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Privacy Statement and Privacy Notice
Our Privacy Statement
At John Clark (Holdings) Limited (and all subsidiaries) which trades as John Clark Motor Group (JCMG) we will keep you informed of how we collect, store and process your personal data with security being a primary factor in everything we do.
As you know we have to keep a little bit of your personal data, such as your name, email address, payment details and driving licence details to enable us to sell a vehicle to you or carry out some aftercare work, such as warranty.
Your personal data is managed securely and is not sold to any third parties. We only pass personal data to businesses that need your personal data for legitimate reasons, such as the DVLA or the manufacturer. Further information on this can be seen in the privacy policy below.
Finally, we will always give you the option not to receive marketing communications from us and you can always update your marketing preferences through our Customer Data Hub.
The contents of this statement may change from time to time so you may wish to check this page occasionally to ensure you are still happy to share your personal data with us. Where possible we will also contact you directly to notify you of any changes.
Below is our detailed Privacy Notice which is live from 12th June 2018
Privacy Notice
JCMG ("we, “us” or “our”) are committed to protecting and respecting any personal data that our current, former and potential customers (jointly referred to as “customers” or “you”) share with us.
This statement describes what types of personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, how it is used and processed by us, how we share it with others, how you can manage the personal data we hold and how you can contact us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
When visiting www.john-clark.co.uk (and any sub-domains unless expressly excluded), www.johnclarkleasing.co.uk or websites of our dealerships (“our websites”), our social media pages e.g. https://www.facebook.com/johnclarkmotorgroup/?fref... or using our live chat available through those websites you will be asked whether you accept and consent to the practices described in this notice.
It is important that you read this privacy notice together with any other privacy notice or fair processing notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data and what your rights are.
For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act) and the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Data Controller is John Clark (Holdings) Limited (Company No: SC098411) of Alliance Centre, Greenwell Road, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, AB12 3AX. If you have any questions about how we process your personal data please contact crm@john-clark.co.uk.
WHAT PERSONAL DATA DO WE COLLECT FROM YOU AND FROM WHERE?
We will collect personal data about you and your vehicle when you use JCMG websites, complete forms on our social media pages, use our live chat facility, visit our dealerships, correspond with us over the phone, email or otherwise contact our Customer Engagement Centre. We may also collect personal data about you from third parties e.g. G Force/Autotrader if you submit an enquiry to them about our services. We will collect some or all of the following data about you:
We use personal data held about you in the following ways and on the following legal bases:
• Consent
o As a business we will not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal data except in relation to third party direct marketing communication to you via email or text message.
o You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking unsubscribe with any marketing communication from us, by using the Customer Data Hub to change your preferences or at the time you provide us with your information.
• Contractual
o To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us, such as a service plan. We may also rely on this basis to legitimise any processing of your personal data that is necessary to take steps at your request to enter into a contract with you e.g. discuss payment plans.
• Legitimate Interests
o We may use and process your personal data as set out below where it is necessary for us to carry out activities for which it is in our legitimate interests as a business to do so.
A. Processing data to contact customers with marketing information that we believe the contents are relevant, appropriate and would benefit the customer.
B. Processing is necessary for us to support customers with sales and other enquiries:
a. To respond to correspondence you send to us and fulfil the requests you make to us (for example test drives, service requests, brochure requests or information about specific vehicles);
b. To provide vehicle support and services (for example warranty services, service reminders, product recalls).
C. Processing necessary for us to understand customers’ and drivers’ needs with a view to continually improving services:
a. To analyse, evaluate and improve our products and services so that your dealership experience, website experience, customer engagement centre and bodyshop centre can be improved. (This will generally involve multiple participants and it does not identify you personally);
b. To undertake market analysis to help us understand you better as a customer and tailor our marketing information to be more relevant to you as an individual;
c. In some case we may use automated methods to analyse, combine and evaluate. For example when your mileage suggests you are due a service – we will send you tailored communication to the effect.
D. Processing necessary for us to promote our business, brands and products and measure the reach and effectiveness of our campaigns:
a. Holding personal data for marketing purposes;
b. Obtaining your marketing preferences and/or marketing choices that you have provided to any of our dealerships for the purposes of sending you e-marketing communications. We will only contact you from the dealership you have an existing relationship with.
c. Contacting you with marketing information by phone or post from time to time. We will only contact you with information about our own products and services and you can ask us to stop at any time. We will not contact you in this manner if you are registered on the Telephone Preference Service or Mail Preference Services (as applicable) or have asked us not to;
d. To contact you from time to time with marketing information (unless you object) if you have expressly indicated to us that you are acting on behalf of a business or where we have obtained your business contact details. You can ask us to stop at any time. In relation to any such information we send by email or SMS, we will include an option allowing you to object to receiving future messages by unsubscribing;
e. To contact you with targeted advertising delivered online through social media and other platforms operated by other companies, unless you object. You may receive advertising based on information about you that we have provided to the platform or because, at our request, the platform has identified you as having similar attributes to the individuals whose details it has received from us. To find out more please refer to the information provided on the help pages of the platforms on which you receive advertising from us;
f. To identify and record when you have received, opened or engaged with our website or electronic communications (please see our Cookie Policy for more information);
g. To administer competitions and promotions that you enter with us from time to time and to distribute prizes.
E. Processing necessary for us to operate the administrative and technical aspects of our business efficiently and effectively:
a. To verify the accuracy of information that we hold about you and create a better understanding of you as a customer;
b. For network and information security purposes i.e. in order for us to take steps to protect your information against loss, damage, theft or unauthorised access;
c. To comply with a request from you in connection with the exercise of your rights (for example where you have asked us not to contact you for marketing purposes we will keep a record of this on our suppression lists in order to be able to comply with your request).
d. To inform you of updates to our terms and conditions and policies.
• Legal Obligation
o We may process your personal data to comply with our legal obligations (for example to register your car with the DVLA).
• Vital Interest
o On occasions we will need to process your personal data to contact you if there is an urgent safety or product recall notice and we need to inform you about it.
HOW DO WE SHARE THIS PERSONAL DATA
We will not sell your personal data to third parties. However it may be necessary, from time to time, to share your personal data within the JCMG group of companies in order to achieve the purposes noted above. In addition, we may from time to time disclose your personal data to the following categories of companies or organisations to which we pass the responsibility to handle services on our behalf.
IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE PERSONAL DATA
Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to comply with our legal obligation or perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with hire purchase agreement). In this case, we may have to cancel a product or service you have with us but we will notify you if this is the case at the time.
CHANGE OF PURPOSE
We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it as explained above, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
Please note that we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.
WHERE WILL WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
We hold your personal data in the UK, however some third party service providers store data in the US. Where we transfer data with third parties based in the US, we ensure that adequate safeguards are put in place to protect your personal data or we otherwise meet the requirements of GDPR for international transfers.
HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA SECURE?
Once we have received your personal data, we will use strict procedures and security features to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your computer or browser and therefore when your data is transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk.
HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR?
We will not hold your personal data in an identifiable format for any longer than is necessary. If you are a customer or otherwise have a relationship with us we will hold personal data about you for a longer period than if we have obtained your details in connection with a prospective relationship.
If we have a relationship with you, (for example you are a customer or the registered driver of a leased or other vehicles purchased from us, a service customer of one of our dealerships, a customer or one of our approved Bodyshops) we will ultimately hold your data as follows:
You have the right to:
Post: John Clark Motor Group, Alliance Centre, Greenwell Road, Aberdeen, AB12 3AX
Email: CRM@john-clark.co.uk
Tel: 1224 407 407
If you have any specific data protection concerns or a complaint, you can address it to our CRM Team at CRM@john-clark.co.uk.
WHAT WE MAY NEED FROM YOU
We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response.
YOUR DUTY TO INFORM US OF CHANGES
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please help us by keeping us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.
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LINKING
Our sites may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
This version was last updated on 17th May 2018 and historic versions can be obtained by contacting us.