PRIVACY POLICY
This Website is owned by ChippyHybrid, a UK partnership.
We take user privacy seriously and take reasonable efforts to protect it. We have created this Privacy Policy (hereafter “Policy”) in order to share with you our information collection and use practices. AS MORE CLEARLY DEFINED HEREIN, WE WILL NEVER KNOWINGLY SELL OR ASSIGN YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND/OR APPROVAL. Please read this Policy carefully before sharing any personally identifiable information described below.
By using, registering or placing an order on our website, you consent to the collection, use and transfer of your information under the terms of this policy. Since this is a growing website and because Internet technologies are constantly evolving, this Policy is subject to change at any time and any changes will be posted on this page.
This Policy works hand-in-hand with the Terms and Conditions of Use, found TERMS & CONDITIONS. –
data protection
The Partnership is fully committed to complying with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). Regulations apply to anyone processing personal data. It sets out principles which should be followed, and it also gives rights to those whose data is being processed. To this end, the Partnership endorses fully and adheres to the Data Protection Principles listed below. When processing data we will ensure that is:
- Processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent way (‘lawfulness, fairness and transparency’); and
- Processed no further than the legitimate purposes for which that data was collected (‘purpose limitation’)
- Accurate and kept up to date (‘accuracy’); and
- Kept in a form which permits identification of the data subject for no longer than is necessary (‘storage limitation’); and
- Processed in a manner that ensures security of that personal data (‘integrity and confidentiality’); and
- Processed by a controller who can demonstrate compliance with the principles (‘accountability’)
What personal information does the partnership collect?
When you visit, register or order products or services on www.ChippyHybrid.com you may be asked to provide certain information about yourself including your name, email address, home or business address and other information. The Partnership will not collect personally identifiable information from users while they use the web site, unless they voluntarily provide it to us or authorise us to collect such information. Users may provide other information about themselves, in addition to the mandatory personal information (hereafter “Voluntary Information").
How the partnership uses your personal information
The Partnership may use or disclose personally identifiable information to:
1. Operate and manage the Partnership web site;
2. Enable you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;
3. Provide products/services that have been requested by you;
4. Respond to other inquires or requests by you.
5. Provide you with information about specials, sales or new products or services that the Partnership will introduce in the future.
6. It’s partners and/or vendors to fulfil orders from you.
In order to provide the best services, the Partnership may disclose your name on certain pages at www.ChippyHybrid.com. We may also disclose personally identifiable information in the establishment or exercise of legal rights or defences against legal claims, to comply with applicable laws or regulations, to comply with a valid legal process, such as a search warrant, subpoena or court order or to investigate suspected fraud or a violation of our Terms and Conditions of Use. We will never sell user information to any 3rd-party not affiliated with the Partnership, without consent, except in connection with the sale or merger of the Partnership or the division responsible for such services provided. The Partnership may also use such Voluntary Information for marketing its products and services to you unless you have ‘opted out’ of receiving such marketing information from us. User may ‘opt out’ by clicking the "unsubscribe" button found on the bottom of the e-mails we send.
The Partnership may, from time to time, send or post surveys or requests for your feedback to help us make our web site and services better. Any responses we receive from users will be used only to evaluate our web site and services and no personally identifiable information from respondents will be shared with any non-employees of Partnership, except that information provided in the Feedback/Comments areas. The Partnership may, from time to time, send notices about special offers, promotions or contests. If you sign up to participate in any of these, we will collect your email address. If you are chosen for a promotion or as a winner in a contest, you give the Partnership permission to use your name, image and other information about you, for marketing purposes. To maintain customer service standards and to assist staff training, we may record and monitor incoming calls.
What non-personal information does the partnership collect?
The Partnership collects and tracks certain non-personally identifiable information, including, but not limited to, IP numbers and browser type, access times, domain names, usage habits and other information which does not specifically identify any individual.
How the partnership uses your non-personal information
The Partnership may use and disclose non-personally identifiable information for any number of reasons, including but not limited to, working with business partners and improving our web site and services providing a tailor-made experience in some cases, at the user’s discretion.
Disclosure of your information
The information you provide to us may be accessed by or given to third parties who act for us for the purposes set out in this policy or for other purposes approved by you. Those parties process information, fulfil and deliver orders, process credit card payments and provide support services on our behalf. We may also pass aggregate information on the usage of our website to third parties but this will not include information that can be used to identify you.
Where you have consented when providing us with your details, we may also allow other companies in our group, to contact you occasionally about products and services which may be of interest to you. They may contact you by e-mail. If you change your mind about being contacted by these companies in the future, please let us know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
You agree that we may disclose your identity and contact details to (1) any third party who claims to us that any material posted or uploaded by you to our site constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights or their rights of privacy, and (2) to other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Finally, if our business enters into a joint venture with or is sold to or merged with another business entity, your information may be disclosed to our new business partners or owners. 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 our site; any transmission is at your own risk.
Unless required to do so by law, we will not otherwise share, sell or distribute any of the information you provide to us without your consent.
Is my information private with partnership merchants and advertisers?
The Partnership web site may contain links to various 3rd-party web sites and the external web sites of our advertisers and/or 3rd-party partners. Each of these web sites may have a privacy policy that differs from that of the Partnership. This Policy does not cover the privacy policies of other web sites. We urge you to check the privacy policies of each web site that you may visit or interact with. The only Voluntary Information that may be shared between Partnership and one of our partner web sites is that which pertains to information used in the furtherance of tracking an order and providing you with correct information regarding same.
Order information, including order numbers and amounts, may be available to the Partnership, affiliate merchants and 3rd-party affiliate program management companies, for accurate tracking purposes. The Partnership will not release this information to other parties unless you request it.
The Partnership provides banner and other advertising on its web site, from Google and other third parties, that may place and read cookies on your browser, or use web beacons to collect information during advertisements being served. If you are concerned about your privacy regarding these advertisements, please refer to Google’s (or other third party) privacy policies.
WHAT ABOUT DATA SECURITY?
We employ security measures to protect, so far as reasonably possible, 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 or permits.
The Partnership requires that our advertisers and partners ensure the security of the data that users provide to them, however, in the event of a breach of their security measures, you agree that the Partnership will not be liable for any losses or damages.
The Partnership limits access to personal information about users to employees, for whom we reasonably believe it is necessary, in order to provide products or services.
MAY I SEE THE INFORMATION YOU COLLECT ABOUT ME?
You are entitled to see the personal information held about you and you may ask us to make any necessary changes to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date. If you wish to do this, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. We are entitled by law to charge a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you, but we may at our discretion waive this charge.
CAN I OPT-OUT?
The Partnership gives users the option to remove personally identifiable information from our list of active users.
The Partnership is not responsible for removing personally identifiable information from the lists of any 3rd-party partner or advertiser who has previously been provided your information in accordance with this Policy.
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM AGE FOR THE USERS OF THE WEBSITE?
Use of the website and products/services are intended for persons who are eighteen (18) years or older, or business entities.
If proof comes to the attention of the Partnership that an individual user is under the age of eighteen (18) years, and is accessing our services and/or products without the consent, approval or authorisation of their parents or legal guardian, the Partnership will immediately terminate such account.
FUTURE CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
The Partnership reserves the right to amend this Policy at any time, in the event that this becomes necessary after initial release, or in the event that it becomes necessary with respect to additional, deleted, modified or amended services provided by Partnership.
The Partnership will not personally notify you of any amendments to this Policy. Users are urged to check this Policy frequently in order to determine whether any changes have been made. Users understand and agree that continued use of the Partnership web site assumes that they have read and accepted this Policy, as it may be amended from time to time.
COMMENTS
All comments, queries and requests relating to our use of your information are welcomed and should be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
WHEN IS THE POLICY EFFECTIVE FROM?
This Privacy Policy was last updated, and became effective, on 01-07-2019