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Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Westfield Fasteners Limited uses and protects any information that you give Westfield Fasteners Limited when you use this website.

Westfield Fasteners Limited is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. 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.

Westfield Fasteners Limited 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 are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 25th of May, 2018.


What we collect

We may collect the following information:

  • Name and/or job title
  • Contact information including telephone number(s) and email address(es)
  • Demographic information such as postal/invoicing address


What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to communicate efficiently with you and to process enquiries and orders quickly and effectively, providing you with a better service for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping
  • Efficient recollection of historical customer information
  • We may use the information to improve our products and services

We will never use your personal details for marketing purposes or to contact you with promotional offers.


How long do we store data for

Data is stored for 6 years after the end of the current tax year as per the GDPR legal guidelines.


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.


How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

All visitors to this site are issued with a cookie that enables the customer to compile their order. Once a browser session ends, the cookie will expire after a number of days. A new cookie will be issued on the next visit to the site.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. Choosing to decline cookies from the Westfield Fasteners website will prevent you from compiling an order and therefore taking full advantage of the website.


Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of relevance. 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 which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. 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:

When you are required to enter payment details through our website, please note that you are doing so over a secure webpage. This is denoted by the https:// that appears at the beginning of the web address.

If you have previously provided us with information that you no longer wish us to store, you may notify us at any time by emailing us at

We will never sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we are required by law to do so. We will never use your personal information to send you promotional information about any third party products or services. We have no such agreement in place with any third party company or service provider.

We will never hold any details pertaining to your bank account or credit/debit card details supplied when logging your order with us. These details are dealt with securely by the specialist online payment company of our choice.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 2018. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to Westfield Fasteners Limited, Westfield Road, Long Crendon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 9EW.

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 and we will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.