Kia Knots

KiaKnots.co.uk Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 27th March 2023

Introduction

At KiaKnots.co.uk, we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our users and ensuring that your personal data is protected. This Privacy and Cookie Policy (“Policy”) outlines the types of personal data we collect, how we use it, and the measures we take to ensure your data remains secure.

Please read this Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By using our website, you are agreeing to the terms of this Policy.

Who We Are

KiaKnots.co.uk is a website operated by Kia Knots, a trading style of Boombae LTD. We are registered in England and Wales under company number 11874466, and our registered office is at 480 Chester Road, Trafford, Manchester, M16 9HE.

The Data We Collect About You

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, including:

a. Identity Data: such as your first name, last name, username, or similar identifier.
b. Contact Data: including your email address and telephone numbers.
c. Technical Data: such as your IP address, login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access our website.
d. Usage Data: information about how you use our website, products, and services.
e. Marketing and Communications Data: your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties, and your communication preferences.

How We Collect Your Personal Data

We use different methods to collect data from and about you, including:

a. Direct interactions: You may provide us with your Identity, Contact, and Marketing and Communications Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email, or through chat or social media.
b. Automated technologies or interactions: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We also collect Usage Data using cookies and similar technologies. Please see our Cookie Policy below for more information.

How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to, and for the purposes for which we collected it. We may use your personal data to:

a. Provide and improve our products and services.
b. Manage our relationship with you.
c. Enable you to participate in promotions, surveys, or events.
d. Deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you.
e. Measure the effectiveness of advertising.
f. Make suggestions and recommendations about products or services that may be of interest to you.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

We may share your personal data with trusted third parties for the purposes set out in this Policy, including:

a. Google AdWords and Google Analytics: We use these services to understand user behaviour, improve our website, and deliver targeted advertising.
b. Facebook and Instagram: We use these platforms for advertising and analytics purposes, as well as to enable social media features on our website.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We only permit third parties to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.

Data Security

We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered, or disclosed. We also limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.

Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process it, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means.

Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. These rights include:

a. Request access to your personal data.
b. Request correction of your personal data.
c. Request erasure of your personal data.
d. Object to processing of your personal data.
e. Request restriction of processing your personal data.
f. Request transfer of your personal data.
g. Right to withdraw consent.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

Cookie Policy

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer or device when you visit our website. Cookies help us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allow us to improve our site.

We use the following types of cookies:

a. Strictly necessary cookies: These are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website or use a shopping cart.
b. Analytical/performance cookies: These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
c. Functionality cookies: These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences.
d. Targeting cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. Any changes we make to our Policy will be posted on this page, and, where appropriate, we will notify you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact us at [email protected] or by writing to us at:

Privacy Officer
Kia Knots
480 Chester Road
Trafford, Manchester
M16 9HE