This website is operated by Mason & Green Ltd. The privacy of our users is extremely important to us and therefore we encourage all users to read this policy very carefully because it contains important information regarding:
Who we are
MASON & GREEN ('we' or 'us') collect, use and are responsible for storing certain personal information about you. When we do so, we are regulated under the General Data Protection Regulation which apply across the European Union (including the United Kingdom) and we are responsible as a 'controller' of that personal information for the purposes of those laws.
The personal information we collect and use
a. Personal information you provide to us
We collect the following personal information that you provide to us:
Full Name
Address
Telephone Number
Your Gender
Your Marital Status
Your Age
Name of a person known to you
The address of the person known to you
The telephone number of a colleague known to you
Your Credit Card Details
Your Bank Details
Personal information relating to health
Some examples of when we collect this information include:
On making a booking on the website
On completion of a quotation
On email communication
On telephonic communication
On personally meeting
b. Personal information you provide about third parties
If you give us information about another person, you confirm that the other person has appointed you to act on their behalf and agreed that you:
We may monitor communications such as emails and telephone calls for the following purposes:
Quality and training purposes
Confirming any errors that may have occurred
In disputes relating to bookings
d. Cookies and similar technologies
A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your computer or electronic device when you access our website. Similar technologies include web beacons, action tags, local shared objects ('flash cookies') and single-pixel gifs. Such technologies can be used to track users' actions and activities, and to store information about them. We use these cookies and/or similar technologies on this website.
In addition it should be noted that in some cases our cookies or similar technologies may be owned and controlled by third parties who will also collect personal information about you.
The following examples illustrate how we may use cookies to monitor and/or collect the following information:
This information helps us to build a profile of our users. Some of this information may be aggregated or statistical, which means that we will not be able to identify you individually.
On the first occasion that you use our site we will ask whether you consent to our use of cookies. If you do not, cookies will not be used. Thereafter you can opt-out of using cookies at any time or you can set your browser not to accept cookies and the websites below tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, some of our website features may not function as a result.
For further information on our use of cookies, please see our Website cookie policy.
For further information on cookies generally visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
How we use your personal information
We collect information about our users for the following purposes:
Banking institutions for dispute resolution and processing of transactions
We may share your information with:
We will not share you personal information with any other 3rd parties.
Marketing
We would like to send you information about products, services, offers, competitions and our business which may be of interest to you. Such information could be sent by post, email, telephone, text message or automated call.
We will ask whether you would like us to send you marketing messages on the first occasion that you provide any relevant contact information (i.e. on purchase, signing up to a newsletter, entering a competition etc). If you do opt in to receive such marketing from us you can opt out at any time (see 'What rights do you have?' below for further information). If you have any queries about how to opt out, or if you are receiving messages you do not want you can contact us using the details provided below.
Required personal information
The provision of the following information is required from you:
Full Name
Full Address
Destination Address
Telephone Number
Banking or Credit Card details
This is to enable us to do the following:
Pick you up form the correct location
Take you to your destination
Ability to contact you
Process payment
We will inform you at the point of collecting information from you, whether you are required to provide the information to us.
How long your personal information will be kept
We will hold your personal information for the following periods:
The data is stored for one year
These periods are no longer than necessary in each case.
Reasons we can collect and use your personal information
We rely on the following as the lawful basis on which we collect and use your personal information:
(1). consent;
(2). contract;
(3). legal obligation;
(4). vital interests;
(5). public task;
(6). legitimate interests;
(a). The legitimate interests relied upon are as follows:
To be able to provide a safe, secure and guaranteed service
Keeping your information secure
We have appropriate security measures in place to prevent personal information from being accidentally lost, or used or accessed in an unauthorised way. We limit access to your personal information to those who have a genuine business need to know it. Those processing your information will do so only in an authorised manner and are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We will also use technological and organisation measures to keep your information secure. These measures may include the following examples:
All data is stored on secured password protected servers in a secure location
We also have procedures in place to deal with any suspected data security breach. We will notify you and any applicable regulator of a suspected data security breach where we are legally required to do so.
Indeed, while we will use all reasonable efforts to secure your personal data, in using the site you acknowledge that the use of the internet is not entirely secure and for this reason we cannot guarantee the security or integrity of any personal data that are transferred from you or to you via the internet. If you have any particular concerns about your information, please contact us using the details below.
Transfers of your information out of the EEA
We will not transfer your personal information outside of the EEA at any time.
Children and the validity of consent
Where we obtain consent from any user we will take reasonable steps to ascertain whether the user is over 13 years of age and whether the child is sufficiently informed to give valid consent. If the user is not, parental consent will be required to provide consent for the processing of any personal information.
What rights do you have?
Under the General Data Protection Regulation you have a number of important rights free of charge. In summary, those include rights to:
For further information on each of those rights, including the circumstances in which they apply, see the Guidance from the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) on individual's rights under the General Data Protection Regulations (http://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/)
If you would like to exercise any of these rights please:
From time to time we may also have other methods to unsubscribe (opt-out) from any direct marketing including for example, unsubscribe buttons or web links. If such are offered, please note that there may be some period after selecting to unsubscribe in which marketing may still be received while your request is being processed.
How to complain
In the first instance Your complaint or concern can be made to us directly via post to the address listed below.
However if no ressolution can be found you are able to escalate your complaint directly to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) using their online form located at ICO
Changes to the privacy policy
This privacy policy was published on 17th September 2021 and last updated on 17th September 2021.
We may change this privacy policy from time to time. You should check this policy occasionally to ensure you are aware of the most recent version that will apply each time you access this website. We will also attempt to notify users of any changes by:
By notice in the website header
Contacting us
If you have any questions about this policy or the information we hold about you, please contact us by:
e-mail: info@masonandgreen.co.uk
post:
Suite 13A, Alpha House
100 Borough High Street
London SE1 1LB
United Kingdom
or
telephone: +44 20 7924 9177
Calls will be answered at the following times:
Monday to Friday 09:00am to 17:00pm
If you have a hearing or speech impediment you can contact us using a textphone on +44 20 7924 9177. We may record calls for quality and training purposes.
Our data protection officer is SUNIL THAKORE.
