BuyBottlesAndCans.com Privacy and Cookie Policy

This privacy policy sets out how BuyBottlesAndCans.com uses and protects any information that you give to us when you use this website.

BuyBottlesAndCans.com is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. 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 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 18th May 2018.

Our privacy policy sets out what personal buyer information we receive from you, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties. We abide by the Data Protection Act 1998 (herein referred to as "The DPA") and the General Data Protection Regulation (herein referred to as "The GDPR") which came into effect on 25th May 2018. We are committed to keeping buyers' personal information secure and confidential.

Lawful Basis for Processing Personal Data

For the purposes of The GDPR, we process all personal data lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner. Under Article 6 of The GDPR, the lawful basis on which we process personal data received from you buyer is that of "Contract" - whereby processing is necessary in order to fulfil buyer orders and enquiries. We retain information provided by the buyer, such as transaction information for internal financial accounting purposes. It is a legal requirement to retain this information for a period of 6 years.

Data We Receive: Personally Identifiable Information

We receive personally identifiable information from a buyer only when it is voluntarily submitted by buyers when placing an on-line order. The data we receive includes: name, billing address, delivery name, delivery address, e-mail address, telephone number, date of order, items ordered, value of items ordered, chosen method of delivery. We do not sell or rent personally identifiable information to any third party for any purpose.

How we use buyers' personal information

We may use any personal buyer information provided by you to:

• process and dispatch buyers' order/s
• carry out regulatory checks to meet our legal obligations
• prevent and detect crime
• develop and improve our products
• undertake anonymised statistical analysis (we won't be able to identify individuals from this data)

We treat all information we hold about buyers as private and confidential. We will not reveal any personal details or details concerning buyers' orders to anyone not connected with us, unless:

• a buyer asks us to reveal the information, or we have a buyer's permission to do so
• we are required or permitted to do so by law
• it is required by law enforcement, fraud prevention or credit reference agencies

We may share buyer personal information with our suppliers, service providers and other contractors only to fulfil orders buyers place with us.

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.

How we use 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.

We do not use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. Our cookie is used soley for the opperation of the shopping basket and cart. If you do not use the shopping basket then no cookie will be used.

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.

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.

Links to other 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 that other website. 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.

Controlling your personal information

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

• whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by us for direct marketing purposes
• if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at mike@buybottlesandcans.com.

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

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to us.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Data Subject Access Requests

Under The GDPR buyers are entitled to obtain from us a copy of the data held concerning them and to have any inaccuracies in the data rectified. We are obliged to provide this data to within 1 calendar month of the request and free of charge. However we have the right to refuse or charge for requests that are manifestly unfounded or excessive and repetitive.