Privacy Policy

We wanted to let you know that we've updated our Privacy Policy in line with new GDPR regulations, which come into effect on 25 May 2018. In practice, it means that Selcia Ltd must:

  1. have legitimate grounds for collecting and using your personal information;
  2. not use your personal information in ways that may adversely affect you;
  3. be transparent about how we intend to use your personal information;
  4. provide you with appropriate privacy notices when collecting your personal information.

We take our data privacy responsibilities very seriously at Selcia and we want you to understand and feel confident about how we collect, use and safeguard your personal information when you use our website (www.selcia.com) or when you engage with us.

This policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.

By contacting us, using our services or visiting our website you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy unless you inform us otherwise.

(1) What information do we collect?

In the course of our activities, we may collect, store and use the following kinds of your personal information in the legitimate, day to day business interests of Selcia:

  1. information about you that you have provided or will provide to us that is limited to the kind of information that can be found on a typical business card - first name, last name, job title, employer/company name, work address, work email, and work phone number;
  2. information that you have or will provide to us for the purpose of business enquiries, quotation requests or business contracts.

(2) Cookies

Like most companies we use cookies on our website. A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit our site. 

We may collect certain aggregate and non-personal information through a variety of technologies when you visit this website. Aggregate and non-personal information does not relate to a single identifiable visitor. It tells us such things as how many users visited our site and the pages accessed. By collecting this information, we learn how to best tailor our website to our visitors.

We may use “session” cookies on the website. We will use the session cookies to: keep track of you whilst you navigate the website. Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your browser.

Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third party cookies. For example, in Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy”, and selecting “Block all cookies” using the sliding selector. Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites, including this one.

(3) Using your personal data

Your personal information will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.

The personal information we collect helps us to understand your needs as a customer and helps us provide you with a better service.

We may use your personal information to:

  1. communicate with you by email, telephone or mail in relation to requests for information, our services or potential services that you or your company have discussed with us or contracted us to perform whether previously or in the future;
  2. fulfil any contractual, regulatory and legal obligations to you and your organisation; 
  3. occasionally send promotional and company news to your email address that you have provided to us. We do this because we believe that you have a genuine interest in being informed of our business and services.

(4) Disclosure

We will not distribute, sell or lease your personal information to any third parties unless:

  1. requested by you to do so; or
  2. to the extent that we are required to do by law

(5) Security of your personal data

We will take all reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information in accordance with this privacy policy.

We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure (password- and firewall- protected) servers.

Unfortunately, the transmission of data and information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted via our services or sites; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

(7) Policy amendments

We may update this privacy policy from time-to-time and without prior notice by posting a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are familiar and satisfied with any changes.

(8) Your rights

You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you.

You may instruct us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes by email at any time by contacting us as specified in section 11 of this policy.

(9) Third party websites

The website contains links to other websites that we believe will be of genuine interest to you and our customers. You should be aware that we have no control over the content, control and workings of any third party website. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party websites.

(10) Updating information

Please let us know if the personal information, which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.

(11) Contacting us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal data, please write to us by email to contact@selcia.com or by post to Selcia Ltd., Fyfield Business & Research Park, Fyfield Road, Ongar, Essex, CM5 0GS, UK.