Privacy Policy


USE OF OUR WEBSITE, COLLECTION OF DATA AND GDPR COMPLIANCE BACKGROUND:

STAGSHEAD DISTRIBUTION ME LTD. 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.stagshead-distribution.com (“Our Site”) 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 UK Data Protection Act 1998 and EU Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

“We/Us/Our”

Means STAGSHEAD DISTRIBUTION ME LTD. is a limited company registered in the United Kingdom under company number 10889774, whose registered address is LOUCA & Co, The Carriage House, Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6YE, UK, and whose main trading address is the same.

2. Information About Us

2.1 Our Site is owned and operated by STAGSHEAD DISTRIBUTION ME LTD. a limited company registered in the United Kingdom under company number 10889774, whose registered address is LOUCA & Co, The Carriage House, Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6YE, UK and whose main trading address is the same.

2.2 Our Data Protection Officer is Peter Doyle and can be contacted by email at p.doyle@stagshead-distribution.com or by telephone on +44 (0) 203 151 8088 or by post to STAGSHEAD DISTRIBUTION ME LTD., LOUCA & Co, The Carriage House, Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6YE, UK

3. What Does This Policy Cover?

Your information will enable us to provide you with access to all parts of our website and to supply the information you have requested.

In particular, we may use your information to contact you for your views on our services and to notify you occasionally about important changes or developments to the website or our services. Further, as a condition of registration, we will also use your information to let you know by email about other products and services which we offer which may be of interest to you. If you change your mind about being contacted in the future, please let us know.

4. Your Rights

4.1 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:

4.1.1 The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data;

4.1.2 The right of access to the personal data we hold about you (see section 8);

4.1.3 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);

4.1.4 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);

4.1.5 The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data;

4.1.6 The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organisation);

4.1.7 The right to object to Us using your personal data for particular purposes; and

4.1.8 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.

5. What Data Do We Collect?

5.1 Subject to section 5.2, We do not collect any personal data from you. We use Browsing Session Cookies only during your visit to our Website (for a smoother browsing experience), but we do NOT use any means of data collection whatsoever.

5.2 If you send us an email, we may collect your name, your email address, and any other information which you choose to give us.

5.3 We do NOT employ any analytical, marketing or website tracking mechanisms for visits to Our Site.

6. How Do We Use Your Data?

6.1 If we collect any personal data, it will be processed and stored securely, for no longer than necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. At all times, we will comply with our obligations and safeguard your rights under the [Data Protection Act 1998] OR [GDPR]. For more details on security, see section 7, below.

6.2 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:

6.2.1 To reply to your email;

6.2.2 To send an ‘opt-in’ email to you asking if you would like to subscribe to our Newsletters

6.3 Any and all emails containing your personal data will be deleted no later than 3 months after the matter you contacted us about is no longer relevant or has been resolved.

6.4 You have the right to withdraw your consent to us using your personal data at any time and to request that we delete all/any data appertaining to you.

6.5 We will not/do not share any of your data with any third parties for any purpose.

7. How and Where Do We Store Your Data?

7.1 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.

7.2 Your data will only be stored on local encrypted computer systems at our Kent, UK Administration Office.

All/any of your data will be stored outside of the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). As we do store data outside the EEA and our Email Server is situated in a country outside the EEA, we will always 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 and GDPR.

7.3 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).

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). We will provide any and all information in response to your request free of charge. Please contact us for more details at operations@stagshead-distribution.com or using the contact details below in section 9.

9. Contacting Us

If you have any questions about Our Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at operations@stagshead-distribution.com, by telephone on +44 (0) 203 151 8088, or by post at STAGSHEAD DISTRIBUTION ME LTD., LOUCA & Co, The Carriage House, Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6YE, UK

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 8, 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 the up-to-date policy.