Alotsold Vehicle Auctions Limited (We/Us/Our) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy (together with Our Terms of Use Policy and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data We collect from you, or that you provide to Us, will be processed by Us.
Please read the following carefully to understand Our views and practices regarding your personal data and how We will treat it. The definitions set out in Our website terms and conditions https://alotsoldregplateauction.com/terms-and-conditions/ apply to this policy.
For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is Alotsold Vehicle Auctions Limited of 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU.
- INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU
We may collect and process the following data about you:
1.1 information that you provide by filling in forms on the site www.alotsoldregplateauction.com (the Website).
This includes information provided at the time of registering to use the Website, subscribing to Our service, posting material or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you enter an auction or any promotion sponsored by Alotsold Vehicle Auctions Limited, or when you report a problem with the Website;
1.2 if you contact Us, records of that correspondence;
1.3 completed surveys that you respond to which We use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them;
1.4 details of transactions you carry out through the Website and of the fulfilment of your orders; and
1.5 details of your visits to the Website including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, whether this is required for Our own billing purposes or otherwise and the resources that you access.
- IP ADDRESSES AND COOKIES
2.1 We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to Our advertisers. This is statistical data about Our users’ browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.
2.2 For the same reason, We may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. They help Us to improve the Website and to deliver a better and more personalised service. They enable Us:
2.2.1 to estimate our audience size and usage pattern;
2.2.2 to store information about your preferences, and so allow Us to customise the Website according to your individual interests;
2.2.3 to speed up your searches; and
2.2.4 to recognise you when you return to the Website.
2.3 You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of the Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, Our system will issue cookies when you log on to the Website.
2.4 Please note that Our advertisers may also use cookies, over which we have no control.
- WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
3.1 The data that We collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for Us or for one of Our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
3.2 All information you provide to Us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be encrypted using the relevant technology. Where We have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of the Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
3.3 Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although We will do our best to protect your personal data, We cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the Website; any transmission is at your own risk. Once We have received your information, We will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.