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Privacy Policy
General
Henkel UK takes its obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998 (the DPA´) very seriously and it aims to protect the privacy of every single visitor to this website.
In this Privacy Statement, we would like to give you more information as to the type of data we may collect and how these will be used. You will also learn how you can check the accuracy of this information and arrange for the deletion of these data by Henkel UK. Data are collected, processed and used in conformity with the DPA.
This Privacy Statement does not apply to websites accessible from hyperlinks on Henkel websites.
Information collected
We collect personal data relating to you through the use of the on-line contact us´ forms and every time you email us your details. By using the online forms and/or contacting us, you agree to your personal data being processed in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Statement.
We also automatically collect additional information about your visits to our website such as the name of your Internet service provider, in some cases your IP address, the version of your browser software, the operating system of the computer used to access our website, the website you are using to visit us, the websites that you visit while you are with us and, if applicable, any search terms you have been using to find our website. However, we only use such data on an aggregate/anonymous basis
Use of personal data
We process personal data collected via this website for the purposes of:
- Dealing with your enquiries and requests;
- Providing you with information about our products and services;
- Administering our system;
- statistical information; and
- backup.
Henkel transfers data to an external service-provider, technical and organizational measures will be taken which guarantee that their transmission occurs in conformity with the statutory data protection regulations.
If you voluntarily supply us with personal data, we shall not use, process or transfer these data beyond the limits permitted by statute or defined by yourself in your declaration of consent. Furthermore, we will transfer your data only, if we are obliged to do so by official or court orders.
Any changes to this Privacy Statement will be published on this page. This enables you to inform yourself at any time about which data we are storing and how we collect and use such data.
Security
Henkel UK will store your data safely and, therefore, take all precautionary measures to protect your data against loss, abuse or changes. Contractual partners of Henkel UK who have access to your data in order to provide services to you on behalf of Henkel UK are contractually obliged to keep such information in confidence and may not use these data for any other purpose. In some cases, it will be necessary that we transfer your inquiries to affiliated companies of the Henkel Group [within the European Economic Area] but your data will of course be treated as confidential.
Personal data relating to children
Henkel UK does not wish to collect data on children below the age of 14 years. Where necessary, Henkel will expressly draw the children's attention in an appropriate place to the fact that they should not send any personal data to Henkel UK. Should parents or other legal guardians discover that the children under their supervision have made personal data available to Henkel, we request that they contact us at the address below. We shall then arrange for the deletion of these data without delay.
"Cookies"
To facilitate the use of our website, we are using "cookies". Cookies are small units of data temporarily stored on the hard disk of your computer by your browser that are necessary for using our website. The information contained in cookies serves, e.g., the purpose of session control, in particular improved navigation and allows for a high level of user-friendliness of a website. The cookies that we use do not store any personal data. The majority of web browsers automatically accept cookies. You can avoid this by changing the settings of your browser. You can remove the cookies stored on your PC any time by deleting the temporary Internet files (Browser bar "Tools/Extras"-"Internet options").
Your Wishes and Queries / Data Protection Officer
Stored data will be deleted as soon as Henkel UK no longer requires these. At any time, you may, of course, ask for the deletion of your data.You are entitled at any time to know whether we are processing personal data relating to you and, if so, which data. You are also entitled to revoke your consent to our processing of your personal data with future effect. Please direct all you queries (by email or letter) to our data protection officer, Mr David Graham, Henkel Ltd, 2 Bishop Square Business Park, Hatfield, Herts. AL10 9EY UK.
Planned data transfer to third countries
As part of a global Human Resources information system, the personnel data are to be made available to selected management executives in third countries. Corresponding data protection agreements in accordance with EU standard will be contractually agreed upon with the respective companies.