PRIVACY POLICY
This Website is owned by *GK Electronics (hereafter “Business”) *,
registered as a sole trader.
We take user privacy seriously and take reasonable efforts to protect
it. We have created this Privacy Policy (hereafter “Policy”) in order to
share with you our information collection and use practices. AS MORE
CLEARLY DEFINED HEREIN, WE WILL NEVER KNOWINGLY SELL OR ASSIGN YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND/OR APPROVAL. Please read
this Policy carefully before sharing any personally identifiable
information described below.
By using, registering or placing an order on this website at
http://www.gkelectronics.co.uk, you consent to the collection, use and
transfer of your information under the terms of this policy. Since this
is a growing web site and because Internet technologies are constantly
evolving, this Policy is subject to change at any time and any changes
will be posted on this page.
This Policy works hand-in-hand with the Terms and Conditions of Use,
found elsewhere on the web site.
For the purposes of the Data protection Act 1998, the Data Controller is
GK Electronics of GK Electronics, Redruth, Cornwall, United Kingdom,
TR15 3SF, (sales@gkelectronics.co.uk <mailto:sales@gkelectronics.co.uk>).
What personally identifiable information does the Business collect
and how is it used?
When you visit, register or order products or services on
http://www.gkelectronics.co.uk you may be asked to, or of your own
volition, provide information from which you can be identified,
including your name, email address, home or business address etc as well
as text you may upload and other technical data such as the IP address
of the machine you use. The Business will not collect such information
from users while they use the web site unless they voluntarily provide
it to us and authorise us to collect such information. Users may provide
other information about themselves from which they can be identified.
The Business may use or disclose all such information in order to:
* fulfil a sale of a product or service including sharing such
information with its partners and suppliers
* carry out the service as requested by you
and will retain such information for the following period of time:
* As long as the person remains a customer or past customer of GK
We may also disclose personally identifiable information in the
establishment or exercise of legal rights or defences against legal
claims, to comply with applicable laws or regulations, to comply with a
valid legal process, such as a search warrant, subpoena or court order
or to investigate suspected fraud or a violation of our Terms and
Conditions of Use. We will never sell user information to any 3rd-party
not affiliated with the Business, without your specific and unambiguous
consent, except in connection with the sale or merger of the Business or
the division responsible for such services provided.
User may ‘opt out’ by contacting customer service at
sales@gkelectronics.co.uk.
The Business may, from time to time, send or post surveys or requests
for your feedback in order to help us make our web site and services
better. Any responses we receive from users will be used only to
evaluate our web site and services and no personally identifiable
information from respondents will be shared with any non-employees of
Business, except that information provided in the Feedback/Comments areas.
If you are chosen for a promotion or as a winner in a contest, you give
the Business permission to use your name, image and other information
about you, for marketing purposes.
To maintain customer service standards and to assist staff training, we
may record and monitor incoming calls.
What non-personally identifiable information does the Business collect
and how is it used?
The Business collects and tracks certain non-personally identifiable
information, including, but not limited to, IP numbers and browser type,
access times, domain names, usage habits and other information which
does not specifically identify any individual.
Does GK Electronics have a newsletter?
The Business regularly sends out a Newsletter via email (hereinafter
"Newsletter") to all Users (unless they have ‘opted-out’). In these
Newsletters, we may inform you about new features from GK Electronics
and about the upcoming week’s events or special promotions.
User may choose to unsubscribe from the Newsletter at any time by
sending an email to Customer Service at sales@gkelectronics.co.uk.
Disclosure of your information
The information you provide to us may be accessed by or given to third
parties who act for us for the purposes set out in this policy or for
other purposes approved by you. Those parties process information,
fulfil and deliver orders, process credit card payments and provide
support services on our behalf. We may also pass aggregate information
on the usage of our website to third parties but this will not include
information that can be used to identify you.
Where you have consented when providing us with your details, we may
also allow other companies in our group, to contact you occasionally
about products and services which may be of interest to you. They may
contact you by e-mail. If you change your mind about being contacted by
these companies in the future, please let us know at
sales@gkelectronics.co.uk.
You agree that we may disclose your identity and contact details to (1)
any third party who claims to us that any material posted or uploaded by
you to our site constitutes a violation of their intellectual property
rights or their rights of privacy, and (2) to other companies and
organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk
reduction.
Finally, if our business enters into a joint venture with or is sold to
or merged with another business entity, your information may be
disclosed to our new business partners or owners.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not
completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal
data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our
site; any transmission is at your own risk.
Unless required to do so by law, we will not otherwise share, sell or
distribute any of the information you provide to us without your consent.
Does the Business use cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website can write to your computer.
They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more
efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the
site. We use cookies to identify you and allow you to log in once to our
web site and search or post without having to log in again and again.
Cookies are also used by our affiliates or links to identify you as a
User of http://www.gkelectronics.co.uk.
The following is a summary of the types of cookies that are being used
on this site, along with information on how you can block them.
Cookie Type Cookie File Names Purpose Active on this site More
Information
Essential Site Cookies Various Site cookies are essential to the
operation of this website. They are usually set when you first visit the
site and deleted when you close your browser. If blocked, this site will
not operate correctly Yes n/a
CMS (Content Management System) Various Cookies are set by our
CMS/Blog system when you first visit this site. These cookies are not
used by GK Electronics. These cookies are usually deleted when a user
closes their browser Yes n/a
Google Analytics _utma
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_utmz These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors
use our site. The information is used to compile reports that let us
improve the site. The information is collected in any anonymous form,
including the number of visits to this site, how you arrived at the
site, and which pages you visted. Yes You can opt-out of these cookies
by following this link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Adverts various Our advertisers may use cookies to serve you with
adverts based on your previous search and web usage. These cookies are
not used directly by GK Electronics. Yes You can visit
http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices for more information
on how the information is used, and how you can block them.
Site Cookie Acceptance cookietab-last-shown-time
cookietab-consent These cookies are used to record if a user has
accepted the use of cookies on this website Yes n/a
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser
settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what
cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit
www.allaboutcookies.org
<file:///C:/Users/user1/AppData/Local/Temp/www.allaboutcookies.org>.
The Business does not use Cookies to store information such as credit
card numbers, telephone numbers, or other information you provide.
This Privacy Policy only covers the use of Cookies by GK Electronics. It
does not cover the use of Cookies by any other 3rd-party or advertisers.
Is my information private with Business merchants and advertisers?
The Business web site may contain links to various 3rd-party web sites
and the external web sites of our advertisers and/or 3rd-party partners.
Each of these web sites may have a privacy policy that differs from that
of the Business. This Policy does not cover the privacy policies of
other web sites. We urge you to check the privacy policies of each web
site that you may visit or interact with.
The only Voluntary Information that may be shared between Business and
one of our partner web sites is that which pertains to information used
in the furtherance of tracking an order and providing you with correct
information regarding same.
Order information, including order numbers and amounts, may be available
to the Business, affiliate merchants and 3rd-party affiliate program
management companies, for accurate tracking purposes. The Business will
not release this information to other parties unless you request it.
The Business provides banner and other advertising on its web site, from
Google and other third parties, that may place and read cookies on your
browser, or use web beacons to collect information in the course of
advertisements being served. If you are concerned about your privacy
regarding these advertisements, please refer to Google’s (or other third
party) privacy policies.
What about data security?
We employ security measures to protect, so far as reasonably possible,
your information from access by unauthorised persons and against
unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. We will
retain your information for a reasonable period or as long as the law
requires or permits.
The Business requires that our advertisers and partners ensure the
security of the data that users provide to them, however, in the event
of a breach of their security measures, you agree that the Business will
not be liable for any losses or damages.
The Business limits access to personal information about users to
employees, for whom we reasonably believe it is necessary, in order to
provide products or services.
May I see the information the Business collects about me?
You are entitled to see the personal information held about you and you
may ask us to make any necessary changes to ensure that it is accurate
and kept up to date. If you wish to do this, please contact us at
sales@gkelectronics.co.uk. We do not raise any charge in providing you
with details of the information we hold about you, but we may raise a
charge where such requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive, in
particular because of their repetitive character, we may either charge a
reasonable fee taking into account the administrative costs of providing
the information or communication or taking the action requested or
refuse to act on the request.
Can I Opt-out?
The Business gives users the option to remove personally identifiable
information from our list of active users.
You may also choose to opt-out of certain communications from the
Business, such as our Newsletter.
If you want to unsubscribe or opt-out of communications from us, send an
email to Customer Service at sales@gkelectronics.co.uk. We will respond
within 48 hours.
The Business is not responsible for removing personally identifiable
information from the lists of any 3rd-party partner or advertiser who
has previously been provided your information in accordance with this
Policy.
Where is the web site located?
The Business web site is maintained in the United Kingdom. If you are
located outside of the U.K., by using the web site, you authorise the
import of you information and its use, as specified in this Policy.
What is the minimum age to use this website
Use of http://www.gkelectronics.co.uk and products/services are intended
for persons who are eighteen (18) years or older, or business entities.
If proof comes to the attention of the Business that an individual user
is under the age of eighteen (18) years, and is accessing our services
and/or products without the consent, approval or authorisation of their
parents or legal guardian or other person with legally recognised
parental authority, the Business will immediately terminate such account.
Will there be changes to this Privacy Policy?
The Business reserves the right to amend this Policy at any time, in the
event that this becomes necessary after initial release, or in the event
that it becomes necessary with respect to additional, deleted, modified
or amended services provided by Business.
The Business will not personally notify you of any amendments to this
Policy. *Users are urged to check this Policy frequently in order to
determine whether any changes have been made. Users understand and agree
that continued use of the Business web site assumes that they have read
and accepted this Policy, as it may be amended from time to time*.
Where can I access this policy?
This Policy is accessible from the Home Page of the Business web site,
under the link “Privacy Policy".
Spy ware
The Business never uses or installs spy ware on user computers, nor do
we use spy ware to retrieve information from user computers.
Section Titles
The section titles used in this Policy are purely for convenience and
carry with them no legal or contractual effect.
Contact
All comments, queries and requests relating to our use of your
information are welcomed and should be addressed to
sales@gkelectronics.co.uk.
What is the effective date of this privacy policy?
This Privacy Policy <http://www.e-termsandconditions.com/privacy-policy>
was last updated, and became effective, on 17/05/2018.