Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

OUR APPROACH TO YOUR PRIVACY

Westward Electrical Ltd is dedicated to maintaining and protecting your privacy. All the necessary information we collect about you is done lawfully and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 (GDPR).

The types of information we will collect about you includes:

o  Your name

o  Phone number

o  Email address

o  Given address (where the works will be conducted)

Sensitive information about you will strictly never be collected without your explicit consent. You are entitled to instruct us to delete this information at any time by calling or emailing us. The personal information which we hold will be held securely in accordance with our internal security policy and law. If we intend to transfer your information outside the EEA (European Economic Area), we will always obtain your consent first. 

Please get in contact with us if you have any questions/concerns about your privacy with us. 

THE POLICY IN DETAIL

This Policy applies as between you, the User of this Website and Westward Electrical Ltd the owner and provider of this Website. This Policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us in relation to your use of the Website.

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:

• Data means collectively all information that you submit to Westward electrical via the Website. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the Data Protection Act 2018 (GDPR);
• Cookie means a small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in Clause 12;
• Westward electrical is a trading name of Westward Electrical Ltd.
• UK and EU Cookie Law means the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
• User means any third party that accesses the Website and is not employed by Westward Electrical Ltd and acting in the course of their employment; and
• Website means the website that you are currently using is www.

SCOPE OF THIS POLICY

This Policy applies only to the actions of Westward Electrical Ltd and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.

DATA COLLECTED

Without limitation, any of the following Data may be collected by this Website from time to time:

• Name
• Gender
• Job title
• Profession
• Contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers
• Demographic information such as post code, preferences and interests
• IP address (automatically collected)
• Web browser type and version (automatically collected)
• Operating system (automatically collected)

OUR USE OF DATA

Any personal Data you submit will be retained by Westward Electrical Ltd, unless or until you ask us to remove it. Unless we are obliged or permitted by law to do so, and subject to Clause 5, your Data will not be disclosed to third parties. All personal Data is stored securely in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 2018 (GDPR). Fore more details on security see Clause 11 below.

Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons:

• Internal record keeping;
• Improvement of our products / services;
• Transmission by email of promotional materials that may be of interest to you;
• Contact for market research purposes which may be done using email, telephone, fax or mail. Such information may be used to customise or update the Website.

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND SERVICES

Westward Electrical Ltd may, from time to time, employ the services of other parties for dealing with matters that may include, but are not limited to, payment processing, delivery of purchased items, search engine facilities, advertising and marketing. The providers of such services [do not] have access to certain personal Data provided by Users of this Website.

Any Data used by such parties is used only to the extent required by them to perform the services that Westward Electrical Ltd requests. Any use for other purposes is strictly prohibited. Furthermore, any Data that is processed by third parties shall be processed within the terms of this Policy and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 (GDPR).

YOUR RIGHT TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION

You may access certain areas of the Website without providing any Data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on the Website you may be required to submit certain Data.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

WestWard electrical Ltd reserves the right to change this Policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law.