Privacy Policy

Introduction

1.1 We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; in this

1.2 By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

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2.1 This document was created using a template from SEQ Legal (http://www.seqlegal.com).

Collecting personal information

3.1 We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal information:

(a) information that you provide to us when registering with our website (including your email address);

(b) information relating to any purchases you make of our goods and/or services or any other transactions that you enter into through our website (including [your name, address, telephone number, email address and card details);

(c) information that you post to our website for publication on the internet (including your user name, your pictures and the content of your posts);

(d) information contained in or relating to any communication that you send to us or send through our website and

(e) any other personal information that you choose to send to us.

3.2 Before you disclose to us the personal information of another person, you must obtain that person’s consent to both the disclosure and the processing of that personal information in accordance with this policy.

Using personal information

4.1 Personal information submitted to us through our website will be used for the purposes specified in this policy or on the relevant pages of the website.

4.2 We may use your personal information to:

(a) administer our website and business;

(b) personalise our website for you;

(d) send you goods purchased through our website;

(e) supply to you services purchased through our website];

(f) send statements, invoices and payment reminders to you, and collect payments from you;

(g) send you non-marketing commercial communications;

(h) send you email notifications that you have specifically requested;

(i) send you marketing communications relating to our business or the businesses of competition sponsors which we think may be of interest to you, by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications);

(j) deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to our website;

(k) keep our website secure and prevent fraud; and

(l) verify compliance with the terms and conditions governing the use of our website.

4.3 If you submit personal information for publication on our website, we will publish and otherwise use that information in accordance with the licence you grant to us.

4.4 We will not, without your express consent, supply your personal information to any third party for the purpose of their or any other third party’s direct marketing.

4.6 All our website financial transactions are handled through our payment services provider, Braintree. You can review the provider’s privacy policy at https://www.braintreepayments.com/en-gb/features/data-security. We will share information with our payment services provider only to the extent necessary for the purposes of processing payments you make via our website, refunding such payments and dealing with complaints and queries relating to such payments and refunds.

Disclosing personal information

5.1 We may disclose your personal information to our employees, officers, insurers, professional advisers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this policy.

5.2 We may disclose your personal information:

(a) to the extent that we are required to do so by law;

(b) in connection with any ongoing or prospective legal proceedings;

(c) in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk);

(d) to the purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business or asset that we are (or are contemplating) selling]; and

(e) to any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.

(f) we will share your information with credit brokers for finance purposes if you request it.

5.4 Except as provided in this policy, we will not provide your personal information to third parties.

International data transfers

6.1 Information that we collect may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate in order to enable us to use the information in accordance with this policy.

6.2 Personal information that you publish on our website or submit for publication on our website may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such information by others.

6.3 You expressly agree to the transfers of personal information described in this Section 6.

Retaining personal information

7.1 This Section 7 sets out our data retention policies and procedure, which are designed to help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in relation to the retention and deletion of personal information.

7.2 Personal information that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.

7.3 Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 7, we will retain documents (including electronic documents) containing personal data

(a) to the extent that we are required to do so by law;

(b) if we believe that the documents may be relevant to any ongoing or prospective legal proceedings; and

(c) in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk).

Security of personal information

8.1 We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.

8.2 We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure (password- and firewall-protected) servers.

8.3 All electronic financial transactions entered into through our website will be protected by encryption technology.

8.4 You acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.

8.5 You are responsible for keeping the password you use for accessing our website confidential; we will not ask you for your password (except when you log in to our website).

Amendments

9.1 We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.

9.2 You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy.

9.3 We may notify you of changes to this policy by email.

Your rights

10.1 You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you; provision of such information will be subject to:

(a) the payment of a fee (currently fixed at GBP 10); and

(b) the supply of appropriate evidence of your identity (for this purpose, we will usually accept a photocopy of your passport certified by a solicitor or bank plus an original copy of a utility bill showing your current address).

10.2 We may withhold personal information that you request to the extent permitted by law.

10.3 You may instruct us at any time not to process your personal information for marketing purposes.

10.4 In practice, you will usually either expressly agree in advance to our use of your personal information for marketing purposes, or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt out of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes.

Third party websites

11.1 Our website includes hyperlinks to, and details of, third party websites.

11.2 We have no control over, and are not responsible for, the privacy policies and practices of third parties.

Updating information

12.1 Please let us know if the personal information that we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.

We are registered as a data controller with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office

Our details

15.1 This website is owned and operated by Plankbridge Ltd.

15.2 We are registered in England and Wales under registration number 6895655 and our registered office is The Grainstore, Carters Barn Farm, Piddlehinton, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 7TH

15.3 Our principal place of business is at The Grainstore, Carters Barn Farm, Piddlehinton, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 7TH 15.4 You can contact us:

(a) by post, using the postal address given above;

(b) using our website contact form;

(d) by email, using the email address published on our website from time to time.