Privacy and Cookies Policy
The company gathers and processes your personal information in accordance with this privacy notice and in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and other relevant data protection regulations and laws. This notice provides you with necessary information regarding your rights and our obligation, and explains how, why and when we process your personal data.
The company’s registered office is at Lancaster House, Blackburn Street, Radcliffe Manchester M26 2JW.
1.0 Information that we collect
We process your personal information to meet our legal, statutory, and contractual obligations and to provide you with our products and services. We will never collect unnecessary personal data from you and do not process your information in any way other than as specified in this notice.
2.0 The personal data that we collect is
Names (Company contacts, Site Managers, Office contacts).
Address (Head office locations, Site locations, meeting locations motorway jobs etc.).
Telephone, fax & Mobile telephone numbers (Company, supplier, contractor contacts).
Email address (Company, supplier, contractor contacts supplied to UBU by the customer).
Payment details (Used to secure payment for our services & to pay for services we use).
3.0 We Collect Information in the following ways:
Receiving purchase orders (Data supplied for the work we conduct on behalf of 3rd parties).
Gathering verbal information and recording it on our computer systems (Telephone conversations)
between UBU staff & customers, suppliers, contractors & members of public).
Receiving payments from customers (credit information received via telephone, mail or face to face
on site)
Cookies
4.0 Cookies
This website uses cookies which are small text files stored by a web browser when you visit a site. They can be used to remember information about your visit and personal preferences for a website. The cookies used, and their functions are:
WordPress cookies
These are essential to the operation of the WordPress content management system which powers this site.
Google Analytics
Our website uses cookies from Google, which allows us to optimise our marketing content and website features to benefit our users. All data is collected anonymously and will not be shared with any third parties, unless required to do so. For more information on the use of Google analytics cookies then please visit: www.google.co.uk/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html
Email tracking
We use Open Tracking via MailChimp to get an understanding of your interaction with the emails we send you. This tracking informs us if you opened the email, when you opened it and what kind of device it was opened from. We use this information so that we can optimise our emails to suit your preferences and improve our overall offering to the user. By signing up to the mailing list, you have given us permission to use Open Tracking via MailChimp. We remind any user that they can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “click here to unsubscribe” link on our emails or by contacting marketing@ubusweepers.co.uk
All email tracking is in line with MailChimps policies.
Mailchimp: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
YouTube
A cookie is only stored on your browser if you a play an embedded video on our website. Do not click play on any of our videos if you do not want to have a YouTube cookie set. YouTube is owned by Google and their privacy policy can be found here: www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy
Prohibiting the collection of cookies
If you would like to prevent us from collecting cookies when you visit our site, please update the privacy setting in your chosen web browser. You can directly control cookie acceptance from there:
Google Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/privacy/
Mozilla Firefox: www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy
Internet Explorer: windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/change-internet-explorer-privacy-settings#1TC=windows-7
Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Microsoft Edge: edge://settings/content/cookies
Disabling Cookies
If you do not wish to accept our Cookies you can decline Cookies and/or refuse access to previously stored information by using your web browser. The facilities within your web browser to allow you to do this will vary from browser to browser but they may be found in the “Privacy” or “Cookies” section of the “Properties” menu of your browser. If you require assistance in disabling Cookies you should refer to the “help” menu within your browser. Please note however, if cookies are disabled, you may not be able to use all of the interactive features of our website and it may limit the service we are able to provide to you via the website.
4.0 How we use your personal Data:
The company takes your privacy very seriously and will never disclose, share or sell your data without your consent: unless required to do so by law. We retain your data only for as long as necessary and for the purposes specified in this notice. You are free to withdraw this consent at any time. The purpose and reasons for processing your personal data are detailed below:
We collect your personal data in the performance of a contract or to provide a service and to ensure that orders are completed and can be sent to your preferred address.
5.0 Your rights
You have the right to access any personal information that we possess about you and to request information about:
What personal data we hold about you
The purposes of the processing
The categories of personal data concerned
The recipients to whom the personal data has/will be disclosed
How long we intend to store your personal data for
If we did not collect the data directly from you, information about the source where the data was collected
If you believe that we hold any incomplete or inaccurate data about you, you have the right to ask us to correct and/or complete the information and we will strive to do so as quickly as possible, but certainly within legal timeframes, unless there is a valid reason for not doing so.
You also have the right to request erasure of your personal data or to restrict in accordance with the data protection laws.
If we receive a request from you to exercise any of the above rights, we may ask you to verify your identity before acting on the request. This is to ensure your data is protected and kept secure.
6.0 Sharing and disclosing your personal information
We do not share or disclose any of your personal information without your consent, other than for the purposes specified in this notice or where there is a legal requirement. We may use third parties to provide the below services and business functions; however, all processors acting on our behalf process your data only in accordance with instructions from us and comply fully with this privacy notice, the data protection laws and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
7.0 Safeguarding measures
We take privacy seriously and take every reasonable measure and precaution to protect and secure your personal data. We work hard to protect you and your information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.
8.0 Transfers outside the EU
Personal data in the European Union is protected by the General Data Protection Regulation but some other countries may not necessarily have the same high standard of protection for your personal data. We do not transfer or store any personal data outside of the EU.
9.0 Consequences of not providing your data
You are not obligated to provide your personal information to us. However, as this information is required for us to provide you with our services, we will not be able to offer some/all our services without it.
10.0 How long we keep your data
We only ever retain personal information for as long as necessary and we have strict review and retention policies in place. We will keep your data on our systems for as long as a relationship exists between us, unless you ask us specifically to remove your details.
11.0 Lodging a complaint
We process your personal information only in compliance with this privacy notice and in accordance with the relevant data protection laws. If, however you wish to raise a complaint regarding the processing of your personal data or are unsatisfied with how we have handled your information, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority.
Contact us
If you have any queries regarding your data or the contents of this policy then please contact rebecca@ubusweepers.co.uk
Changes to our Privacy Policy
UBU Environmental regularly review our Privacy policy and any updates to this policy will be placed on this website. The most recent version of this policy was updated on the 22nd of February 2021
Storage and accuracy of Personal Information
Other third parties such as MailChimp will be used to store and process some of your personal information, only if consented by the one providing the information.
By submitting your personal data to UBU Environmental Ltd, you are agreeing to its processing, transfer and storing as specified in this Policy. As part of UBU Environmental’s commitment to data protection, we will take all necessary steps to ensure information provided to us remains accurate, up to date, complete and not misleading.