Marketing and Cookies
The personal data that we may collect primarily via website forms, or Electric Marketing is:–
- Name
- Job Title
- Business Name
- Business address
- Business Email
- IP Address
- Turnover
Cookie Notice
A ‘cookie’ is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on the user’s computer by the user’s web browser while the user is browsing. When you visit a site that uses cookies for the first time, a cookie is downloaded onto your computer/mobile device so that the next time you visit that site, your device will remember useful information such as items added in the visited pages or logging in options.
Cookies are widely used to make websites work or to work more efficiently, and our site relies on cookies to report on user interactions, to optimise users’ experience and for features and services to function correctly.
When using our website, you have the option to turn off all non-necessary cookies. Most web browsers allow further control to restrict or block cookies through the browser settings. However, if you disable cookies, you may find this affects your ability to use certain parts of our website or services. For more information about cookies visit https://www.aboutcookies.org.
To view a full list of the cookies we use, what they are used for, or to change your cookie preferences for this site, please click here.
How We Use Your Personal Data
STA International Ltd takes your privacy very seriously and will never disclose, share or sell your data without your consent unless required to do so by law. We only retain your data for as long as is necessary and for the purpose(s) specified in this notice. Where you have consented to us providing you with promotional offers and marketing, you are free to withdraw this consent at any time. We detail the purposes and reasons for processing your personal data below: –
- We will occasionally send you marketing information where we have assessed that it is beneficial to you as a customer and in our interests. Such information will be non-intrusive and processed on the grounds of legitimate interests.
To unsubscribe from any marketing information, please follow the Unsubscribe link in electronic communication, or email chairman@staonline.com with the subject line: ‘Unsubscribe’
Electric Marketing:
From time-to-time, we may use Electric Marketing to gather appropriate contact names from prospective clients. You can find out more about Electric Marketing’s Data Protection policy by visiting https://www.electricmarketing.co.uk/data.html or by contacting them.
Legitimate Interests
As noted in the ‘How We Use Your Personal Data’ section of this notice, we occasionally process your personal information under the legitimate interests’ legal basis. Where this is the case, we have carried out a Legitimate Interests’ Assessment (LIA) to ensure that your interests and any risk posed to you against our interests are proportionate and appropriate.
Based upon our segmentation by organisation, turnover and specific job function, coupled with our processing of personal data within the context of a business environment, we believe that any individual that receives correspondence from STA International Ltd in direct marketing or a sales capacity could be legitimately interested in our services. We deem that direct marketing and sales are necessary in the context of promoting our business to professionals to increase awareness of our solution in the marketplace.
Sharing and Disclosing Your Personal Information
We do not share or disclose any of your personal information without your consent, other than for the purposes specified in this notice, or where there is a legal requirement.
Consequences of Not Providing Your Data
You are not obligated to provide your personal information to STA International Ltd; however, we need this information to provide you with details of our services, and will not be able to offer some/all our services without it.
How Long We Keep Your Data
STA International Ltd only ever retains personal information for a maximum period of 6 years and we have strict review and retention policies in place to meet these obligations.