Privacy Policy
This is the privacy policy for SCE-Directory.com. It describes how we collect and use the personal data of our users, and business advertisers, and who has access to this information.
What Personal Data We Collect
When you register on SCE-Directory.com, we collect personal information about you. Whether you sign up to SCE-Directory.com as a consumer, individual seller or a business we collect the following…
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your postcode
- A password of your choosing.
If you sign-up to advertise your business or sell on SCE-Directory, we also collect the following…
- Your business’s address and contact details
- Your business’s status (e.g. Ltd, Sole Trader etc.)
- As you create your business profile on SCE-Directory for the purpose of advertising your business, you may also provide other information including a description of your business, opening hours, details of your products and services etc…
The lawful basis for processing this information is to fulfil our contract to you to advertise your business, to allow you to get quotes from businesses or to write reviews on SCE-Directory.
Cookies
SCE-Directory may set and access basic cookies on your computer as a site user. These cookies are used purely to enhance your user experience and are kept to a minimum. Most cookies are session cookies that expire and are removed when you end your session.You are free to turn cookies off using your browser settings but certain sections of the site will no longer work without cookies enabled.We use Google Adsense to provide relevant adverts to our users. Google may set cookies on your computer as part of this provision.
Who Has access to your Personal Data
SCE-Directory does not rent or sell any of your data to 3rd parties.We have physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect personal information about you. Any data we collect is securely stored on our UK and EU based database server.In the case where you write a review of a business on sce-directory, your name and Locality will be published alongside your review.In the case where you use our Multiquote service, your name and contact details may be passed onto a maximum of 5 businesses, for the sole purpose of allowing them to fulfil your request.If you sign-up as a Premium Member your basic contact details are shared with our payment provider (Paypal and Stripe) for the purpose of handling the transaction and future direct debits.How Long Do We Keep Your Personal Data
We retain your personal data for no longer than is necessary for the purpose(s) for which it was provided.
What Do we Use Your Personal Data For?
- To advertise your business or products on sce-directory.com, within search engines and on social media sites
- To track usage of sce-directory.com
- To allow us to contact you regarding your activity on sce-directory.com
- To allow us to contact you regarding new features and services on sce-directory.com
- To provide you with customer support
- To respond to enquiries, complaints and disputes
To investigate, detect and prevent
Your Rights
- Right to be Informed – (this document)
- Right of Access – You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold. Please use the contact form if you would like a copy of the personal data we hold.
- Right to Erasure – You have the right to be forgotten and have your information removed from sce-directory.com. Please use the contact form if you would like your personal data to be deleted.
Please use the contact form if you have any queries or issues relating to this policy
Changes to This Policy
Sce-directory.com may update this policy. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your Business Listing or account username, or by placing a prominent notice on the site.