Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 31st July
At National Blue Badge, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled safely and responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, https://nationalbluebadge.com/, and engage with our services.
1. Information We Collect
We collect personal data from you when you interact with our website. This includes:
- Personal Information You Provide:
When you contact us, subscribe to our newsletter, or sign up for our services, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you voluntarily provide. - Automatically Collected Information:
When you visit our website, we may collect certain information automatically, such as:- IP address
- Browser type
- Device information
- Operating system
- Referring URLs and the pages you visit on our website
- Date and time of access
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies:
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. Cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our site, enabling us to improve our content and user experience. You can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie consent banner.
2. How We Use Your Information
The information we collect from you may be used in the following ways:
- To Provide and Improve Our Services:
We use your personal information to deliver the services you request, manage your account, and improve our offerings. - To Communicate With You:
We may send you communications, such as newsletters or service updates, based on the information you provide and your preferences. You can unsubscribe from these communications at any time. - For Analytics and Improvements:
We use cookies and tracking data to analyse user behaviour on our website and improve our content, features, and user experience. - To Ensure Security and Compliance:
We may use your personal information to detect, prevent, or address security issues, fraud, or any other violations of our policies or the law.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our legal bases for processing include:
- Consent:
We rely on your consent to process your data when you agree to receive communications from us or allow cookies on our website. You can withdraw your consent at any time. - Contract:
We process your data to fulfil contractual obligations when you engage with our services. - Legitimate Interests:
We may process your data to pursue our legitimate interests, such as improving our services and protecting the security of our website.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties except as described below:
- Third-Party Service Providers:
We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate our website, conduct business, or provide services to you. These providers have agreed to keep your information confidential and use it only for the purposes specified by us. - Legal Requirements:
We may disclose your information when required to comply with applicable laws or in response to valid legal requests from public authorities.
5. Data Security
We implement a variety of security measures to ensure the protection of your personal information. These include:
- Encryption technologies
- Secure servers
- Regular monitoring for vulnerabilities
However, please be aware that no transmission of data over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our website.
6. Your Data Protection Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Access to Your Data:
You can request access to the personal data we hold about you. - Correction:
You have the right to request that we correct any inaccuracies in your personal data. - Erasure:
You can request that we delete your personal data under certain conditions. - Restriction of Processing:
You have the right to request that we limit the processing of your data in certain circumstances. - Data Portability:
You can request that your personal data be transferred to another organisation or provided to you in a structured, commonly used format. - Object to Processing:
You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, including for marketing purposes.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. Cookies are small files that are stored on your device and help us understand how you use our site. The types of cookies we use include:
- Essential Cookies:
Necessary for the basic functioning of the website. - Analytics Cookies:
Help us understand how visitors use our website and improve its performance. - Marketing Cookies:
Used to deliver personalised advertisements based on your browsing behaviour.
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie consent banner or the settings in your web browser.
For more information, please see our Cookie Policy https://nationalbluebadge.com/cookie-policy/.
8. Retention of Your Data
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or to comply with legal obligations. Once your data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymise it.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated Last Updated date.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at:
National Blue Badge
Email: [email protected]
Address: Century House, Thorpe Park, Leeds, LS15 8ZB
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