Privacy & Cookies Policy

VPG Sim Ltd. is committed to your privacy and data protection. We abide by the General Data Protection Regulations (2016) and the Data Protection Act (2018).

We hold personal data about:

• Prospective clients
• Clients
• Suppliers

We will only disclose this data if:

• It is required by law
• It is required to provide you with services and goods
• You have given us prior consent

We do not buy or sell personal data for any purpose.

To verify, update or amend your personal data, or contact us with a data protection query, please email here

You also have the right to lodge a complaint about our processing with the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office.

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

This policy will be reviewed annually. Date of last review: 24th August 2020.

Your Rights

As an individual whose personal data is processed by VPG Sim Ltd. you have these rights:

• The right to be informed, which is what this privacy policy is for
• The right to access what data we hold about you
• The right to object to processing carried out on the basis of legitimate interests
• The right to erasure (in some circumstances)
• The right to data portability
• The right to have your data rectified if it is inaccurate
• The right to have your data restricted or blocked from processing

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

Our website

VPG Sim Ltd. uses a third-party service, Google Analytics, to understand how users interact with our website in order to understand better who is visiting, why they are visiting, and how we can better help them by improving our website.

Restricted Google Analytics cookies are used until visitors acknowledge and accept the ‘cookies policy’ banner.

After accepted, Google Analytics stores information about:

• the pages you visit on our site
• how long you spend on each our page
• how you got to the site
• what you click on while you’re visiting the site

Individuals cannot be identified from the information we gain from Google Analytics. You can opt out of all Google Analytics tracking if you would prefer.

Cookies

VPG Sim Ltd. puts small files called ‘cookies’ onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site. This site will place the following cookies on your computer.

You can control and delete ‘cookies’ via your web browser settings.

Emailing us

We use Transport Layer Security (TLS) where possible to encrypt and protect email traffic. Where this is not possible we use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protection, alongside monitoring for viruses or malicious software.

Data we may hold

Prospective clients

As a prospective client, we may hold the following information about you:

• Your name, and basic contact information such as email address
• What products you are looking for
• What products we may be able to supply you
• Communications with you

If you contact us via email or the contact us page on our website, this data allows us to follow-up with you. If 24 months after the duration of the enquiry, you are not an active client we will remove this data from our systems.

Clients

As a client, we may hold the following information about you:

• Your name and contact information such as phone number and email address
• What products you are looking for
• What products we may be able to supply you
• Your order history and product specifications
• Your shipping addresses and records of your delivery/shipment
• Communications with you

We use this data to meet our contractual requirements to you in providing an agreed service and product supply to seek payment from you via invoice. We also use this for lawful purposes, such as taxation. We will retain all financial records for 6 years, following the end of the current financial year. This may include your data. We will retain other information about you for the duration of our relationship with you, plus 12 months.

Suppliers

As a supplier, we may hold the following information about you:

• Your name and contact information such as phone number and email address
• Your billing and payment information including your address and postcode
• What you do
• What you are providing for us
• Communications with you

We use this data to as part of our contractual agreement to help you provide an agreed service or goods and make payments to you via invoice. We also use this for lawful purposes, such as taxation. We will retain all financial records for 6 years, following the end of the current financial year. This may include your data. We will retain other information about you for the duration of our relationship with you, plus 12 months.

We use third-party tools in our business - Squarespace, Google, Dropbox, UPS, Adobe Acrobat, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook - These tools may transfer your information out of the European Economic Area.