Privacy Policy

AST TOOLS LTD
Privacy Policy

This website is operated by AST TOOLS LTD

We take your privacy very seriously and we ask that you read this privacy policy carefully as it contains important information on:

• the personal information we collect about you (name address, email address, financial information);
•  what we do with your information; and
• who your information might be shared with.

Who we are

AST TOOLS LTD ("we" or "us") are a 'data controller' for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, (i.e. we are responsible for, and control the processing of, your personal information).

What information we collect?

Personal information provided by you

We collect personal information about you (such as your name, address and payment details) when you register with us or purchase products from us. We also collect personal information when you contact us and send us feedback.

Personal information provided by third parties

Occasionally we may receive information about you from other sources (such as credit reference agencies), which we will add to the information we already hold about you in order to help us provide products and services, improve and personalise our service to you.

Personal information about other individuals

If you give us information on behalf of someone else, you confirm that the other person has appointed you to act on his/her behalf and has agreed that you can:

•  give consent on his/her behalf to the processing of his/her personal data; and
• receive on his/her behalf any data protection notices.

Monitoring and recording communications

We may monitor and record communications with you (such as telephone conversations and emails) for the purpose of quality assurance, training, fraud prevention and compliance.

Use of cookies

A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your computer (or other electronic device) when you use our website. We use cookies on our website.

For example, we may monitor how many times you visit the website, which pages you go to, traffic data, location data and the originating domain name of a user's internet service provider. This information helps us to build a profile of our users. Some of this data will be aggregated or statistical, which means that we will not be able to identify you individually.

You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the websites below tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, some of our website features may not function as a result.

For further information on our use of cookies, including a detailed list of your information which we and others may collect through cookies please see our Website cookie policy.

 For further information on cookies generally visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

How will we use the information about you?

We collect information about you so that we can:

• identify you and manage any accounts you hold with us;
• process your order;
• conduct research, statistical analysis and behavioural analysis;
• if you agree, let you know about other products or services that may be of interest to you - see 'Marketing' section below;
• detect and prevent fraud;
• customise our website and its content to your particular preferences;
• notify you of any changes to our website or to our services that may affect you;
•  improve our services.

Marketing

We would like to provide you with information by post, email, telephone, text message (SMS) or social media platforms about products and services, competitions and special offers which may be of interest to you.

If you have consented to such receive marketing from us, you can opt out at any time. See 'What rights do you have?’ below for further information.

Who your information might be shared with

We may disclose your personal data to:

• other companies within our group; and
• our agents and service providers such as delivery companies.

Keeping your data secure

We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your personal data, for example:

• we store your personal data on secure servers located within the UK. These servers are maintained by a 3^rd party who are also fully compliant with the General Date Protection Regulation
• all credit and debit card payment details are encrypted using SSL technology through Barclaycard ePDQ

While we will use all reasonable efforts to safeguard your personal data, you acknowledge that the use of the internet is not entirely secure and for this reason we cannot guarantee the security or integrity of any personal data that are transferred from you or to you via the internet. If you have any particular concerns about your information, please contact us (see ‘How can you contact us?’ below).

What can I do to keep my information safe?

If you want detailed information from Get Safe Online on how to protect your information and your computers and devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other online problems, please visit www.getsafeonline.org. Get Safe Online is supported by HM Government and leading businesses.

What rights do you have?

Right to request a copy of your information

You can request a copy of your information which we hold (this is known as a subject access request). If you would like a copy of some or it, please:

• email, call or write to us (see ‘How can you contact us?’ below)
• let us have proof of your identity and address (a copy of your driving licence or passport and a recent utility or credit card bill), and
• let us know the information you want a copy of, including any account or reference numbers, if you have them.

Right to correct any mistakes in your information

You can require us to correct any mistakes in your information which we hold free of charge. If you would like to do this, please:

• email, call or write to us (see ‘How can you contact us?’ below)
• let us have enough information to identify you (e.g. account number, company name and details), and
• let us know the information that is incorrect and what it should be replaced with

Right to ask us to stop contacting you with direct marketing

You can ask us to stop contacting you for direct marketing purposes. If you would like to do this, please:

• email, call or write to us (see ‘How can you contact us?’ below). You can also click on the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of the email newsletter. It may take up to 7 days for this to take place; and
• let us know what method of contact you are not happy with if you are unhappy with certain ways of contacting you only (for example, you may be happy for us to contact you by email but not by telephone)

How to contact us

Please contact us if you have any questions about this privacy policy or the information we hold about you.

If you wish to contact us, please send an email to [email protected] reference:  Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may change this privacy policy from time to time. You should check this policy occasionally to ensure you are aware of the most recent version that will apply each time you access this website.