Privacy & Cookies

Metrotile UK Ltd Privacy Policy

At Metrotile UK LTD, we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information through cookies on our website and your data protection rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

1. Who We Are

Metrotile UK LTD operates www.metrotile.co.uk. We are the data controller responsible for processing your personal data collected through cookies when you visit our Website.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, mobile phone, or other devices) when you visit websites. Cookies allow a website to recognize your device and store information about your preferences or actions.

3. What Personal Data Do We Collect?

Through the use of cookies, we may collect the following types of personal data:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on our Website
  • Referring website URLs
  • Cookie preferences

4. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential Cookies: Necessary for the operation of our Website (e.g., for login, security).
  • Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our Website, improve functionality, and track website performance.
  • Advertising Cookies: Used to provide targeted advertisements based on your browsing activity.
  • Preference Cookies: Remember your preferences, such as language or region.

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie settings on our Website or your browser settings.

5. How We Use the Information Collected

We may use the personal data collected through cookies for the following purposes:

  • To ensure the proper functioning and security of our Website.
  • To analyze and improve the performance and design of our Website.
  • To provide personalized content and advertising.
  • To comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

6. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: We will obtain your explicit consent before using non-essential cookies (e.g., analytics and advertising cookies).
  • Legitimate Interest: We may process your data to ensure the security and functionality of the Website.
  • Legal Obligation: We may be required to process certain data to comply with legal obligations.

7. How Long We Keep Your Data

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. You can control the retention of cookie data by adjusting your browser settings to delete cookies.

8. How we get the personal information and why we have it

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:

  • Contact information forms completed online
  • Requests for quotes completed online
  • Website visits

We use the information that you have given us in order to target advertising and to keep in touch with our customers.

We do not share this information with third parties.

We ensure that all third-party service providers who process your personal data comply with applicable data protection laws and have appropriate safeguards in place.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccuracies in your personal data.
  • Right to Erasure: You can request the deletion of your personal data where there is no compelling reason for us to continue processing it.
  • Right to Restriction of Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where we are relying on legitimate interests as the legal basis.
  • Right to Data Portability: You can request that your personal data be provided to you in a structured, commonly used format.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: If we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you can withdraw your consent at any time.

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:

(a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting us via sales@metrotile.co.uk, or checking the non-consent option on the contact form.
How we store your personal information

Your information is securely stored on our servers.

We keep email addresses for mailing list purposes indefinitely (following an opt-in by the user) until the right to use the contact is withdrawn by the user. We will then dispose your information by deleting your information from our mailing list.

Please contact us at sales@metrotile.co.uk, 01249 658514, or in writing to Metrotile UK, Unit 3, Sheldon Business Park, Sheldon Corner, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 0RQ if you wish to make a request.

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at sales@metrotile.co.uk/ 01249 658514.

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

The ICO’s address:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at pr@metrotile.co.uk. We may ask for verification to confirm your identity before processing your request.

10. Security of Your Data

We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect it from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal obligations, or the technology we use. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.

Our contact details

Name: Metrotile UK Ltd

Address: Unit 3, Sheldon Business Park, Sheldon Corner, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 0RQ

Phone Number: 01249 658514

E-mail:sales@metrotile.co.uk

Web: www.metrotile.co.uk

Last Updated 25th September 2024