Data Protection & Privacy Policy
At Now Kitchens Limited we are committed to protecting and respecting the privacy of anyone using www.now-kitchens.co.uk (our site). ‘You’ or ‘your’ means the person, firm, company, or organisation browsing or using our site, whether as a guest or a registered user.
This policy sets out the basis on which any personally identifiable information (personal data) we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the data controller is Now Kitchens Ltd of 1a Water Ma Trout, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 0LW.
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.
WHAT PERSONAL DATA DO WE COLLECT?
As we care so much about providing a high service level to our clients, we mainly collect information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service. This data is invaluable for internal record keeping and is not used for unsolicited marketing.
When you use the ‘contact us’ form on our website, or call us to request further information or to book a design appointment at our showrooms, the most data we will ask you for is:
Your name.
Your telephone number/s.
Your email address.
In addition when you undergo a design consultation we may also collect:
Your postal address.
We may also collect and process the following personal data about you:
Bank details, while supplying our goods to you.
If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
Details of your visits to our websites including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs, and other communication data, for the purposes of market analysis.
HOW PERSONAL IS DATA COLLECTED AND WHY DO WE NEED IT?
We collect personal data on our website or in person via the following forms:
Customer Enquiry form
We need your name and email address so that we can process your enquiry. The showroom will contact you via email answering your request, however occasionally we may also advise you of any news we think you would be interested in at that time. At this time, we do not use your information for marketing activity such as direct mail/eNewsletters.
Customer Design form
To collect data about your requests to process and provide a personal Kitchen quote.
Payment form
Required to process invoices for contracted sales. These also form evidence of purchase for your warranty with us and the manufacturer(s) e.g. NEFF, Masterclass, Hardware providers.
Please note that as our fitters are self-employed and therefore contracted to our customers in person, any personal data requested by them is managed solely by them and is not the responsibility of Now Kitchens Ltd.
WHERE IS MY PERSONAL DATA STORED?
All information you provide to us digitally is stored on our secure server. Any paper forms or printed invoices/payment receipts are stored securely.
Our website is powered by Word Press. If you have completed a form on our website, your personal data will be stored and processed via the back end of the website, which is hosted on a secure server in the UK.
WHO WILL WE SHARE PERSONAL DATA WITH?
We may disclose your personal data, including any sensitive personal data where necessary, to any member of our team of employees for the purposes of managing your design and installation process.
We may disclose your personal information to third parties:
- Installation experts, once you have committed to a Kitchen installation with Now Kitchens Ltd.
- Equipment/Hardware suppliers if a warranty issue arises.
- If our business or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by us about our clients and customers will be one of the transferred assets for warranty and ongoing customer support.
- If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements; or to protect our rights, property, or safety, our clients, customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
HOW DO WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
- We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
- On our website, the secure server software SSL (Secure Socket Layers) encrypts all information you enter before it is sent to us. The information is only de-encrypted when it reaches our server.
- We also have security software (Avast) in place to protect our internal information from the Internet.
- Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
WHAT ARE YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS?
The Data Protection Act and GDPR give you certain rights in relation to your information held about you by us:
– to access your information and to receive information about its use
– to have your information corrected and/or completed
– to have your information deleted
– to restrict the use of your information
– to receive your information in a portable format
– to object to the use of your information
– to withdraw your consent to the use of your information
– to complain to a supervisory authority
We also will not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.
Please contact us using the details at the base of this page if you wish to confirm, change, or delete any personal information we hold relating to you. You also have the right to change the permissions that you have given us in relation to how we may use your data. There is no charge for this service, and we aim to respond to your request within one month of your request.
WHAT ABOUT OTHER WEBSITES?
Our site contains links to and from the websites of our partner networks and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
HOW DO I CONTACT YOU TO VIEW, CHANGE OR REMOVE MY DATA?
By email: info@now-kitchens.co.uk
By post: Now Kitchens Ltd of 1a Water Ma Trout, Helston, Cornwall TR13 0LW
By phone: 01326 565522
Cookie Policy For Now Kitchens
This is the Cookie Policy for Now Kitchens, accessible from www.now-kitchens.co.uk
WHAT ARE COOKIES
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the site’s functionality.
For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.
HOW WE USE COOKIES
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not, just in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
DISABLING COOKIES
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THE COOKIES WE SET
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Third Party Cookies
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This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
From time to time, we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.
MORE INFORMATION
Hopefully, that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren’t sure whether you need or not it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site. However, if you are still looking for more information then you can contact us via email: info@now-kitchens.co.uk