Privacy Policy
Introduction
Knowl Hill Sales & Service Limited are committed to respecting and protecting our customers' privacy and treats it with the same respect as our own information. This policy applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to your personal data, in other words, where we determine the purposes and means of the processing of such personal data. It captures personal data entered across all channels: through our website and direct from our customers.
Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
How we use your personal data
In this section we outline how we may process your personal data. All personal data we process falls into one or more of the following categories:
Quotations
Purchasing
Invoicing
Service & MOT data
The data used within the above points may include your name, personal address, billing address and email address.
We may process any of your personal data identified in this policy where necessary for the establishment, exercise of defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure. The legal basis of this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the protection and assertion of our legal rights, your legal rights and the legal rights of others.
We may process any of your personal data identified in this policy for the purpose of managing risks or obtaining professional advice. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper protection of our business against risks.
Please do not supply any other person’s personal data to us without their written authorisation.
Providing your personal data to others
We do not, and will not, sell any of your personal data to any third party – including your name, address or email address. We want to earn and maintain your trust, and we believe this is absolutely essential in order to do that.
However, we may disclose your personal data with the following categories as an essential part of being able to provide our services to you, as set out in this policy:
Sub-Contractors – approved by Knowl Hill Sales and Service Limited
Government Organisations such as DVLA
Our Insurers insofar as reasonably necessary for the purpose of managing risks or obtaining professional advice
In addition to the specific disclosures of personal data above, we may disclose your personal data with law enforcement and fraud prevention agencies, so we can help tackle fraud or where such disclosure is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person, or in connection with the establishment, exercise or defence of a legal claim, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.
How long we retain your data
Personal data that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.
Whilst you are an active customer we will retain your data for as long as needed to give you the best customer service. We will anonymise your personal data 7 years after your last transaction. We will inform you before we anonymise your data and give you the option to retain your details in order to continue to serve you.
The process of anonymising your data may take up to two calendar months.
In certain circumstances we may retain your personal data where such retention is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, to resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.
Your rights
You have a number of rights in respect to your personal data. We have summarised the rights that you have under the data protection law. Some of the rights are complex, and not all details have been included in our summaries. Accordingly, you should read the relevant laws and guidance from regulatory authorities for a full explanation of these rights. You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by either emailing us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or coming into our showroom.
Right of Access
You have the right to confirmation as to whether or not we process your personal data and where we do, access to personal data, together with certain additional information.
Providing the rights and freedoms of others are not affected, we will supply you a copy of your personal data. The first copy will be provided free of charge. In order to fulfil this right we will ask for government registered ID to confirm your identity and, once this is received, we will respond with the relevant information one calendar month from the date of your request.
Right to complain
In the event that you wish to make a complaint about how we process your personal data, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will endeavour to deal with your request as soon as possible. If you consider that our processing of your personal information infringes data protection laws, you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection.
Amendments
We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website. You should check the page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy.
Data Protection Officer
As a company we do not have a data protection officer, but if you have any concerns or questions about how we protect your privacy, please contact us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Knowl Hill Sales & Service Limited are committed to respecting and protecting our customers' privacy and treats it with the same respect as our own information. This policy applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to your personal data, in other words, where we determine the purposes and means of the processing of such personal data. It captures personal data entered across all channels: through our website and direct from our customers.
Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
How we use your personal data
In this section we outline how we may process your personal data. All personal data we process falls into one or more of the following categories:
Quotations
Purchasing
Invoicing
Service & MOT data
The data used within the above points may include your name, personal address, billing address and email address.
We may process any of your personal data identified in this policy where necessary for the establishment, exercise of defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure. The legal basis of this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the protection and assertion of our legal rights, your legal rights and the legal rights of others.
We may process any of your personal data identified in this policy for the purpose of managing risks or obtaining professional advice. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper protection of our business against risks.
Please do not supply any other person’s personal data to us without their written authorisation.
Providing your personal data to others
We do not, and will not, sell any of your personal data to any third party – including your name, address or email address. We want to earn and maintain your trust, and we believe this is absolutely essential in order to do that.
However, we may disclose your personal data with the following categories as an essential part of being able to provide our services to you, as set out in this policy:
Sub-Contractors – approved by Knowl Hill Sales and Service Limited
Government Organisations such as DVLA
Our Insurers insofar as reasonably necessary for the purpose of managing risks or obtaining professional advice
In addition to the specific disclosures of personal data above, we may disclose your personal data with law enforcement and fraud prevention agencies, so we can help tackle fraud or where such disclosure is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person, or in connection with the establishment, exercise or defence of a legal claim, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.
How long we retain your data
Personal data that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.
Whilst you are an active customer we will retain your data for as long as needed to give you the best customer service. We will anonymise your personal data 7 years after your last transaction. We will inform you before we anonymise your data and give you the option to retain your details in order to continue to serve you.
The process of anonymising your data may take up to two calendar months.
In certain circumstances we may retain your personal data where such retention is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, to resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.
Your rights
You have a number of rights in respect to your personal data. We have summarised the rights that you have under the data protection law. Some of the rights are complex, and not all details have been included in our summaries. Accordingly, you should read the relevant laws and guidance from regulatory authorities for a full explanation of these rights. You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by either emailing us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or coming into our showroom.
Right of Access
You have the right to confirmation as to whether or not we process your personal data and where we do, access to personal data, together with certain additional information.
Providing the rights and freedoms of others are not affected, we will supply you a copy of your personal data. The first copy will be provided free of charge. In order to fulfil this right we will ask for government registered ID to confirm your identity and, once this is received, we will respond with the relevant information one calendar month from the date of your request.
Right to complain
In the event that you wish to make a complaint about how we process your personal data, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will endeavour to deal with your request as soon as possible. If you consider that our processing of your personal information infringes data protection laws, you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection.
Amendments
We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website. You should check the page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy.
Data Protection Officer
As a company we do not have a data protection officer, but if you have any concerns or questions about how we protect your privacy, please contact us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
