The Wholesale Domestic Bathroom Superstore is committed to preserving the privacy of all visitors to www.wholesaledomestic.com and www.wholesaledomestic.co.uk (“Website”). Please read the following privacy policy to understand how we use and protect the information that you provide to us.
 
By using this Website or contacting us by email or through this Website, you consent to the collection, use and transfer of your personal information under the terms of this policy. If you do not accept the terms of this policy you must leave this Website immediately and you may not use any of the services we provide through it.
 
Information that we collect from you
1.   When you visit the Website or register to receive e-mail updates, mailings or promotional material from us or from third parties, you may be asked to provide certain information about yourself including your title, name, job title, company/organisation and contact details, including your phone and fax numbers, email address and postal address. We may also collect information about:-
(a)                 your IP address, a unique identifier for your computer or other access device;
(b)                 your usage of our Website which may include, without limitation the URL you have last used and the URL you next go to, and browser information;
(c)                 e-mails or letters you send to us;
(d)                 information gathered during telephone conversations with you; and
(e)                 any other information you submit to us.
 
Use of your information
2.   Your information will enable us to provide you with any updates or information you request from us. It will also enable us to contact you concerning your queries regarding our services and functions.
3.       Your information may also be used by us let to you know about other services and products that may be of interest to you.
4.       Your information may sometimes be used by selected third parties to let you know about services and products they provide which may be of interest to you. You will not be contacted for this purpose unless you have given your specific permission at the time we ask you to provide your information to us.
 
Ways in which we may contact you
5.   Where we have your consent, we may contact you by post, telephone, fax or email in connection with the purposes outlined above. If you change your mind about being contacted in the future, please let us know by contacting us at our contact details set out below.
 
Cookies
6.   Cookies are small amounts of information, usually in the form of a text file, which we may store on your computer or other access device. We may access this file which acts as an easy way to identify you when you use the Website. Our system may issue cookies to your computer or other access device when you visit to the Website. Cookies make it easier for you to use the Website during your current visit and future visits. They also allow us to monitor website traffic and to personalise the content of the Website for you. From time to time as we develop our Website, some features may only be available through the use of a cookie. You may set up your computer or other access device to reject cookies by following theinstructions for disabling cookies available on www.allaboutcookies.orgalthough, in that case, you may not be able to use certain features on our Website.]
 
Disclosure of your information
7.   The information you provide to us will be held on our computers in the UK and may be accessed by or given to our staff, our contractors, and agents who act for us. Information may be disclosed for the purposes set out in this policy or for other purposes approved by you or as otherwise permitted by law. This may mean that your information is sent to computers outwith the UK.
8.   Your information may be passed to selected third parties, in order for them to contact you to let you know about products and services that may be of interest to you. Your information will only be provided to these third parties where you have consented to this.      
9.   By submitting your information to us, you agree that it may be transferred outside of the European Economic Area. Countries outside the European Economic Area do not always have strong data protection laws. However, wherever practicable we will take steps to ensure that your information is used by third parties in accordance with this policy.
10. We may also pass aggregate information on the usage of our Website to third parties but this will not include information that can be used to identify you.  We may also share your personal information with other companies in our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in Section 736 of the UK Companies Act 1985. In the event that all or part of our business or assets are acquired by a third party, your information may be passed as one of the transferred assets to the successor business in that transaction.  
11. We also reserve the right to disclose any of the information you provide to us where required to do so by law, or to comply with a regulatory obligation, or to assist in any investigation into alleged illegal or criminal conduct. 
 
Security and data retention
12. We employ industry standard security measures to protect your information from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. We will retain your information for a reasonable period or as long as the law requires. You should be aware however that it is technically impossible to provide a totally secure system on the web and you are responsible for ensuring your own computer system is adequately protected from access by unauthorised persons.
 
Third party information collectors and websites
 
13. If you disclose your personal information to third parties including, but not limited to, third party websites with links on our Website, our privacy policy shall not be enforceable against them. We take no responsibility and shall not be liable for third party use of your personal information in such circumstances.
14. You should be aware that if you click on any link on the Website, to another website provided by a third party, it is possible you may encounter cookies or other similar devices placed by those third parties. We do not control the use of cookies or other similar devices by third parties and are not responsible or liable for them.
15. You should review the privacy policy of that third party website to check how they may use or disclose your information.
 
Accessing and updating
16. Under the Data Protection Act 1998, you are entitled to request access to the information held about you and you are entitled to ask us to make any necessary changes to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date. If you wish to do this, please contact us at the address below as we are the data controller for this information. We are entitled by law to charge a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you. We may also ask you to provide suitable evidence confirming your identity before providing you with such details.
 
Changes to our privacy policy
17. We may change our privacy policy at any time without having to give you prior notification. Any changes to our privacy policy in the future will be posted to the Website and/or, where we think it is appropriate, through e-mail notification.
 
Contact
All comments, queries and requests relating to our use of your information are welcomed and should be addressed to :-
Contact:            The Data Protection Officer
Address:           The Wholesale Paint and Wallpaper Company Ltd.
t/a Wholesale Domestic Bathroom Superstore
400-406 Hillington Road
Hillington Industrial Estate
Glasgow
G52 4BL
 
E-mail:              info@wholesaledomestic.com
Telephone:        0141 882 7774
Fax:                  0141 882 1367