Introduction

 

At Global Retail Brands UK Limited (“we” “us”) (registered office C/O Pkf Littlejohn 2nd Floor, 1 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom, E14 4HD, company number 10642380 and VAT number 282 2904 01) your privacy is important to us. We are committed to protecting your privacy when managing your personal information. We have policies and procedures to ensure that all personal information is handled carefully and securely in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (“Act”).

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to tell you:

• what kind of personal information we may gather about you;
• how we may use that information and the choices you have regarding our use of such information;
• whether we disclose your personal information to anyone;
• how you may inquire, access and/or seek correction of your personal information and our access and correction handling procedure; and
• how you may alert us about an alleged breach of the Act and our complaint handling procedure.

 

Collection of information

 

The types of information that we collect from you will depend on the circumstances of collection and on the service that we are providing to you.

 

Personal information

 

The type of personal information collected will be directly related to the specified purpose it has been collected for. How much of your personal information that you choose to disclose to us is completely up to you. The only way we know something about you personally is if you provide it to us. However, failure to provide certain information may result in us being unable to provide you with the relevant product or service. We will make you aware of the purpose for which we collect the personal information and, where possible, the consequences of not providing it at the time of collection.

For example:

• If you request products or services from us, we may collect information such as your name and contact details (ie billing and/or postal address, phone number(s) or email address).
• If you log on to our website we may collect information about your computer such as your IP address, geographical location, browser type and referral source.
• If you sign up to use a particular service such as our newsletter(s) and e-newslettters, mail outs (about product updates and developments, special events or promotions), loyalty or rewards program(s) or enter into a competition operated by us, we may collect information such as your date of birth and your interests and any other information required to provide that service to you (in addition to your name and contact details).
• If you participate in any surveys we, or a third party service provider acting on our behalf, may conduct from time to time on our website, personal information relating to your survey responses.
• If you make an inquiry, provide feedback or make a complaint to us, we may collect your name and contact details.
• If you are applying for employment with us, we may collect any information that is relevant to such employment including:
  • your name and contact details (ie residential address, phone number(s) and/or email address); and
  • any other information relevant to the recruitment process (including any information contained in the application form and your resume).

You acknowledge that the personal information we collect from you is your own information or information which you have been authorised to provide us.

 

Sensitive information

 

We do not generally collect sensitive information as defined under the Act, such as racial or ethnicity information, political opinions or associations, criminal records or health information. However, subject to obtaining your prior consent, we may collect sensitive information from you in the course of considering an application for employment.

Anonymous information

We may also collect information about visitors to our website(s). For example, we may collect:

• statistical information about the number of visitors to the websites and the date, time and duration of visits;
• the name of the domain/URL from which you access our websites; and
• the internet protocol address.

However, we do not collect information about the identity of the visitors unless they voluntarily provide that information.

 

Cookies

 

Cookies are tiny text files stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages. We uses cookies to keep track of what you have in your basket and to remember you when you return to our site. To shop on our website you need to have all cookies enabled, though you can still use the website for browsing and research purposes without them.

 

Method of collection

 

Personal information will only be collected through lawful and fair means.

We collect your personal information when you deal with us directly, including via our website(s) or our social media pages, via forms or correspondence (ie by mail or email), over the phone or in person.

We may also collect personal information through our related bodies corporate and our third party service providers (such as data relating to survey responses) so that we may provide a better or more relevant product to you.

 

Use of information

 

Use of personal information

 

We will use the personal information you have chosen to provide us for the purpose for which you provided it or a related secondary purpose which you would reasonably expect. We will not use it for any other purpose without your consent, unless permitted or required by law.

Generally, we will use your personal information for the following purposes:

• providing the products and/or services you have requested from us including for example:
  • to process sales transactions (whether in store or online);
  • to deliver the products or services to you;
  • to register you for a service requested by you, such as our newsletter(s) and e-newslettters, mail outs, rewards program(s) or competitions and administering such services;
  • to manage warranty claims;
  • to process refunds; and
  • to respond to any inquiries, feedback or complaints made by you;
• direct marketing of products and services which we believe may interest you, including product updates and developments, special events or promotions;
• assisting us to improve our products and services and making them more relevant to you;
• assisting us to improve our website(s) or social media pages;
• processing and assessing employment applications for current and future positions; and
• otherwise managing our internal business operations and processes.

 

Direct marketing

 

We will only use your personal information for the purpose of direct marketing activities where we have obtained your consent to do so, or in circumstances where we have collected the information directly from you. We may also share your personal information with our related entities, so that they can provide you directly with marketing material about their products and services.

We will provide you with the opportunity to “opt out” of receiving marketing materials at the time of collection and/or at any time afterwards by either unsubscribing from the email service or contacting our Privacy Officer via the contact details provided below.

 

Disclosure

 

There will be occasions where it will be necessary for us to disclose your personal information to third parties.

We may disclose your personal information to:

• contractors and third party service providers on a confidential basis that we use in the ordinary course of our business to assist with the delivery of our products or services. This includes organisations such as marketing agencies, data processing companies, printing and mailing houses, delivery companies, data storage companies (which may use cloud computing storage systems which have the potential to make your personal information accessible by overseas entities) or finance agencies or debt collection agencies;
• other members of our corporate group for marketing purposes (subject to obtaining your prior consent);
• government authorities or other third parties as required by law; or
• any other purpose that you have consented to.

 

Transfer of information outside the UK

 

We may transfer your personal information to our related entities and third party service providers based in Australia. We may also transfer your personal information to service providers who will hold your information on a cloud computing system which may hold your data on servers located outside of the UK and the European Economic Area. However, where your personal information is disclosed to an overseas recipient or a cloud computing system, we will take adequate measures to ensure that your personal information is handled in accordance with the privacy principles approved by the European Commission and our instructions in accordance with this Privacy Policy. By providing us with your personal information, you consent to your personal information being stored or sent overseas for the purposes set out in this Policy.

Otherwise than stated above, we do not disclose personal information that you may give us to any organisation or person outside of us unless you have authorised us to do so.

 

No sale of personal information

 

Under no circumstances will we sell or receive payment for licensing or disclosing your personal information.

 

Security

 

The security of your information is important to us. We operate secure data networks using the latest Secure Server Technology that are designed to protect your privacy and security. When we have collected information about you it cannot be seen or modified by anyone else. We have implemented generally acceptable standards of technology and operational security to ensure personal information (in both physical and electronic form) is protected against loss, misuse, interference and unauthorized access. You are responsible for keeping any passwords you have implemented secure.

Only authorised personnel and contractors are provided access to personal information and have agreed to ensure the confidentiality of this information. Reasonable steps are taken to destroy or permanently de-identify any personal information that is no longer required.

We review and update our security measures in light of current technologies. You should however be aware that the internet is not a secure environment and information sent via the internet (including email) cannot be guaranteed to be totally secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of the information transmitted and any transmission is at your own risk.

 

Data quality, access and correction

 

Access

 

You may at any time, request access to personal information that we hold about you by making a request to our Privacy Officer at the address or email address below for a fee of £10, as specified by law.

We will endeavour to process any requests for access to personal information within a reasonable period of time. Where possible, we will provide you with access to that information either by providing you with copies of the information requested, allowing you to inspect the information requested, or providing you with a summary of the information held.

 

Correction

 

We will try to ensure that all information we collect, use or disclose about you is accurate, complete, up-to-date and relevant to the service being provided. If you are a subscriber to one of our online services or products, you may change your personal information by accessing your subscriber/account details via the relevant facility on our website(s).

Otherwise, if you discover or suspect that there is an error or information is missing or out of date, please forward your request for correction to our Privacy Officer in writing at the address or email address below. Our Privacy Officer will update your information free of charge.

You also have the right to:

• have personal information we hold about you erased from our systems;
• have the processing of your personal information restricted; and
• receive the personal information we hold about you transmitted to another party.

Please contact our Privacy Officer for further assistance.

Complaints about privacy and our complaint handling procedure

If you have any complaints relating to the management of your personal information or if you believe there has been a breach of the Act by us, please forward your complaint in writing to our Privacy Officer at the address or email address below.

If you are still not satisfied after lodging a complaint with us and giving us a reasonable time to respond, then we suggest that you contact the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office.

 

Contact Privacy Officer

 

Please contact our Privacy Officer on the contact details below if you would like to:

• inquire about or request access and/or update your personal information;
• report an alleged breach of your privacy rights or make a complaint; or
• talk to our Privacy Officer about our Privacy Policy

Please contact:

Post: Privacy Officer, C/O Pkf Littlejohn 2nd Floor, 1 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom, E14 4HD
E-mail: info@cuisinepro.co.uk