- Introduction
This privacy notice sets out how we collect and process your personal data through your use of our website including information you may provide when you purchase a product or service, sign up through our newsletter or take part in a prize draw or competition.
By using our services or registering for an account with us, you are accepting the terms of this privacy notice and you are consenting to our collection, use, disclosure, retention and protection of your personal information as described in this Privacy Notice.
Our business is called energydots Ltd. We have appointed a Data Protection Officer who is in charge of privacy related matters. If you have any questions about this privacy notice, please contact the Data Protection Office using the details set out below.
Contact Details
The Data Protection Officer – Mrs Sophie Brown, Energydots Ltd, Unit 8 Rodgers Industrial Estate, Yalberton Road, Paignton, TQ4 7PJ
Email: dot@energydots.com
If you are not happy with any aspect of how we collect and use your data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory for data protection issues www.ico.org.uk. We would be grateful if you contact us first if you have a complaint so that we can try to resolve it for you.
It is very important that the information we hold about you is accurate and up to date. Please let us know if at any time your personal information changes by emailing us at dot@energydots.com
2. What data do we collect about you
Personal data means any information capable of identifying an individual. It does not include anonymised data.
We may process certain types of data about you as follows:
First Name, Last Name, Billing and Delivery Addresses & title
Contact information including phone numbers and email address
other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
Financial Data may include your bank account number and sortcode but we do not retain any card details
Transaction Data may include details about payments between us and other details of purchases made by you
Technical Data may include your login data, internet protocol addresses, browser type and version, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access this site.
Usage Data may include information about how you use our website, products and services.
Marketing and Communications Data may include your preferences in receiving marketing and communications from us.
Sensitive data
We do not collect any Sensitive Data about you. Sensitive Data refers to data that includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health and genetic and biometric data. We do not collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.
Where we are required to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of the contract between us and you do not provide us with that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract (for example, to deliver goods and services to you.
3. How we collect your personal data
Direct Interactions: You may provide data by filling in forms on our site (or otherwise) or by communicating with us by post, email or otherwise including when you:
- order our products or services
- create an account on our site or elsewhere
- subscribe to our services or publications
- request resources or marketing to be sent to you
- enter a competition, prize draw, promotion or survey
- give us feedback
Automated Technologies or Interactions: As you use our site, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and usage patterns. We collect this data by using cookies, server logs and similar technologies.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
4. What we do with the information we gather
We will only use your personal data when legally permitted. The most common uses of your personal data are:
- Where we need to perform the contract between us
- Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests
- Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- Internal record keeping.
- We may use the information to improve our products and services.
- We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
- From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
Marketing Communications
We store your information in our practice management system on our secure servers based in the UK. Communications with you relating to your initial enquiry or order may also be stored in our email system for a period of 6 years. We will retain minimal personal information about you to enable us to conduct conflict of interest checks.
The information we collect as part of your enquiry & subsequent orders in the UK or USA can help us identify that you may benefit from other products or services offered by Global EMF Solutions Ltd . If this is the case, we may contact you by email, phone or letter to let you know. It is in our legitimate interest as a business to do so, and we believe that it is in your interest as you may benefit financially from that product or service. If you disagree and would prefer that we do not to contact you about those products or services, you can opt-out at any time. We will remind you how to opt-out in any communication we send you, or you can contact us on:
Energydots Ltd 01803 665626
- requested information from us or purchased goods or services from us
if you have subscribed to any of our newsletters, competitions or prize draws
in each case you have not opted out of receiving that marketing - Where you opt out of receiving our marketing communications, this will not apply to personal data provided to us as a result of a product/service experience or other transactions
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.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by letting us know using our Contact Us information or alternatively you can unsubscribe at any time using the button at the bottom of all our marketing communications or use this to manage your personal preferences.
We 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.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 2018. If you would like a copy of the information held on you, please email us this request using our Contact Us information.
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting or reporting requirements.
To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
By law we have to keep basic information about our customers (including Contact, Identity, Financial and Transaction Data) for six years after they cease being customers for tax purposes.
In some circumstance we may anonymise your personal data (so it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.