Privacy Of Your Information

Repaircare is a Division of Connect Distribution Services Limited (CDSL), company number 3004798, registered office Connect House, Talbot Way, Small Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands B10 0HJ.

CDSL is registered under the Data Protection Act. CDSL is committed to preserving the privacy of all visitors to their repaircare website. By applying for a fixed price repair on the repaircare web site you consent to the collection, use and transfer of your information under the terms of this policy.

Please read the following privacy policy to understand how we use and protect the information that you provide to us.

What Information We Collect From You And Why?

When you book a repair with repaircare, we need to know your name, home address, e-mail address, contact telephone number, appliance details, credit or debit card number and expiry date. This enables us to process your fixed price repair application, authorise your credit or debit card payment, keep you informed of your repair status and fulfill the repair of your appliance.

Use Of Your Information

Your information will enable us to provide you with access to all parts of the repaircare web site and to supply the goods and services you have requested. It will also enable us to bill you and to contact you where necessary concerning your repair. We will also use and analyse the information we collect so that we can administer, support, improve and develop our business.

In particular, we may use your information to contact you for your views on our services and to notify you occasionally about important changes or developments to the site or to our services. Further, where you have consented, we might also use your information to let you know about other products and services which we offer which may be of interest to you and we may contact you by post, telephone or fax, as well as by e-mail.

If you do not want to receive marketing information please write to The Data Protection Office, Connect Distribution Services Limited, Connect House, Talbot Way, Small Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B10 0HJ.

We May Also Use Your Information For All Or Any Of The Following Purposes:-

What Security Do We Have?

We recognise that security of communications and transactions over the Internet is of the utmost importance to you. We take all necessary precautions to protect your personal information and store it securely.

To protect your personal information we utilise the industry standard Secure Sockets Layer encryption technology for any on line payment. This process encrypts all of your personal information, including name & address and credit card number so that it cannot be read as it travels over the internet. On each repaircare screen at the foot of the page you will notice a padlock icon "Authentic Secure" (Internet Explorer and Firefox) this ensures any information you send to us is encrypted and kept confidential during its transmission.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small amounts of information about you which we store on your computer hard drive. If you set your browser to reject the cookies you may be limiting your use of some areas of the repaircare web site. Our cookies hold the following information:

• A unique identification number in order to keep track of your repair.
• A unique reference number to help identify the repair.

Unless you have indicated your objection when disclosing your details to us, our system will issue cookies to your computer when you log on to the repaircare web site.

Security And Data Retention

We employ security measures to protect your information from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. We will retain your information for a reasonable period or as long as the law requires.

Data Protection Act

The Data Protection Act 1998 gives you the right to apply for a copy of your personal information we hold about you. If you want a copy of this information, you will need to send us a written request with the following:

• Your full name and address
• Your Repaircare Job Number
• A cheque payable to Connect Distribution Services Limited for £10 in respect of our administration costs
• A copy of one of these proofs of identity:
• - Birth Certificate
• - Passport
• - Driver's License
• - Credit or debit card statement
• - Utility bill
• - Child benefit book
• - Pension book

Please send your request, cheque and proof of identity to: The Data Protection Office, Connect Distribution Services Limited, Connect House, Talbot Way, Small Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B10 0HJ.

We recommend that the request is sent by Recorded Delivery, but this is not compulsory.

Upon receipt of request, along with your cheque and proof of identity, we will get back to you within 40 days.

Please click on Terms and Conditions for more information.

Changes To Our Security And Privacy Policy

Any changes to our privacy policy and procedures in the future will be posted to the repaircare web site and, where appropriate through email notification.