Autotechnique is committed to preserving the privacy
of all visitors to our website at http://www.autotechnique.fr. Please
read the following privacy policy to understand how we use and protect
the information that you provide to us.
By registering or placing an order on this website, you
consent to the collection, use and transfer of your information under
the terms of this policy.
| Information that we collect from you |
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When you visit, register or order products or services on
http://www.autotechnique.fr you may be asked to provide certain
information about yourself including your name, contact details and
credit or debit card information.
We may also collect information about your usage of our
website as well as information about you from messages you post to the
website and e-mails or letters you send to us.
To maintain customer service standards and to assist staff training, we may record and monitor incoming calls.
Your information will enable us to provide you with access to all parts
of our website and to supply the goods or services you have requested.
It will also enable us to bill you and to contact you where necessary
concerning your orders. We will also use and analyse the information we
collect so that we can administer, support, improve and develop our
business.
In particular, we may use your information to contact you
for your views on our services and to notify you occasionally about
important changes or developments to the website or our services.
Further, where you have consented, we might also use your information
to let you know by email about other products and services which we
offer which may be of interest to you. If you change your mind about
being contacted in the future, please let us know.
| Disclosure of your information |
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The information you provide to us may be accessed by or given to third
parties some of whom may be located outside the European Economic Area
who act for us for the purposes set out in this policy or for other
purposes approved by you. Those parties process information, fulfil and
deliver orders, process credit card payments and provide support
services on our behalf. We may also pass aggregate information on the
usage of our website to third parties but this will not include
information that can be used to identify you.
Where you have consented when providing us with your
details, we may also allow other companies in our group, to contact you
occasionally about products and services which may be of interest to
you. They may contact you by e-mail. If you change your mind about
being contacted by these companies in the future, please let us know at
dkp@autotechnique.com.
Finally, if our business enters into a joint venture with
or is sold to or merged with another business entity, your information
may be disclosed to our new business partners or owners.
Countries outside the European Economic Area do not always
have strong data protection laws. However, we will always take steps to
ensure that your information is used by third parties in accordance
with this policy.
Unless required to do so by law, we will not otherwise
share, sell or distribute any of the information you provide to us
without your consent.
Cookies are small amounts of information which we may store on your computer.
Unless you have indicated your objection when disclosing your details
to us, our system will issue cookies to your computer when you log on
to the site. Cookies make it easier for you to log on to and use the
site during future visits. They also allow us to monitor website
traffic and to personalise the content of the site for you. You may set
up your computer to reject cookies by following the relevant
instructions which can be found at www.aboutcookies.org. In that case,
you may not be able to use certain features on our site. If you do not
wish to receive cookies in the future, please let us know at
dkp@autotechnique.com.
| Security and data retention |
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We employ security measures to protect your information from access by
unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss,
destruction and damage. We will retain your information for a
reasonable period or as long as the law requires.
You are entitled to see the information held about you and you may ask
us to make any necessary changes to ensure that it is accurate and kept
up to date. If you wish to do this, please contact us at
dkp@autotechnique.com. We are entitled by law to charge a fee of £10 to
meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold
about you.
| Changes to our privacy policy |
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Any changes to our privacy policy in the future will be posted to the
website and, where appropriate, through e-mail notification.
All comments, queries and requests relating to our use of your
information are welcomed and should be addressed to
dkp@autotechnique.com.