Privacy Policy

The policy: This privacy policy notice is served by [VIP Cars UK Limited, Hockley, Essex, SS5] under the website; [https://vipcarsuk.com/]. The purpose of this policy  is to explain to you how we control, process, handle and protect your personal information through  the business and while you browse or use this website. If you do not agree to the following policy  you may wish to cease viewing / using this website, and or refrain from submitting your personal  data to us. 

Policy key definitions: 

• “I”, “our”, “us”, or “we” refer to the business, [VIP Cars Limited]. • “you”, “the user” refer to the person(s) using this website. 

• GDPR means General Data Protection Act. 

• PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation. 

• Cookies mean small files stored on a users computer or device. 

Key principles of GDPR: 

Our privacy policy embodies the following key principles; (a) Lawfulness, fairness and  transparency, (b) Purpose limitation, (c) Data minimisation, (d) Accuracy, (e) Storage limitation, (f)  Integrity and confidence, (g) Accountability. 

Your individual rights 

Under the GDPR your rights are as follows. You can read more about your rights in details here; • the right to be informed; 

• the right of access; 

• the right to rectification; 

• the right to erasure; 

• the right to restrict processing; 

• the right to data portability; 

• the right to object; and 

• the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling. You also have the right to complain to the ICO [www.ico.org.uk] if you feel there is a problem with  the way we are handling your data. 

We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR. 

Internet cookies 

We use cookies on this website to provide you with a better user experience. We do this by placing a  small text file on your device / computer hard drive to track how you use the website, to record or  log whether you have seen particular messages that we display, to keep you logged into the website  where applicable, to display relevant adverts or content, referred you to a third party website. 

Some cookies are required to enjoy and use the full functionality of this website. 

We use a cookie control system which allows you to accept the use of cookies, and control which  cookies are saved to your device / computer. Some cookies will be saved for specific time periods,  where others may last indefinitely. Your web browser should provide you with the controls to  manage and delete cookies from your device, please see your web browser options.

Data security and protection 

We ensure the security of any personal information we hold by using secure data storage  technologies and precise procedures in how we store, access and manage that information. Our  methods meet the GDPR compliance requirement. 

Fair & Transparent Privacy Explained 

We have provided some further explanations about user privacy and the way we use this website to  help promote a transparent and honest user privacy methodology. 

Sponsored links, affiliate tracking & commissions 

Our website may contain adverts, sponsored and affiliate links on some pages. These are typically  served through our advertising partners; Google Adsense, eBay Partner Network, Amazon  Affiliates, or are self served through our own means. We only use trusted advertising partners who  each have high standards of user privacy and security. However we do not control the actual adverts  seen / displayed by our advertising partners. Our ad partners may collect data and use cookies for ad  personalisation and measurement. Where ad preferences are requested as “non-personalised”  cookies may still be used for frequency capping, aggregated ad reporting and to combat fraud and  abuse. 

Clicking on any adverts, sponsored or affiliate links may track your actions by using a cookie saved  to your device. You can read more about cookies on this website above. Your actions are usually  recorded as a referral from our website by this cookie. In most cases we earn a very small  commission from the advertiser or advertising partner, at no cost to you, whether you make a  purchase on their website or not. 

We use advertising partners in these ways to help generate an income from the website, which  allows us to continue our work and provide you with the best overall experience and valued  information. 

If you have any concerns about this we suggest you do not click on any adverts, sponsored or  affiliate links found throughout the website. 

Email marketing messages & subscription 

Under the GDPR we use the consent lawful basis for anyone subscribing to our newsletter or  marketing mailing list. We only collect certain data about you, as detailed in the “Processing of your  personal data” above. Any email marketing messages we send are done so through an EMS, email  marketing service provider. An EMS is a third party service provider of software / applications that  allows marketers to send out email marketing campaigns to a list of users. 

Email marketing messages that we send may contain tracking beacons / tracked clickable links or  similar server technologies in order to track subscriber activity within email marketing messages.  Where used, such marketing messages may record a range of data such as; times, dates, I.P  addresses, opens, clicks, forwards, geographic and demographic data. Such data, within its  limitations will show the activity each subscriber made for that email campaign. 

Any email marketing messages we send are in accordance with the GDPR and the PECR. We  provide you with an easy method to withdraw your consent. 

Resources & further information

• Overview of the GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation

• Data Protection Act 2018 

• Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003

• The Guide to the PECR 2003 

Please note that some calls may be recorded for quality and training purposes.