Privacy Policy

This is the Base 8 Innovations Privacy Policy and explains how the website www.base8innovations.co.uk obtains, uses and keeps your information safe. Your personal data is data which by itself, or when combined with additional data, can be used to identify you. If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, you can contact us by emailing contact@base8innovations.co.uk and heading up your enquiry “GDPR”.

Base 8 Innovations is committed to keeping your personal data safe and confidential.

 

What types of personal data do we collect and use about you?

Base 8 Innovations will only capture the following personal data about you, upon making a purchase from us:

– Name

– Address

– Email Address

– Age

 

We will tell you if providing any of your personal data is optional and will ask for your consent to process your personal data where this is necessary to do so but in all other cases, we will use the personal data to only make contact with you, as part of the day to day running of the service that you have agreed Base 8 Innovations to provide to you.

We will process your personal data in the following circumstances:

1. As deemed necessary to perform the contract with you
   1. Prior to you entering into the contract
   2. To manage and perform the contract
   3. To keep your records up to date
2. As may be deemed necessary for our own legitimate interests or those of other persons or organisations e.g:
   1. For good governance or audit purposes
   2. For accounting reasons
   3. For monitoring activity such as emails and phone calls
   4. For developing statistical analysis
3. To ensure we comply with a legal obligation e.g:
   1. When you exercise your rights under Data Protection law
   2. Disclosure for legal or regulatory requirements
   3. Establishment and defence of legal rights
   4. Prevention, detection or investigation of crime
4. Consent
   1. We may ask you for your consent to process some or all of your personal data

Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of text sent to your web browser by websites that you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows us to recognise you and make your experience of using the site, easier and more convenient for you.

Most websites use cookies. Cookies enable users to navigate sites and where appropriate, allow us to tailor the content to fit with the needs of our users. If we didn’t have cookies in place, we wouldn’t be able to guarantee that your experience is as we intend it to be.

None of the cookies we use are used to collect your personal information.

You can find our Cookies policy by clicking here

 

Retention Periods

We will retain your data for a period of 6 years after you make a purchase from Base 8 innovations. Base 8 Innovations, only ever retains personal information for as long as is necessary. We are required under UK tax law to keep your basic personal data for a minimum of 6 years after which time it will be destroyed. 

We may hold your personal data for a variety of reasons:

1. In case of legal or regulatory challenges (for example HMRC)
2. Answering any queries you may have
3. Delivering the product to you
4. In the event that you need to take up our returns policy
5. Statistical reasons where data such as your age and potentially your location will be anonymously used by us for statistical reasons (see Data anonymisation and aggregation section below)

What rights do you have regarding the personal data we hold about you:

1. At any time, you have the right to know what personal data we hold on you. This is known as ‘Right of Access’
2. You have the right to know how we process your personal data across the business and if, for any reason, we share your personal data with another company
3. You have the right to ask us to erase any personal data we hold on you. This would be reviewed against our retention policy prior to a decision being made and communicated to you
4. You have the right to object about using your personal data for processing reasons
5. You have the right to ask us to restrict how or when we use your personal data
6. You have the right to ask us to port your personal data. We will achieve this by sending what we hold on you and allowing you to share it as you wish. We will not send personal data to another company

 

Additionally, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office: https://ico.org.uk/.

All requests need to be made in writing to the contact@base8innovations.co.uk and they will be replied to or where possible actioned within 28 days.

If you have any reason to complain about our processes or procedures regarding your personal data you are welcome to write to us at contact@base8innovations.co.uk

 

Legal statement about this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Statement is not intended to form a legally binding contract between Base 8 Innovations and the users of our website or online services but is intended to serve as a guide to the standards we provide to protect you and your personal data.

 

Queries regarding this Privacy Statement

If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, you can contact us by emailing contact@base8innovations.co.uk and heading up your enquiry “GDPR”.

 

Customer responsibility

It is your responsibility to ensure that you keep your computer and digital assets up to date with the very latest anti-virus software protection.