Privacy Policy
1. Introduction and General Terms
Wilcox Fabrications Ltd is committed to protecting your personal information when you are using our services. We want our services to be safe and enjoyable environments for our audience.
This Privacy Policy relates to our use of any personal information you provide to us online, via phone, by email, in letters or correspondence.
In order to provide you with the full range of Wilcox Fabrications Ltd services, we sometimes need to collect information about you.
This Privacy Policy explains the following:
- what information Wilcox Fabrications Ltd may collect about you;
- how Wilcox Fabrications Ltd will use information we collect about you;
- when Wilcox Fabrications Ltd may use your details to contact you;
- whether Wilcox Fabrications Ltd will disclose your details to anyone else;
- your choices regarding the personal information you provide to us;
- the use of cookies on Wilcox Fabrications Ltd websites and how you can reject these cookies.
Wilcox Fabrications Ltd is committed to safeguarding your personal information. Whenever you provide such information, we are legally obliged to use your information in line with all laws concerning the protection of personal information, including the Data Protection Act 1998 (these laws are referred to collectively in this Privacy Policy as the “data protection laws”).
Wilcox Fabrications Ltd websites contain hyperlinks to websites owned and operated by third parties. These third party websites have their own privacy policies, including cookies, and we urge you to review them. They will govern the use of personal information you submit or is collected by cookies whilst visiting these websites. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of such third party websites and your use of such websites is at your own risk.
2. What information will Wilcox Fabrications Ltd collect about me?
When you participate in, access, or sign up to, any of our services, activities or online content, such as newsletters, competitions, live chats, message boards, telephone or e-mail Wilcox Fabrications Ltd, we may receive personal information about you. This can consist of information such as your name, email address, postal address, telephone or mobile number, depending on the activity.
By submitting your details, you enable Wilcox Fabrications Ltd (and where applicable its contractors) to provide you with the services, activities or online content you select.
Please note that sometimes we will require you to provide additional personal information, and sometimes sensitive personal information (e.g. if you’re sending in a job application we may need to receive additional personal information). When we do this, we will provide further information as to why we are collecting your information and how we will use it.
Wilcox Fabrications Ltd also uses cookies (see paragraph 10 below for details) and collects IP addresses (an IP address is a number that can uniquely identify a specific computer or other network device on the internet) from visitors to any of the Wilcox Fabrications Ltd websites.
3. How will Wilcox Fabrications Ltd use the information they collect about me?
- to provide our services, activities or online content and to deal with your requests and enquiries;
- for “service administration purposes”, which means that Adelante Design may contact you for reasons related to the service, activity or online content you have signed up for, as set out in paragraph 4 below (e.g. to notify you that a particular service, activity or online content has been suspended for maintenance);
- to provide you with information about our services, activities or online content;
- to use IP addresses to identify the location of users to establish the number of visits from different countries and their areas and to determine the statistical use of our websites, including, user numbers, unique user numbers, page views, hits, browser types, page rankings, search engines used, search phrases used, platforms and browser types. This information is statistical and will only be used by representatives of Wilcox Fabrications Ltd for the further enhancement of the online services that we offer.
- to analyse and improve the services offered on Wilcox Fabrications Ltd websites.
- to provide you with the most user-friendly navigation experience. Wilcox Fabrications Ltd may also use and disclose information in aggregate (so that no individuals are identified) for marketing and strategic development purposes.
- Where Wilcox Fabrications Ltd proposes using your personal information for any other uses we will ensure that we notify you first. You will also be given the opportunity to withhold or withdraw your consent for the use of your personal information for purposes other than those listed above.
4. When will Wilcox Fabrications Ltd contact me?
Wilcox Fabrications Ltd may contact you:
- in relation to any service, activity or online content you have signed up for in order to ensure that Wilcox Fabrications Ltd can deliver the services to you;
- where you have opted to receive further correspondence;
- in relation to any contribution you have submitted to Adelante Design, e.g. on the Wilcox Fabrications Ltd Blog, message boards or via other social media channel;
- to invite you to participate in surveys about Wilcox Fabrications Ltd services (participation is always voluntary); and
- for marketing purposes, however will always provide you with an opt-out option.
5. Will Wilcox Fabrications Ltd share my personal information with anyone else?
We will keep your information confidential except where disclosure is required or permitted by law (for example to government bodies and law enforcement agencies). Generally, we will only use your information within Wilcox Fabrications Ltd.
However, sometimes Wilcox Fabrications Ltd uses third parties to process your information. Wilcox Fabrications Ltd requires these third parties to comply strictly with its instructions and Wilcox Fabrications Ltd requires that they do not use your personal information for their own business purposes, unless you have explicitly consented to the use of your personal information in this way.
6. What if I am a user aged 16 or under?
If you are aged 16 or under, please get your parent/guardian’s permission before you provide any personal information to Wilcox Fabrications Ltd. Users without this consent are not allowed to provide us with personal information.
7. How long will Wilcox Fabrications Ltd keep my personal information?
We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with Wilcox Fabrications Ltd.
Where you contribute material to Wilcox Fabrications Ltd we will generally only keep your content for as long as is reasonably required for the purpose(s) for which it was submitted.
8. Can I find out what personal information Wilcox Fabrications Ltd holds about me?
Under the Data Protection Act you have the right to request a copy of the personal information that Wilcox Fabrications Ltd holds about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected. (We charge £15 for information requests and require you to prove your identity with 2 pieces of approved identification). We will use reasonable efforts to supply, correct or delete personal information about you on our files.
Please address requests and questions about this or any other question about this Privacy Policy to:
H.C. Wilcox Fabrications Ltd
13, North Portway Close,
Round Spinney Industrial Estate,
Northampton NN3 8RQ.
Telephone: 01604 494421
9. What if I am accessing Wilcox Fabrications Ltd websites outside the UK?
https://www.adelantedesign.co.uk/ is published in the UK by Adelante Design. All personal information submitted by you to the website goes directly to Wilcox Fabrications Ltd and will be processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy under the terms of UK law.
10. Cookies Policy – Information Wilcox Fabrications Ltd collects from you.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file which is placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit many websites.
Most cookies are created to enable features on the website to work properly or to provide the site owner of the website with anonymous information about how the site is used so that they can make improvements to the user experience. Cookies such as this are known as 1st party cookies.
Cookies that relate to advertising are known as 3rd party cookies. Typically used by advertisers, this type of cookie sees which websites you have visited and then displays targeted adverts that are more relevant to you.
How we use cookies
Our website uses a 1st party cookie to find out how people are using our website and to make some features of the website work. This information is anonymous and cannot be linked to one individual. We use this information to enable us to continually make improvements to our website to make the user experience.
Below are details of the cookies used.
Item | Purpose | More information |
Google Analytics | Collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. | Google Analytics Privacy Policy. You can choose to opt out of Google Analytics. |
What we do not do:
- Store or remember any personally identifiable information
- Send information to any other websites
- Record your visit for advertising purposes
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookie, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.