Privacy Policy Notice

The policy: This privacy policy notice is for this website; www.petermillard.com and served by Peter Millard (petermillard@me.com) and governs the privacy of those who use it. The purpose of this policy is to explain to you how we control, process, handle and protect your personal information while browsing or using this website, including your rights under current laws and regulations. If you do not agree to the following policy you may wish to cease viewing / using this website.

Policy key definitions:

• "I", "our", "us", or "we" refer to the business, [Business name & other trading names].

• "you", "the user" refer to the person(s) using this website.

• GDPR means General Data Protection Act.

• PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation.

• ICO means Information Commissioner's Office.

• Cookies mean small files stored on a users computer or device.

Processing of your personal data

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) we control and / or process any personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases.

• We are exempt from registration in the ICO Data Protection Register because we only process personal data for the core business purposes e.g. communications, estimates, invoicing etc...

Lawful basis: Consent

• The reason we use this basis: by contacting us you give implied consent for us to respond to your request using the details you supply e.g. email addresses, phone numbers etc...

• We process your information in the following ways: your details are stored in an address book using Google and Apple servers, and are accessed as required

• Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.

• Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.

Lawful basis: Legitimate interests

• The reason we use this basis: as a business providing services for a fee, we have a legitimate interest in maintaining the contact details you provide for this purpose e.g. email addresses, phone numbers etc...

• We process your information in the following ways: your details are stored in an address book using Google and Apple servers, and are accessed as required

• Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.

• Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.

Your individual rights

Under the GDPR your rights are as follows. You can read more about your rights in details here;

• the right to be informed;

• the right of access;

• the right to rectification;

• the right to erasure;

• the right to restrict processing;

• the right to data portability;

• the right to object; and

• the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.

You also have the right to complain to the ICO [www.ico.org.uk] if you feel there is a problem with the way we are handling your data.

We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.

Internet cookies

We do not use cookies on this website, however third-party cookies may be used in affiliate links or advertisements - see below.

Data security and protection

We ensure the security of any personal information we hold by using secure data storage technologies and precise procedures in how we store, access and manage that information. Our methods meet the GDPR compliance requirement.

Transparent Privacy Explanations

We have provided some further explanations about user privacy and the way we use this website to help promote a transparent and honest user privacy methodology.

Sponsored links, affiliate tracking & commissions

Our website may contain adverts, sponsored and affiliate links on some pages. These are typically served through our advertising partners; Google Adsense, eBay Partner Network, Amazon Affiliates, or are self served through our own means. We only use trusted advertising partners who each have high standards of user privacy and security. However we do not control the actual adverts seen / displayed by our advertising partners. Our ad partners may collect data and use cookies for ad personalisation and measurement. Where ad preferences are requested as 'non-personalised' cookies may still be used for frequency capping, aggregated ad reporting and to combat fraud and abuse.

Clicking on any adverts, sponsored or affiliate links may track your actions by using a cookie saved to your device. Your actions are usually recorded as a referral from our website by this cookie. In most cases we earn a very small commission from the advertiser or advertising partner, at no cost to you, when you make a purchase on their website.

We may use advertising partners in these ways to help generate an income from the website, which allows us to continue our work and provide you with the best overall experience and valued information.

If you have any concerns about this we suggest you do not click on any adverts, sponsored or affiliate links found throughout the website.

Some links provided are trackable; no personal data is collected by us, these links are simply for us to know the number of times each link is followed, as it provides useful information for us to approach sponsors or advertisers.