Sinolec Components Ltd (“Sinolec”) Privacy Policy

Sinolec provides this Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") to help you understand how we collect, use and disclose information, including personal information that you may provide to us or that we may obtain as you use and access our website. This Privacy Policy applies to www.sinolec.co.uk (the “Site”).

Collected Data and Usage

By using the Site, you consent to the collection and use of your Personal Information by Sinolec consistent with applicable data protection law and this Privacy Policy. Sinolec collects and uses the information you provide to us, including information obtained from your use of this Site. We may use or share Personal Information (e.g., name, address, telephone number, email address, and location) where it is necessary for us to complete a transaction or do something that you have asked us to do. Also, we may use the information that we collect for our business purposes to develop, enhance, and improve our products and services, and for advertising and marketing consistent with this Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you acknowledge, consent and agree that Sinolec may collect, process, and use the information that you provide to us and that such information shall only be used by Sinolec or third parties acting under Sinolec’s direction in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Sinolec collects and uses information from you in several ways:

The Sinolec Site

Sinolec may observe your activities, preferences, and transactional data (such as your IP address and browser type). We use this data for the sole purpose of fulfilling your order requirements and enhancing your shopping experience.

Use of Cookies

The Sinolec Site uses "cookies" and related technologies to help you customise your online experience and in our electronic communications with you. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies and related technologies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you customise Sinolec pages, or register with Sinolec, a cookie helps Sinolec to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information and return user log in. When you return to the Site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved.

We also use cookies to allow Google Analytics to provide us with information on how visitors arrived at our site and used our site. This information is used to asses the performance of advertising with Google and other online advertising methods.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Site you visit.

E-Commerce

You may be asked to share Personal Information such as your name, address, telephone number, and email address when you make purchases, seek customer or technical support or otherwise interact with Sinolec, including on-line. When you buy direct from Sinolec, these purchase transactions may be conducted through Sinolec vendors and suppliers. Vendors and suppliers engaged by Sinolec on behalf of Sinolec may have their use of your Personal Information limited by this Privacy Policy, contractual restrictions, and applicable law.

Children

The Sinolec Site and Sinolec’s products are not directed at children. If you are under 18 or otherwise would be required to have parent or guardian consent to share information with Sinolec, you should not send any information about yourself to us. As required by law, if a person under 13 submits information through any part of a Sinolec Site and we learn the person submitting the information is such a child, we will attempt to delete this information as soon as possible.

When Sinolec May Share Collected Information

Sinolec may share Personal Information within Sinolec to fulfill its obligations to you and operate its business consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection law. In addition to what is expressly stated in this Privacy Policy, we may also share your Personal Information with third parties in the following situations:

Sinolec Affiliates, Vendors and Suppliers. Sinolec occasionally works with affiliated third parties, vendors, distributors, and suppliers. To the extent it is necessary for these groups to provide their products and services to us and provide products and services you have requested, these third parties may have access to or process your Personal Information.

Payment Processing and Shipping. Sinolec may share your information with it’s payment processing suppliers and shipping companies in order to facilitate your order. Personal Information that is collected through a Site may be used and/or disclosed to these third parties in order to enable us to process your order.

Google. Information on how we use google and their privacy policy can be found on the Google Privacy & Terms Site.

Trusted Shops Trustbadge. Following an order, the Trusted Shops Trustbadge is incorporated into this web page in order to display our Trusted Shops trustmark for buyers and the eventually collected reviews, as well as the Trusted Shops product offer.

In balancing the various interests, this serves to safeguard our legitimate prevailing interests in an optimised marketing of our offer. The Trustbadge and the services advertised are an offer of Trusted Shops GmbH, Subbelrather Str. 15C, 50823 Köln.

Whenever a Trustbadge is called up, the web server automatically stores a so-called server log file which contains, for example, your IP address, the date and time of retrieval, the data volume transferred and the requesting provider (access data), and documents the retrieval. This access data will not be evaluated and will be automatically overwritten seven days after your visit to the page.

Other personal information will only be transferred to Trusted Shops if you decide, after completing an order, to use Trusted Shops products or have already registered for their use. In this case, the contractual agreement between you and Trusted Shops applies.

Security

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be secure, therefore, we cannot ensure the security of any information you send to us and you do so at your own risk. If Sinolec learns of a security system's breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using this Site or providing Personal Information to us, you agree that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues.

Sinolec do not store any payment information on any of our servers or as paper records making a data breach less harmful.

Marketing Communications

When you provide Sinolec with Personal Information, we may communicate with you using the information you have given us to provide you with information we think may be of interest to you as permitted by law.

Retention of Data

We will keep your information until we no longer have any need to communicate with you, and in line with our Data Retention Policy which can be obtained on request.

Where you have made a purchase, we are processing this data because we have a contract with you to supply goods or services and we also have legal obligations to maintain financial information.

Your Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have certain rights regarding your data.

- You have the right to ask us for a copy of any data we hold about you.

- You have a right to have any data that is incorrect, corrected.

- You have the right to object to the use of your data.

- You have the right to have your data provided to you to take elsewhere in a suitable format.

- You have the right to have your data deleted in certain circumstances.

- You have the right to lodge a complaint about the use of your data with the Information commissioner.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact our data controller.

Details for the information commissioner and making a complaint can be found on the Information Commissioner's website at www.ico.org.uk.

Contacting Sinolec

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please email us at info@sinolec.co.uk.