Privacy & Security Policy
Personal Data
This is data that  identifies you or can be used to identify or contact you, which includes your  name, company name, address, email address and telephone no. Such information  is only collected from you if you voluntarily submit it to us. When you contact  us, whether by telephone, through our website or by e-mail, we collect the data  you have given to us in order to reply with the information you need. We record  your request and our reply in order to increase the efficiency of our business.
  Non-Personal Data
  Like most websites,  we gather statistical and other analytical information collected on an  aggregate basis of all visitors to our website. This Non-Personal Data  comprises information that cannot be used to identify or contact you. Such as  user IP addresses where they have been clipped or anonymised, browser and  operating system types and other anonymous statistical data involving the use  of our website.
  Children
  Our website is not  directed towards children and as such we do not seek to collect any personal  information from children. If we become aware that personal information from a  child under the age of 13 has been collected, we will use all reasonable  efforts to delete such information from our records.
  
Social Media
  Our website  includes social media features (such as the Facebook “Like” button). Social  media features and widgets may be hosted by a third party or directly on our  website. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy  policy of the company providing the feature. When contacting us via social  media, whether a public or private message, any personal information you  provide through these social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, are  governed by the privacy policy of the company providing the platform and not  Clyde & Solway Systems Ltd.
  
Job Application and Employment
  If you send us  information in connection with a job application, we may keep it for up to  three years in case we decide to contact you at a later date. If we employ you,  we collect information about you and your work from time to time throughout the  period of your employment. This information will be used only for purposes  directly relevant to your employment. After your employment has ended, we will  keep your file for up to six years before destroying or deleting it.
  
We will process any data you provide to us for the  following purposes:
  To respond to your  comments, queries and support requests.
  To carry out our  obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.
  To keep you  informed of any changes to the services we provide you.
  To check that use  of our services is in accordance with our terms and conditions.
  For the purposes of  security, and prevention and detection of fraud.
  We use the  Non-Personal Data gathered from visitors to our website in an aggregate form to  get a better understanding of where our visitors come from and to help us  better design and organise our website, products and services.
  Our legal basis for holding your personal data  under GDPR
  We are entitled to  use your data as described as we are responding to your request and therefore  you have given consent to this processing.
  We are entitled to  use your data as described as we require to do this as part of our contractual  obligations to provide our services.
  We are entitled to  use your data as described as the purposes stated are within our legitimate  interests.
Storage and Management of your Personal Data
  Data Storage
  The data that we  collect in connection with our services is stored locally on our computer  systems. Data collected through our website and emails is also stored on our  secure web server, which is located in an ICANN-accredited registered facility  in Phoenix, Arizona. USA. 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 website; 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.
  Cross-Border Data Transfers
  When we share your  personal information with our partners and service providers (Disclosure of  Information to Third Parties), your personal information will be transferred to  and/or made accessible from countries out of the European Economic Area. In  such circumstances, we will enter into model contractual clauses as adopted by  the European Commission, or rely on alternative legal bases such as the Privacy  Shield, where applicable, or binding corporate rules where our partners or  service providers have adopted such internal policies approved by European data  protection authorities.
  Personal Data Retention Schedule
  By law we have to  keep basic information about customers and their contact details for a minimum  of 6 years for tax purposes. We only store your information for as long as is  necessary for the purpose it was obtained or for any additional purpose we have  explained to you. We also implement policies to regularly audit the personal  data we hold to ensure we do not retain any personal data for longer than we  are entitled to.
  Security of your Personal Data
  We place great  importance on the security of all personally identifiable information  associated with our customers. We use technical security measures to prevent  the loss, misuse, alteration or unauthorized disclosure of information under  our control. We use security measures including and not limited to: physical,  electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we  collect online. All sensitive information is collected through an encrypted  connection on our secure server through Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology.
  Website, Email & Server Security
  We ensure best to  our ability that our systems and servers are protected from hackers, viruses,  intruders and other online and offline problems by utilising the latest web  security features, along with real-time file scanning for malicious files, a  comprehensive firewall and advanced email filters to protect our systems.
  Disclosure of Information to Third Parties
  We share personal information in the following  ways:
  Partners and  Sponsors. Some of our services may be offered or promoted in conjunction with a  partner or sponsor, or another brand. We may share your information with these  parties to offer the product or service or to facilitate your use of additional  amenities. Service Providers. We may transfer (or otherwise make available)  your personal information to third parties that help us provide our services or  provide services on our behalf. For example, we use service providers to  authorise and process card payments to host our website and provide our email  services. Our service providers are given the information they need to perform  their designated functions, and we do not authorise them to use or disclose  personal information for their own marketing or other purposes. Sale of  Business. We reserve the right to transfer information (including your Personal  Data) to a third party in the event of a sale, merger, liquidation,  receivership or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of our  company provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of the  Privacy Policy and provided that the third party only uses your Personal Data  for the purposes that you provided  it to us. You will be notified in the event of any such transfer and you will  be afforded an opportunity to opt-out. Legal and Compliance Reasons. We may  access, preserve and share your information with companies, organizations, governmental  entities or individuals outside of our Company if we believe, in good faith,  that the law requires us to do so. This may include, but is not limited to,  responding to court orders or other legal processes (such as law enforcement  requests). We may also access, preserve and share your information as necessary  to: (i) establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against any legal  claim; (ii) investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected fraud or  other illegal activities; (iii) prevent death or serious physical harm to any  person; or (iv) investigate violations of our Terms & Conditions.
  Our legal basis for disclosing your personal data  under GDPR
  We are entitled to  disclose your data as described as the purposes stated are all within our  legitimate interests. We are entitled to disclose your data as described on the  basis that we are legally required to do so.
  Use of Cookies
  This website does  not store any information that would, on its own, allow us to identify  individual users of this service without their permission. Any cookies that may  be used by this website are used either solely on a per session basis or to  help improve and maintain the website. Cookies are not shared with any third  parties. This website uses session cookies to count visits to each webpage and  generate statistics. This information helps us improve and maintain our  website. Also known as browser cookies or tracking cookies, cookies are small,  often encrypted text files, located in browser directories. They are used by  web developers to help users navigate their websites efficiently and perform  certain functions.
  What cookies are used on this Website?
  The cookies we use  on this website are broadly grouped into the following categories:
  Essential – Some of  the cookies on our website are essential for us to be able to provide you with  a service you have requested. An example of this would be a cookie used to  enable you to log into your account on the website or which allows  communication between your browser and the website. You may not be able to use  our website without these cookies.
  Analytics – We use  analytics cookies to helps us understand how users engage with our website. An  example is counting the number of different people coming to our website or  using a particular feature, rather than the total number of times the site or  feature is used. Without this cookie, if you visited the website once each week  for three weeks we would count you as three separate users. We would find it  difficult to analyse how well our website was performing and improve it without  these cookies.
  User Cookies – We  use cookies to improve your experience by remembering your preferences so we  know how you like to use our website. Examples of this would be remembering you  so that you are served with the same content or to remember you when you come  back to the site.
  For more  information on the cookies set by Google Analytics please go to: Google Analytics  Cookie Usage on Websites
  For more  information about cookies and their uses visit All About Cookies.
  Controlling and Opting Out of Cookies
  Your browser or  device may offer settings that allow you to choose whether browser cookies are  set and to delete them. For more information about these controls and to  exercise your cookie preferences, visit your browser or device’s help material.  If you choose to reject cookies, as noted above, you may not be able to use  certain features of our websites and services.
  Links to external websites
  This website may  contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy  policies or content of these sites. When you leave this website, make sure you  read the privacy policies of each and every website that collects your personal  data.
  This privacy policy  applies only to information that is collected by Clyde and Solway Systems.
  Changes to the Website Privacy Policy
  Any changes to this  Website Privacy Policy will be posted on this website so you are always aware  of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if  any, we disclose it. If at any time we decide to use Personal Data in a manner  significantly different from that stated in this Website Privacy Policy, or  otherwise disclosed to you at the time it was collected, we will notify you by  email, and you will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information  in the new manner.
Your Rights
  You have the right  to object to how we use your personal information. You also have the right to  see what personal information we hold about you. In addition, you can ask us to  correct inaccuracies, delete or restrict personal information or to ask for  some of your personal information to be provided to someone else.
  
Right to Object
  You can object to  our processing of your personal information. Please contact our Data Controller,  providing details of your objection.
  
Access to Your Personal Information
  You can request  access to a copy of your personal information that we hold, along with  information on what personal information we use, why we use it, who we share it  with, how long we keep it for and whether it has been used for any automated  decision making. You can make a request for access by contacting us at  ‘Margrange Electrical, Unit 2, Hensingham Business Park, Hensingham,  Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8YU‘. Please make all requests for access in writing  and provide us with evidence of your identity.
  
Right to Withdraw Consent
  If you have given  us your consent to use personal information, you can withdraw your consent at  any time and, update your marketing preferences by contacting our Data  Controller.
  Rectification
  You can ask us to  change or complete any inaccurate or incomplete personal information held about  you.
  Erasure
  You can ask us to  delete your personal information where it is no longer necessary for us to use  it, you have withdrawn consent, or where we have no lawful basis for keeping  it.
  Portability
  You can ask us to  provide you or a third party with some of the personal information that we hold  about you in a structured, commonly used, electronic form, so it can be easily  transferred.
  Restriction
  You can ask us to  restrict the personal information we use about you where you have asked for it  to be erased or where you have objected to our use of it.
  Personal Data Breach Notification
  We ensure best to  our ability that our systems and servers are protected from hackers, viruses,  intruders and other online and offline problems, however if we experience a  data breach of any kind, where a customer’s data has been compromised, a  notification will be sent to all those affected within 72 hours of becoming aware  of the breach.
  Make a Complaint
  You can make a  complaint about how we have used your personal information to us, by visiting  your local branch, by contacting our Data Controller. You also have the right  to lodge a complaint with a supervisory body. The relevant authority in the UK  is the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk We will not make any  charge for responding to any request from you to exercise your privacy rights,  and we will respond to your requests in accordance with our obligations under  data protection law.
 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                