Cookies & Privacy Policy

Cookies Policy

We use cookies on our website. By using our website, you agree to this Policy and you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this Policy.

About Cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added, and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

There are two main kinds of cookies: “session” cookies and “persistent” cookies. Session cookies only last for the duration of users using the website and are deleted from your computer when you close your browser, whereas persistent cookies outlast user sessions and remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach their expiry date.

Cookies on www.flipstick.co.uk.

We use both Session Cookies and Persistent Cookies on this website.

We use a cookie to recognise your computer when you visit our website, in order to populate the login box and record whether you are logged in or not. We only do this if you have explicitly registered with us.

We also use a cookie to tell us that you have agreed to this Cookies Policy if you have chosen to do so.

A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, however we are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. 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.

You can read our full Privacy Policy here.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third-party cookies. Note that doing this may prevent you from taking full advantage of our website.

If you would like to find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, please visit: http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

Google Analytics

We also use cookies to help us improve the website's usability and for marketing purposes. We may also use cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes.

For this purpose, we use Google Analytics. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store and use this information. Google's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.

If you would like to opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, please visit: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

If you have any questions about privacy or our use of cookies, please contact us on 01386 760 444 or email flipstick@rotec-ltd.com.

Privacy Statement

www.flipstick.co.uk is committed to protecting your privacy and maintaining the security of any personal information received from you. We strictly adhere to the requirements of the data protection legislation in the UK.

Protecting your personal information is extremely important to Flipstick, the way Flipstick collect and share your information is equally important. Flipstick manages all information provided privately and securely.

What is personal information?

When Flipstick talk about personal information Flipstick mean information about an individual that can identify them, like their name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and financial details. It can relate to customers, employees, shareholders, business contacts and suppliers. Any reference to “information” or “data” in this policy is a reference to personal information about a living individual.

What information do Flipstick hold?

Flipstick may collect and process the following personal information about you:

Type of data

Description

Examples of how Flipstick use it

Contact Details

o    Who you are.

o    Address

o    How to contact you

o    Servicing your product.

o    Marketing

o    Analysis & profiling

o    Enhancing our product and service offering

Personal Details

o    Age

o    Gender

o    Family details

o    Financial Details

o    Marketing

o    Analysis & profiling

Transactional

o    Bank and/or card details

o    How you use your product.

o    Changes you make to your product or account  

o    Processing orders and products

o    Making sure our products and services are fit for purpose

Contractual

o    Your Purchase history

o    Credit agreements

o    Supplier Confidentiality Agreements

o    Account records

o    for re-purchase information’s

o    Financial and banking

o    Ensure Flipstick are compliant to agreements

Consent & preferences

o    Ways you want Flipstick to market to you

o    Marketing

Technical

o    Details on the devices and technology you use

o    Making sure our products and services are fit for purpose

Social Media Platforms

o    Other information about you that is openly available on the internet

o    Marketing


Where do Flipstick get our information from?

o    Information you give Flipstick directly (when you fill in forms or contact Flipstick by phone, e-mail etc.). 

o    Information Flipstick collect about you or receive from other sources.

This could be information you provide to Flipstick electronically (through our website or an online portal, for example), information Flipstick get from Tender publication sites or from publicly available sources such as social media platforms.

How do Flipstick use your information?

Flipstick use personal information that Flipstick hold about you:

  • To carry out our responsibilities resulting from any agreements you’ve entered into with Flipstick (e.g. manufacture and delivery of products and services) and to provide you with the information, products and services that you’ve asked from Flipstick.
  • To provide you with marketing information about services and products Flipstick offer across the
  • Flipstick which may be of interest to you. Based on your marketing preferences, Flipstick may deliver this information by post, telephone, e-mail or personalised online marketing via our own systems such as social media platforms and/or other third-party websites e.g. YouTube. Please note that if you choose not to receive online marketing, you will not see personalised messages using your personal data, however you may still see generic online advertising. Flipstick will not sell your data to third parties for them to market to you. Flipstick may also send marketing to you using our “legitimate interests”, please see below for further information.
  • To tell you about changes to our services and products.
  • To comply with any applicable legal or regulatory requirements (including to comply with any applicable regulatory reporting or disclosure requirements).
  • For carrying out market research, statistical analysis and customer profiling to help Flipstick to improve our processes, products and services and generate new business (e.g. to understand digital behaviour and develop more engaging communications).
  • To define our actuarial, pricing, processes, marketing and business strategies.
  • To run our business in an efficient and proper way. This includes testing our systems, managing our financial position, business capability, planning, communications, corporate governance, and audit.
  • For any other purpose that Flipstick have agreed with you from time to time.
  • Providing quotes

Using your information in accordance with Data Protection Laws?

Data protection laws require Flipstick to meet certain conditions before Flipstick are allowed to use your personal information in the way Flipstick describe in this privacy policy. Flipstick take these responsibilities extremely seriously. To use your personal information, Flipstick will rely on the following conditions, depending on the activities Flipstick are carrying out:

  • Providing our contracts & services to you: Flipstick will process your personal information to carry out our responsibilities resulting from any agreements you’ve entered with Flipstick and to provide you with the information, products and services you’ve asked from Flipstick.
  • Complying with applicable laws: Flipstick may process your personal information to comply with any legal obligation Flipstick are subject to.
  • Legitimate interests: To use your personal data for any other purpose described in this privacy policy, Flipstick will rely on a condition known as "legitimate interests". It’s in our legitimate interests to collect your personal data as it provides Flipstick with the information that Flipstick need to provide our services to you more effectively. Flipstick may use your information to:

-          Carry out market research and product development.

-          Develop and test the effectiveness of marketing activities.

-          Develop, test and manage our brands, products and services.

-          Study and manage how our customers use products and services from Flipstick and our business partners.

-          Manage risk for Flipstick and our customers.

o    Consent: Flipstick may provide you with marketing information about our services or products where you’ve provided your consent for Flipstick to do so.

You may opt out of marketing at any time by e-mailing or telephoning your customer servicing team. Alternatively, you can also opt out, simply login to our website and change your personal settings.

How Long do Flipstick keep your information for?

Flipstick will keep your personal information in accordance with our internal retention policies. Flipstick will determine the length of time Flipstick keep it for based on the minimum retention periods required by law or regulation. Flipstick will only keep your personal information after this period if there’s a legitimate and provable business reason to do so.

Who do Flipstick share your personal information with?

Flipstick will only disclose your information to:

  • Our regulators, government (e.g. HMRC)

Additionally, Flipstick may disclose your personal information to third parties:

o    In the event that Flipstick sell or buy any business or assets, in which case Flipstick will disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets.

o    If Flipstick, or substantially all of our assets, are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by Flipstick about our customers will be one of the transferred assets.

o    In order to enforce or apply the terms of any contract with you

o    Carry out market research, statistical analysis and customer profiling.

Your Rights

You have rights under data protection law that relate to the way Flipstick process your personal data. More information on these rights can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website. If you wish to exercise any these rights, please get in touch with your customer services team. Alternatively, you can also use the Contact Flipstick section of our website. 

 

  1.       The right to access the personal data that Flipstick hold about you.
  1.       The right to make Flipstick correct any inaccurate personal data Flipstick hold about you
  1.       The right to make Flipstick erase any personal data Flipstick hold about you. This right will only apply   where for example):

-          Flipstick no longer need to use the personal data to achieve the purpose Flipstick collected it for

-          You withdraw your consent if Flipstick are using your personal data based on that consent

-          Where you object to the way Flipstick use your data, and there is no overriding legitimate interest

  1.       The right to restrict our processing of the personal data Flipstick hold about you. This right will only apply where for example:

-          You dispute the accuracy of the personal data Flipstick hold

-          You would like your data erased, but Flipstick require to hold it in order to stop its processing

-          You have the right to require Flipstick to erase the personal data but would prefer that our processing is restricted instead

-          Where Flipstick no longer need to use the personal data to achieve the purpose Flipstick collected it for, but you need the data for legal claims. 

  1.       The right to object to our processing of personal data Flipstick hold about you (including for the purposes of sending marketing materials to you).
  1.       The right to receive personal data, which you have provided to Flipstick, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to make Flipstick transfer this personal data to another organisation.
  1.       The right to withdraw your consent, where Flipstick are relying on it to use your personal data (for example, to provide you with marketing information about our services or products).

Contacts and complaints

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise any of your rights, including changing your marketing preferences, please get in touch with your usual Flipstick contact. Alternatively, you can also use the Contact Flipstick section of our website.

You also have the right to raise concerns with Information Commissioner’s Office on 0303 123 1113 or at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/, or any other relevant supervisory authority should your personal data be processed outside of the UK, if you believe that your data protection rights have not been adhered to.

If you have any questions about privacy, please contact us on 01386 760 444.