Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how Giles Gate Car Parts Testing Centre ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit our website at gilesgatetestcentre.co.uk. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and complying with applicable data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Information We Collect
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information through standard web technologies. We do not require you to register, provide personal details, or submit any personally identifiable information. The data we collect includes:
- IP address and approximate location derived from it
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Referring website or search engine
- Standard server log files
How We Use Information
The information we collect is used solely for the following purposes:
- To understand how visitors interact with our content
- To improve the usability and performance of our website
- To analyse traffic patterns and user preferences
- To ensure the website functions correctly and securely
We do not use your data for marketing, profiling, or any commercial purposes beyond website operation and analytics.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us remember your preferences and analyse site usage.
Types of cookies we use include:
- Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function, such as maintaining session integrity
- Analytics cookies: Used by third-party services to collect anonymous usage data
- Preference cookies: Remember your settings, such as language or region
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some features on our site.
Third-Party Services
We use trusted third-party services to help us understand and improve our website. These services may collect limited data about your visit:
- Google Analytics: Provides anonymous statistics about website traffic and user behaviour
- Advertising networks: May serve interest-based ads based on general browsing patterns (no personal data is shared)
These third parties have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them. We do not control their practices and are not responsible for their data handling.
Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted via our website.
Your Rights
Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- The right to be informed about how your data is used
- The right to access any data we hold about you
- The right to request deletion of your data
- The right to object to processing
- The right to data portability
Since we do not collect or store personal information in identifiable form, most of these rights do not apply. However, if you believe we have inadvertently collected identifiable data, please contact us using the details below.
Children's Privacy
Our website is intended for general audiences and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at:
Bennett Marlow
Ikea Way
Giltbrook
NOTTINGHAM
NG16 2RP
Email: [email protected]
