1 Introduction
SSUK Car Club Ltd (“Us”, “We”, “Our”) registered in England and Wales under company number 13003070 is the data controller of your Information for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 2018(the “Act”). We respect your privacy and we are committed to protecting your personal information as that term is defined in the Act (“Information”). We comply with the principles of the Act and aim to maintain consistently high levels of best practice in our processing of your Information.
Please read in conjunction with our Terms and Conditions and our Cookie Policy.
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) is intended to inform you how we collect, use and disclose your personal data. This Policy is intended to assist you in making informed decisions about your Information when using our website or the services provided by us or our group companies. Please take a minute to read and understand the Policy.
By using our website and services you consent to our collection and use of your Information as described in this Policy. If we change our Policy and/or procedures, we will post those changes on our website to keep you aware of what Information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may disclose it. Your continued use of the website or services after this Policy has been amended shall be deemed to be your continued acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Policy, as amended. We encourage you to bookmark this Web page and review this Policy regularly.
In addition to this Policy, each service offered by us or our group companies may have additional privacy provisions that are specific to the particular service. These supplemental disclosures are made adjacent to the particular service at the time your Information is collected. A list of our group companies can be seen at the bottom of this document.
2 What information do we collect?
All your Information will be held and used in accordance with the Act where applicable. If you want to know what Information we collect and hold about you, please write to us at: social@supercarsociety.co.uk. When you visit and use our website or request our services you may provide us with or we may collect your Information such as your postal address, email address and other personal information. You may provide or we may collect this Information in a number of ways:
2.1 Information you voluntarily provide to us
We collect and maintain Information that you voluntarily submit to us during your use of our website or services. For example:
• when you register on our website or for a service, you may provide us with certain Information including your name, email address, screen name, password, car make,car model, car colour, registration number, other cars you own, your Instagram name, postal address, telephone number and why you wish to join the club;
• if you sign up to receive a newsletter, a magazine, enter a contest or participate in social networking activities, you may provide us with contact information (e.g., email, telephone and/or or physical address); and
• you may provide us with Information in the course of email, customer support interactions and surveys.
2.2 Information we collect through your use of our Website
As you use our website, Information may also be passively collected by us through our use of cookies. This Information allows us to deliver more helpful information, services, tools and advertisements. Please see our Cookie Policy for more information.
3 How do we use your information
We will use your Information in the ways described below and as described at the time that the Information is collected.
3.1 To Provide the Services
In general, we use your Information as necessary or appropriate for our business purposes including to:
• administer your account where you have opened an account with us;
• register you and provide you access to the website or services requested by you;
• respond to inquiries or requests that you direct to us;
• fulfil your requests for products or services;
• send communications and administrative emails about the website or our services;
• personalise and better tailor the features, performance and support of the website and our services for your use; analyse, benchmark and conduct research on user data and user interactions with the website and our services;
• running competitions and prize draws;
• sponsor or partner membership benefits;
• other purposed related to any of the above
3.2 Marketing
Where you have provided us with the appropriate consents, or where the Act entitles us to do so, we may send you marketing materials about other products or services offered by SSUK Car Club Ltd, and/or products or services offered by our sponsors, advertisers and partners. In addition, where you have provided us with the appropriate consents, we may also pass your Information to one or more of our group companies or other selected third parties for marketing purposes. However, be assured that we understand the irritations of unsolicited communications and we are fully committed to ensuring the rights and obligations set out in the Act and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.
4 Can I find out what personal information SSUK Car Club Ltd holds on me?
Under the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the right to request a copy of the Information that we hold about you. There will be an administration fee of £10 associated with this request and it will require two pieces of identification to prove your identity. Please make a written application to SSUK Car Club Ltd, 100a Church Road, Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6UP.
If any of the Information that we hold about you is incorrect, you can click on the contact us link on our website. If the incorrect Information relates to your magazine subscription, then you can contact the customer services team at social@supercarsociety.co.uk who will update your details as soon as practically possible.
5 How we disclose your information to third parties
We may share your Information with third parties as specifically approved by you or under the circumstances described below.
5.1 Disclosure for legal reasons
We may disclose your Information if we are under a duty to disclose or share your Information to comply with any legal obligation or in order to enforce or apply or fulfil our terms and conditions and other agreements or protect the rights, property, or safety of our customers, our group companies or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
We may use other third party organisations to help provide a professional service to our customers (i.e. website designers). These organisations act as data processors and are strictly controlled in how they may/may not use your Information and we remain responsible for the protection of your Information.
5.2 Promotions and Sponsors
Some or all of the Information collected during a promotion, prize draw, contest or poll (“Promotions”) may be disclosed publicly. It may also be shared with other third parties as disclosed and consented to by you at the time of collection or in the Promotion rules. These third parties may include providers of prizes in order to update you of your status of your prize or other fulfilment needs or a co-sponsor who may use your Information to administer the Promotion or for their marketing purposes, but only in conformance with your consent. We are not responsible for their privacy policy or practices.
When you participate in a Promotion, you are subject to any official rules for that Promotion, which may contain additional information about the specific privacy practices associated with the Promotion.
5.3 Changes to our Company
In the event we go through a business transition such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Information may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Policy.
5.4 Message Boards and Forums
We may make message boards, chat rooms, and other interactive forums available as part of our services. You should be aware that any Information which you post to these interactive forums or otherwise choose to make publicly available, may be disclosed and available to all users who have access to that portion of our website or services. By using these interactive forums, you agree that we are not responsible for any Information that you disclose or communicate in such forums, and any disclosures you make are at your own risk.
6 Updating and control of your information
There are a number of ways in which you can control the collection, use, and sharing of your Information and update your Information and preferences.
6.1 Opting-Out on Receipt of Marketing Communications
When you receive marketing communications from us you will have the opportunity to “opt-out” by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the marketing e-mail or newsletter.
6.2 Preference Services
The Telephone Preference Service (TPS), the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (CTPS) and the Mailing Preference Service (MPS) allow you to choose to opt out of unsolicited marketing contact. However, if you are registered on any of the preference services, which are general opt-out registers, you may still receive marketing communications from us if you have given us your consent previously or if you subsequently give us that consent.
6.3 Contacting Us
If your information has changed or if you no longer wish to receive marketing communications from usthen you can amend your Information or update your preferences if you login to your account or contact us to make the necessary changes on your behalf.
Please note that:
• even if you delete Information, we may retain your Information in conformance with our data retention policy; and
• we are not responsible for updating or removing your Information contained in the lists or databases of third parties who have been provided with Information as permitted by this Policy.
7 Third party links and services
Please remember that when you use a link to go from our website to another website or you request a service from a third party, our Policy no longer applies. Your browsing and interaction on any other website or your dealings with any other third party service provider, is subject to that website’s or third party service provider’s own rules and policies. We do not monitor, control, or endorse the information collection or privacy practices of any third parties. We encourage you to become familiar with the privacy practices of every website you visit or third party service provider that you deal with and to contact them if you have any questions about their respective privacy policies and practices. This Policy applies solely to information collected by us through our website or services and does not apply to these third partywebsites and third party service providers.
8 Where we store your information
We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your data, for example:
• access to your user account is controlled by a password and user name that is unique to you
• we store your data on secure computer systems and servers
If you suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to your data, please let us know immediately by contacting us via: social@supercarsociety.co.uk
9 Security of your information
We follow appropriate security procedures in the storage and disclosure of your Information so as to prevent unauthorised access by third parties. We also require those parties to whom we transfer personal information to comply with the same. However, unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. So, we cannot ensure the security of your Information transmitted by you to us via the internet. Any such transmission is at your own risk and you acknowledge and agree that we shall not be responsible for any unauthorised use, distribution, damage or destruction of your Information, except to the extent we are required to accept such responsibility by the Act. Once we have received your Information we will use security procedures and features to prevent unauthorised access to it.
10 How to contact us
If you have any questions regarding privacy or this Policy, you may contact us as follows:
SSUK Car Club Ltd, 100a Church Road, Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6UP
Email us: social@supercarsociety.co.uk