Privacy Policy

Last Updated Saturday 26th May 2018
 

Privacy Policy– PERSONAL INFORMATION

Wecori Limited

[hereinafter referred to as“Wecori”, “us” or “we”]

Registered Address: Ynyscedwyn Industrial Estate, Gorof Road, Ystradgynlais, Powys, SA9 1DT

Tel: +44(0)1639842526 Data Protection Officer Miss Eryl Price

All communication regarding our Privacy Policy should be by email to:

Wecori@btconnect.com

 

Introduction

At Wecori,we are committed to protecting the privacy of everyone in our community. This means that we’ll protect the personal information of all visitors who communicate with us, or access our websites or services through any mobile application, platform or device(collectively,the“Services”).

This privacy policy(“Privacy Policy”) explains how Wecori, our subsidiaries and associates,collect,share, and use your personal information.You’ll also find information about how you can exercise your privacy rights. By using our Services you agree to Wecori using your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. The terms “we”, “us” or “our” are each intended as reference to Wecori Limited and any terms not defined in this Privacy Policy are defined in our normal Terms of Trading.

Summary

We’ve summarised the key points of our Privacy Policy below. More information on a particular section is included in the detailed section on that topic.

1. Information we collect from you and why

Here are the broad categories of personal information that we may collect about you and the reasons why:

1. Information that you provide voluntarily:

  • Registration information when you create a Wecori account so we can:
  1. create your account so you can place Orders under our terms
  2.  Identify you when you contact us regarding your account;
  3. contact you for any reason relating to our Services, such as Order Queries;and
  4. notify you of changes or updates to our Services.
  • Transaction Information when you place an Order with Wecori either directly or via a representative in order to:
  1. process your Order and to bill you (though note, we never store your credit card information in our systems);
  2. communicate your Order to our distribution warehouse;
  3. send you status updates on your Order;
  4. reply to your Order queries and questions and to resolve problems;
  5. carry out analysis and research to develop and improve our Services;and
  6. protectyouandtheServicesbyseekingtodetectandpreventfraudorotheractsinbreachofour terms or policies relevant to the Services.
  • Information regarding your marketing preferences so we can:

1. send you customised marketing about our products or services.

  •  Feed back on your views of our Services in order to:
  1. reply to your questions or queries;
  2. publish reviews you submit to us about our Products and Services;and
  3. conduct analysis and research to improve and develop our Services.

2. Information that we collect automatically 

  • Activity Information so we can:
  1.  provide you with an improved experience;
  2. give you access to your Order history and preferences;and
  3. provide other services at your request.

3. Information that we obtain from third-party sources

  • Analytics reports and market research surveys in order to:
  1.  measure the performance of marketing campaigns for our Services;and
  2. better understand your preferences so that we can customise our marketing campaigns and Services accordingly.

4. Cookies and similar technologies:

  1. 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.
  2. We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
  3. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
  4. 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. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

We process information that you provide voluntarily, information that we collect automatically and information that we obtain from third party sources in order to constantly improve our Services. Using this,we can make it even easier for you to find the products you want when you want it, no matter what device you choose to use or where you are in the countries in which we trade (currently the EU (including the UK),other European Countries, the Middle East and Africa).

 

2. Who we share personal information with

We may share your personal information with the following recipients (and when ever we do, we will ensure that we have appropriate security and contractual safeguards in place to protect it):

  1. Any distributor delivery agent which we use for processing and delivery of your order
  2.  The financial institution connected with your selected payment method in order to activate payment for your order;
  3. Any subsidiary companies within our group;
  4. Third parties who support our Services(e.g. partners for marketing or promotions based on your preferences);
  5. Any law enforcement or regulatory body, government agency, court or other third party where we believe disclosure is necessary under applicable law or regulations;
  6. New owners or re-organised entities in the event of a business restructuring,sale, purchase or joint venture affecting our business.
  7. Any other person provided that you have given your consent.

We will never sell, distribute or otherwise share your personal information unless we have your permission.

 

3. Legal basis for processing personal information

Wecori will always make sure we have a legal basis to collect and use your personal information. The legal basis we rely on will change depending on the type of information and the context in which we collect it.
Our main reason for collecting and using your personal information is to perform our contract with you (i.e.to make sure you get your Order when and where you want it), but we may also process it where it is in our legitimate business interests to do so.

4. International data transfers

We may transfer your personal information to countries outside the one in which you are resident to other countries where Wecori or our service providers have operations. The data protection laws of these countries may differ from the laws of your country but Wecori takes care to implement appropriate safe guards to protect your personal information in those countries in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

5. Security

Wecori places great importance on protecting your information from and against unauthorised access and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard such information.

6. Data retention

Wecori will retain your personal information for no longer than is necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. We may also retain certain elements of your personal information for a period after you delete or deactivate your account for our legitimate operations such as accounting and record keeping, and to comply with our legal obligations.Whenever we retain your information we will do so in compliance with applicable laws.

7. Your data protection rights

You can access your account at any time to review and update your personal information. You can also contact us to ask us to delete your personal information, restrict its processing or request that it be ported to a third party.You also have the right to unsubscribe from the marketing communications we send you by sending us an email or telephoning us.

8. Links to third-party sites

Our websites may, from time to time, contain links to and from third-party websites (for example, those of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates). If you follow these links, please be aware that Wecori is not responsible or liable for these third-party websites which will have their own privacy policies.

9. Updates to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in response to changing legal, technical or business developments.We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices, and that is why we include the last revision date at the top of this document.

10.How to contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us using the email or postal address at the start of this document.

More information

1. Information we collect from you and why

The personal information that we may collect about you broadly falls into the following categories:

1. Information that you provide voluntarily

Certain parts of our Services may ask you to provide personal information voluntarily.
For instance:

  • Registration information: When you create a Wecori account,sign-up or fill in forms on the Services,we collect information about you including your name,address, telephone number, email address and any password you may be asked to create.
  • Transaction information: We collect information relating to your Orders, including payment information (e.g. your credit card number) using the secure services of our payment processors. Payment operations are out sourced to our payment processors and we do not store your credit card information in our systems. We also collect delivery details (e.g .your physical address) to fulfil leach Order.
  • Information regarding your marketing preferences: We collect information about your preferences to receive marketing information any time you subscribe or unsubscribe.
  • Feedback:When you post messages and reviews of the Services or you contact us, for example with a question, problem or comment, we collect information about you including your name and the content of your query.If you contact our customer support team we may record and keep a record of your conversation for quality and training purposes and to aid in there solution of your queries.

2. Information that we collect automatically

When you access our Services, we may collect certain information automatically from your device. In some countries, including countries in Europe, this information maybe considered personal information under applicable data protection laws.

For instance:

  •  Activity information: We collect information about your usage of the Services and information about you from the content you create and the notifications or messages you post or send as well as what you search for, look at and engage with.
  • Cookies and similar technologies:On our Website we use cookies and similar tracking technology to collect and use personal information about you (e.g. your Internet Protocol(IP)address, your device ID, your browser type and when,how often and how long you interact with the Services),including to facilitate interest-based advertising.

3. Information that we obtain from third party sources.

From time to time, we may receive personal information from third party sources, including advertising networks but only where we have checked that these third parties either have your consent to process the information or are otherwise legally permitted or required to share your personal information with us.This information may include your likely demographic group.

For instance:

  •  Analytics reports and market research surveys: We collect information from our third-party affiliates about the way you respond to and engage with our marketing campaigns so that we can customise our marketing and Services accordingly.
  • We may also receive aggregated information in the form of audience segments from third party sources in order to display targeted advertising on digital properties operated by organisations like Facebook and Google.

Our use of collected information

Examples of how we may use this information include:

4. Information that you provide voluntarily 

 

  • Registration information

There registration information you provide when you create a Wecori account allows us to give you access to the Services and to supply them to you under our Terms. We also use this information to authenticate your access to the Services, to contact you for your views and to notify you of important changes or updates to our Services.

  • Transaction information

Your transaction information (such as the items you add to your order) allow us to process your Order and send you an accurate bill. It also helps us to contact you where necessary.
Wecori may contact you by email, phone or SMS to give you status updates or other information or to resolve problems with your account or Order. Our delivery agent or other party fulfilling the order may contact you by phone or SMS to provide you with status updates or other information regarding your Order.

Where you pay for your Order with a mobile payment or digital wallet service provider (such as Apple pay or Pay with Google) we will send you transaction information via confirmation emails or SMS to the email address or phone number registered with that service provider (since this is required by those providers).

We will also analyse information on completed transactions and successfully delivered Orders on the basis of data matching or statistical analysis so that we can administer, support, improve and develop our business and Services.Our analyses also help us detect and prevent fraud or other illegal activities or acts prohibited by our Terms or any policies applicable to the Services.

  •  Information regarding your marketing preferences

Wecori may market to you, where permitted by law, by post,email,telephone,mobile(i.e.SMS,in-app messaging and push notification) about our products or Services.

Only where you have given your consent will we share your information with third parties(e.g.other companies) in other sectors (such as angling competitions,sportswear) so that they can tell you about goods or services which may interest you.

If you don’t want us to use your data in this way or generally change your mind about receiving any form of marketing communications, you can unsubscribe at anytime by emailing us at Wecori@btconnect.com.

You may also be able to opt-out of push notifications at a device level(e.g.by way of your iOS settings).If you choose to unsubscribe from our marketing, we will keep a record of your preferences so that we don’t bother you with unwanted marketing in future.

  •  Feed back and reviews

If you give us feedback we will use it to reply to your questions or queries, to provide customer support and resolve any problems with your Orders or with the Services. We may publish reviews that you send to us about our Services in general and we also analyse your feedback to improve and develop our Services and in order to enhance your experience.

5. Information that we collect automatically

When you access our Services, we may collect certain information automatically from your device such as your IP address, MAC address or device ID. In some countries, including in Europe, this information maybe considered personal information under applicable data protection laws.

  • Activity Information

We analyse your buying habits and how you interact with our Services so that we can suggest further options which we think you would like to try. If you choose to share your geo-location with us,we may use this information to show you content that is local to you; this information will also help smooth the effective and speedy delivery of your Order. We may also provide you with customised content and advertisements based on your previous interactions with our Services and our knowledge of your preferences which we understand from your usage and buying history relating to the Services.
We may enable you to access your Order history so that you can easily reorder. We may also collect information about your interaction with our emails and other forms of communication.

  •  Cookies and similar technologies

We work with advertising affiliates that serve advertisements on our Services on the websites and services of third parties.Some of those networks use cookies which allow us to display advertisements that are personalised to your interests based upon your internet browsing activity.

 

6. Information that we obtain from third party sources 

 

  • Analytics reports and market research surveys

We analyse information we collect from our third-party service providers (such as Google,Facebook, Amazon and other affiliates) to understand how you engage with our Services and advertisements(e.g. whether you have clicked on one of our advertisements). This helps us to understand your preferences and recommend you Services which are tailored to your interests.

2. Who we share personal information with

In delivering the Services to you,depending on the circumstances, we may share your personal information with the following entities:

  1.  Any third party you placed Orders with so that they can process and deliver to you.
  2. Companies within the Wecori group of companies (which means our subsidiaries and affiliates, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries and affiliates either now or at any time in the future)-these companies act for us and process your personal information for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
  3. Third parties who under take various activities to promote and support our Services. This includes off shore customer support agents, website and application support and hosting providers, marketing service providers, eCRM partners who may manage our marketing emails and push notifications,delivery companies who deliver your Order to you, market research companies and payment processing providers which process payment card transactions-any of these third parties might be in side or outside your country of residence.
  4. As mentioned in section 2 above, we may also share information with third parties so that they can contact you about goods or services which may interest you. We will only share your information with these third parties where you have given your consent. If you don’t want us to use your personal information in this way or generally change your mind about receiving any form of marketing communications, you can unsubscribe at any time by emailing Wecori@btconnect.com.
  5. If you choose to unsubscribe from our marketing, we will keep a record of your preferences so that we don’t bother you with unwanted marketing in future.
  6. If any part of our business enters into a joint venture, purchases another business or is sold to or merged with another business entity, your information maybe disclosed or transferred to the target company,or new business partners or owners or their agents and advisors. In these circumstances we will always inform the relevant entities that they must only use your personal information for the purposes disclosed in this Privacy Policy.
  7. Any law enforcement or regulatory body,government agency,court or other third party where we believe disclosure is necessary(i) as a matter of applicable law or regulation,(ii)to exercise, establish or defend our legal rights,or(iii) to protect your vital interests or those of any other person.
  8. Any other person only if you have given your consent to the disclosure.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.

 

3. Legal basis for processing personal information

Our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information as described above will depend on the specific context in which we collect it.

Our main reason for collecting and using your personal information is to perform our contract with you (i.e.to make sure you get your Order when you want it).However, we will also use your personal information where it is in our legitimate business interests to do so (but only if our interests are not overridden by your data protection interests or your fundamental legal rights and freedoms).

In some cases,we may have a legal obligation to collect personal information from you (e.g.in the event of legal proceedings) or we might need to process it or share it with others to“protect your vital interests” (this is legal speak for saving your life) or those of another person (e.g.in a case where another person’s life is in danger).

If we ask you to provide personal information to comply with a legal requirement or to perform a contract with you,we will make this clear at the relevant time and advise you whether the provision of your personal information is mandatory or not (and we’ll also explain the possible consequences of you not providing it).
Similarly,if we collect and use your personal information in reliance on our legitimate interests(or those of any third party),we will make clear to you at the relevant time what those legitimate interests are.

If you have questions about or need further information concerning the legal basis on which we collect and use your personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided at the start of this document.

4. International data transfers

We may transfer your personal information to countries other than the country in which you are resident. Wecori’s website servers are mainly located in the United Kingdom,however our group companies and third party service providers and partners operate in a number of countries, including other EU countries,Japan, China, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, USA and United Kingdom. This means that when we collect your personal information we may process it in any of these countries.

Whilst these countries may have data protection laws that are different to the laws of your country, you can rest assured that Wecori takes care to implement appropriate safeguards to protect your personal information in those countries in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Some of the safeguards we rely on include,where appropriate,using the European Commission’s approved standard contractual clauses with our suppliers,intragroup transfer agreements (so that we can safely transfer your data between the Wecori group of companies all over the world) and contracting with Privacy Shield certified companies in the United States, where this is appropriate.

5. Security

We place great importance on keeping your personal information safe and secure. As such, we put in place appropriate technical and organisational measures/industry standard technology to protect it from unauthorised access and unlawful processing,accidental loss,destruction and damage.

The security measures we use are designed to provide a level of protection security appropriate to the risk of processing your personal information. Where you have chosen a password which allows you to access certain parts of the Services,you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We advise you not to share your password with anyone and to use a unique password for our Services. We will not be liable for any unauthorised transactions entered into using your name and password.

6. Data retention

Wecori will retain your personal information where we have an on going legitimate business need to do so (for example, while you hold an account with us or to enable us to meet our legal, tax or accounting obligations).

If you object to us processing certain categories of your personal information (including in relation to receiving marketing communications from us),we will retain a record of your objection to the processing of your information so that we can continue to respect your wishes.

We will destroy or permanently anonymise your personal information at the point that we no longer need to process it for our on going legitimate business needs or for any legal reason. If this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in back up archives),then we will securely store it and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

7. Your data protection rights

 

Wecori respects your privacy and data protection rights. Below is a summary of your rights in respect of the personal information of yours which Wecori handles:

  • Wecori will provide to you your personal information at any time upon verified request. If you wish to request deletion of your personal information, you can do so by contacting us using the contact details provided at the start of this document.
  • You can object to processing of your personal information,ask us to restrict processing of your personal information or request that it be ported to a third party. Again, you can exercise these rights by contacting us using the contact details provided at the start of this document.
  • You have the right to opt-out of receiving marketing communications we send you at any time. You can exercise this right by contacting us using the contact details provided at the start of this document.
  • Similarly,if we collect and process your personal information on the basis of your consent, then you can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing we conducted prior to your withdrawal, nor will it affect processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
  • You have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about our collection and use of your personal information.

We respond to all requests we receive from individuals wishing to exercise their data protection rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

8. Links to third-party sites

 

Our website may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates or to any number of websites that may offer useful information to our visitors.We provide these links to you only as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the relevant website by Wecori. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that they have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies or those linked websites. Please check these policies before you submit any personal information to such websites.

9. Updates to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in response to changing legal,technical or business developments. When we update our Privacy Policy, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make.We will obtain your consent to any material Privacy Policy changes if and where this is required by applicable data protection laws.We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices, and note that the latest revision date is always shown at the top of this document.

10.How to contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact our Privacy team:

By email at: Wecori@btconnect.com
By writing to us at the address shown at start of this document

The controller of your personal information is Wecori Limited whose address and contact details are as shown at the start of this document.

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