Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Plantation Shutters Limited uses and protects any personal information given by you and/or collected via an online form and/or an email address when you use our main website which is under the following domain (plantation-shutters.co.uk) as well as our e-commerce online shop (DIY Shutters) website which is under the following domain (diy-plantation-shutters.co.uk). Both websites are an integral part of the Plantation Shutters Ltd brand and will be treated as one. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and we are fully compliant with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidelines. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

We will not sell or share your private information with third parties unless we are required by law to do so. Depending on the post code you’ve provided us with, we may forward your contact details to one of our franchises to deal with. They are part of the Plantation Shutters Ltd brand and will be able to offer you the same product and service. We may use your information to send you promotional information about our products and services which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen. We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 15th April 2019.

WHAT WE COLLECT

We may collect your personal information via a variety of online forms and email addresses present on both websites, via phone calls, via the order pad form we take to your property during a site survey and also, via the design & buy your shutters online form. Whenever you are asked to fill in a form on either website, look for the link with the relevant disclaimer explaining what information we collect and how we will handle that information once it is submitted.

Below is a list of all our data collection points, the types of information we collect on each of them and how we handle your information once it is collected, as follows:

MAIN WEBSITE

Contact Us Page Form

We may collect the following information via this form: name, email address, contact number, post code and relevant message. This information is collected to allow us to contact and help you with your initial enquiry. A copy of all submissions will be sent to a member of our Sales Team mailbox. We may temporarily add your information to our Outlook calendars in case a site survey is booked.

Trade Page Form

We may collect the following information via this form: name, email address, contact number, company name, website and relevant message. This information is collected to allow us to contact and help you with your initial enquiry. A copy of all submissions will be sent to a member of our Trade Client Management Team mailbox. We may temporarily add your information to our Outlook calendars in case a site survey is booked.

DIY Enquiries Page Form

We may collect the following information via this form: name, email address, contact number, delivery post code, window measurements, any file(s) you may choose to upload and relevant message. This information is collected to allow us to contact and help you with your initial enquiry. A copy of all submissions will be sent to a member of our Sales Team mailbox. We may temporarily add your information to our Outlook calendars in case a site survey is booked.

Request a Call Back Page Form

We may collect the following information via this form: name, contact number, email address, post code and relevant message. This information is collected to allow us to contact and help you with your initial enquiry. The submissions will be stored on our website Admin area, which is only accessible by authorised Plantation Shutters personnel, and a copy will be sent to a member of our Sales Team mailbox. We may temporarily add your information to our Outlook calendars in case a site survey is booked.

Exit Intend Pop Up Form

We may collect the following information via this form: email address. Your email address will be stored on a third-party website dashboard controlled by Plantation Shutters Ltd and added to our electronic mailing list.

Public Online Calculator Form

We may collect the following information via this form: contact name, contact number, contact email and relevant message. This information is collected to allow us to contact and help you with your initial quote. The submissions will be stored on our website Admin area, which is only accessible by authorised Plantation Shutters personnel, and a copy of will be sent to the given email address. We may temporarily add your information to our Outlook calendars in case a site survey is booked.

Various Emails Available on Website

We may be sent a wide variety of personal information from the various email addresses present on this website, including the following: name, email, contact number, post code, availability, etc. This information is essential to allow us to contact and help you with your initial enquiry. These emails will be stored in the relevant Plantation Shutters Team’s mailbox.

Indication of Costs

We may collect the following information in order to provide you with an indication of costs: name, private and/or working email, private and/or working contact number, private and/or property full address, company name, website, window numbers, relevant window sizes and shutter specifications. The indications will be stored on our website Admin area, which is only accessible by authorised Plantation Shutters personnel. A printed version of it will also be stored in one of our secured physical locations.

Order Pad Form on Measure Appointments

We may collect the following information on site in order to provide you with an indication of costs or place an order: name, private and/or working email, private and/or working contact number, private and/or property full address, company name, website, window numbers, relevant window sizes and shutter specifications.

Deposit Payment

We may collect your debit or credit card over the phone to secure your measure appointment but at no point we will store or keep those details anywhere. Once the agreed payment sum is taken, your debit/credit card details will be destroyed and erased from our files.

Order Payment

We may collect your debit or credit card details on site or over the phone to place your order but at no point we will store or keep those details anywhere. Once the agreed payment sum is taken, your debit/credit card details will be destroyed and erased from our files.

Confirmation of Order

We may use the following information in order to provide you with a confirmation of order: name, private and/or working email, private and/or working contact number, private and/or property full address, company name, website, window numbers, relevant window sizes and shutter specifications. The confirmations will be stored on our website Admin area, which is only accessible by authorised Plantation Shutters personnel. A printed version of it will also be stored in one of our secured physical locations.

Site Photographs

Before fitting takes place, the fitter may well take a picture of the area and the window to take a note of any existing damages. We may also take images of your shutters for quality control purposes. The best of these photos may even be used on our website or sent to other customers for inspiration and or to show different designs. If you prefer us not to pass on your images, please send an email to mydata@plantation-shutters.co.uk or write to Plantation Shutters Ltd at Unit 10 River Reach Business Park, 1 Gartons Way, Battersea, London, SW11 3SX and we will remove them from our photo library.

Microsoft Outlook Mailboxes & Calendars

We may store the information we have collected via the data collection points listed above on our company’s Microsoft Outlook Mailboxes & Calendars. A copy of all enquiries coming from the online forms and emails available on this website will be sent to a relevant team member’s mailbox so the initial enquiry can be dealt with properly. Should we agree on a measure appointment date and time, your information may then be placed on a Calendar event so that we can carry out a site survey on the location, day and date specified on your enquiry.

E-COMMERCE ONLINE SHOP (DIY SHUTTERS) WEBSITE

DIY Shutters – Design Your Shutters Form

This form is available on our e-Commerce website under the (diy-plantation-shutters.co.uk) domain (URL). We may collect the following information during the buying process via this form: all specifications relevant to the given shutters (window measurements, styles, materials, finishes, fixings, mounting options, optional extras, panels and configurations), full name, email address, contact number, delivery post code and relevant message.

This information is collected to allow us to process your order and help you with any enquiries you may have. A copy of all orders placed will be stored on our DIY Shutters website Admin area, which is only accessible by authorised Plantation Shutters personnel, and a copy will be sent to a member of our Sales Team mailbox.

DIY Shutters – Order Payment

You will be requested to provide a payment option during the buying process such as a credit/debit card to place your order. The payment is handled by a secured online gateway provided by Lloyds Bank and at no point Plantation Shutters Ltd nor Lloyds will store or keep the payment details you’ve supplied during the checkout. Once the agreed payment sum is taken, your debit/credit card details will be automatically erased.

DIY Shutters – Confirmation of Order

We may use the following information in order to provide you with a confirmation of order: nameemail addresscontact numberproperty full addresscompany namewebsitewindow quantityrelevant window measurements and shutter specifications. The confirmations will be stored on our DIY Shutters website Admin area, which is only accessible by authorised Plantation Shutters personnel. A printed version of it will also be stored in one of our secured physical locations.

INVOICING

We may use the information we have collected via the data collection points listed above to create invoices in order to compliant with the HRMC Regulations for a limited company in the UK. Once an order is placed and a payment is made, we are required by law to keep your relevant information for a minimum of 72 months (6 years) for HRMC purposes. Your information will be stored on SAGE and our Local Server, both only accessible by authorised Plantation Shutters personnel, and a printed version of it will also be stored in one of our secured physical locations. You can find out more by visiting the HRMC Regulations website.

WARRANTY

We may keep the information we have collected via the data collection points listed above in order to be able to assist you in case any part of the product we supplied needs replacing. We offer a 5-year Warranty * for our product and therefore, need to keep all your relevant information for a minimum of 60 months (5 years).

* Please read our Warranty for full details and exceptions.

WHAT WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect the above information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping for HRMC and Warranty purposes.
  • We may use the information to improve our products and services.
  • Should you agree on joining one of our electronic mailing lists, we may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
  • From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
  • Should you not place an order after a site survey is performed and an indication of costs is generated, we will keep all your relevant information for a maximum of a twelve months for the purposes of future communications. It will be completely deleted after 12 months unless otherwise stated by you.
  • Should we not engage in a business transaction after the initial contact is made, all your relevant information will be completely deleted.

 

CONTROLLING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your private information in the following ways:

  • if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for newsletter updates purposes, you may change your mind at any time by emailing us at mydata@plantation-shutters.co.uk or writing to Plantation Shutters Ltd at Unit 10 River Reach Business Park, 1 Gartons Way, Battersea, London, SW11 3SX.
  • You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidelines. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please send an email to mydata@plantation-shutters.co.uk or write to Plantation Shutters Ltd at Unit 10 River Reach Business Park, 1 Gartons Way, Battersea, London, SW11 3SX.
  • If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please send an email to mydata@plantation-shutters.co.uk or write to Plantation Shutters Ltd at Unit 10 River Reach Business Park, 1 Gartons Way, Battersea, London, SW11 3SX as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
  • If you wish to delete the personal information we are holding on you, apart from the ones we are legally required to keep, please send an email to mydata@plantation-shutters.co.uk or write to Plantation Shutters Ltd at Unit 10 River Reach Business Park, 1 Gartons Way, Battersea, London, SW11 3SX as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

 

SECURITY

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Third-Party Websites

We use some third-party websites to help us collect and process your information. We can confirm that all third-party websites used are secured and committed to protecting that information in accordance to the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidelines. If you wish to know more about all our security procedures, please send an email to mydata@plantation-shutters.co.uk or write to Plantation Shutter Ltd at Unit 10 River Reach Business Park, 1 Gartons Way, Battersea, London, SW11 3SX.

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over how those websites will collect and handle your data Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

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