Who we are
Our website address is: https://prestigeautomotiveservices.co.uk.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
This website uses contact forms so you can contact us via email. You must give consent for us to store any information you send us before submitting the form. Our forms are protected with Google ReCaptcha.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device to help the site function correctly, improve performance, and analyse usage.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again. These cookies last for one year.
If you have an account and log in to this site, we set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we also set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select ‘Remember Me’, your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website so we can improve performance, content, and usability. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information such as pages visited, time on site, device type, browser, and approximate geographic location.
We configure Google Analytics to minimise data collection, including IP anonymisation where available. The information collected does not directly identify you.
Common Google Analytics cookies include:
_ga– used to distinguish users, typically expires after 2 years_ga_\*– used to persist session state, typically expires after 2 years_gid– used to distinguish users, expires after 24 hours_gat– used to throttle request rate, expires after 1 minute
You can learn more about how Google uses data at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell or rent your personal data. Information you provide to us remains confidential.
We may share data with trusted service providers only where necessary to operate the website or deliver services, such as spam detection, analytics, email delivery, and security. We may also disclose data if required to do so by law.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except their username. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Contact form submissions and email correspondence are retained only for as long as necessary to respond and for legitimate business or legal purposes.
What rights you have over your data
You have the right to:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal or administrative requirements
- Object to or restrict certain types of processing
- Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Emails and messages sent through our forms are processed and stored by our email service providers, which may be located outside your country of residence. Where this occurs, appropriate
Your contact information
Please see our contact page for full contact information.
Additional information
How we protect your data
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data. All connections to this website are secured using HTTPS encryption.
We use security software and access controls to help prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of data.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Data breach procedures
In the event of a data breach, we will assess the risk and notify relevant authorities and affected users where legally required, within applicable time limits.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect legal, technical, or business changes. The latest version will always be available on this page.
Contact information
Please see our contact page for full contact information.