{"id":119,"date":"2021-04-30T12:08:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T12:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.josephflach.co.uk\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2021-12-20T13:04:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T13:04:28","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.josephflach.co.uk\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Privacy Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your privacy is important to Joseph Flach &amp; Sons Ltd.\u00a0 Protecting the personal privacy of every one of our customers, vendors, and employees is a crucial part of gaining and keeping your trust in us.<\/p>\n<p>This Privacy notice serves as our commitment to you to protect the security and privacy of your personal data andaims to give you information on how we collect and process your personal data through your use of our websites, products and communication systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personal Data and Communication<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joseph Flach &amp; Sons Ltd. would like to stay in touch with you and we will communicate with you to answer correspondence arriving from you by e-mail, telephone or in writing. \u00a0\u00a0 In doing this some of your data can be collected by us. \u00a0\u00a0As an example, we hold information which includes name, business address, business email and business telephone contact information. \u00a0 In order to conduct legitimate business with you we will collect your data;<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>whenever you become a legitimate prospective customer or prospective supplier of ours and we need to contact you to offer you our legitimate business services or request potential legitimate business services from you<\/li>\n<li>whenever you become a customer or supplier of ours<\/li>\n<li>whenever you register interest with us or use our services (e.g. when you log in to our web site or each time you request information from us)<\/li>\n<li>whenever you fill in forms, documents or contracts that we may send to you from time to time<\/li>\n<li>whenever you use our services and products<\/li>\n<li>whenever you opt-in to our marketing communications, including but not limited to emails, blogs, newsletters, online and live event registrations, and other promotional information and materials as may be appropriate<\/li>\n<li>whenever you contact us via the various channels we offer you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can withdraw your consent at any time by phoning us on 01733 371221 or emailing us at contact@jospehflach.co.uk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Promise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With your data which we hold;<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>we will protect confidentiality and restrict the use of such data to necessary business activities.<\/li>\n<li>we will only use personal information in a way and for a purpose that you would reasonably expected in accordance with this policy.<\/li>\n<li>we will not sell your data to any third parties.<\/li>\n<li>we may sometimes share your information with our subsidiaries, with trusted service providers and selected partners who work with us to service your organization. We ensure that any third parties with access to your data are held to strict standards for data use and security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Joseph Flach &amp; Sons Ltd and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25th May 2018 and this impacts every organisation which holds or processes personal data relating to an EU citizen (including UK citizens).\u00a0\u00a0 It introduces new responsibilities, including the need to demonstrate compliance, more stringent enforcement and substantially increased penalties than the current Data Protection Act (DPA) which it will supersede.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Flach &amp; Sons Ltd. is already committed to high standards of data security and information non-disclosure.<\/p>\n<p>We have extended the existing security and business management systems we already employ in our business and we have deployed systems to identify all critical data that we hold and ensure that we treat it in accordance with the required legislation. We will continue to monitor our use of your data and our procedures for the use of your data.<\/p>\n<p>We protect your data using technical measures to minimize the risks of misuse, unauthorized access, unauthorized disclosure, loss or theft and loss of access. \u00a0\u00a0Some of the safeguards we use are data encryption, firewalls, and data access authorization controls (passwords). We take our data security very seriously. \u00a0 Therefore, the security mechanisms used to protect your data are checked and updated to provide effective protection against abuse.<\/p>\n<p>We comply with our obligations under applicable privacy laws by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by collecting and retaining only the necessary data that we need to provide our service to you; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How we use Your Data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have given us your consent, we will contact you with information and updates.\u00a0 This includes information about our products and relating to how we service your commercial needs.\u00a0 We will also check from time to time that you still happy to be contacted by us.<\/p>\n<p>If you wish to opt-in or &#8220;subscribe&#8221; to our marketing communications, we will use your name and email address to send the communications to you.\u00a0 Out of respect for your privacy, if you no longer wish to receive these communications from us, you may follow the opting-out or &#8220;unsubscribe&#8221; instructions provided in the link at the bottom of our marketing communication emails, or update your account settings.<\/p>\n<p>We have a legal obligation to comply with requests for the disclosure of personal information where this is required or permitted by law, for example to the UK&#8217;s HMRC. \u00a0\u00a0Requests submitted in accordance with and meeting the relevant legal requirements will be validated through proof of identity before any disclosure is made.<\/p>\n<p>We may share your personal details with the emergency services in extreme situations such as an accident or medical emergency, if it is essential for the preservation of life (yours or another persons\u2019) for us to do so.<\/p>\n<p>No personal information will be kept in perpetuity.\u00a0 We will keep your personal data for no longer than reasonably necessary for the given purpose for which your data is processed.\u00a0 Notwithstanding the above, we may retain your personal data as required by applicable laws and regulations, as necessary to assist with any government and judicial investigations, to initiate or defend legal claims or for the purpose of civil, criminal or administrative proceedings. \u00a0If none of the above is grounds for us to keep your data, we will delete and dispose of your data in a secure manner according to our data protection policy.<\/p>\n<p>If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or with the Information Commissioners Office https:\/\/ico.org.uk. \u00a0\u00a0However, we would appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO, so please feel free to contact us in the first instance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Visitors to our Websites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our website at www.josephflach.co.uk is encoded using the encryption module of your browser and is certified for international encryption techniques. We use SSL (Secure Socket Layers) encryption to protect your personal information and Extended Validation to help you verify you are talking to us.<\/p>\n<p>When someone visits our website we collect standard internet log information including details of visitor behaviour patterns. \u00a0\u00a0We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of our site. \u00a0\u00a0This information is collected anonymously without identifying anyone.<\/p>\n<p>ICO Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations Guidance on the rules on use of cookies and similar technologies are available via email.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0E-Mails<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We collect details from e-mail messages you may send to us.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We will collect details including your e-mail address, name, company and contact details, including telephone numbers and email addresses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privacy Policy Your privacy is important to Joseph Flach &amp; 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