We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and that all personal data obtained and processed by us is done so in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and UK data protection laws.
‘Personal Information’ means data that relates to a natural individual who can be identified from that information or together with other information which is held by or is likely to be held by the company. Whilst GDPR does not cover information that identifies an organisation, it does cover personal and sensitive information relating to individuals within it (e.g. directors, beneficial owners or other controlling officials).
The company responsible for the processing of your personal information is:
SAUL D HARRISON & SONS PLC of Harrison Wipes, 4 Langley Close, Romford, Essex, RM3 8XB.
Company no: 08099129
Our registration number with the Information Commissioner’s Office is Z6977698.
Data is only obtained, processed or stored when we have met the lawfulness of the processing requirements of the GDPR. In order to effectively and compliantly carry out everyday business transactions we may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which includes, (but is not limited to):
Most of the personal information we hold about you is that which we collect directly from you. Personal data can be collected in one or more of the following ways:
When someone visits the Harrisonwipes.co.uk website, we use the third-party service Google Analytics to collect standard browsing information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things like how many people visit the various sections of our site, so we can ensure it meets the needs of our users. This information is processed by Google in a way which doesn’t identify any individual visiting the website. We do not make, and do not allow Google to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website.
If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will always ask before doing so. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.
We require the information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service. We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
We have set out below, in a table format, a description of all the ways we plan to use your personal data, and which of the legal bases we rely on to do so. We have also identified what our legitimate interests are where appropriate.
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| To register you as a new customer, including carrying out credit reference checks. |
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| To process and deliver your order, manage payments, fees and charges, and recover money owed. |
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| To manage our relationship with you, including notifying you of changes and requesting reviews or surveys. |
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| To enable you to participate in a prize draw, competition or survey. |
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| To administer and protect our business and website. |
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| To deliver relevant website content, advertising and marketing communications. |
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| To use data analytics to improve our website, products, services and marketing. |
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| To make suggestions and recommendations about goods or services that may interest you. |
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We may share your personal data with other companies in our group for legitimate business reasons.
We may sometimes contract with third parties to supply products and/or services to you on our behalf. These may include payment processing, delivery, and marketing. In some cases, those third parties may require access to some or all of your personal data that we hold.
We may also share your personal data with third parties to whom we may choose to sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or our assets. Alternatively, we may seek to acquire other businesses or merge with them. If a change happens to our business, then the new owners may use your personal data in the same way as set out in this data protection notice.
If any of your personal data is required by a third party, we will take steps to ensure that your personal data is handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, our obligations, and the third party’s obligations under the law.
In limited and necessary circumstances, your information may be transferred outside of the EEA or to an international organisation to comply with our legal or contractual requirements.
If it is necessary to transfer personal information outside of the EEA, we will make sure that it is protected in the same way as if it was being used in the EEA and we will use one of these safeguards:
In some limited circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.
If you suspect any misuse or loss of or unauthorised access to your personal information please let us know immediately by emailing sales@harrisonwipes.co.uk or by calling 01708 377330
The GDPR defines a personal data breach as “a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data”.
This includes breaches that are the result of both accidental and deliberate causes. Personal data breaches can include:
If there is a data breach which leads to the loss of highly sensitive data and poses a risk to that data, we will notify the relevant Information Commissioner Office within 72 hours of first becoming aware of that breach. The data subject will also be notified.
We will retain your personal data for as long as is necessary to allow us to carry out our business or where appropriate as required to be kept by law, regularity requirements or in in connection with any anticipated litigation.
Under the GDPR and the Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018 you have a number of rights with regard to your personal data. You have the right to request from us access to and rectification or erasure of your personal data, the right to restrict processing, object to processing as well as in certain circumstances the right to data portability.
We have ensured that exercising your right to the above is as clear and straightforward as possible, and can be done so by stating your request in the following ways
If you no longer wish to receive marketing information from us, this can be done by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the relevant marketing communication or by contacting us as per the above.
Please note that these rights may be limited by data protection legislation, and we may be entitled to refuse requests where exceptions apply. If, for any reason, we are unable to act in response to a request for erasure, we always provide a written explanation to the reasons why.
If you are not satisfied with how we are processing your personal information, you can make a complaint to the Information Commissioner and you can find out more about your rights under data protection legislation from the Information Commissioner’s Office website: www.ico.org.uk
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy policy.
You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question and make sure you are satisfied how that information is collected and shared.
We keep our privacy notice under regular review. This privacy notice was last updated in January 2025.
The Harrisonwipes.co.uk website makes limited use of cookies.
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We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages and buttons are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
The cookies used on our website are based on the International Chamber of Commerce guide for cookie categories:
‘Strictly Necessary’ cookies let you move around the website and use essential features like secure areas, forms, shops, and baskets. These cookies don’t collect any information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you’ve been on the internet.
‘Performance’ cookies collect information about how you use our website e.g. which pages you visit, and if you experience any errors. These cookies don’t collect any information that could identify you – all the information collected is anonymous and is only used to help us improve how our website works, understand what interests our users and measure how effective our advertising is.
‘Functionality’ cookies are used to provide services or to remember settings to improve your visit. We currently do not have any cookies for ‘Functionality’.
‘Targeting’ cookies collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising relevant to you and your interests. They are linked to services provided by third parties, such as ‘Like’ buttons and ‘Share’ buttons. The third party provides these services in return for recognising that you have visited our website.
