Privacy Policy & Terms of Use

PRIVACY POLICY
BACKGROUND:

Kennet Tyre and Mot Centre understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, www.kennettyreandmot.co.uk and (subject to the limited exceptions in section 6, below) We do not collect personal data about you unless you contact us (see section 5, below). Any personal data We do collect will only be used as permitted by law.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of Our Site. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our Site immediately.

1 Definitions and Interpretation

In this Policy, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“personal data”

means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to Us via Our Site. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the Data Protection Act 1998 OR EU Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); and

“We/Us/Our”

means Kennet Tyre And Mot Centre ( a trading name of H&R Hall LTD, a limited company registered in England under company number 9859623, whose registered address is 5 Westbury Park, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, WIltshire, SN4 7DL and whose main trading address is, Unit 2 Charnham Lane, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0EY.

2 Information About Us

Our Site is owned and operated by us, a limited company registered in England under company number 9859623, whose registered address is 5 Westbury Park, Royal Wootton Bassett, SN47DL and whose main trading address is Unit 2, Charnham lane Hungerford, RG17 0EY.

Our VAT number is 226729296.

Our Data Protection Officer is Helen Hall and can be contacted by email at kennettyreandmotcentre@gmail.com by telephone on 01488 683557 or by post at Kennet Tyre And Mot Centre, Unit 2, Charnham Lane, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0EY.

3 What Does This Policy Cover?

This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

 

4 Your Rights

  1. As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which this Policy and Our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:
  2. The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data;
  3. The right of access to the personal data we hold about you (see section 8);
  4. The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Us using the details in section 9);
  5. The right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask Us to delete any personal data We hold about you (We only hold your personal data for a limited time, as explained in section 6 but if you would like Us to delete it sooner, please contact Us using the details in section 9);
  6. The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data;
  7. The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organisation);
  8. The right to object to Us using your personal data for particular purposes; and Rights with respect to automated decision making and profiling.

4.2 If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, please contact Us using the details provided in section 9 and We will do Our best to solve the problem for you. If We are unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office.

4.3 For further information about your rights, please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

 

5 What Data Do We Collect?

  1. Subject to section 5.2, We do not collect any personal data from you. We do not place cookies on your computer or device, nor do We use any other means of data collection.
  2. If you send Us an email, We may collect your name, your email address, and any other information which you choose to give Us.

 

6 How Do We Use Your Data?

  1. If We do collect any personal data, it will be processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. We will comply with Our obligations and safeguard your rights under the Data Protection Act 1998 OR GDPR at all times. For more details on security see section 7, below.
  2. As noted above, We do not generally collect any personal data. If you contact Us and We obtain your personal details from your email, We may use them as follows:
  3. To reply to your email;
  4. To update on work in progress and send MOT reminders.
  5. You have the right to withdraw your consent to Us using your personal data at any time, and to request that We delete it.
  6. We will not share any of your data with any third parties for any purposes.

 

7 How and Where Do We Store Your Data?

  1. We only keep your personal data for as long as We need to in order to use it as described above in section 6, and/or for as long as We have your permission to keep it.
  2. Your data may be stored in the UK.
  3. Your data may be stored within the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein).
  4. Some or all of your data may be stored outside of the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). If We do store data outside the EEA (this may be the case, for example, if Our email server is located in a country outside the EEA), We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the Data Protection Act 1998 OR GDPR including:
  5. Encryption and Password protection.

Data security is very important to Us, and to protect your data We have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure any data We hold about you (even if it is only your email address).

Steps We take to secure and protect your data include:

Encryption and Password protectIion.

8 How Can You Access Your Data?

You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal data held by Us (where such data is held). Under the Data Protection Act 1998, We require the payment of a small fee which will not exceed £5.00. OR Under the GDPR, no fee is payable and We will provide any and all information in response to your request free of charge. Please contact Us for more details using the contact details below in section 8 . Alternatively, please refer to Our Data Protection Policy.

9 Contacting Us

If you have any questions about Our Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact Us by email at kennettyreandmotcentre@gmail.com, by telephone on 01488 683557, or by post at Kennet Tyre And Mot Centre, Unit 2, Charnham Lane, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0EY . Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data We hold about you (as under section 7, above).

10 Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, if the law changes). Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date. 

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.

These terms and conditions (the “Website Terms”) apply to the use and access to the website

“You” or “Your” means any end user accessing the Website. “We” or “Us”, “Our” means the Company.

Your access and/or use of the Website or any of its part, including the use of any software and any content posted in the Website is subject to these Website Terms. The Website Terms are a legally binding agreement between You and the Company and it is important that You take the time to read them.

By accessing and using the Website, You acknowledge that You are bound by these Website Terms. If You do not wish to be bound by these Website Terms, You should not access or use the Website.

The Company may modify the Website Terms in its absolute discretion from time to time without individual notice to You. You will be deemed to have accepted any modifications if You continue to use the Website after the updated Website Terms have been posted. You should check the Website Terms regularly for changes.

You may not use the services if You: (i) are not of sufficient age to form a binding contract with the Company or (ii) You have been barred or legally prohibited from receiving or using the Company services under the laws of the country in which You are domiciled and/or from which You access or use Our services.

PROPERTY RIGHTS INTELLECTUAL

The Website and the materials published on it (the “Company Content”), such as text, graphics, logos, buttons, icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, database and software are owned by, or licensed to the Company.

Any intellectual property rights in the Company Content are the sole and exclusive property of Company or its licensors. The Company reserves any rights not expressly granted in this Website Terms.

You may view the Website on Your computer screen and print its contents on Your printer for Your personal and non-commercial use only. For the avoidance of doubt, anything printed will form part of the Company Content.

Without Company’s written consent, You may not use, upload, transfer, copy, reproduce, broadcast, distribute, display, sell, licence or exploit for any purpose any part of the Company Content or its source HTML code in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, except for the sole purpose of viewing its content. This includes electronic downloading.

For the avoidance of doubt, You may not use “meta tags” or any other hidden text utilising the Company’s names or trademarks without Our express prior written consent.

If You print off, copy or download any part of Our Website in breach of these terms of use, Your right to use Our Website will cease immediately and You must, at Our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials You have made.

You are responsible for compliance with all laws of the relevant jurisdiction, in viewing or using the Company Content.

USING THE WEBSITE

Wherever You are asked to provide information in connection with the Website, You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete details. You are not obliged to provide Company with any optional information requested.

You agree not to:

  1. Damage, interfere with or disrupt access to the Website or do anything which might impair its functionality;

2.Use the Website in any way to send unsolicited (commercial or otherwise) e-mail (“Spam”) or any material for marketing or publicity purposes, or any similar abuse of either;

  1. Publish, post, distribute, disseminate or otherwise transmit: (i) defamatory, offensive, infringing, obscene, indecent or pornographic (including child pornography) content, or (ii) any content inciting racial or religious hatred or (iii) other unlawful or objectionable material or information;
  2. Make available or distribute by any means any material or files that contain any viruses, bugs, corrupt data, “Trojan horses”, “worms”, or any other harmful software;
  3. Falsify the true ownership of software or other material or information contained in a file made available via the Website;
  4. Obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorised access, through whatever means, to the Website.
  5. Distribute, alter or modify any part or parts of the Website or the services in any medium without Company and/or the relevant third parties’ written permission even if the content is free.
  6. Not to (or attempt to) disable, interfere, circumvent, any software or security measure in relation to the Website and Our software that: (i) prevents or restricts the copying or use of the Company Content or third parties’ content (ii) limits the uses of the Website or the access to some Company Content or third parties’ content.
  7. For any other permitted use You shall not modify in any way nor delete, without limitation, any logos, brands, trademarks or signs, including the Company name.
  8. Not to collect personal data in any way from the Website or any of its services.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

You undertake to the Company that You will not use the Website for any purpose or in any way that is prohibited by these Website Terms or is otherwise unlawful.

You agree to indemnify the Company, its officers, employees, and licensors in respect of any loss that it or they may suffer as a result, directly or indirectly, of any breach by You of this undertaking.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

You acknowledge and agree that Your use the Website is entirely at Your own risk.

In preparing this Website, the Company has endeavoured to make the Company Content current, correct and clearly expressed. However, the Company cannot guarantee that the Company Content will be accurate, complete or current at all times, including in respect of any services described, and accepts no liability for any reliance placed by any person on the information to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Company makes no representations or warranties of any kind about the suitability, reliability, and accuracy of the Content.

The Website may contain advertisements and/or link to other sites and resources. The Company is not responsible for and does not endorse the content of such materials, and does not accept any responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies in such materials.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company shall not be liable for: (i) any damages whatever, including but without limitation to, damages for loss of use, data or profits, arising out of the use or performance of the Website, the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any information obtained through the Website, or otherwise arising out of the use of the Website, whether based on contract, tort, or otherwise, without limitation, (ii) the deletion, failure to store or corruption of, any content uploaded or downloaded from the Website or other data maintained or transmitted from the Website (iii) Your failure to provide accurate information to the Company (iv) any temporary cessation or change in the Website (v) any reliance placed by You on the accuracy, or completeness of any advertising or on any Company Content or third parties’ content or on any transaction between You and any advertiser or owner of any other content.

These limitations shall apply even if the Company has been advised or should have been aware of the possibilities of such losses.

If You are dissatisfied with any portion of this Website, or with any of these Website Terms, Your sole remedy, except as specifically provided in these Website Terms, is to stop using the Website.

Notwithstanding anything in these Website Terms the Company does not disclaim liability for death or personal injury caused by its own negligence.

AVAILABILITY

The Company reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, Your access to or use of the Website with or without notice.

PURCHASES: OTHER TERMS & CONDITIONS

Additional terms and conditions may apply to purchases of certain services and to specific features of the Company Website.

Company may operate any changes to any services, prices and products offered on the Website at any time without prior notice.

VIRUS PROTECTION AND COMPATIBILITY

While certain precautions have been taken to detect computer viruses and ensure security, the Company cannot guarantee that the Website is virus-free and secure.

The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage which occurs as a result of any virus or breach of security. The Company does not give any warranties as to the compatibility of the Website with Your computer systems, software and/or hardware.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

This Website may contain links to Websites operated by parties other than the Company (“Third Party Websites”). These links are provided for Your convenience. When You activate one of them, You will leave the Website. The Company has no control over, and will accept no responsibility or liability in respect of, any website that is not under its control.

The inclusion of links to Third Party Websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on them or any association with their operators.

You will not arrange for any Third Party Website to be connected to any part of the Website by way of hyperlink or otherwise without the Company’s written consent.

TERMINATION

The Company may restrict Your access to the Website, refuse to correspond with You, and/or remove Your details from the relevant database without prejudice to any other accrued rights, without prior notice to You where:

  1. There is a regulatory or statutory change limiting the ability to provide access to the Website;
  2. There is any event beyond the reasonable control of the Company preventing the Company from providing access to the Website (for example, and without limitation, technical difficulties, capacity problems and communications failures); or
  3. The Company considers in its sole discretion that You are abusing the Website or You are otherwise acting in breach of these Website Terms.

MONITORING

The Company reserves the right to monitor and track Your visits to the Website.

OUR DETAILS

We can be contacted by using the contact us link

GENERAL

Unless otherwise specified, the Website is directed solely at those who access this Website from the United Kingdom. Those who choose to access the Website from locations outside of the UK are responsible for compliance with local laws if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

A failure or delay by the Company in enforcing compliance with these Website Terms shall not be a waiver of that or any other provision of these Website Terms.

These Website Terms do not confer any rights on any person or party pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

If any provisions of these disclaimers and exclusions shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable then that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

These Website Terms constitute the entire agreement between You and the Company as to Your use of the Website and shall supersede any prior agreement or representation in respect thereof.

The express provisions of the Website Terms are in place of all warranties, conditions, terms, undertakings and obligations implied by statute, common law, custom, trade usage, course of dealing or otherwise, all of which are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Any and all notices to be given by either one of us to the other pursuant to or in connection with these Website Terms shall be deemed sufficiently given when forwarded by e-mail or facsimile transmission in each case addressed to You at the e-mail address or facsimile number You have given Us or the e-mail address or facsimile number displayed on the Website.