PRIVACY POLICY | allspark-electrical

All Spark Electrical & Communications Website's Privacy Notice

We are committed to respecting your privacy and we understand how important it is to protect an individual’s personal data and apply high ethical and regulatory standards to the processing of such data. This Privacy Policy explains the policies and practices that All Spark Electrical & Communications has developed to safeguard personal data and to comply with applicable data protection laws.

WHAT WE COLLECT

(a) Information that we collect directly from you

We collect information directly from you when you choose to create an account on our websites or in our mobile applications, call or e-mail us, or otherwise provide information directly to us. The following are examples of information we may collect directly from you:

Name
Contact details (e-mail address, telephone number, postal address etc.)
Username and password
Date of birth
Communication preferences
Age
Business information, including employment history, education history, qualifications, occupation and areas of specialization.

(b) Information we collect when you visit our websites

When you visit this website, we have access to the following types of information about you:

Site registration. All Spark Electrical & Communications has constructed this website so that you may visit us and review information about the services and products we offer without volunteering any personal data. If you choose to register to use All Spark Electrical & Communications features we will collect personal data from you and this information may be combined, to provide you with services or information you request or to ensure that we maintain complete, current and accurate personal data.

IP address. We record the internet protocol (IP) address of your computer when you visit this website. The IP address does not identify you personally, but it allows us to maintain communications with you as you move about this website.

All Spark Electrical & Communications avoids collecting sensitive personal data. However, in the event it is necessary to collect any sensitive personal data about you, where required by data-protection laws we will gather your explicit consent to do so.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

By providing your personal data, you agree that, where it is permitted by local law or where you have agreed to receive these communications from us, we may use the information:

to respond to your requests;
to improve our level of service;
to improve the content of our communications;
to provide you with tips, helpful information, product news and updates;
to notify you of our new products and services;
to seek your views on our products and services;
for our own administrative and quality assurance purposes; and
for other purposes that may be detailed on this website.

In using your personal data, we follow the following principles:

(a) Limitation

All Spark Electrical & Communications will only collect personal data about you that is necessary for one or more of our legitimate business purposes, or is required by law. In addition, All Spark Electrical & Communications will only collect personal data by lawful and fair means and not in an unreasonably intrusive manner.

(b) Purpose

When All Spark Electrical & Communications collects your personal data, we will take reasonable steps to advise you of what personal data we are collecting, the purposes for which we are collecting the information and will use such information only for stated primary or related secondary purposes.

COOKIES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY

All Spark Electrical & Communications uses a variety of technologies to assess how our sites are used, to personalize your experience and to deliver online content tailored to your interests, such as internet tags and cookies. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or other web-accessing devices by our websites. These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of this website, and to enhance this website and your experience when you browse this website. For more information on cookies and other data collection technologies, please refer to our Cookies and Other Technology Policy.

OUR SECURITY MEASURES

We want your personal data to remain as secure as reasonably possible. We will maintain the levels of protection of your personal data in accordance with data protection laws and use all available technical resources to prevent the loss, alteration and unauthorised access or processing of your data. The security measures we use to protect all personal data are designed to meet or exceed industry standards to prevent intruders from gaining access, however you should be aware that no security measure is guaranteed to be 100% secure and you should always take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data, including ensuring that you have up-to-date antivirus software.

If you have any concerns about the manner in which your personal data has been collected or handled by All Spark Electrical & Communications, or any queries in regard to this privacy statement you can contact us.

CHANGES IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We will only use personal data in the manner described in the Privacy Policy in effect when the information was collected from you. However, we reserve the right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time (for example due to changes in data protection laws) by posting revisions to this website. We will take adequate and reasonable action to obtain your consent if required, as a result of any such change.

We do not allow other websites or third parties to use our cookies for their own purposes on your computer when you visit our website.

Internet tags

Occasionally, we may use Internet tags (also known as web beacons, action tags, single-pixel GIFs, clear GIFs, invisible GIFs and 1-by-1 GIFs) on this website. We may deploy these tags and cookies through a web analytical service partner, which may locate and store the respective information, including your IP address, in a foreign country that may protect the protection of personal information differently than the country where such information is collected. These tags are placed on different pages of this website and we use this technology to measure the registered user’s responses to our websites, including how many times a page is opened and which information is consulted, as well as to measure the use of this page.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the United States and stored there. Because we have activated “internet protocol anonymization” on this website, Google shortens your IP address at a point within the European Economic Area before transfer to the United States. This means that the full IP address will only be transferred to Google in the United States only in exceptional circumstances for shortening there.

Google will use the received information to evaluate your use of this website for All Spark Electrical & Communications, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website usage and internet usage. The IP address provided by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with any other Google data.

How can I control the cookies that you use on this website?

Most web browsers allow control of cookies through the browser settings. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, which will enable you to decide if you want to accept it or not. However, if you do not accept a particular cookie, certain elements of the website may not function correctly or completely.

You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data (including your IP address) related to your use of this website, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

If you do not allow any cookies from our website, some functionalities and content may be affected and may not work properly.

To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Changes to the Cookies Policy

We may update the Cookies Policy for our website. We therefore recommend that you re-read this policy every time you access out website so that you are adequately informed about how and why we use cookies.