Privacy Policy

The term ‘we’, ‘us’, ‘our’ refers to the owner of the website: ABS UK Ltd whom is registered at Waddington & Ledger Building, Lacy Way, Elland, Halifax, HX5 9DA. Reg U.K Company: 02685351. The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website.

This privacy policy sets out how we at ABS UK Ltd use & protect any information that you provide us when you use our website.

We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected at all times. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you comply with any changes. This policy was constructed on and is effective from 01.01.16.

What Information We Collect:

Features on this website may collect the following information:

  • Your name & contact information including email addresses & telephone numbers
  • Demographic information such as your address, business industry, preferences and interests
  • Other information relevant to customer surveys

Ways In Which Our Website May Capture Your Personal Information:

  • By filling in & submitting a contact form or enquiry form
  • By subscribing to a mailing list
  • By using social media links
  • By interacting with an online chat client
  • By commenting on posts or pages on our website

Analytics & Web Tracking:

Our website has tracking software installed which allows us to view our visitors via Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a service provided by Google which allows us to view who has visited our website & when. This service does not reveal any personal information about our clients, it simply shows us, in a set period, how many people have visited our website, which town or city they have come from, what search term they used to find us, what type of device was used in their session & what language they speak. No personal information such as name, address or contact information is collected.

We use Lead Forensics, a website analytics and business identification service, to collect and process information about the companies that visit our website. This may include business contact details, company name, IP address, and the pages visited. No personal data relating to private individuals is collected through this process. The information is used for legitimate business purposes, including improving our services and understanding visitor engagement, in accordance with the UK GDPR and other applicable data protection laws.

What We Do With The Information We Gather:

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping.
  • If you complete our enquiry form about our services, we may use the information to contact you to arrange a free print or IT audit
  • If you sign up to receive our newsletter, we may periodically send you promotional marketing emails.
  • From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone or postal mail.
  • We may send marketing emails following a Legitimate Interest Assessment.

Marketing Communications

We may use business contact information obtained from reputable third-party providers of B2B marketing lists to send you information about our products and services that we believe may be relevant to your professional role. These third-party providers include, but are not limited to, Fitton&Co, where data is sourced via RedFlagAlert, Red Flag Alert | Reduce risk and ensure compliance.

Lawful basis: Our lawful basis for this activity is legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR), namely our interest in promoting and developing our business to other organisations that may benefit from our services.

Data source: The personal data we process for this purpose, such as your name, job title, business email address and business telephone number, may have been collected by a specialist data provider in compliance with applicable data protection laws.

Your rights: You have the right to object at any time to the use of your data for direct marketing. Every marketing communication we send includes a simple way to opt out (unsubscribe). You can also exercise your rights by contacting us at info@absabetterway.co.uk

We do not share your personal data with other organisations for their own marketing purposes.

Security:

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

We use an email service provider based in the United States of America (USA) to send and manage our email communications. This means your personal data (such as your email address) may be transferred and stored in the USA. You may opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email, or by emailing info@absabetterway.co.uk For more information visit: www.constantcontact.com 

How We Use Cookies:

Since 26th May 2011 under the EU Cookie Law (e-Privacy Directive) we are required to inform you that our website uses cookies, like most other websites do. Cookies are used to remember things & to help provide you with the best experience whilst using our website. Cookies are small files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you browse websites.

Cookies often store your settings for a website, such as your preferred language or location. When you return to the site, your browser sends back the cookies that belong to the site. This allows the site to present you with information customized to fit your needs.

Cookies can store a wide range of information, including personally identifiable information (such as your name, address, email address, or telephone number). However, this information can only be stored if you provide it – websites cannot gain access to information you didn’t provide to them, and they can’t access other files on your computer.

How Do Cookies Help?

  • They make our website work as you’d expect
  • They improve the speed & security of the website
  • They continuously improve our website for you
  • They make our marketing more efficient (ultimately helping us to offer the service we do at the price we do)

Read more about our cookie policy.

Links To Other Websites:

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information that you provide whilst visiting such sites and this privacy statement does not govern such sites. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling Your Personal Information:

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

  • Whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can tick or untick to indicate that you do not want the information to be used for direct marketing purposes
  • If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by emailing us at info@absabetterway.co.uk & let us know

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties that we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

You may request details of personal information that we hold about you under the General Data Protection Regulation 2018. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please email us at info@absabetterway.co.uk.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the address on our contact page. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.