Privacy Policy
G Shepherd Farm Animal Health Ltd
Privacy & Website Data Protection Policy
Privacy Policy & Fair Processing Notice
Introduction
Our Privacy Policy and Fair Processing Notice explains how we use your personal data. It also describes the categories of personal data we process and for what purposes. G Shepherd Farm Animal Health Ltd is committed to collecting and using such data fairly and in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
Summary
Our Privacy Policy & Fair Processing Notice explains your privacy rights and how we gather, use and share information about you. You can get in touch with our Data Protection Representative by writing to our office, Data Protection Representative, SHEPHERD AGRI, Wrainhow Business Centre, Lewth lane, Woodplumpton, PRESTON, PR4 0TD.
Your rights
You have the right to object to how we process your personal information. You also have the right to access, correct, sometimes delete and restrict the personal information we use. In addition, you have a right to complain to us and to the data protection regulator. Any request for data from yourself will require you to supply us with proof of identity and address.
Information Commissioner’s Office: www.ico.org.uk gives you more information about your privacy rights and GDPR in general.
How we gather personal information
In addition to the information you provide to us directly, we collect personal information in a number of ways for example from third party credit reference agencies and from looking at how you have used other products and services, we offer. Sometimes for your safety and for legal reasons we collect personal information by recording and monitoring calls and from CCTV. We also record calls for training and quality control.
How we use your personal information
We use your personal information to provide you with advice, information, customer service, products and services, to comply with the law and enforce our legal rights (including debt recovery), normal business administration and to improve and market our products and services.
Our products and services
We need some personal information before we can provide our products and services to you, for example to allow us to check your identity. In some cases, we will not be able to provide products and services to you if we do not have all the personal information we need.
Sharing and transferring personal information
We share personal information with our suppliers and other third parties where needed to provide you with the best service. We also share personal information with regulators, insurers, intermediaries, banks & finance providers, credit reference agencies / fraud prevention and law enforcement. Sometimes we transfer personal information to other countries outside the UK for these purposes, where suitable protection is in place.
Keeping personal information
We keep your personal information securely for as long as we need to for legal purposes and to administer our business.
Your consent
Sometimes we need your consent to use your personal information (for example for marketing). We will not always need consent to use personal information – for example if we need it to meet regulatory requirements or to perform a contract with you. Where you have given us consent, you have the right to withdraw it at any time. You can get in touch with our Data Protection Representative by writing to our office, SHERDHERD AGRI, Wrainhow Business Centre, Lewth lane, Woodplumpton, PRESTON, PR4 0TD
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This privacy policy sets out how G Shepherd Animal Health uses and protects any information that you give G Shepherd Animal Health when you use this website.
G Shepherd Animal Health is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
G Shepherd Animal Health may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 01/09/2016.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
Name
Contact information including email address
Demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
Internal record keeping.
We may use the information to improve our products and services.
We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at [email protected]
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to G Shepherd Animal Health, Wrainhow, Lewth Lane, Woodplumpton, Preston, Lancs PR4 0TD.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.