DIGGER BIDDER – PRIVACY AND COOKIES POLICY

As the operators of the Digger Bidder website, Digger Bidder Ltd (“We“, “Us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) (together with our Terms and Conditions and any other documents referred to therein), sets out the basis on which any personal data We collect from you, or that you provide to Us, will be processed by Us. Please read this Policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how We will treat it.

DATA CONTROLLER
INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU
IP ADDRESSES
LOCATION AND RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
USES MADE OF YOUR INFORMATION
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
YOUR RIGHTS
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
CONTACT
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR USE OF COOKIES

DATA CONTROLLER

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the “Act”), the Data Controller is Digger Bidder Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 08257142 and having its registered address at Wessex House, Station Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, England, BA13 3JN.

INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU

When you access our website www.diggerbidder.com (the “Website”) We may collect and process the following data about you:

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms on the Website. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use the Website, posting material or requesting further information or services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with the Website;
  • If you contact Us, We may keep a record of that correspondence;
  • We may also ask you to complete surveys that We use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them;
  • Details of transactions you carry out through the Website;
  • Details of your visits to the Website including, but not limited to, login information, browser type and version, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, and the resources that you access; and
  • Details of any third party sites accessed via the Website.

If you have provided Us with the personal data of another person, including providing Us with their email address, you confirm that he/she consents to the processing of his/her personal data and that you have informed him/her of our identity as a Data Controller and provided him/her with a copy of this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions.

IP ADDRESSES

We may collect information about your mobile phone, computer or other device from which you access the Website including, where available, your IP address, operating system and browser type, for systems administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. This is statistical data about our users’ browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual. We may, however, use such information in conjunction with the data We have about you in order to track your usage of our services and to ensure the security of the Website.

LOCATION AND RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We take appropriate measures to ensure that any information collected from you is kept secure and kept only for so long as is necessary for the purpose for which such information is used.

If your personal details change you may update them by accessing the Personal Information page of the Website or by contacting Us. If you have any questions about how We use data collected which relates to you, please contact Us by sending a request by email to the contact details below.

In the event that you update your personal data by accessing the Personal Information page of the Website, those changes will be updated immediately on the Website. In the event that you contact Us to update your personal data, We will endeavour to make the necessary changes within seven (7) working days of any new or updated personal data being provided to Us in order to ensure that the personal data We hold about you is as accurate and up to date as possible.

Where We have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of the Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although We will do our best to protect your personal data, We cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the Website; any transmission is at your own risk. Once We have received your information, We will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

USES MADE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We use information held about you in the following ways:

  • To ensure that content from the Website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
  • To provide you with information or services that you request from Us or which We feel may interest you. Where We do so, We will only contact you by email;
  • To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and Us;
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of the Website, when you choose to do so; and
  • To notify you about changes to our service.

In addition to the above uses, We may use your information, or permit selected third parties to use your information, to notify you about goods or services which may be of interest to you.

For such uses, We will only contact you by electronic means (email or SMS) if you have consented to such communication when We collect your data or if the contact relates to goods and services similar to those which were the subject of a previous transaction with you.

If you do not wish to receive communications from Us, please contact Us at enquiries@diggerbidder.com or select the opt-out option in our emails.

Save insofar as is necessary in order for Us to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and Us, We will not share your data with third parties unless We have procured your express consent to do so.

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may disclose your personal information to any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006 (where applicable).

We may disclose your personal information to third parties:

  • in the event that We sell or buy any business or assets, in which case We may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets; or
  • if We or substantially all of our assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by Us about our customers will be one of the transferred assets; or
  • if We are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our Website Terms and Conditions and other agreements; or
  • to protect the rights, property, or safety of Digger Bidder Ltd, the Website, our users and any third party We interact with in order to provide the Website.

WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The data that We collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for Us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff may be engaged in, among other things, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

All information you provide to Us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be encrypted using SSL technology. Where We have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of the Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

YOUR RIGHTS

You have the right to ask Us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if We intend to use your data for such purposes or if We intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking/ticking certain tick boxes We use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting Us using our contact details set out below.

The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a £10 fee to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information We hold about you.

The Website may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and terms of use and that We do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies and terms of use. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes We may make to our Policy in the future will be notified and made available to you using the Website and/or in writing via email. Your continued use of the services and the Website shall be deemed your acceptance of the varied Privacy Policy.

CONTACT

All questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy Policy should be addressed to enquiries@diggerbidder.com.

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR USE OF COOKIES

Our Website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Website. This helps Us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Website and also allows Us to improve the Website. By using our Website you agree to our use of cookies as more specifically set out below.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that We store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.

The cookies We use include:

  • “Analytical” cookies. They allow Us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the Website when they are using it. This helps Us to improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
  • “Strictly necessary” cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our Website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our Website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
  • “Functionality” cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our Website. This enables Us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
  • “Targeting” cookies. These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

You can find more information about the individual cookies We use and the purposes for which We use them in the table below:

Cookie

Name

Purpose

Expiry of Cookie and Further Information

Server Session Cookie PHPSESSID This cookie identifies your current browser session and allows pages to display information consistently between them. Expires when browser is closed or session times out (typically 20 minutes depending on server settings).
WordPress Login Cookie wordpress_[hash] This cookie stores your authentication details. Expires when browser is closed, you log out or session times out (typically 20 minutes depending on server settings).
WordPress Logged In Cookie wordpress_logged_in_[hash] This cookie tells the server when you’re logged in, and who you are. Expires when browser is closed, you log out or session times out (typically 20 minutes depending on server settings). If ’Stay logged in’ is ticked when the expiry date is set to 30 days however if you manually log out this cookie is removed.
WordPress Settings wp-settings-{time}-[UID] This cookie enables Us to determine whether or not you have visited our Website previously. Expires 1 year after being set / updated.
Google Analytics _utma This cookie is used to establish and continue your session on our Website, and updates each time you visit a new page. Expires 2 year after being set / updated.
Google Analytics _utmb This cookie is used to establish and continue your session on our Website, and updates each time you visit a new page. Expires 30 minutes after being set / updated.
Google Analytics _utmz This cookies enables Us to establish how you reached our Website e.g. through a link; from another website or by typing in the Website URL Expires 6 months after being set / updated.

Please note that our advertisers may also use cookies, over which We have no control.

You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon you visit our Website.