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Terms and Conditions of use
Please read the following terms and conditions of use before using this web site. In using this website you agree to these terms and conditions of use.
This web site is operated by ‘bd2’ which is the trading style of Bentley Designs Limited, Company Registered Number: 3521305
If you have any queries about this web site, please contact us:
- Offices: bd2 Studios, 55 Kenyon Road, Wigan, WN1 2DU.
- Tel: 01942 234900.
- Email: enquiries@bd2.co.uk
Data protection, privacy, storing and sharing information
Information from our customers enables us to continually improve the service we offer. However, we take privacy of information relating to our customers very seriously and comply with all UK data protection laws in collecting, storing and using this information. Using this Web Site, or when contacting us both on-line and over the telephone, may involve you giving us certain information about yourself or your business, including your name and address, telephone number and email address.
Any information we receive from you, will be stored by us and we will take all reasonable care to keep your personal data secure and to prevent any unauthorised access to it. We may use this information to contact you by email or post to provide you with details about our services, about employment opportunities with us or any other information which we believe may be of interest to you.
These terms should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy which sets out the terms on which bd2 processes any personal data collected from you or that you provide to us, this includes information about how bd2 use cookies on its website. By using the bd2 website, you confirm that you consent to the processing of the personal data and you warrant that the data provided is accurate.
Use of this website
This website contains material which is owned by Bentley Designs Limited T/A bd2. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. It is protected by intellectual property laws including, but not limited to, copyright. You may download, view, copy and print information and documentation held at this website provided that the materials are used solely for your own personal use or for product / supplier research in connection with your business or your employer’s business. Commercial use is not permitted. The materials may not be altered or modified in any way.
Professional advice
Information provided on pages held at this site and in any documents downloaded from this site is provided for general information only. It is subject to change without notice. bd2 is not responsible for any inaccuracies, makes no representation and gives no warranty as to its accuracy. Since the information was not prepared for you personally, it is not intended to form recommendations or advice. It is your sole responsibility to satisfy yourself that the information is suitable for your purposes. Nothing on this website is intended to be nor should be construed as an offer to enter into a contractual relationship.
Trademarks
Your use of this site and any materials downloaded, viewed, copied or printed does not authorise you to use any names or trademarks of Bentley Designs Limited [or the bd2 brand], its trading partners or associates and no links without consent.
Links to other sites
Bentley Designs Limited cannot be held liable for any material or representations contained in other websites, nor does Bentley Designs Limited endorse or make representations in respect to such websites. All links are used at your own risk. In evoking links to other sites, you agree to accept these conditions of use. You may not create a link to this website from another website or document without Bentley Designs Limited’s prior written consent.
Virus infection
Bentley Designs Limited takes all-reasonable precautions to prevent virus infection of files contained on this site but cannot guarantee such prevention therefore we accept no liability for viruses. It is recommended that you take all appropriate measures and precautions to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place before downloading information. In using this site you also agree to take all appropriate measures and precautions to prevent the introduction of viruses by you to files held at this website.
Exclusion and limitation of liability
Bentley Designs Limited shall be under no liability to you whatsoever whether in contract, tort or otherwise for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damages whatsoever including without limitation; loss of contracts, profits, anticipated savings, revenue, business, data, stoppage to other work or direct howsoever arising, due to your use of or in connection with this website. The material and information provided on this web site are provided without any warranties and implied terms and conditions are excluded.
Law
English Law governs these terms and conditions and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
privacy policy
bd2 is committed to ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information.
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to clearly communicate to you how bd2 handles your information via this website. This Privacy Policy, together with our terms and conditions of use of the website will give you a better and more complete understanding of the type of personal information that bd2 holds about you and the way we handle that information. By using our website, you are accepting the terms of this policy and our use of your information.
How we use your information:
This privacy policy tells you what to expect when bd2 collects personal information. It applies to information we collect about:
- visitors to our website
- visitors who submit a general enquiry via our contact page or who correspond with us phone, email or otherwise
- job applicants and our current and former employees
Visitors to our websites:
bd2 collects data on visitors to its websites including usage and behaviour patterns via Google Analytics. This is purely to review the number of visits to each part of the website and how the user accessed the website. Information collected includes:
- date and time of visit
- pages accessed
- browser or mobile platform used to access the website
- source used to find and access the website (i.e. Google Search Engine)
- location of the visitor (town level only)
- search queries from external and internal search engines
- page interaction information
- technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet, browser type and version, operating system and platform
When you use our website we do not attempt to identify you as an individual user and we will not collect personal information about you unless you specifically provide this to us.
We may collect your personal information if you choose to provide this to us via an online form or by email. Examples are where you:
- submit a general enquiry via our contacts page;
- make a general enquiry via the telephone displayed on the website
Use and disclosure:
We will only use personal information collected via our website for the purposes for which we have been given it. This includes responding to your enquiries, delivering electronic newsletters or improving the website.
We will not use or disclose or share personal information to any other third-party organisations or anyone else.
If we receive your email address because you sent us an email message, the email will only be used or disclosed for the purpose for which you have provided it and we will not add your email address to an emailing list or disclose this to anyone.
Data quality:
If we collect your personal information from our website, we will maintain and update your information as necessary or when you advise us that your personal information has changed.
Data Security:
bd2 is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use technologies and processes such as access control procedures, network firewalls, encryption and physical security to protect the privacy of information. Although the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information, we will take all reasonable steps to protect your information from loss, misuse or alteration.
If you choose to complete our contact us online form or make enquiries via our website, we will ensure that your contact details are stored on password protected databases.
Staff members associated with website maintenance have access to our website’s administration system. This is password protected. Our website service is also password protected.
Links to other websites:
We may create links to third party websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices employed by those responsible for any third party websites we are linked to.
Search engine:
Search queries and results are logged anonymously to help us improve our website and search functionality. No user-specific data is collected by either bd2 or any third party.
Telephone Calls:
In the interests of training and continually improving our services calls to bd2 may be monitored or recorded. Private calls are not recorded.
Email enquiries:
Any email sent to us, including any attachments, may be monitored and blocked if the email you send to us is potentially a threat to our information systems or illegal.
Marketing information:
We will only send you marketing information where you have agreed to receive it. You can stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes by clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link embedded within the email that has been sent to you. Doing so will remove your data from our contacts list automatically.
Job applicants:
When individuals apply to work at bd2, we will only use the information they supply to us to process their applications and to monitor recruitment statistics. Personal information about unsuccessful candidates will be held for 2 years after the recruitment exercise has been completed, it will then be destroyed or deleted. We retain de-personalised statistical information about applicants to help inform our recruitment activities, but no individuals are identifiable from that data.
E-newsletter:
We use a third-party supplier, Campaign Monitor, to deliver our company news emails. If you register to receive the newsletter, we will share your personal information with Campaign Monitor so that they can send you our newsletter in accordance with your request. We also monitor how our e-newsletter is read in order to improve the content of future editions. For more information on how your information will be processed by Campaign Monitor please see the Campaign Monitor Privacy notice [https://www.campaignmonitor.com/policies/#privacy-policy].
Changes to this privacy notice:
We keep our privacy notice under regular review. Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page. bd2 reserves the right to make changes to its Privacy Policy at any time.
Cookies Policy:
A cookie is a small file which is placed on your device when you visit a website. A cookie is normally used to store basic information about your visit, such as site preferences, profile status or past actions. This site uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often. This information is used to help us improve our website. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor.
This site uses some or all of the following cookies:
Session Cookie
This website may use a session cookie to maintain information about each visit to the website and enable core site functionality. This cookie does not contain any personal information, and only lasts for the duration of your visit, being deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
Load Balancer Cookie
This cookie is essential to help ensure that the website loads efficiently by distributing visits across multiple web servers. This cookie does not contain any personal information, and only lasts for the duration of your visit, being deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
Google Analytics
This cookie allows us to count page visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site, using a service provided by Google Analytics. For more information about Google’s privacy policy, please see www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy
Deleting cookies:
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How to contact us:
For any requests related to your personal information please feel free to contact us at enquiries@bd2.co.uk