Privacy Policy
Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.gafferstaples.com.
This privacy policy sets out how GafferStaples uses and protects any information that you give GafferStaples when you use this website.
GafferStaples is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
GafferStaples may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 24th May 2018.
Policy key definitions
- “I”, “our”, “us”, or “we” refer to the business GafferStaples.
- “you”, “the user” refer to the person(s) using this website.
- GDPR means General Data Protection Act.
- ICO means Information Commissioner’s Office.
- Cookies mean small files stored on a users computer or device.
Your individual rights
Under the GDPR your rights are as follows.
- the right to be informed;
- the right of access;
- the right to rectification;
- the right to erasure;
- the right to restrict processing;
- the right to data portability;
- the right to object; and
- the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.
You also have the right to complain to the ICO [www.ico.org.uk] if you feel there is a problem with the way we are handling your data.
We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.
Topics
– What information do we collect about you?
– Information we receive from other sources.
– What we do with the information we gather.
– Security.
– How we use cookies.
– Google reCAPTCHA.
– Links to other websites.
– Marketing.
– Controlling your personal information.
– Access to your information and correction.
What information we collect about you?
This may arise from you filling in forms on our site (https://www.gafferstaples.com) or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise. We collect information about you to process your order, manage your account and, if you agree, to email you about other products and services we think may be of interest to you.
In processing your order, we may send your details to our distributors, delivery services, our suppliers, credit agencies and also use information from credit reference agencies and fraud prevention agencies.
We may collect the following information:
- name and job title
- contact information including email address
- demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
- other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
Information we receive from other sources.
We may receive information about you if you use any of the other websites we operate or the other services we provide. In this case we will have informed you when we collected that data that it may be shared internally and combined with data collected on this site. We are also working closely with third parties, including, for example, business partners, sub-contractors in technical, payment and delivery services, advertising networks, analytics providers, search information providers, credit reference agencies, and may receive information about you from them.
What we do with the information we gather.
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- Internal record keeping.
- We may use the information to improve our products and services.
- We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
- To notify you about changes to our service.
- To forward to related distributors, suppliers, delivery companies in order to effectively facilitate your enquiry and/or order.
- From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
Security.
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How we use cookies.
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Google reCAPTCHA.
Our website uses Google reCAPTCHA. This service is provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google also complies with certain legal frameworks relating to the transfer of data, such as the European Union (EU)-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Frameworks. In order to effectively implement the strict European data protection requirements, we have concluded an order processing agreement with Google.
The purpose of this function is to avoid automated data entry on our website. Google reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor using various features such as mouse movements and time spent on the page to distinguish whether the current visitor is a human being or a machine. For this purpose, information is transferred without further separate instructions. This tells Google that our website has been accessed using your IP address.
This data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR. As the operator of the website, we have a legitimate interest in preventing the misuse and spying out of our offers through automated input. You can find Google’s current privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Detailed information about Google reCAPTCHA can be found at the following address: https://www.google.com/recaptcha.
Links to other websites.
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Marketing.
We would like to send you information about GafferStaples products. If you have consented to receive marketing, you may opt out at a later date. You have a right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your information to our distributors, business partners or suppliers for their marketing purposes. If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please email: falkiner@gafferstaples.com and we will remove you from our mailing list.
Controlling your personal information.
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
- whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes.
- if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at: falkiner@gafferstaples.com.
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.
Access to your information and correction.
You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email us at the following address: falkiner@gafferstaples.com. We may make a small charge of £10 for this service. We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. You may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate.