Privacy Policy
BACKGROUND
Simon Willitts Transport Limited understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, www.swtl.co.uk and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a manner that is consistent with Our obligations and your rights under the law.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of Our Site. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our Site immediately.
INFORMATION ABOUT US
Our Site is owned and operated by Simon Willitts Transport Limited, registered in England under company number 05038010, whose registered address and main trading address is Depot 2, Unit 5 Finlan Road, Stakehill Industrial Estate, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2RW.
Our VAT number is 135 612 236
We are a member of The Road Haulage Association
Simon Willitts Transport Limited is ISO 9001:2015 accredited
PERSONAL DATA
Personal data is specific information about personal or factual characteristics relating to a certain natural person or a natural person who can be specified. This includes information such as your real name, address, telephone number and date of birth. Information which cannot be directly linked to your real identity – such as favourite websites or number of users of a site – is not considered personal data.
YOUR RIGHTS
As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which this Policy and Our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:
- The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data;
- The right of access to the personal data We hold about you;
- The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Us using the details in CONTACT section;
- The right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask Us to delete any personal data We hold about you, please contact Us using the details in CONTACT section;
- The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data;
- The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organisation);
- The right to object to Us using your personal data for particular purposes.
WHAT DOES THIS POLICY COVER?
This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site
COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
Simon Willitts Transport Limited is committed to preserving the privacy of users of our websites. When you visit our web pages, our web servers always temporarily save for security purposes the connection data of the computer connecting to our site, a list of the web pages that you visit within our site, the date and duration of your visit, the identification data of the type of browser and operation system used as well as the website through which you linked to our site. Additional personal information such as your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address is not collected unless you provide this data voluntarily while completing an online contact form.
Specifically, We may use your data for the following purposes:
- Supplying Our services to you (please note that We require your personal data in order to enter into a contract with you);
- Personalising and tailoring Our services for you;
- Replying to emails from you;
- If you have supplied your CV to apply for a position within our Company, we will retain your details for future reference, unless you request us not to.
UTILISATION AND PASSING ON OF PERSONAL DATA
Simon Willitts Transport Limited does not share, sell, transfer or otherwise disseminate your personal data to third parties and will not do so in future, unless required by law, unless required for the purpose of the contract or unless you have given express consent to do so.
WHAT HAPPENS IF OUR BUSINESS CHANGES HANDS?
We may, from time to time, expand or reduce Our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Our business. Any personal data that you have provided will, where it is relevant to any part of Our business that is being transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Privacy Policy, be permitted to use that data only for the same purposes for which it was originally collected by Us.
YOUR RIGHT TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION
You may access most areas of Our Site without providing any data at all. However, when using any of the Contact Us forms you will be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
USE OF COOKIES
This website uses cookies to store information categorised into the following groups:
WordPress – The website content management system uses cookies, or tiny pieces of information stored on your computer, to verify who you are. There are cookies for logged in users and for commenters. For more details click here
Google Analytics – The website uses the Analytics.js cookie (universal analytics) which is used to do two things; Distinguish unique users and throttle the request rate.
For more details on the security and privacy governing this cookie click here
In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time.
It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
SECURITY
Simon Willitts Transport Limited takes all of the necessary technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data from being lost or misused. For instance, your data is saved in a secure operating environment which is not accessible to the public. In certain cases, your personal data is encrypted by Secure Socket Layer technology (SSL) during transmission. This means that an approved encryption procedure is used for communication between your computer and the Simon Willitts Transport Limited servers if your browser supports SSL.
Should you wish to contact Simon Willitts Transport Limited by e-mail, we would like to point out that the confidentiality of the information sent cannot be guaranteed. The contents of e-mail messages can be read by third parties. We therefore recommend you send us confidential information only by post.
CHANGES TO DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT
We keep our data protection statement under regular review.
Simon Willitts Transport Limited reserves the right to change its data protection statement at any time with or without prior notice. Please check back frequently to be informed of any changes. By using Simon Willitts Transport Limited’s websites you agree to this Privacy Policy.
This statement was last updated on 08 May 2018.
CONTACT
If you have questions in regard to the processing of your personal data, please contact the Simon Willitts Transport Limited Data Protection Officer who is also available to help with information requests, take suggestions or handle complaints.
Our Data Protection Officer is Nicola Jackson and can be contacted at Depot 2, Unit 5 Finlan Road, Stakehill Industrial Estate, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2RW.
