GDPR and Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy outlines how MGT Painting & Decorating Ltd complies with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). This Policy explains how MGT Painting & & Decorating Ltd; collects, processes, manages and stores your personal details and what your rights are under GDPR and how they are adhered to.

Website use – mgtdecoratingltd.co.uk (Site)

​ MGT Painting & Decorating Ltd is committed to safeguarding the privacy of its website users and its customers.

The Site uses a WordPress hosting platform through 20i.com. Your data may be stored through WordPress.com’s and 20i.com’s data storage, databases and their general applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.

The site utilises systems that are designed to prevent unauthorised access to any personal data you may submit on the Site. The Site maintains data accuracy and guarantees the correct use of the information under this statement. The systems used at the site comply with the latest security standards and include necessary electronic, physical, and managerial procedures, which help to protect the information collected online and to ensure and guarantee its correct and safe use. Nevertheless, since no data can be 100% secure on the Internet, we cannot guarantee that any information submitted to us will be totally secure and safe. Users provide the information at their own risk. The Site constantly assesses, evaluates and updates the abilities of new technologies in providing the additional protection of the information where possible.

The use of mgtdecoratingltd.co.uk.co.uk does not require any personal information when you visit our Site. Should you wish to provide your personal details in the course of a product related enquiry or in transacting to receive additional information – any information you provide to us will be protected from unauthorised access and you will be informed of exactly how your information is to be used. The details below state the exact way in which information practices are handled by MGT Painting & Decorating Ltd

​Your Personal Information

​By Personal Information we are referring to a visitor’s personal name, e-mail address and any other information they deem fit to provide. Personal Information can be gathered via an online contact form, by the posting of a comment in relation to content on the site, or by interacting with one of MGT Painting & Decorating Ltd’s Social Media platforms. We may also request personal information when/if hosting a competition whereby applicants must apply to participate.

We reserve the right to use any personal information for promotion administration purposes, including but not limited to verification and notification of winners as applicable.

All correspondence to MGT Painting & Decorating Ltd via email, social media, website, contact form, Whatsapp and messenger are password protected and MGT Painting & Decorating Ltd is solely responsible for the handling and managing of all personal data.

​Any personal information obtained regarding an enquiry will be stored within the medium in which it was received and, unless a booking is complete, all personal information will be anonymised prior to the date of the event or six months after final contact is made (whichever is later). Where a booking is made, relevant personal information provided by the client will be stored for a period of ten (10) years after the date of the event.

All electronic devices where your personal information is stored, for example, mobile phone, tablet and desktop, all contain passwords. Images are stored on external hard drives which are password protected. Any paper documents where your personal information can be accessed are stored in a secure, private location only accessible by Snapp Photography.

Personal information shall not be shared with third party operators or websites, unless considered necessary when completing your transaction.

MGT Painting & Decorating Ltd may need to disclose personal information, when necessary, in the instance of insurance claim, or legal reason that may occur. Wherever possible MGT Painting & Decorating Ltd will inform those affected prior to the release of Personal Information.

Communication with you

MGT Painting & Decorating Ltd will contact you regarding your enquiry, booking, to collect fees or monies owed, or as otherwise necessary. For these purposes we may contact you via email, telephone, text message, Whatsapp, messenger and/or postal mail.

Images

GDPR legislation states that a photograph may contain some form of personal data where they can be processed to allow “the unique identification or authentication of a natural person”. MGT Painting & Decorating Ltd will never photograph an individual as a means of unique identification or authentication unless contracted to do so.

We may display photographs to promote MGT Painting & Decorating Ltd on our website, blog, on social media, in exhibitions, in advertising, brochures, magazine articles and other such material, providing that the images used are used lawfully and without damage to MGT Painting & Decorating Ltd’s client(s). The rights of the people captured in these photographs are protected by MGT Painting & Decorating Ltd as detailed in this Privacy Policy.

Your Right to Access information or Withdraw your Data

You have the right to contact MGT Painting & Decorating Ltd at any time and ask to view the Personal Information that the business has stored on you. You have the right to ask to have such information deleted or removed. If you would like access to your stored data please contact Mike at enquiries@mgtdecoratingltd.co.uk

External Website Links and Third Parties

​This statement covers all areas in which Personal Information has been received according to information collection practices on www.mgtdecoratingltd.co.uk . Links located at the Site may be to and from other internet sites, including but not limited to the sites affiliated to the site. The site does not hold any responsibility for the privacy policies or content of all the other websites that it may link to. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use of any Third-Party company we may link to – prior to deciding to submit your personal information on other such sites.

Right to amend our Privacy Statement

MGT Painting & Decorating Ltd reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes shall be effective right upon posting up on the Site. Last updated November 2021

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