed below are located
outside of the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU
member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). Where We transfer any
personal data outside the EEA, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that
your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and
under the GDPR including:
8.4.1
Google Analytics.
8.5
In certain circumstances, We may be legally required to share certain
data held by Us, which may include your personal data, for example, where We
are involved in legal proceedings, where We are complying with legal
requirements, a court order, or a governmental authority.
9.
What Happens If Our Business Changes Hands?
9.1
We may, from time to time, expand or reduce Our business and this may
involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Our business.
Any personal data that you have provided will, where it is relevant to any part
of Our business that is being transferred, be transferred along with that part
and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this
Privacy Policy, be permitted to use that data only for the same purposes for
which it was originally collected by Us.
9.2
In the event that any of your data is to be transferred in such a
manner, you will not be contacted in advance and informed of the changes.
10.
How Can You Control Your Data?
10.1
In addition to your rights under the GDPR, set out in section 4, when
you submit personal data via Our Site, you may be given options to restrict
Our use of your data. In particular, We aim to give you strong controls on Our
use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the ability to
opt-out of receiving emails from Us which you may do by unsubscribing using the
links provided in Our emails and at the point of providing your
details.
10.2
You may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services
operating in the UK: The Telephone Preference Service (“the TPS”), the
Corporate Telephone Preference Service (“the CTPS”), and the Mailing Preference
Service (“the MPS”). These may help to prevent you receiving unsolicited
marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from
receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receiving.
11.
Your Right to Withhold Information
11.1
You may access Our Site without providing any data at all. However, to
use all features and functions available on Our Site you may be required to
submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
12.
How Can You Access Your Data?
You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal
data held by Us (where such data is held). We will provide any and all
information in response to your request free of charge. Please contact Us for
more details at enquiries@www.conamar.co.uk, or using the contact
details below in section 14 or visit this page https://www.conamar.co.uk/gdpr-request-personal-data/
13.
Our Use of Cookies
13.1
Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your
computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are
used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of
Our Site and to provide and improve Our services. We have carefully chosen
these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal
data is protected and respected at all times.
13.2
By using Our Site you may also receive certain third party Cookies on
your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services,
and/or parties other than Us. Third party Cookies are used on Our Site for Google
Analytics. For more details, please refer to section 6, above, and to section
13.6 below. These Cookies are not integral to the functioning of Our Site and
your use and experience of Our Site will not be impaired by refusing consent to
them.
13.3
All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current
Cookie Law.
13.4
Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown
a popup requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to
the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible
experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the
placing of Cookies; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully
or as intended.
13.5
Certain features of Our Site depend on Cookies to function. Cookie Law
deems these Cookies to be “strictly necessary”. These Cookies are shown below
in section 13.6. Your consent will not be sought to place these Cookies, but it
is still important that you are aware of them. You may still block these
Cookies by changing your internet browser’s settings as detailed below in
section 13.10, but please be aware that Our Site may not work properly if you
do so. We have taken great care to ensure that your privacy is not at risk by
allowing them.
13.6
First and third party Cookies that may be placed on your computer or
device can be found here: https://www.conamar.co.uk/cookie-policy/
13.7
Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google Analytics (Google
Inc.). Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse
anonymous usage information, enabling Us to better understand how Our Site is
used. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Site and the services offered
through it. You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, however whilst
Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our
Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and
more useful experience for you.
13.8
The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) Cookies to gather the
required information.
13.9
Cookie use by the analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) can be
found here: https://www.conamar.co.uk/cookie-policy/
13.10
In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or
disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable
you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third party
Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be
changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet
browser or the documentation that came with your device.
13.11
You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time,
however you may lose any information that enables you to access Our Site more
quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and
personalisation settings.
13.12
It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating
system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the
developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device
if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.]
14.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about Our Site or this Privacy
Policy, please contact Us by email at enquiries@www.conamar.co.uk,
by telephone on 01438 365142, or by post at enquiries@www.conamar.co.uk. Please ensure that your query is
clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data We hold
about you (as under section 12, above).
15.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time (for
example, if the law changes). Any changes will be immediately posted on Our
Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on
your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you
check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.