Boardman is part of the Halfords group of companies. At the Halfords Group we want to make sure you know what data we collect from you, why we collect it, what we do with it and how you can ask us questions about it or exercise your rights.
Before we tell you what we do with your data, let us tell you who we are.
When we say “Halfords” we mean the Halfords Group of companies and this Privacy Notice applies
to
all the companies in our group.
If you are reading this notice on a company website, then it is part of our group.
If you want to know more about the companies that make up the Halfords Group plc then contact us
here.
Halfords is a data controller for all our customer and colleague personal data whether we
collect it
from you when you visit one of our websites, one of our stores or autocentres, or when we visit
you
with our mobile expert services.
We’d like you to read all of our privacy notice, but we understand that sometimes you know
exactly
what you want and just want to go straight to it, so we’ve listed below the most common things
customers ask us - the “FAQ’s”
Frequently Asked Questions
"What’s your address?"
Our postal address is:
Halfords Group plc, Icknield Street Drive, Washford West, Redditch B98 0DE.
"I want to contact the Data
Protection Officer (the “DPO”)"
You can find the contact details for the DPO at the bottom of this notice but please have a look
at
these FAQ’s first as they may be able to assist you with your problem.
“I would like a copy of my
personal data”
No problem, this is called a “Subject Access Request” or SAR. But first we need some information
from
you to ensure we only disclose your personal data to you, or your representative. To make sure
we
have all the information from you that we need to fulfil your request, we have created a form
here.
The form is simple to complete, is free and allows you to access your personal data securely.
The Legal
- By law we have one month to provide you with
a
copy of your personal data which starts from the moment you have provided proof of your
identity. We
may extend the time limit by a further two months if the request is complex or if we receive a
number of requests from you.
“I would like you to delete
my
personal data”
You have a right to erasure also known as the” right to be forgotten” but this doesn’t always
apply.
We will always review each request for erasure on a case-by-case basis.
However, If you have bought something from us, we will be unable to erase your personal data
because
legally we have to keep records of commercial transactions for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
for
6 years. This data will automatically delete 6 years from the date of your last transaction with
us.
If you still want to ask us to delete your personal data, please follow the link
here.
The Legal
- we have one month to respond to your request
which starts from the moment you have provided proof of your identity.
“I think you may have the
wrong
data about me, and I would like you to correct it”
This is your right to rectification. Tell us what you think we have that’s wrong, such as the
wrong
vehicle registration number, a previously owned vehicle registration number, or a booking error.
We will check it and if the data we hold is wrong, we will change it.
We have a duty to ensure all personal data we hold is accurate. You can ask us to rectify your
data
here.
The Legal
- we have one month to respond to your request
which starts from the moment you have provided proof of your identity.
“I would like to opt out of
receiving marketing information”
Marketing emails and text messages have an opt out or unsubscribe button at the bottom of the
email/text. This is the quickest and easiest way for you to unsubscribe. If you have already
deleted
the email or text, then you can send us a request to unsubscribe you
here.
If the email/text does not contain an opt out or unsubscribe button it’s because it’s a service
message not a marketing message. A service message may be an MOT reminder or an invitation to
provide feedback, or a product review request. If you no longer wish to receive any
communications
from Halfords, then please go
here.
“I would like a copy of any
CCTV images you may have captured of me during my recent visit to your premises”
Yes, we can do that as CCTV images are personal data, however, please be aware that we only
retain
CCTV images for 30 days from when they were recorded, after which they are deleted by the system
and
we are unable to recover them.
To request a copy of your CCTV images go
here.
The Legal
- we have one month to provide you with a copy
of
your personal data which starts from the moment you have provided proof of your identity. We may
extend the time limit by a further two months if the request is complex or if we receive a
number of
requests from you.
How we collect your Data
As an essential part of our business, we collect and manage customer data. In doing so, we
observe
all relevant data protection legislation, and are committed to protecting and respecting
customers’
privacy and rights. Specifically, Halfords acts as “Data Controller” in respect of the
information
gathered and processed by this website, when customers visit one of our stores or autocentres or
use
one of our mobile services.
In order that you are reliably informed about how we collect, process, store and share your
information, we have developed this Privacy notice. This notice also advises how you can
have
control over our use of your data.
What personal data do we
collect
and why?
We collect information about you so that we can:
provide you with our services in our stores, autocentres, mobile services and online sales
We use cookies on our websites to collect your data, you can find out more about how we use
cookies
to collect your data
here.
Collecting information from you:
The information that we collect from our customers is known as “personal data” and may include
your name, home address, e-mail address, telephone number and vehicle registration number.
We collect this information in various ways.
This could be when you fill in a form on a website, or when you correspond with us by telephone,
e-mail, webchat, or letter, when you buy something from one of our stores or websites or visit
one
of our autocentres.
We don’t store your payment card details as we use a third-party payment processor, so we never
see
your payment card information.
We use third-party providers to help us provide our services to you such as:
Haynes Pro, who give us information about your vehicle like the make, model and age of your car
using the Vehicle Registration Number. We do this when we need to order the correct car parts or
to
provide you with the most up-to-date and relevant messages regarding your car’s safety,
maintenance,
and upkeep.
Cookies
Third parties such as Google Analytics, may drop cookies on your computer or mobile devices.
These
cookies may use information about your visits to our websites to provide relevant advertisements
about
goods and services that you may be interested in. They may also employ technology used to
measure
the
effectiveness of our advertising using cookies to collect information about your visits to our
sites
in
order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services you may be interested in. The
information collected through this process doesn’t let us, or them, collect your name, contact
details
or other personally identifying details unless you choose to provide them. We have cookie
controls
in
place on all of our websites that allow you to choose how much, if any, personal data you
provide.
For
more information about cookies go to our
Cookie Notice.
Enhancing our data
Because we are a group of companies, we combine data. We sometimes call this a “Single Customer
View” it helps us to better understand your requirements, and how we can make our service
better. We
may also combine the data with data from selected third parties. This is a legitimate business
interest necessary for providing you with the best products and services. It also helps us
ensure
our data is always up to date and accurate.
Like the majority of businesses, we analyse customer data and the business information generated
by
those customer data. Where we can, we anonymise or pseudonymise the customer data to carry out
the
analysis or research. This is a necessary legitimate business interest used to,
- Learn more about our customers and their preferences.
- To identify patterns and trends amongst our customers.
- Enhance user experience on our Websites and Apps;
- Provide information, content and offerings tailored to our customer’s needs.
- For general research and statistical purposes.
- For aggregated reporting purposes within the Halfords Group.
- To help us develop new products and services.
- To monitor performance of our products and services.
- To be able to send you personalised marketing messages; and
- To display online advertisements to you.
Lawful basis for using your
data
We will only collect personal information from you;
- where we need the personal information to perform a contract with you (for example when you
buy
something from us),
- where the processing is in our legitimate interests?(for example when we share your
information
with one of our suppliers or software providers)
- or where we have your consent.
If you need further information about the legality of our processing of your personal data
contact us.
International Data Transfers
Your personal information may be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the
country
in which you are resident. These countries may have data protection laws that are different to
the
laws of the UK.
Halfords Website servers are located in the UK, but some of our third-party service providers
and
partners with whom we share your personal data are located outside of the UK, such as in the EU,
the
United States and India.
To ensure your personal information receives the same protection it would if it were being
processed
inside the UK, we always ensure that ICO guidance on International Data transfers is complied
with
and, our contracts with third parties contain the standards that must be followed at all times,
including where applicable the use of EU Standard Contractual Clauses and UK International Data
Transfer Agreements. If you wish for more information about these contracts, please contact us
using
the contact details provided under the “How to contact us” heading.
Any transfer of your personal data will be compliant with UK data protection law and all
personal
data will be secure.
Your rights
-
Right to be
informed
You have the right to be informed about how we collect and use your personal data.
This is known as a key transparency requirement under the UK?GDPR. This Privacy
notice provides that information. We regularly review, and where necessary, update
your privacy information, if we do, we will highlight those amendments with the date
and time they were made. If you require more information about how we process your
personal data, go
here.
-
Right to access
You have the right to ask us for a copy of your personal data that we hold about
you. This is known as a “Subject Access Request” or SAR. We will send you a copy of
the information within one month of your request once we have confirmed your
identity. We can extend the time limit by a further two months if your request is
complex or if we receive a number of requests from the you.
A third party can also make a SAR on your behalf but we need to know we have your
permission to give them the information so we may need further information from you
such as a written authorisation.
We can accept SAR requests either verbally, via email or post or via social media,
however, the quickest and most secure way for you to obtain your personal data is
via our SAR portal
here.
The SAR portal has been
set
up make the SAR process as
quick and easy as possible and we can keep you updated as to the progress of your
request. You can communicate with us about your SAR via the portal as well as
securely view your personal data.
We can refuse to provide your information if an exemption or restriction applies, or
if the request is manifestly unfounded or excessive. However, we will always do our
best to provide you with your personal data and help you to change your request, for
example if we believe the request to be excessive, by asking you to clarify your
request to help us locate the information you are asking us for.
-
Right to rectification
If you think any of the information, we hold about you is incorrect, you can either:
- visit the “My Account” section of the website where you can make changes to some
of the information that we hold about you; or
-
go
here
and submit a
request asking us to check your information and if it’s incorrect, change it for
you.
-
Right to be
forgotten
You can ask us to erase your personal information. We can only do this in certain
circumstances
(see Frequently Asked Questions above)
. We will
consider every request for erasure on an individual basis. You can ask us to delete
your data
here.
-
Right to object
You can object to us using your data in certain circumstances.
If your request relates to direct marketing, we will stop using your data for
marketing purposes immediately on request. This is also known as “opting out” of
marketing
(see Frequently Asked Questions).
If you believe we should stop using your data for any other purpose, you can ask us
to stop using your data
here
-
Right to restrict processing
You can ask us to restrict the use of your data if you think it is inaccurate, but
this will take time to validate, if you believe our data processing is unlawful but
you do not want your data erased, if you want us to retain your data to establish,
exercise or defend a legal claim, or if you wish to object to the processing of your
data. Then you can ask us
here
but please be aware, you will need to explain to us
why you need us to restrict using your data.
-
Right to data portability
If you would like us to move, copy or transfer the data that we hold about you to
another organisation, please contact our Data Protection Officer at
dataprotectionofficer@halfords.co.uk.
Please be advised that this only applies to certain data which has been submitted by
you electronically for specific purposes only. Our Data Protection Officer can
provide further advice.
Where we hold a customer’s details, we will also seek to ensure that, as far as
possible, we maintain a single composite record of their interactions with us, which
may require us to match their different activities. Where customers have indicated
that they do not want us to us their data for receiving communications (other than
those deemed legitimate), we will use this information purely for anonymised
internal analytics and reporting, for example, looking at sales trends which does
not identify individual customers.
If you do not want us to undertake profiling or matching, you may either:
- object to the processing of your data (see number 5 of this Privacy Notice
above) or
- request that Halfords erases all personal data about you (see number 4 of
this Privacy Notice above)
Data privacy and security
At Halfords, we maintain a comprehensive data management work programme, which
includes processes for ensuring that data protection is a key consideration of all
new and existing IT systems that hold customers’ personal data. Where any concerns,
risks or issues are identified, we conduct relevant impact assessments in order to
determine any actions that are necessary to ensure optimum privacy.
We also maintain an active information security work programme which seeks to protect
the availability, confidentiality, and integrity of all physical and information
assets. Specifically, this helps us to:
- protect against potential breaches of confidentiality
- ensure all IT facilities are protected against damage, loss, or misuse
- increase awareness and understanding of the requirements of information security
and the responsibility of our colleagues to protect the confidentiality and
integrity of the information that they handle and
- ensure the optimum security of this website
We recognise that the security of data and transactions on this website is of
primary importance. We therefore ensure that all connections to secure parts of
the website (such as when you login) are encrypted and authenticated using
strong protocols, key exchanges and ciphers.
Location Tracking
This website only uses geo-location tracking, which shows us where you are in the UK, for
specific situations. These include:
-
click and collect:
on the product pages, you can check the availability
of any selected item in your local store
-
store and autocentre locator:
you can search for your local store
using your current location
-
store changes:
we can inform you of local store changes based on your
IP address.
In all situations, your permission will be sought before geo-tracking is used, and then, it
is only used to personalise your experience.
This service is supported by Google Maps. Users are bound by the Google Maps / Google Earth
Additional Terms of Service
(https://maps.google.com/help/terms_maps.html)
which
includes the?Google Privacy Policy
(https://www.google.com/intl/ALL/policies/privacy/index.html).
Contact the Data Protection
Officer
Questions and comments regarding this Privacy Notice are welcomed and should be sent to our
Data Protection Officer at
dataprotectionofficer@halfords.co.uk
You can also contact our Data Protection Officer if you have any concerns or complaints
about the way in which your personal data has been handled or if you think we’ve done
something wrong. But first check the
FAQ’s
as you may find the answer to your question.
Alternatively, if you still feel we have not handled your personal data correctly, you have
the right to ask the Information Commissioner’s Office ("
ICO
") to look at
how we handled your personal data.
The ICO can be found at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF or
https://ico.org.uk
if you’re in the U.K or the Data
Protection Commission, 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28, Ireland if you’re in
the Republic of Ireland
How to contact us | Data Protection
Commissioner