PRIVACY POLICY
Willoughby Gerrish Ltd ("We") are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This privacy policy (together with our terms of use and any documents referred to in it and our cookie policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By visiting our website, willoughbygerrish.com (“our/the site”), you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this privacy policy.
We comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when dealing with your personal data.
Further details on GDPR can be found at the website for the Information Commissioner (www.ico.org.uk). We may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is Willoughby Gerrish, with registered offices at Thirsk Hall, Kirkgate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1PL, United Kingdom.
Our nominated representative for the purpose of the Act is Willoughby Gerrish of Willoughby Gerrish Ltd.
Information we may collect from you
We may collect and process the following data about you:
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Information you give us. You may give us information about you by filling in forms on our site or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise. This includes, for example, information you provide when you register to our newsletter or when you report a problem with our site. The information you give us may include your name, address, e-mail address and phone number, personal description and physical address.
Changes to the privacy notice and your duty to inform us of changes
This version was last updated on 25 August 2021.
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.
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Information we collect about you. With regard to each of your visits to our site we may automatically collect the following information:
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technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform;
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information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through and from our site (including date and time); reports, information and products you viewed or searched for on our site; page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page.
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Information we receive from other sources. We may receive information about you if you use any of other services we provide, which information and data may be shared internally and combined with data collected on this site. We also work closely with third parties (including, for example, sub-contractors in technical, payment and delivery services, search information providers,) and may receive information about you from them.
Third-party links
This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our site. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our site and also allows us to improve our site.
Uses made of the information
We use information held about you in the following ways:
Information you give to us.
We will use this information:
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to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us;
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to provide you with information about other goods and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already enquired about;
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to provide you, or permit selected third parties to provide you, with information about goods or services we feel may be of interest to you. If you are an existing customer, we will only contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) with information about goods and services similar to those which were the subject of previous services provided to or negotiations with you. If you are a new customer, and where we permit selected third parties to use your data, we (or they) will contact you by electronic means only if you have expressly consented to this. If you do not want us to use your data in this way, or to pass your details on to third parties for marketing purposes, please tick the relevant box situated on our site.
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to notify you about changes to our service;
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to ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
Information we collect about you.
We will use this information:
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to administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
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to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
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as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure;
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to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our site about goods or services that may be of interest to you or them.
Information we receive from other sources. We may combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We may use this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive). If you do not want us to use your data in this way, please tick the relevant box situated on our site.
Disclosure of your information
We may share your information with selected third parties including:
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Suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into with them for purposes of providing our services to you.
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Analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our site.
We may disclose your personal information to third parties:
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in the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets;
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if we or substantially all of our assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by us about its customers will be one of the transferred assets;
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if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligations including any legal obligations under the Act, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements; or to protect our or your legitimate interests, rights, property, or safety including the interests, rights and safety of our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Where we store your personal data
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the complete security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use appropriate procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
Your rights
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can also exercise the right at any time by e-mailing us at info@willoughbygerrish.com.
Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from other third-party websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
Access to information
The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act.
Changes to our privacy policy
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 25 August 2021.
Contact
Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be sent to us via the e-mail address info@willoughbygerrish.com.