Privacy Policy

THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO INFORM YOU ABOUT WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT WHETHER THIS IS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE OR OTHER INTERACTION WITH MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD. WE WILL ALSO DEFINE HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION, WHETHER THE INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED AND THE WAYS IN WHICH WE PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY.

WE WANT YOU TO FEEL SECURE WHEN INTERACTING WITH MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD AND ARE COMMITTED TO RESPECTING YOUR PRIVACY AND COMPLYING WITH DATA PRIVACY REGULATIONS, SUCH AS THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR) (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679).

CONTENTS OF THIS NOTICE:

1) YOUR DATA AND THE MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD WEBSITE

2) MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD’S USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

3) MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD’S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

4) GENERAL PRIVACY QUESTIONS

YOUR DATA AND MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD WEBSITE

WHENEVER YOU VISIT THIS WEBSITE, YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF THAT INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY NOTICE. NON MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD WEBSITES LINKED TO OR FROM OUR WEBSITE ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS PRIVACY NOTICE AND WE DO NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR THOSE WEBSITES.

 HOW DOES MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD COLLECT MY PERSONAL DATA THROUGH THE WEBSITE?

THERE ARE TWO WAYS WHICH MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD WEBSITE COLLECTS YOUR INFORMATION:

COOKIES AND LOG FILES

FORMS

HOW DO WE USE COOKIES AND LOG FILES?

THESE TECHNOLOGIES ENABLE US TO IDENTIFY WHAT AREAS OF THE WEBSITE YOU HAVE VISITED AND HOW YOU GOT THERE. WE USE THE AGGREGATED INFORMATION FROM WEBSITE VISITORS, FOR EXAMPLE AGGREGATED INFORMATION ON THE PAGES VISITED, TO HELP US IMPROVE THE DESIGN, PERFORMANCE AND DELIVERY OF THE WEBSITE TO PROVIDE A BETTER USER EXPERIENCE.

MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD STORES PERSONAL COOKIE INFORMATION FOR 24 MONTHS.

WE USE MANY DIFFERENT COOKIES ON OUR WEBSITE:

1. SESSION COOKIES

WE USE SESSION COOKIES TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE RECOGNISED WHEN YOU MOVE FROM PAGE TO PAGE WITHIN THE WEBSITE AND THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU HAVE ENTERED IS REMEMBERED.

2. PERSISTENT COOKIES

WE USE PERSISTENT COOKIES FOR WEBSITE ANALYTICS AND TO IMPROVE WEBSITE PERFORMANCE.

3. THIRD PARTY COOKIES

WE MAY USE SUPPLIERS WHO ALSO SET COOKIES ON OUR WEBSITE ON OUR BEHALF TO DELIVER THE SERVICES THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING.

FOR EXAMPLE, GOOGLE ANALYTICS COLLECT ANONYMISED DATA- MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTP://WWW.GOOGLE.CO.UK/INTL/EN/ANALYTICS/PRIVACYOVERVIEW.HTML AND: HTTP://CODE.GOOGLE.COM/APIS/ANALYTICS/DOCS/CONCEPTS/GACONCEPTSCOOKIES.HTML

HOW TO CONTROL COOKIES

MOST BROWSERS ARE SET TO AUTOMATICALLY ACCEPT COOKIES. IF YOU DO NOT WISH YOUR PROGRESS THROUGH THE WEBSITE TO BE TRACKED THEN ALL RECENT VERSIONS OF POPULAR WEB BROWSERS HAVE THE OPTION TO NOT ACCEPT COOKIES. HOWEVER, BY CHOOSING NOT TO ACCEPT COOKIES, SOME ASPECTS OF THE WEBSITE PERFORMANCE AND USER EXPERIENCE MAY BE AFFECTED.

HOW IS MY DATA COLLECTED THROUGH WEBSITE FORMS?

WE USE FORMS ON THE WEBSITE TO ENABLE YOU TO EASILY CONTACT MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD ABOUT SERVICES, SOLUTIONS AND PRODUCTS THAT WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH.

THE INFORMATION COLLECTED VIA FORMS ENABLES US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WEBSITE USERS ARE INTERESTED IN, WHICH WE USE TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES, SOLUTIONS, PRODUCTS, RESOURCES AND EVENTS WE PROVIDE YOU.

MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD’S USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD USES A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND THE PROCESSING OF DATA WITHIN THE CHANNELS IS IN LINE WITH THE PRIVACY POLICIES AND USER AGREEMENTS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL CHANNEL, AS WELL AS THE RELEVANT DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS.

MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD’S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

WORKING WITH OUR SUPPLIERS, CUSTOMERS AND PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS

TO HELP DELIVER CUSTOMERS OUR WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS, MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD MAINTAINS A CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) SYSTEM. ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED IN THESE SYSTEMS IS MANAGED IN LINE WITH CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS, OUR INFORMATION SECURITY POLICY AND PROCESSED ON THE LEGAL BASIS OF LEGITIMATE INTEREST.

MARKETING

WE WANT TO CONTACT YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR SOLUTIONS, AS WELL AS INDUSTRY OR REGULATORY INFORMATION THAT YOU FIND RELEVANT AND USEFUL. TO MANAGE THIS EFFECTIVELY WE USE CONSENT AS THE LAWFUL MEANS FOR PROCESSING YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR MARKETING PURPOSES. WHEN REQUESTING INFORMATION FROM US, SUCH AS DOWNLOADING TECHNICAL INFORMATION OR THROUGH INTERACTION WITH ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES AT AN EXHIBITION OR CONFERENCE, WE WILL COLLECT YOUR CONSENT TO DO SO AND MANAGE THIS THROUGH OUR SECURE SYSTEMS.

YOU ARE ENTITLED TO KNOW WHAT INFORMATION WE HOLD ABOUT YOU AND FOR THIS TO BE CORRECTED IF IT IS INACCURATE.

GENERAL PRIVACY QUESTIONS

CAN I ACCESS MY PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD IS STORING?

YOU ARE ENTITLED TO KNOW WHETHER WE HOLD INFORMATION ABOUT YOU AND, IF WE DO, TO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION AND REQUIRE IT TO BE CORRECTED IF IT IS INACCURATE. IN THE NEXT SECTION YOU CAN FIND THE DETAILS OF HOW TO CONTACT US ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL DATA.

HOW DO I CONTACT MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD IF I HAVE A PERSONAL DATA QUESTION?

YOU CAN DO THIS BY ADDRESSING REQUESTS TO: DATAPROTECTIONOFFICER@MIDLANDCHEM.COM

HOW DOES MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD STORE MY DATA?

WE TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO MAINTAIN THE SECURITY OF YOUR DATA, THESE ARE SET OUT IN OUR INFORMATION SECURITY POLICY.

WHAT IS THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE PROCESSING OF MY DATA?

WE WANT TO ENABLE YOU TO HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE DATA WE HOLD ABOUT YOU, HOW IT IS USED AND THE APPROACH WE TAKE TO PROCESSING YOUR DATA. BELOW DETAILS TWO APPROACHES MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD USES TO PROCESS DATA:

OPT-IN CONSENT:

TO KEEP YOU UPDATED WITH INFORMATION ON OUR PRODUCTS, SOLUTIONS, SERVICES, RESEARCH AND NEWS WE COLLECT YOUR CONSENT AT THE POINT AT WHICH WE COLLECT YOUR INFORMATION. YOUR CONSENT AND THE DATE CONSENT IS PROVIDED IS STORED ON OUR SECURE SYSTEMS TO HELP US MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE RECORD OF HOW WE COLLECTED AND THE REASON FOR STORING YOUR INFORMATION.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW YOUR CONSENT TO THE USE OF YOUR DATA AT ANY TIME. TO CONTACT MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD FOR THIS PURPOSE, PLEASE EMAIL GDPR@MIDLANDCHEM.COM.

LEGITIMATE INTEREST:

THERE ARE A SMALL NUMBER OF INSTANCES WHERE WE PROCESS DATA UNDER THE LAWFUL BASIS KNOWN AS ‘LEGITIMATE INTEREST’. WHEN WE ADOPT THIS APPROACH, WE CARRY OUT A LEGITIMATE INTEREST TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GDPR REGULATIONS TO ENABLE US TO UNDERSTAND IF IT IS AN APPROPRIATE METHOD.

WHAT TYPE/CATEGORY OF DATA DOES MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD STORE?

AS DEFINED THROUGH THIS PRIVACY NOTICE, MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD COLLECTS AND MANAGES ‘PERSONAL DATA’, MEANING ANY INFORMATION RELATING TO AN IDENTIFIABLE PERSON WHO CAN BE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IDENTIFIED BY REFERENCE TO AN IDENTIFIER.

MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD ALSO COLLECTS A LIMITED AMOUNT OF SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA ALSO KNOWN AS ‘SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA’ AND WILL COLLECT YOUR CONSENT WHEN DOING SO.

WILL MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD SHARE MY INFORMATION?

MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD DOES NOT SELL INDIVIDUALS’ INFORMATION. WE WILL SHARE IT ONLY WITH OUR AUTHORISED DATA PROCESSORS, WHO MUST ALWAYS ACT ON OUR INSTRUCTIONS AS THE DATA CONTROLLER UNDER RELEVANT DATA PROTECTION LAWS INCLUDING GDPR.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE

WE MAY CHANGE THIS NOTICE FROM TIME TO TIME AND ANY CHANGES WILL BE POSTED TO THIS PAGE.