Henley Designs Limited, trading as Henley Audio, operates the following Privacy Policy for www.henleyaudio.co.uk and our associated email marketing campaigns.
This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their 'Personally Identifiable Information' (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in various privacy laws and information security standards, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.
Henley Designs Ltd. (T/A Henley Audio), as a limited company situated in Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK (Company Reg: 02721523) operates a strict UK GDPR policy in order to protect the right to privacy of its customers and other interested parties.
The UK's Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) enacted the pre-Brexit European Union's GDPR requirements into UK law, and with effect from 1 January 2021 the The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 have amended the DPA 2018 to merge it with the requirements of EU GDPR, forming a new, UK-specific data protection regime that will work after Brexit. This new regime is known as the ‘UK GDPR’ and is explained by the ICO here: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/.
In order to comply with widely considered GDPR standards, Henley Designs Ltd. first introduced a policy prior to the EU GDPR enforcement date of May 25th, 2018, and will continue to operate it in perpetuity, adjusting it only to make the policy stronger or to comply with new standards and laws passed after May 25th, 2018.
Customer Data is used by Henley Designs Limited to help enhance the experience of existing and potential customers (both B2B and End-User) and in order to better the company’s services. This includes but is not limited to:
Holding current and historical correspondences on record to help with future enquiries.
Holding records on prior purchases to help with warranty and after-sales enquiries.
Holding records on service repair cases.
Conducting internal research to help improve our product and service offerings.
Tracking feedback to improve our existing products and services.
Using approved customer information to target offers, competitions and information that individual customers may find useful.
Monitoring website visits to improve performance and experience.
All information used for these purposes is operated only by Henley Designs Limited and is not shared with any third-party for any purpose without the individual customer’s prior written consent.
All Henley Designs Limited staff from May 1st, 2018 have signed and agree to a GDPR agreement that confirms their understanding of their obligations and appropriate policies to follow with regard to the GDPR.
The full Henley Designs Ltd. GDPR Policy is available to view on request.
The GDPR gives all citizens certain rights, including The right to be informed, The right of access, The right to rectification, The right to erasure, The right to restrict processing, The right to data portability, The right to object, Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling.
A variety of internal processes have been put in place to facilitate these rights, and over time www.henleyaudio.co.uk may introduce more tools to make this even easier for users.
We do not collect personal information from visitors of our site unless you are already a registered customer, or if you register during your visit. We do track analytics on the site, but these tools do not individually identify visitors without their prior consent.
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
To improve our website in order to better serve you.
To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
To quickly process your transactions.
To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services.
How do we protect your information?
Our website is monitored regularly for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible.
Your personal information is contained within a protected area and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.
We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order to maintain the safety of your personal information, including using an approved payment gateway provider.
Yes, cookies are an integral part of the website experience. Our cookie policy can be found below. A pop-up will appear in your browser window the first time you visit our website, and will continue to pop-up until you have acknowledged the information.
If you turn cookies off in your browser, some of the features that make your site experience more efficient may not function properly.
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless you have given us explicit rights to do so. Our website hosting partners and website designers have no right over your data, and only help us to maintain and secure the framework your information is held in.
We may release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property or safety.
Non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Google's advertising requirements can be summed up by Google's Adwords Policies. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. You can read the policies here.
We use Google Adwords Advertising to drive traffic to our website, and may also employ re-marketing campaigns to help guide visitors back.
We, along with third-party vendors such as Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to our website.
Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out Page or by using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add-on.
All policy changes will be made on this page, so visitors should check back regularly to ensure they are satisfied with our services.
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages and gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them.
We collect your email address in order to:
To be in accordance with CAN-SPAM, we agree to the following:
You can revisit your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the CookieYes button that appears on our website, as shown below. This button will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information published on our website. Click here to Contact Us.
Last Edited on 08/02/2024
External links included are correct at time of writing
