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Our Privacy Policy

We are committed to protecting your privacy and maintaining the security of any personal information you provide us with. This statement outlines how we ensure this and how we comply with legislation on data protection.

This Privacy Policy will explain any areas of our website which may affect your privacy and personal details, how they are processed, collected, managed, and stored, and how your rights under the new GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) are protected.

1: INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect personal information from you in order to fulfil your service requests. This includes email addresses, personal name, postal address, and contact numbers. Any personal information used is for the operation and fulfilment of a service requested by you.

Under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulations 2018, you have the right to review any personal information provided to us at any time. This includes reviewing for correctness, requesting correction of errors, that information cannot be used to contact you, that information be deleted from our records, and to opt-out of communication.

We do not store credit card details, nor do we sell, rent or share customer details with any third party for commercial reasons.

2: KEEPING YOUR INFORMATION SECURE

Our servers are protected using HTTPS and SSL technology. Any data provided by you to us will be as secure as it can be. We are fully aware of our responsibilities regarding data under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation 2018.

If we ask an external organisation to provide a service for us we will always ensure that they have appropriate security measures in place.

3: COOKIES

This website may use cookies to better the overall experience of our users. In accordance with legislation and where necessary, this website ensures the user has the ability to accept and disable the use of cookies.

3.1: WHAT ARE COOKIES

Cookies are pieces of information which are sent from a website to your hard drive while you a viewing a site. These may be used by companies to provide a more personalised experience, for statistical purposes, or for advertisements. The use of cookies is standard practice across the internet and is undertaken by several websites.

Cookies could be either ‘persistent’ or ‘session’ cookies. A persistent cookie will be stored by a browser and remain valid until its set expiration date and can be deleted by the user prior to expiry. A session cookie expires at the end of the user session on a website once the browser has been closed.

As there are links to external sites, users are advised to be aware of the possible use of cookies. Where applicable and in accordance with legislation, these sites should use a cookie control system which allows the user to give explicit permission or deny the use of cookies.

3.2: WHAT WE USE COOKIES FOR

We may use cookies for a number of reasons including:

  1.       To provide a more interactive and personal user experience
  2.       For statistical purposes
  3.       To show adverts that you may be interested in and control the number of times you see them

It is important to note that disabling cookies may have a negative impact on how a site runs.

3.3: COOKIES USED BY SERVICE PROVIDERS

Third-party companies that are providing a service for us or our website may use cookies and these may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.

Google Analytics is used to analyse the use of our website. Information is gathered about website use via cookies and any information gathered is used to create reports about the use of our website. For more on Google’s privacy policy, see here.

3.4: COOKIE DISABLING

If you would like to disable the use of cookies when you visit a website you can do this from your internet browser. The links below provide instruction on how to do this. Once you click on an external link, this Privacy Policy no longer applies.

Internet Explorer

Mozilla Firefox

Google Chrome

Apple Safari

4: SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

We may use official profiles on social media channels. We advise our users to verify the legitimacy of any profile pertaining to be our company before interacting with them. Our social media profiles will never ask for user passwords or personal details.

If we provide a social media service for you then you are advised to read the Privacy Policy of that service. The social media businesses that we interact with include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.

5: EXTERNAL WEB LINKS

This website contains links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content on these sites. Our users are encouraged to be aware that when they leave this website they should read the privacy policy and spam policies of each website that collects personal data. This Privacy Policy applies only to the information collected by us.

6: SPAM POLICY

We are strongly against spam. We only contact our customers when they have requested to receive communication or there is a need to update you on information about services you have requested from us.

7: OTHER PRIVACY NOTICES

We retain personal information for the period necessary to fulfil the services requested unless a longer retention period is permitted or required by law.

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

We may revise our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes that occur will be posted on the Privacy Policy page of our website.

This latest revision comes as a result of our ongoing efforts to be transparent and to comply fully with new data protection regulations.

All changes will be effective immediately.

By continuing as a client with us you are bound to the revised Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy was last revised in April 2018.

 

Privacy Overview

1. Introduction

 

This Cookie Policy explains how Excel Roofing & Asbestos Ltd (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website — https://asbestos-roofing.co.uk (“Website”). It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control their use.


 

2. What are cookies?

 

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Excel Roofing & Asbestos Ltd) are called “first-party cookies”. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies”. Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).


 

3. Why do we use cookies?

 

We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons:

  • To ensure our website functions properly.

  • To understand how visitors use our website.

  • To improve user experience and performance.

  • To manage analytics and advertising performance (such as Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel).

 

The specific types of cookies served through our website and the purposes they perform are described below.


 

4. Types of cookies we use

 

Essential cookies

 

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.

Performance and analytics cookies

 

These cookies help us understand how our website is being used, how effective marketing campaigns are, and to help us customise and improve our website for you.

  • Example: Google Analytics – used to collect anonymous data on site usage and visitor behaviour.

 

Advertising cookies

 

These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions such as preventing the same advert from continuously reappearing and ensuring that adverts are properly displayed for advertisers.

  • Example: Facebook Pixel – used to measure ad performance and remarketing.

 

Functional cookies

 

These cookies enable us to remember choices you make (such as your name, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personalised features.


 

5. How can I control cookies?

 

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies.

When you first visit our website, a cookie banner will appear giving you the option to manage your preferences. You can also modify your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies.

If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though some functionality and areas may be restricted.


 

6. Managing cookies in your browser

 

You can change your cookie settings in most browsers. To find out more, visit:

 


 

7. Updates to this Cookie Policy

 

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.


 

8. Contact us

 

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:

Excel Roofing & Asbestos Ltd

Phone: 0800 0996 558

Email: info@excel-asbestos.com

Website: https://asbestos-roofing.co.uk