Source: https://www.pws.co.uk/privacy-policy.html
Timestamp: 2019-04-19 14:15:20+00:00

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Here at PWS we take our responsibilities to protect your privacy very seriously and recognise our responsibility to handle, manage and secure your data appropriately and legally. We operate in compliance with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018 (UK).
PWS is the Data Controller for the personal data we collect about our customers, prospective customers, employees, potential new employees and those enquiring about our products and services. We are also a Data Processor on behalf of our trade customers to allow us to deliver our products. This privacy notice explains what you can expect when PWS collects and processes your personal information.
•	We keep to a minimum the information we hold about you.
•	We use your data to provide our services to you, meet our legal obligations, improve our website and provide you with updates about our products and services.
•	We delete your data when it is no longer needed for these things.
•	Generally, we do not give your information to third parties, but there are some exceptions. For example, we do share information across the Danesmoor Group to keep you up to date with details about our services.
•	We take security seriously.
•	We do not record telephone calls.
•	We will not share your information with any other companies outside the Danesmoor Group without your permission unless required to do so by law.
•	We will not sell your information.
•	Your data will not be processed outside the EEA.
•	We use website cookies.
•	We are happy to answer your questions about any of this.
PWS is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (registration reference Z6141991).
•	To be informed and understand how your data will be used, secured and managed.
•	To access your personal data we hold about you and understand how we process it.
•	To have your data kept accurate and up to date and to be disposed of securely when no longer required.
•	In some circumstances, restrict our processing of your data, and or to request we erase your personal data where this is appropriate.
•	To object to our processing or withdraw previously given consent.
Not all rights will apply to all processing, however if you want to exercise any of these rights, please just contact us. If you have concerns or a complaint about how we handle your data please contact us and we will try to resolve the issue. If you remain unhappy with how we have resolved your concern or complaint you have the right to contact the Information Commissioner's Office for an independent review.
At PWS we take security seriously and are committed to information security best practice.
PWS will store, process and transmit (when necessary) your information securely, we will do this using encryption and recognised appropriate security controls.
We will ensure our staff respect your data and your privacy and when no longer required we will dispose of your data in a secure manner using recognised deletion and sanitisation techniques, cross cut shredding or appropriately vetted disposal contractors.
Phone calls are not encrypted or recorded however when we call you we collect Calling Line Identification (CLI) information. We use this information to help improve efficiency and effectiveness as well as for service desk reporting and troubleshooting performance issues. This information is retained for a maximum of 180 days.
Financial data: is kept for a minimum 7 years or if it relates to a customer then the above retention will apply. Further detail on specific retention periods can be provided on request.
•	If required to by law or court order.
•	If you do not pay your bills, we may choose to engage a third party to recover any money you owe us.
•	However, we do have a small number of companies providing services to us and they may process your data on our behalf. These third parties may include: legal advisors, auditors, our website hosting services, PR Agencies, relevant suppliers to fulfil your order.
•	Associated companies as part of the Danesmoor Group.
•	Art. 6(a) Consent if you have asked us to provide you with information on a product and service and provided us with your details.
•	Art 6(f) Legitimate interests of PWS to generate business by maintaining contacts, generating quotations and communicating with prospective clients regarding their requirements. If you have previously requested information we may send you information about related products and services we offer (marketing); however, you can object to this at any time and we will add you to our suppression list and cease sending you such marketing communications.
PWS uses a third-party service to help maintain the security and performance of the PWS website, as well as to determine website visitor behaviour and help us plan our business strategy, this helps us tailor our services and ensure they are relevant to our prospective client’s needs. To deliver this service it processes the IP addresses of visitors to the PWS website.
When someone visits www.pws.co.uk, www.worksurfaces.pws.co.uk or www.sncollection.co.uk we use a third party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make, and do not allow Google to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website.
•	Art. 6(f): Legitimate interests where it is in the business interests of PWS to secure our IT infrastructure, improve the services we offer and gather data to aid business strategy planning.
We use the information we hold about you and your business to provide the best service we can, to communicate with you regarding products or services we are providing or to inform you of other related products or services you may be interested in. We also use your information to bill you and keep track of payments.
•	Art. 6(a) Consent if you have asked us to provide you with information regarding our products and service via our website.
•	Art. 6(b) Contractual requirement to fulfil our contracts with you and communicate with you regarding that contract.
•	Art 6(f) Legitimate interests of PWS to generate business by maintaining contacts, generating quotations / designs and communicating with customers regarding their requirements and making you aware of other related products and services you may be interested in (marketing); however, you can object to this at any time and we will add you to our suppression list and cease sending you such marketing communications, you may still receive service communications. If the need arises we may also rely on legitimate interests for the recovery of unpaid debts.
•	Art. 6(a) Consent if you have asked us to provide you with information regarding our products and services.
•	Art 6(f) Legitimate interests of PWS to generate business by maintaining contacts, generating quotations/designs and communicating with prospective customers regarding their requirements. If you have previously requested information we may send you information about related products and services we offer; however, you can opt out at any time.
•	Art 6(f) Legitimate interests of PWS to generate business by maintaining contacts, generating quotations/designs and communicating with prospective customers regarding their requirements. If you have previously requested information we may send you information about related products and services we offer, however you can object to this at any time and we will add you to our suppression list and cease sending you such marketing communications.
•	CV including: qualifications, education, previous experience, previous employers and your referees’ contact details, as well as anything else you choose to tell us.
•	Art. 6(a) Consent if you have applied for employment, we will use these to consider your application.
•	Art 6(f) Legitimate interests of PWS to securely and fairly manage recruitment to ensure we employ the right people for our company and we will use your details to make the appropriate checks.
If you are offered a job we will need to carry out verification checks on you. We retain identity verification information for as long as you are an employee.
•	Art. 6(a) Consent for external vetting checks.
•	Art. 6(c): Legal obligation where we have to do this processing to comply with legal and regulatory obligations relating to your right to work in the UK.
•	Art 6(f): Legitimate interests where it is in PWS’ interests to ensure prospective employees are appropriately vetted.

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