Maintaining your privacy and your trust is very important. We strive to be especially clear on how we use your personal information if and when we collect it, and on the ways in which we can work together to protect your privacy.
This Privacy Notice in compliance with the data protection legislation, explains the:
– Identity and contact information of the data controller
– Legitimate interests of the data controller or third party (if applicable)
– Purpose of the processing and the lawful basis for the processing
– Categories of personal data to be processed
– Details of whether personal data came from direct or indirect sources
– Recipients or categories of recipients of the personal data
– Details of data transfers to a third country and safeguards
– Length of time personal data is processed and any criteria used to establish the length of time the data is processed
– Data Subject’s Rights (Your rights)
– Right to complain to the regulator
– Details of any part of a statutory or contractual requirement and possible consequences of failing to provide the personal data
– The existence of any automated decision making, including profiling and information about how decisions are made
What products and services are covered by this notice?
This Privacy Notice applies to the information that we may obtain from you through your use of our website(s), exhibitions, sales representation, distributor(s), and through interactions with our sales, and customer service teams collectively called the “Services”. If you have any questions or need more information about these Services, please contact us at the email address in the section below.
Data Controller
For the purposes of the legislation the Data Controller is:-
(“I”,”we,” “us,” “our”)
Hepco Slide Systems Limited which trades as HepcoMotion is inclusive of:
Hepco Holdings Limited (HepcoMotion) – the worldwide Hepco Group includes:
Hepco Slide Systems Limited, HepcoAutomation Limited, Braintree Precision Components Limited, HepcoMotion Germany, HepcoMotion France, HepcoMotion Spain, HepcoMotion Benelux, Hepco Motion India and HepcoMotion China are administrated by our Head Office at Lower Moor Business Park, Tiverton Way, Tiverton Devon, EX16 6TG.
This means that we are responsible for deciding how we hold and use personal data about you.
You can contact [email protected]
Purpose and legitimate interest | How do we use the information we collect?
We may use the information we collect for a variety of purposes, including to:
– Make our Services work for you;
– Provide, operate, maintain, improve, personalise, and promote our Services;
– Develop new products, services, features, and functionality;
– Process and complete transactions, and send you related information, including purchase confirmations and invoices;
– Communicate with you, including responding to your comments, questions, and requests; providing customer service and support;
– Providing you with information about services, transmitting technical notices, updates, security alerts, administrative messages, or advertising or marketing messages;
– Providing other news or information about us;
– Monitor and analyse trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Services;
– Investigate and prevent fraudulent transactions, unauthorised access to our Services and other illegal activities.
Lawful Basis of Processing
How do we get your consent for collecting and storing your information?
We only process personal data on the basis that such processing is necessary in order to enter into or perform a contract for our service(s) and/or;
– We only process personal data on the basis that such processing is necessary in order to enter into or perform a contract for our service(s) and/or;
– Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject and/or;
– Personal data is only processed on the basis we have a legitimate interest which is not overridden by the rights or freedoms of the affected data subjects or;
– Personal data is only processed on the basis that the data subject has consented to such processing.
Categories of personal data and Sources
What information do we collect from you, and how is it used?
Direct:
You can visit our website without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information about yourself. To provide full service however, we will most often need to collect some personal information. For instance, we collect information about you when you request information or download cad models. The types of Information we collect may include email address, country of residence, your name, company name, postal address and phone number.
Purpose of processing | Categories of individuals | Categories of personal data |
Processing Orders | Customers Potential Customers | Contact Details Financial Details |
Marketing | Customers Potential Customers | Contact details
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Employment Opportunities | Employment Candidates | Contact details Application information |
We do not process sensitive/special categories of customer’s personal data, nor facilitate processing personal data of data subjects under the age of consent (children).
Indirect:
From cookies:
We collect “cookie” information that we may save to your computer or mobile device. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory.
We use cookies to improve and customise our Services and your experience; to allow you to access and use our Services without re-entering your username or password; to log visits and to understand which areas and features of the Services are most popular; and to provide relevant advertising whilst using other sites. We may also associate the information we store in cookies with personal information you submit while using our Services. You can instruct your browser, by changing its options, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from websites you visit. If you do not accept cookies, however, you may not be able to use all aspects of our Services.
Logs:
We may record certain information and store it in log files when you interact with our Services. This information may include Internet protocol (IP) or other device addresses or ID numbers as well as browser type, Internet service provider, URLs of referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, information you search for, locale and language preferences, your mobile carrier, and system configuration information.
Analytics:
We and our analytics providers also collect and store analytics information when you use our Services to help us improve our Services. We make sure this data is anonymous by not connecting any analytics data to personally identifiable data such as a name, email address, physical address, or phone number.
Interactions with our organisation:
We record information from telephone calls, emails and meetings.
How we share information?
We are not in the business of selling your personal information. We consider this information to be a vital part of our relationship with you. There are, however, certain circumstances in which we may share your personal information with third party data processors, as set forth below:
With your consent:
We will not share your personal information with companies, organisations, or individuals who are not associated with us unless we have your affirmative consent to do so.
Compliance with Laws and Law Enforcement Requests; Protection of Our Rights: We may disclose your information (including your personal information) to a third party if:
– We believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request
– To protect the security or integrity of our products and services
– To protect our property, rights, and safety and that of our customers or the public from harm or illegal activities
– To respond to an emergency which we believe in the good faith requires us to disclose information to assist in preventing the death or serious bodily injury of any person; or
– To investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations.
Business Transfers:
We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company. We will notify you of such a change in ownership or transfer of assets by posting a notice on our website.
Data Transfers
We do transfer customer data globally including outside the European Union. Data is only transferred to branch offices and approved distributors. All data processors acting on behalf of the data controller have appropriate safeguards in place.
How long will we keep the personal data?
Retaining some data may be subject to a statutory retention period and this must be adhered to, (to keep certain data for a minimum period of time). This may include personal data (name, address, contact details), but on expiry of such statutory requirement, such data will be destroyed securely. Your information we use for marketing purposes will be kept with us until you notify us that you no longer wish to receive this information.
Statutory or other requirements
The data controller does not process personal data in respect of any statutory requirement, nor require personal data to be supplied as part of any contractual agreement, however in respect of the controller’s services, certain communications may not be possible without such personal data being supplied, for example an email to furnish with updates information etc. or an address to fulfil an order.
Profiling and Automated Decision Making
Profiling or automatic decision making processes are undertaken. This included the use of profiling for marketing automation, and for the use of online advertising.
Your rights: Your fundamental rights as a Data Subject are:
1. The right to be informed
2. The right of access
3. The right of rectification
4. The right of erasure (often known as the right to be forgotten)
5. The right to prevent processing
6. The right to data portability
7. The right to object
8. Rights in relation to automatic decision making and profiling
Under the right of access (2), you have the right to obtain:-
– Confirmation that your data is being processed
– Access to your personal data; and
– Other supplementary information
So that you are aware of and can verify the lawfulness of the processing. Your right to access can be exercised by contacting the data controller as above. Please note that not all fundamental rights are absolute.
You’re right to complain to the supervisory authority/regulator
Please raise any complaints to us directly in the first instance, however; you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, such as the Information Commissions Office (ICO Commissioner), who regulates the legislation in the United Kingdom as below or your own supervisory authority.
Head office, Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or +44 1625 545 745 if you prefer to use a national rate number
HepcoMotion External Data Protection Policy |V1.3 | 18/07/2023
Tel Sales Enquiries +44 (0)1884 257000 General Enquiries +44 (0)1884 243400
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HepcoMotion Head Office
Lower Moor Business Park
Tiverton Way
Tiverton
Devon, EX16 6TG
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