Privacy Notice

The Somerset Chamber of Commerce has created the Somerset Supply Chain (website, Instagram and LinkedIn) which will be the registration portal for all supply chain activities.

Somerset Chamber of Commerce take protecting your privacy extremely seriously. It’s important to us that you trust us with your personal information, so we want to make you aware of what information we hold about you and how we collect, store and process it to provide our services to you.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you have any questions about this policy or what we do with your personal information, please contact us and we will be happy to advise further.

Your personal data:

We are Somerset Chamber of Commerce, and we are committed to protecting the privacy of individuals as well as responsible marketing and public relations in relation to our clients. In this privacy statement, when we use the terms “we,” “us,” or “our,” we are referring to Somerset Chamber of Commerce.

Somerset Chamber of Commerce is registered in the United Kingdom (Company No. 03025625) Registered office: Equity House, Blackbrook Park Ave, Taunton TA1 2PX.

This privacy statement sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect will be processed by us.

Please read the following carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data.

Visitors to our website

When someone visits https://www.somersetsupplychain.co.uk/ we use a third party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone. 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 be up front about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.

When users register with Somerset Supply Chain, they explicitly consent to the secure sharing of their business information with the chosen contractors work package(s) within the supply chain network for the purpose of facilitating collaborations and transactions. This sharing is conducted in strict accordance with data protection regulations and the terms outlined in this data privacy agreement attached to the registration pages. Users have the option to specify their sharing preferences during registration and can modify these preferences at any time through their account settings.

Links to other websites

This privacy notice does not cover the links within this site linking to other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit.

People who contact us via social media

If you send us a private or direct message via social media the message may be stored by the platform you used. We encourage you to read the information about how such messages are stored on the platform you have used. It will not be shared by us with any other organisations.

Information that we collect

The information we collect from you will depend on the service you have requested from us. This information may include your full name, business email address, business telephone number, business name, physical business address and website address.

We do not collect personal data from visitors to the website
Information collected through the registration process may include personal and business data such as names, addresses, contact information, and transaction details.

What we do with the information we collect

We will process the information that you provide to us in the following ways for the purpose of (and on the basis of) providing the services we have been engaged to deliver to you:

Upon registration with Somerset Supply Chain, users provide explicit consent for the secure sharing of their business information with selected work package(s) within the supply chain network. This sharing is carried out in full compliance with data protection regulations and the terms delineated in these data privacy agreement. Users retain the ability to define their sharing preferences during the registration process and can adjust these preferences at any time through their account settings.
To process orders, manage deliveries, and fulfil contractual obligations with our supply chain contractors, customers and partners.
To communicate with users and partners about updates, promotions, and relevant supply chain information.
To ensure the security and integrity of our website and services.
To provide you with regular updates on topics relevant to the services we are providing
Where you have consented to us doing so, to provide you with further information about Somerset Chamber of Commerce and other services.

When you provide us with information you are consenting that we may collect and use it in the way we have set out.

Access and accuracy

We are committed to ensuring data we hold is accurate. If you would like to amend the data that we hold, please visit your registration via the website or email us at somersetsupplychain@somerset-chamber.co.uk

You have the right to ask us for a copy of the personal data held about you and to request that we correct any inaccuracies in that information.

Disclosure of your information

We will not share your personal data unless and to the extent that we are under a duty to disclose or share that information in order to comply with any legal obligation; or such disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of our organisation, our customers, or others.

Information may be shared with trusted third-party contracted providers and partners to assist with work packages for the project subscribed to from the contracted service provider(s).
We do not sell, or lease collected information to third parties for marketing purposes.

Security

We hold your personal data in accordance with the security provisions of the Data Protection legislation.

Changes to our privacy notice

We keep our privacy notice under regular review. We may change this privacy statement at any time, and such changes may take immediate effect. Any changes we may make to this privacy statement in the future will be posted on this page.

This privacy policy was last updated in September 2023.

Contact

Questions, complaints, comments or requests should be addressed to:

Email: – somersetsupplychain@somerset-chamber.co.uk
Address: – Somerset Chamber of Commerce, Equity House, Blackbrook Park Ave, Taunton TA1 2PX.