UK Data Privacy/Data Protection Law as of 25th May 2018.

The General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR for short) is a positive step towards you having more control over how your data is used and how you are contacted by us.

If you are an individual, the rights you have under the GDPR include the following:

• The right to be informed.
• The right to data portability.
• The right to object.
• The right of access.
• The right to rectification.
• The right to erasure.
• The right to restrict processing.
• Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling.
• The changes will also help to better protect your Personal Data. We have therefore updated our privacy notice to reflect these changes.
• We use your personal data to help us provide you a service, which includes tailoring the information we share with you to help ensure that it’s relevant and useful.
• We will respect your privacy and work hard to ensure we meet strict regulatory requirements.
• We will not sell your personal data to third parties.
• We will provide you with easy ways to manage and review your marketing choices if you receive direct marketing communications from us.
• It is already part of the daily operations of our company to keep your information secure and private.

Personal Data We Use

We may use the following types of personal data:

• Your Name
• Home address
• Business address
• Contact details such as phone numbers and email addresses
• Data that identifies you by cookies when you use our website

Your refusal to provide Personal Data requested

If you refuse to provide the information requested, then it may cause delay and we may be unable to continue to act for you or complete your requests.

Marketing Information

We may from time to time send you letters or emails about some of our services.

You have the right to object and to ask us to stop sending you marketing information by contacting us at any time. You can of course change your mind and ask us to send the information again.

Where we store your personal data

The data that we collect from you from our website (Contact Form Emails) is stored securely on our email hosting servers. All of admin the access to this data is secured using SSL Encryption and security measures. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy. We always encrypt all information sent across using Secure Socket Layer Technology (SSL) to ensure further security of your personal data.

How We Protect Your Information

We are concerned with protecting your privacy and data. When you enter sensitive information (such as log in credentials) or contact form submissions, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL). No method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

How to get a copy of your Personal Information

If you wish to access your personal data then write to:

22 James Road,
Tyseley,
Birmingham,
B11 2BA

Tel: 01922 517316

or

email: using our contact form

Telling us if your Personal Information is incorrect

If you think any information, we have about you is incomplete or wrong, then you have the right to ask us to correct it. Please contact us as above.

Other Rights

As mentioned above you also have other rights, namely

• The right to erasure.
• The right to restrict processing of information.
• The right to information portability.
• You have the right to ask us to delete (erase) or stop us using your data if there is no longer any need for us to keep it (e.g. under a legal obligation).

How to raise a complaint

If you are unhappy about how we are using your Personal Data then you can complain to us using the contact information above.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Further, details on how to raise a concern with the ICO can be found on the ICO’s website: https://ico.org.uk/concerns

Cookies

We use cookies for certain areas of our website.

Cookies are small files that store information on your hard drive or browser that means that our website can recognise that you have visited our website before. Cookies can’t harm your computer.

This website, like majority of other websites, stores and retrieves information on your browser using cookies. This information is used to make the site work as you expect it to. It is not personally identifiable to you, but it can be used to give you a more personalised web experience.

You can, if you really want to, disable the cookies from your browser and delete all cookies currently stored on your computer. Your cookie settings are set separately for each different device, computer or browser and if you want to change your cookie settings you will need to do so for each device, computer or browser.

If you disable cookies, you’ll still be able to browse the site but you will not be able to use all the features and the website may not work as intended to. Most web browsers have cookies enabled by default, if you want to review your cookie setting please see the section entitled Managing cookies.

Further reading about Cookies:

Information about cookies

More information about cookies is available at:

http://www.allaboutcookies.org

Internet Advertising Bureau

A guide to behavioural advertising and online privacy produced by the internet advertising industry is available at:

http://www.youronlinechoices.eu

Please note that we take no responsibility for the content of these or any other third party websites.

Cookies which we may use?

Required Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site may not work then.

Performance Cookies & Third Party Cookies

These cookies allow our website to count visits and traffic sources, so we can determine and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around our website. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site. Third party cookies may include Google Analytics and Bing, Facebook and other search engines and service providers.

Updating this Notice

We will, from time to time, update this Privacy Notice after 25th May 2018 to reflect any relevant changes in the law or regulations.