Privacy Policy
Distinctive Communications Privacy Policy
Last updated: 1 July 2022
At Distinctive Communications, accessible from https://www.distinctivecomms.co.uk/, one of our main priorities is our visitors’ privacy.
This document sets out the types of information that is collected and recorded by Distinctive Communications and how we use it. Distinctive Communications is the trading name for Distinctive Communications Limited (Registered Company No. 14062824).
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, please contact us.
This policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website and the information shared and/or collected. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or through channels other than this website.
Consent
By using our website, you consent to our privacy policy and agree to its terms.
Information we collect
The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.
If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
When you sign up for updates or register on our website, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, company name, address, email address, and telephone number.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect in different ways, which can include:
- Providing, operating, and maintaining our website
- Improving, personalising, and expanding our website
- Understanding and analysing how you use our website
- Developing new products, services, features, and functionality
- Communicating with you to provide updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes.
- Sending you emails
- Finding and preventing fraud
We do not pass on your details to third parties.
Log files
Distinctive Communications follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analysing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Cookies and web beacons
Like any other website, Distinctive Communications uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimise the users’ experience by customising our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.
For more general information on cookies, please read “What Are Cookies”. Our Cookie Policy can be viewed here.
Third party privacy policies
Distinctive Communications’ privacy policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. We advise you to consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.
GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
- The right to access – you have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
- The right to rectification – you have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure – you have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing – you have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing – you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability – you have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Children’s information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
Distinctive Communications does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will promptly remove such information from our records.
If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy, you can get in touch with us on [email protected]