Privacy Policy

Warmworks Scotland LLP Privacy Policy

Your privacy and personal information is very important to Warmworks Scotland LLP (known hereafter as Warmworks). Below we have outlined our Privacy Policy. To view our Cookie Policy, click here.

What information do we collect from you?

We collect some personally identifiable information from users of our website.

An example of personally identifiable information may include, but not be restricted to, your name, and email address. We will only collect this information from you however, if you voluntarily submit it and unless you request otherwise, we will not share it with a third party nor will we sell, rent, license or trade your personal information unless you give us permission to do so.

Why do we collect this information?

We collect personally identifiable information from you only when you voluntarily submit either the contact forms or the Communities Newsletter form. When you consent to submit those forms, we need that information to process/fulfil those requests.

Who we might share this information with?

We do not share the information collected on this website with any third party unless you give us permission to do so.

For existing Warmer Homes Scotland customers who contact us about their specific case, we may share this information as necessary to carry out our contract with you. This, however, will have also been explained when initially referred to Warmworks.

For existing battery storage project customers who contact us about their specific case, we may share this information as necessary to carry out our contract with you.

What do we do with this information?

There are three areas where we collect personally identifiable information: our two contact forms and the sign-up form for our Communities Newsletter.

If you sign up to receive our Communities Newsletter, we use a mailing platform to send you the following:

  • Communities Newsletter
  • Annual Report / Customer Stories – this is often included in the Communities Newsletter but may be sent separately at times

For existing customers who contact us via the contact forms on our website, your information will be used for the purpose of carrying out our contract with you.

For members of the general public who contact us via the contact forms on our website, your information will be used to respond to your request.

How long do we keep hold of your information?

For existing Warmer Homes Scotland customers, your information will be stored until the contract comes to an end. Please note, this is the overall contract and not when the work is completed in your home.

For existing battery storage project customers, your information will be stored until the project comes to an end and for approximately one year afterwards. Please note, this is the overall project and not when the work is completed in your home

For members of the general public, your information will be deleted after a period of three months.

The personal information that is gathered for the purposes of sending you the Communities Newsletter, annual report and customer stories is retained in order to provide you with this ongoing service and we will review it regularly to ensure it is always up to date.

How can I access the information you hold about me?

You have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict and port the information we hold on you.

However, in some cases we will be unable to fulfil your request. If that is the case, we will respond to you in full with the reasons why and direct you to the appropriate organisation that will be able to respond to your request.

To exercise your rights, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at any time.  There are a number of ways you can do this:

Send a letter addressed to the Data Protection Officer to:

Warmworks Scotland
1 Carmichael Place
Edinburgh, EH6 5PH

Or email the Data Protection Officer on: dpo@warmworks.co.uk

Complaints

We seek to resolve directly all complaints about how we handle personal information, but you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office, whose contact details are as follows:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Telephone: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745

Website: https://ico.org.uk/concerns

 

Please note this Privacy Policy only applies to information collected by our website. We are not responsible for the privacy of any information you reveal or post on any of the social media channels we use to promote Warmworks including, but not limited to Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.

We may amend this privacy policy from time to time and will post any changes within this section of our website so please refer to it regularly for any changes. Last updated: 01/07/2020