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How we use cookies

Toms Garage Doors uses cookies for the following purposes:

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Third-party cookies

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List of cookies we collect

The below lists the cookies we collect and what information they store.

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Managing cookies

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More information

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us.

When you supply any personal information to Toms Garage Doors we have legal obligations towards you in the way we use this data. We must collect the information fairly, that is, we must explain how we will use it and tell you if we want to pass the information on to anyone else.

In general, any information you provide to Toms Garage Doors will only be used within Toms Garage Doors and by its agents and service providers. Your information will be disclosed where we are obliged or permitted by law. Also, if you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content anywhere on or to Toms Garage Doors or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour on Toms Garage Doors, Toms Garage Doors can use whatever information that is available to it about you to stop such behaviour. This may involve informing relevant third parties such as your employer, Internet provider and law enforcement agencies about the content and your behaviour.

What information do we collect?

We may collect the following information:

Name and contact information including email address and phone number
Address and postcode
Information about your property and garage door requirements
Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

How we use your information

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

To process and manage your service booking
To contact you regarding your enquiry or appointment
Internal record keeping
We may use the information to improve our products and services

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Access to your personal information

You have the right to request a copy of the personal information that Toms Garage Doors holds about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected. Please address requests to the Data Protection Officer.

Your rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

The right to access your personal data
The right to rectification of inaccurate data
The right to erasure (the right to be forgotten)
The right to restrict processing
The right to data portability
The right to object to processing

Contact us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal data, please contact us.

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