This policy explains how South East Modular Ltd, trading as SEMCO, collects and uses personal information when you use this website, contact us, visit our factory or apply to work with us.
South East Modular Ltd is the controller of the personal information described in this policy. We are a company registered in England and Wales, company number 16770156.
Questions about this policy or about your information can be sent to the email address above, marked for the attention of the data protection lead.
We do not ask for special category information, such as health details, through this website. Please do not send it to us unless we ask for it for a specific reason, such as making arrangements for a factory visit.
UK data protection law requires a lawful basis for each use of personal information. These are ours.
| Purpose | Lawful basis |
|---|---|
| Responding to enquiries and arranging factory visits | Legitimate interests in responding to people who contact us, or steps taken at your request before entering into a contract |
| Preparing proposals and delivering contracts | Performance of a contract, or steps taken before entering into one |
| Assessing job applications | Steps taken at your request before entering into an employment contract, and our legitimate interests in recruiting |
| Sending news and updates about our work | Your consent, or for existing business contacts our legitimate interests. Every email includes an unsubscribe link |
| Running, securing and improving this website | Legitimate interests, and your consent for non-essential cookies |
| Health and safety records, accounting and legal compliance | Legal obligation |
We do not sell personal information, and we do not use it for automated decision-making that has a legal or similarly significant effect on you.
Some of our service providers may process personal information outside the UK. Where they do, the transfer is covered by UK adequacy regulations or by contractual safeguards approved under UK data protection law. You can ask us for details of the safeguards that apply.
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You can accept or decline non-essential cookies through the banner when you first visit, and you can change your choice at any time by clearing cookies in your browser settings.
We keep personal information only for as long as we need it for the purpose it was collected:
Our systems are certified to the government-backed Cyber Essentials scheme. Access to personal information is limited to the people who need it for their work, and our service providers are bound by contract to keep it secure.
Under UK data protection law you have the right to:
To use any of these rights, email info@semco.systems. We will respond within one month. Some rights apply only in certain circumstances; if one does not apply, we will tell you why.
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, please contact us first. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.
We will update this policy when the way we use personal information changes. The date at the top of the page shows when it was last revised.