Privacy and Cookie Policy

Introduction

Welcome to Sell to America ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy and Cookie Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.selltoamerica.co.uk (the "Website").

We are committed to complying with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data.

Who We Are

Business Name: Clarke Forde Godwin Ltd T/A Sell to America
Address: The Lewis Building. 35 Bull Street Birmingham B4 6AF
Telephone: +44 0121 817 7566

For EU/UK data protection purposes, we are the data controller responsible for your personal data.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide to Us

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Complete forms on our Website

  • Request a consultation or assessment

  • Subscribe to our newsletter

  • Contact us via email, phone, or social media

This information may include:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Company name

  • Job title

  • Industry sector

  • Message content

Information We Collect Automatically

When you visit our Website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns. This information may include:

  • IP address

  • Browser type and version

  • Operating system

  • Time zone setting

  • Pages visited and time spent on those pages

  • Referring website addresses

  • Other usage statistics

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our Website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us provide you with a better browsing experience.

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential cookies: Necessary for the Website to function properly

  • Preference cookies: Enable the Website to remember your preferences

  • Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Website

  • Marketing cookies: Used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements

We use Squarespace's built-in cookie consent mechanism to obtain your consent for non-essential cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through this mechanism.

How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our services

  • To notify you about changes to our services

  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Website

  • To provide customer support

  • To gather analysis or valuable information to improve our services

  • To monitor the usage of our services

  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues

  • To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other services and events

Legal Basis for Processing (EU/UK Users)

For users in the European Union and United Kingdom, we process your personal data on the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent to process your data

  • Contract: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you

  • Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided those interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms

  • Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation

Your Data Protection Rights

For EU/UK Residents (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Union or United Kingdom, you have the following rights:

  • Right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.

  • Right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.

  • Right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

  • Right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

  • Right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

  • Right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

For California Residents (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights:

  • Right to know: You have the right to request information about the personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell.

  • Right to delete: You have the right to request deletion of personal information we have collected about you.

  • Right to opt-out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information.

  • Right to non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process the data, and applicable legal requirements.

Third-Party Services

Our Website integrates with third-party services that may collect information about you. These third parties have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any data to them.

Third-party services we use may include:

  • Google Analytics (for website analytics)

  • Squarespace (our website hosting platform)

  • Payment processors (if applicable)

  • Email marketing services

  • Social media platforms

Data Security

We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.

While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United Kingdom and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United Kingdom and process it there.

For transfers to countries without an adequacy decision by the European Commission, we implement appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses, to ensure your data is protected.

Children's Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If we learn we have collected or received personal data from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy and Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy and Cookie Policy, please contact us using our contact from.

Complaints

If you have a complaint about our use of your personal data or response to your requests regarding your personal data, you may submit a complaint to the data protection regulator in your jurisdiction:

For UK residents:
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

For EU residents:
The relevant data protection authority in your EU member state

For California residents:
California Attorney General's Office
https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company

Last Updated

This Privacy and Cookie Policy was last updated on [Current Date].