Privacy Policy
At Renova Gas, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of the personal information provided to us through our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information. By using our website, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Your Rights
You have a number of “Data Subject Rights”, we have explained below what they are and how you can exercise them. You can read more about these rights on the UK Information Commissioner's Office website at ico.org.uk/for-the-public, or on your local Data Protection Authority website.
- Right of access –You have the right to request a copy of the personal data that we hold about you.
- Right to rectification –If you think any of your personal data that we hold is inaccurate, you have the right to request it is updated. We may ask you for evidence to show it is inaccurate.
- Right to erasure– (also known as the right to be forgotten) - You have the right to request that we delete your personal data that we hold..
- Right to restriction of processing–You have the right to request we restrict or suppress the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to data portability –You have the right to ask us to electronically transfer your personal data to another organisation in certain circumstances.
- Rights with regards to automated decision making, including profiling – You have the right not to be subject to a decision that is based solely on automated processing if the decision affects your legal rights or other equally important matters and to object to profiling in certain situations, including for direct marketing.
- Right to withdraw Consent – Where we are relying on your consent for processing you can withdraw or change your consent at any time.
The above rights may be limited in some circumstances, for example, if fulfilling your request would reveal personal data about another person, if you ask us to delete data which we are required to have by law, or if we have compelling legitimate interests to keep it. We will let you know if that is the case and will then only use your data for these purposes. You may also be unable to continue using our services if you want us to stop processing your personal data.
If you have any general questions or want to exercise any of your rights, please see the “how you can get in touch” section of this privacy policy. In order to maintain the security of our customers' personal details, we may need to request proof of identity before we disclose personal data to you in response to any request.
We encourage you to get in touch if you have any concerns with how we collect or use your personal data. You have the right to lodge a complaint directly with a Data Protection Authority. The Data Protection Authority in the UK, where we are based, is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), you can contact the ICO here: ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint. Our main supervisory authority in the EU is the Data Protection Commission (DPC) based in the Republic of Ireland, you can contact the DPC here: forms.dataprotection.ie/contact
Information We Collect
We may collect certain personal information from you when you visit our website, including but not limited to:
- Contact information (such as your name, email address, and phone number)
- Financial information (such as payment details)
- Communication preferences
Use of Information
We may use the personal information we collect from you for the following purposes:
- To provide and improve our services to you
- To respond to your inquiries and communicate with you
- To process payments and manage your account
- To personalise your experience on our website
- To send you marketing and promotional materials (only if you have opted-in to receive them)
- To comply with legal obligations
Disclosure of Information
We may disclose your personal information to third parties in the following circumstances:
- With your consent or at your direction
- To our trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website and providing our services (such as payment processors and customer support)
- To comply with legal obligations, enforce our website policies, or protect our rights, property, or safety
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our business
Cookies and Similar Technologies
What are cookies?
- Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, mobile device or other web enabled device when you visit one of our websites or apps. Cookies allow us to “remember” your actions or preferences over a period of time, or they may contain data related to the function or delivery of our websites. We also use the term “cookie” to describe similar technologies such as pixels or tags.
What do we use cookies for?
Some cookies are required by our site to enable you to transact whilst other cookies enable us to give you an enhanced, personalised web experience. We use cookies for the following purposes:
- To allow you to securely sign in to your account, so that you can use "My Account" features such as order information, making payments and viewing statements.
- To store the content of your online shopping bag whilst you browse the site and to complete an order.
- To record the areas of the website that you have visited, products you have viewed and time spent browsing, as well as the products you purchased. We use this data to help make the websites more user friendly, develop our website design and to continuously improve the quality of the service we provide.
- To distribute visitors to our websites evenly across platforms to ensure the content is served at the fastest possible speed.
- Provide relevant products and services to you when you come to the websites and ensure that relevant marketing material is provided to you.
- Detect and prevent fraud and other crimes.
We also offer you the facility to share your experience on our website through social sites. More information about how these sites use cookies can be found on their websites.
What cookies do we use?
We use the following cookies on our websites and apps:
- Strictly necessary Cookies.These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are used, for example, to make sure your transaction is secure, to enable you to log in to the secure areas of your account, such as your order history and to add items to your basket. Blocking these cookies through your browser will mean that some parts of our website won’t work.
- Performance Cookies or analytical Cookies. These cookies allow us to monitor visitors to our websites and ensure it is performing correctly. We use this data to measure overall performance, improve your website experience and improve the design of our website.
- Functionality Cookies. These cookies enable enhanced functionality on our website, such as allowing you to add to favourites or remember your language preferences.
- Onsite Targeting: Marketing and Personalisation Cookies. These cookies are placed by us and are used to help us to build an understanding of your interests (for example by understanding what products you have browsed on our website) and show you products, services and advertisements relevant to you whilst you are on the website. These cookies make it possible for us to personalise your experience on the websites and (if you are subscribed) in our email marketing.
- Off Site Targeting: Marketing and Personalisation Cookies. These cookies are placed by our advertising and marketing partners (including social networks). These help us to build an understanding of your interests (for example by understanding what products you have browsed on our website) and show you products, services and advertisements relevant to you. These cookies make it possible for us to ensure that you don’t see irrelevant, duplicate or multiple ads from us in a short period of time. We do want to prevent ads continuously re-appearing and annoying you.
Can I turn off or block cookies?
We use cookies to ensure that we provide the best possible standard of service to our online customers. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on “Manually Manage Cookies” at the bottom of the page. You can then adjust the available sliders to on or off, then click “Confirm my choices”. If you choose not to consent to the use of cookies your experience of our website may be impaired and many integral aspects of the website, including (but not limited to) adding items to your shopping bag and accessing your account, will not work.
Alternatively, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about how to manage cookies, including how to delete cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org
Security
We take the security of your personal information seriously and employ appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect it from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If you believe that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under the age of 18, please contact us immediately, and we will take steps to delete such information.
Links to Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting the revised version on our website. The updated Privacy Policy will become effective as of the date specified in the revised policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us using the information provided below:
Contact: Luke Scarr
Call Us: 0333583376
Email us: legal@renovagas.co.uk
Write to us: COMPANY NAME AND REGISTERED OFFICE
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.