Scotlight Direct (“Scotlight Direct”, “we” or “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This policy explains how we use any personal information that you provide to us through our website, app or call-centres. Please read it carefully. We may change this policy. We will post any changes on this page, so please check back frequently.
For the purposes of data protection law, the controller is Scotlight Direct of 161-167 Rosslyn Street. Scotlight Direct is part of the SM Electrical Supplies Limited,
Information we may collect from you
We may collect and process the following information about you:
Information you provide to us You may provide us with information in several ways, including by filling in forms on our websites or by corresponding with us by phone, email and live chat. This includes information you provide when you register for an account, enter into a contract for the supply of products, enter a competition, promotion or survey or report problems with our services.
The personal information that you provide may include your name, address, email address, phone number, financial information and other information about you to enable us to provide you with our products and services.
Information we collect about you
When you use our websites, we automatically collect information about your device, including your IP address, information about your visit (including how you got to our websites) and how you use our services. We may combine this information with other information you have provided to us or which we have received from other sources.
Information we receive from other sources
If you use any of the other websites or services provided by the SM Electrical Supplies Limited, we may receive information about you or your device in relation to that use, including your IP address, information about your visits how you use the services of the SM Electrical Supplies Limited group of companies
We work closely with third parties (for example, business partners, advertising networks, analytics providers and search information providers) and may receive information about you from them. This could include socio-demographic information and information about your likely interests based on your previous web browsing and purchases. We may combine this information with other information you have provided to us or which we collected about you.
How we use your personal information
We use personal information about you in connection with the following purposes:
Providing our services to you and fulfilling your requests
– Providing you with the information, products and services you request from us or another SM Electrical Supplies Limited(including providing you with price comparison and switching services).
– Completing any transaction that you do with us or with another SM Electrical Supplies Limited company
– Administering promotions or competitions that you enter with us or another SM Electrical Supplies Limited company
– Allowing you to participate in our interactive features when you choose to do so.
Marketing and advertising
– Providing you and others with information about goods and services that we or other SM Electrical Supplies Limited offer that we think may interest you or them, which may be based on inferences about your or their likely interests based on your activity on websites operated by SM Electrical Supplies Limited or third parties.
– Customising or enhancing your experience of our services, which may use inferences about your likely interests based on your activity on websites operated by SM Electrical Supplies Limited or third parties.
– Delivering relevant advertising to you on websites operated by SM Electrical Supplies Limited or third parties or in direct communications from us, which may use inferences about your likely interests based on your activity on websites operated by SM Electrical Supplies Limited or third parties.
– Measuring and understanding the effectiveness of advertising we serve to you and others.
Service improvement and account management
– Ensuring that our content is presented in the most effective manner for you and your device.
– Administering our websites for internal business administration (for example, troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes).
– Protecting our interests and those of third parties and as part of our efforts to keep our services safe and secure.
– Managing and operating your account with us.
Legal basis for processing
Our legal basis for processing your personal information for the purposes described above will typically be one of the following:
Contract
It is necessary for us to process your personal information to perform a contract to which you are a party, or to take steps at your request prior to you entering into a contract.
Consent
You have consented to us using your personal information for this purpose (for example, when you create an account with us, agree to receive marketing emails from us or create an alert). You can withdraw your consent at any time by deleting the information from your account or updating your marketing preferences.
Legitimate interests
It is in our legitimate interests to use your personal information to operate, improve and promote our services (for example, when we customise your experience of our services or use your information for analytics purposes) and to protect our business. Sometimes, we may process your personal information when it is in the legitimate interests of another company, such as another SM Electrical Supplies Limited.
Legal obligations
It is necessary for us to use your personal information for us or another SM Electrical Supplies Limited to comply with a legal obligation.
Where you provide us with special category data (for example, information about your health or any previous criminal convictions, such as driving offences), we will seek your explicit consent to process this information.
Sharing your personal information
We share IT infrastructure with other SM Electrical Supplies Limited, and so we may share your personal information with those SM Electrical Supplies Limited to help store your data efficiently and securely.
Other SM Electrical Supplies Limited may access your personal information to help provide you with services that you request from those SM Electrical Supplies Limited (for example, to help you choose lighting for your home) and to provide you with relevant recommendations of other SM Electrical Supplies Limited services and products. These recommendations may use inferences about your interests based on your activity on our websites and on other websites operated by other SM Electrical Supplies Limited.
We may also share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:
Product suppliers – to obtain quotes and help you switch
We provide your personal information to the suppliers whose products and services are listed on our websites to help them provide quotes and to carry out your switch. When you buy products or services from these suppliers, their own privacy policies will apply to how they use your personal information. You can find these privacy policies on their websites and you should check that you are happy with them before completing your switch.
Some of the suppliers on our websites will search external sources (for example, the electoral roll, county court judgments, bankruptcy registers and credit reference agencies) before providing you with a quote. These searches may be recorded by credit reference agencies but will not affect your credit rating.
We use some third parties to perform searches on our websites for quotes. They will use your personal information in accordance with their own privacy policies. Details of these third parties and their privacy policies are set out below.
Our service providers – to help us run our business and perform services you request
We may provide your personal information to our business partners, suppliers and subcontractors who provide services to us or where necessary to perform a service that you have requested.
Advertisers and advertising networks – to serve relevant adverts to you and others
We may provide your personal information to our partner advertisers and advertising networks that require that information to select and serve relevant adverts to you and others.
Analytics and search engine providers – to help us improve our services
We may provide information about your visit to analytics and search engine providers to help us improve and optimise our services. We generally only share this information in a form that does not directly identify you.
We may also share your personal information with third parties for the following reasons:
If we sell or buy any business or assets
If we sell or buy any business or assets, we may disclose your personal information to the prospective seller or buyer of that business or those assets, along with its professional advisers. If Scotlight Direct (or substantially all of its assets) is acquired, personal information held by it about its users will be one of the transferred assets.
To obtain professional advice
We may disclose your personal information to obtain professional advice (for example, from lawyers or financial advisors).
To comply with a legal obligation
We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to a request from law enforcement or another regulatory authority. We may disclose your personal information to enforce our agreements with you or to protect the rights, property or safety of Scotlight Direct, its users or others. This includes sharing personal information with other organisations for fraud prevention purposes.
Storing your personal information
We may transfer, store or process your personal information outside of the European Economic Area (“EEA”). The laws in some countries may not provide as much legal protection for your personal information as in the EEA.
By submitting your personal information, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. Where we use service providers outside the EEA, we rely on approved data transfer mechanisms (for example, the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and the EU-US Privacy Shield) to ensure that your personal information is adequately safeguarded in the recipient country.
Unfortunately, transmission of information over the internet is not completely secure. We will do our best to protect your personal information, but we cannot guarantee its security and any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your personal information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
We keep your personal information for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it is processed. These periods vary depending on the nature of the information and your interactions with us. You can delete your Scotlight Direct account at any time using the account settings page.
Cookies
We use cookies and other similar technologies to distinguish you from other users of our websites (including when you browse third party websites). This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you use our services (for example, to remember your login details and improve our services). We also use cookies and similar technologies to show you more personalised advertising, including Scotlight Direct ads on other websites. You may adjust the settings on your browser to refuse cookies but some of our services may not work if you do so. For detailed information on the cookies we use and why we use them, please read our Cookie Policy.
Opting out of collection of information by third party advertisers
Our third party advertisers and advertising network providers (“Ad Providers”) may provide you with ads on our websites or on other websites. To make those ads more relevant and help measure their effectiveness, the Ad Providers may use cookies and similar technologies. They record your activity (including pages visited) and estimate what information interests you most. They use this information in accordance with their own privacy policies. For a link to each of those policies and for information about how to opt out, please read our Cookie Policy.
Your rights
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes. You can do this at any time by updating your email preferences in your Scotlight Direct account or by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link in any marketing email we send you. You can also opt out of marketing by emailing [email protected]. Data protection law gives you the right to access your personal information, to object to the use of your personal information for certain purposes, and the right to erase, restrict or receive a machine-readable copy of your personal information. You can access, update on your Scotlight Direct account information by logging into your Scotlight Direct account. If you wish to delete any information or your entire account, please email [email protected] or contact us using the address below.
We will handle your request in accordance with the law. This means there may be legal reasons why we cannot fulfil all requests.
