Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Introduction
Woodfords Garage Burnham are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us and controlled by the relevant body’s relating to that department. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data processor is Woodfords Garage Burnham Llp, 38 Maldon Road, Burnham on crouch, Essex, CM0 8NS. We are a processor for the following companies:

HMRC HM Revenue and Customs
Maldon District Council
Calor Gas
Motion Finance
Close Brothers
Suresite
Bettersafe
Insure Car Hire
Sentinal Insurance Solutions

Details of each companies privacy policy, as well as data protection and how they use the data provided can be found on the above web pages.

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is Woodfords Garage Burnham Llp, 38 Maldon Road, Burnham on crouch, Essex, CM08NS.

Information We May Collect From You
We may collect and process the following data about you:

  1. If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
  2. CCTV will be stored for the purpose of Customer Safety, Staff Safety and the elimination of theft on the premises. CCTV will only be accessible to company partners and the police, in the event of a crime.
  3. Details of site maintence visits to our site are logged in a sign in sheet. These are kept on file.
  4. Customer information and document photo copies taken for vehicle hire are kept on file on the premise for 1 year, then they are held in secure storage for a further 6 years. After this period the files are disposed of by a professional shredding company.
  5. Card details in relation to vehicle hire deposits are kept on file until the vehicle returns, once the vehicle has been checked back in and we are satisfied that no damage or misuse has occurred a refund to the value of the deposit will be made and the details will be shredded.
  6. Vehicle hire information will only be shared with our insurance company at their request. Please see Sentinel Insurance Solutions website for further information.
  7. Hire customer information will also be shared with one of our excess waiver company’s which are Bettersafe and Insure Car Hire.
    Again information about these companies privacy policies can be found at the above websites. We will also share information with the police at their request if a criminal offence has taken place, or third-party insurance company in the event of an accident.
  8. Working on behalf of Maldon district council, Woodfords garage have been asked to request customers fill in an address form, this is for the purpose of customers collecting recycling supplies. This information is passed onto Maldon district council and then our copies are shredded.
  9. When purchasing a new Calor gas bottle, customers will be asked to fill in a form/book this information is requested by Calor gas. The information in the Calor gas book will be forwarded on to Calor gas again at their request. Please see there website for details of how they store your information.
  10. When purchasing red diesel customers will be asked to fill out a disclaimer stating that the diesel will not be misused, the customer’s name and address will also be taken as well as a signature. This information will be then used to fill in a registered dealer in controlled oils (RDCO) return and sent off to HM revenue and customs. The hard copy of this information will be kept on file at the premise for 7 years in secure storage. After this period the files are disposed of by a professional shredding company.
  11. Information obtained for the workshop i.e. Name, address, telephone numbers etc will be used for the sole purpose of bookings, quotations, job sheets and invoices. This will be stored on our password protected garage data system. We will also use this information to send out mot reminder cards, which we ask customers to fill in with their details giving permission for information to be stored. If a customer wishes for us to remove their data at any time they may do so in writing to: Workshop, 38 Maldon Road, Burnham on Crouch, Essex, CM0 8NS. Once we have received this we will delete the relevant information.
  12. Vehicle finance forms are filled in and signed by the customer then shared with the relevant finance brokers. Customers will only be contacted by the broker and the direct lender, none of their details will be used for the purpose of marketing and junk mail. Further information can be found at Motion Finance and Close Brothers.

Where We Store Your Personal Data
The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. All information you provide to us is held in secure storage for a period of 7 years then disposed of with a professional shredding company. Any information stored on our garage data system will be held indefinitely, or until the customer requests otherwise. As previously mentioned the garage data system is password protected and only accessible by management and partners for the purpose of MOT reminders, quotations, Job sheets and invoicing. Customer information will not be used for any other forms of marketing and junk mail.

Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our website, any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Uses Made Of The Information
We use information held about you in the following ways:

  1. To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us.
  2. To ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
  3. To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.

Information We May Collect From You Via Our Website
We may collect and process the following data about you:

  1. Information that you provide by filling in forms on www.woodfordsgarage.com.
  2. This includes information provided at the time of placing an order from our site. After an order has been placed your information will be passed on to our delivery company along with your order. We will then keep a record of the purchase for the next 7 years, this will be stored in a secure location. Once the 7 years has passed all information will be shredded using a licenced company.
  3. If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
  4. Our website does not offer account options, this means that you will be required to check out as a guest every time you make a purchase.

IP Addresses and Cookies
We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. This is statistical data about our users’ browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual. For the same reason, we may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. They help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalised service. They also enable us:

  1. Estimate our audience size and usage pattern.
  2. Store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customise our site according to your individual interests.
  3. To speed up your searches.
  4. To recognise you when you return to our site.

You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our site.

Disclosure Of Your Information
Woodfords garage Burnham will only disclose information stored to the police, insurance and excess company’s.
We may disclose your personal information to any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006. If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Woodfords Garage Burnham LLP, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Your Rights
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us via email info@woodfordsgarage.com or calling us on 01621 786010

Access To Information
The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request must be made in writing, accompanied by photo ID. This will allow us to conform to data protection and allow us to provide you with details of the information we hold about you.

Changes To Our Privacy Policy
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail.

Contact
Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be submitted to us via our contact form alternatively via email info@woodfordsgarage.com or calling us on 01621 786010.