We, Macdonald Air Products Limited take your privacy very seriously therefore we urge to read this policy very carefully because it contains important information about us and:
• The personal information we collect about you, our users
• What we do with your information, and
• Who your information may be shared with
Who we are
Macdonald Air Products Limited (‘we’ or ‘us’) are a ‘data controller’ for the purposes of the Data
Protection Act 1998, And The European General Data Protection Regulation GDPR (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.
Information we collect
a) Personal information you provide to us
We collect the following personal information that you provide to us:
Contact names within your business (purchasing department, accounts, credit control) Email addresses within your business
Business/ trading/delivery address
No of years trading
Bank Details
VAT number
Company registration number
Telephone/ Fax number
Name of Directors/ Owners of the business
Trading/ business name
Some examples of when we collect this information include: When registering for a credit account
When making purchases When making payments When requesting refunds
When receiving account statements/ invoices
When making enquiries using Website
b) Personal information provided by third parties
We may receive information about you from other sources. This information may include:
Credit application form
Credit references
We will add this information to the information we hold about you for the following purposes: To check Creditworthiness;
To check for possible fraudulent activity; To confirm the customer trading status.
c) 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:
Shall consent on their behalf to the processing of their personal data; Shall receive any data protection notices on their behalf; and
Shall consent on their behalf to the transfer of their personal data abroad.
How we use the information we collect
We collect information about our users for the following purposes:
Identify you and manage any accounts you hold with us; process your order and enquiry; conduct research, statistical analysis and behavioural analysis; carry out customer profiling and analyse your purchasing preferences.
Who your information may be shared with
We may share your information with:
Law enforcement agencies in connection with any investigation to help prevent unlawful activity
Keeping your information secure
We will use technological and organisation measures to keep your information secure. These measures may include the following examples:
All data is stored on secure severs; payment details are encrypted using SSL.
Only store the information for as long as necessary and only for the purposes of sale of goods and services, once personal data is no longer needed, we will destroy it securely.
However, while we will use all reasonable efforts to secure your personal data, in using our Website 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 concerns about your information, please contact us using the details below.
What rights do you have?
Right to request a copy of your information
You can request a copy of your information which we hold (this is known as a subject access request). If you would like a copy of some or it, please:
• Email or write to us (using the contact details below)
• Let us have proof of your identity and address (a copy of your driving licence and a letter from your employer in their letter head), and
• Let us know the information you want a copy of, including any account or reference numbers, if you have them
Right to collect any mistakes in your information
You can require us to correct any mistakes in your information which we hold, if you would like to do this, please:
• Email or write to us ((using the contact details below).
• Let us have enough information to identify you (e.g. account number, name of business).
• Let us know the information that is incorrect and what it should be replaced with.
Right to ask us to stop contacting you
You can ask us to stop contacting you. If you would like to do this, please:
• Email, call or write to us (using the contact details below)
• Let us have proof of your identity and address, and
• Let us know what method of contact you are not happy with if you are unhappy with certain ways of contacting you only (for example, you may be happy for us to contact you by email but not by telephone)
Contact Us:
Email: info@macdonaldairtools.com
Post: Data Protection Officer
77 Carron Place
Kelvin Industrial Estate
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G75 0YL
Website/Online Shop:
The information we collect:
When you register to use or website, shop online or make an online enquiry we will receive about you electronically. You will be asked to provide information such as your name, company name, address, credit card information (only if you are paying by credit card), contact number and email address so that we can process your order.
How we use the information that we collect about you:
We may use your information for the following purposes:
• Process your order
• Notify you of your order status
• Inform you of future special offers and promotions.
Third party marketing
We do not pass you details on to any third party marketing companies.
Online Purchases
Online purchases via our website will be processed using PayPal’s online Merchant account. We do not have access to your credit card information.
Use of Cookies
We may monitor customer traffic patterns and website visits/usage to help us improve our website’s visibility, design and customer experience.