PRIVACY POLICY

INTRODUCTION

This privacy policy applies between You, the User of this Website and Sequoia Environmental Ltd., the owner and provider of this website. We take the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to the use of this Website.

We will occasionally update this privacy policy. We encourage you to periodically revisit this page to be informed of how we use your information.

DEFINITIONS & INTEPRETATION

Data – Collectively all information that you submit to us via the Website.

Cookies – A small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the website and/or when you use certain features of the Website. Further information about Cookes is provided within the section below (Cookies).

GDPR – The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679

Sequoia Environmental Ltd., we, or us – Sequoia Environmental Ltd. company registration number 10869372, registered office 4 Quern House, Mill Court, Shelford, Cambridgeshire, CB22 5LD.

User or you – Any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by Sequoia Environmental Ltd. or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Sequoia Environmental Ltd.

Website – The website that you are currently using, www.sequoiaenvironmental.co.uk and any sub-domains of this site.

DATA COLLECTED

Data collected directly from you:

Most of the data we collect comes directly from you for example:

When you contact us (by email, phone, mail or in person)
When you purchase our products and services
When you use the contact form on the Website

On these occasions we collect the following personal data:

Name
Job title
Contact details such as email address and telephone number

Automatic collection when you visit our website

We automatically collect information about you as follows:

We automatically collect some information about your visit to the Website. This information helps us to make improvements to Website content and navigation and includes your IP address, the date, times and frequency with which you access the Website and the way you use and interact with its content.

We collect your data automatically via cookies, in line with the cookie settings on your browser. For more information about cookies and how we use them see the section below (Cookies).

We automatically collect the following data:

IP address
Web browser type and version
Operating system
Referral URLs, your activity on this website and the site you exit to

Information obtained from other sources

We may obtain publicly available information about you from third parties or online publications. This information is used in the following ways:

To ensure that the information we hold about you is accurate
To ensure that we have all the information we need to provide or offer you with a product or service
To help us to provide the best service possible, in the most efficient manner

USE OF DATA

Any of the above data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons:

Supplying our services to you and responding to requests for contact from you
Transmission of marketing materials that may be of interest to you

We may use your Data for the above purposes if we deem it necessary to do so for our legitimate interests. If you are not satisfied with this, you have the right to object in certain circumstances (see the section Your Rights below). We may contact you by email, phone or post.

KEEPING DATA SECURE

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place technical and organisational measures to safeguard the data we collect. This includes data storage on secure servers. If you suspect any misuse or, loss or unauthorised access to your Data please let us know immediately by emailing us at info@sequoiaenvironmental.co.uk

DATA RETENTION

Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your Data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy or until you request that the Data be deleted. Even if we delete your data, it may persist on backup or archival media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.

YOUR RIGHTS

Right to access – the right to request (i) copies of the information we hold about you at any time or (ii) that we modify, update or delete such information. Where we are legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request. If we refuse your request we will tell you the reasons why.
Right to correct – the right to have your Data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
Right to erase – the right to request that we delete or remove your Data from our systems.
Right to restrict our use of your data – the right to ‘block’ us from using your Data or limit the way in which we use it
Right to data portability – the right to request that we move, copy or transfer your Data.
Right to object – the right to object to our use of your Data including where we use it for our legitimate interests.

To exercise any of your rights set out above please email us at info@sequoiaenvironmental.co.uk

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

This website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.

This website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer. We use Cookies to improve your experience of using the website and to improve our services. We have carefully chosen these cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.

We use Google Analytics cookies to monitor website visitor activity, to identify new and returning users to our website and to help us understand which pages are being viewed. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for easily. Individual information is not identifiable from this data and it is only used for statistical analysis related to web traffic.

You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. By default most browsers accept Cookies, but this can be changes. For further details consult the help menu in your browser.

You can choose to delete cookies at any time, however you may lose any information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and effectively.

For more information generally on cookies, including how to disable them, please refer to www.aboutcookies.org.