MEAHCo Ltd is the data controller of the personal information it processes unless otherwise stated and is a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the United Kingdom, with commercial license number 12831401 and its registered office at 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU Further contact details are set out below.
This Privacy and Cookie Policy applies if you use our services, or if you contact us or we contact you about them, which may include, but is not limited to:
The Website is owned and operated by MEAHCo Ltd and/or its affiliates and subsidiaries (together “we” or “us”).
We take your privacy very seriously and therefore want you to know how your data is collected, used, shared and stored, which is described in this Privacy and Cookie Policy.
Please note that our Privacy and Cookie Policy is updated from time to time and that you will be bound by the most recent update of the policy appearing on our Website. Where it is practicable, we may notify you by email of any significant changes. However, it is, therefore, your responsibility to continue to check our Privacy and Cookie Policy for updates.
We (and our authorized service providers) collect information supplied by you via the Website, other websites operated by us or any of our Website customer service channels including without limitation on the phone, via email, via WhatsApp or our Live Chat feature (where available). We may also collect information when you visit our Website, other websites operated by us or from third parties authorized to share your information with us. We may collect some of this information even if you are not a registered user or do engage in business transactions with us. This information may include:
Where you provide the information of a third party to us, you are confirming that you have their consent to do so.
The Website is not directed to, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from, children under the age of 16. We recommend that parents actively participate in their children’s use of the Internet.
Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:
We may also receive personal information indirectly, in some circumstances.
Our Website uses first-party cookies (very small files that are sent by us to your computer or other access devices) and other similar technologies which we can access when you visit our Website in the future. We may also use third-party cookies.
There are five types of cookies:
Website functionality cookies
These cookies enable you to browse the Website and use our features such as shopping baskets
Website analytics cookies
We use these cookies to anonymously measure and analyse how our customers use the Website. This allows us to continuously improve our Website and your browsing experience.
Customer preference cookies
When browsing online, the Website will remember your preferences (for example your user name, language or location). This makes your browsing experience simpler, easier and more personal to you.
Targeting cookies or advertising cookies
These cookies are used to deliver adverts relevant to you. Additionally, they limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as helping us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
Third-party service provider cookies
We may work with third-party companies whom we authorise to place third-party cookies or technologies for storing information on the Website. These service providers help us to provide you with a better, faster, and safer experience. These service providers may use these technologies in the ways described above and in addition, may help us and you to avoid fraud.
By using our Website you agree that we and they can place these types of cookies on your device and access them whenever you visit the Website or other websites operated by us.
If you want to delete any cookies that are already on your computer, please refer to the help and support area on your internet browser for instructions on how to locate the file or directory that stores cookies.
Please note that by deleting cookies or disabling future cookies you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our Website.
We may use your information including for the following purposes:
We may offer a Live Chat feature and/or the ability to communicate with us via WhatsApp to assist you with queries you may have. Where available we may record and store all chat conversations. These transcripts are only accessed for customer service purposes.
We have to have a valid reason to use your personal information (“lawful basis for processing”) or have your permission. Our purpose for collecting the information is as set out above in the “How we use information” section.
The legal basis we rely on for processing your personal data is your consent under Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, if applicable.
When you give us your information it could be transferred, stored or processed in a location outside the United Kingdom as further described in the section “Who may we share information with”.
We may share your information with any of the following:
We use data processors who are third parties who provide elements of services for us. Our internal policy is to use reasonable endeavours to seek to have arrangements in place with our data processors to protect your data.
In some circumstances, we are legally obliged to share information. For example under a court order or where we cooperate with other supervisory authorities in handling complaints or investigations. We might also share information with other regulatory bodies in order to further their, or our, objectives.
If you have any queries about this Privacy and Cookie Policy, you can contact us by emailing us at enquiry@meahco.com.
Please note that if or when you contact us we may require additional information from you in order or deal with your request.
Whenever you receive a marketing communication from us (which may be by email, SMS, push notification, telephone or direct mail), you will be given an opportunity to unsubscribe. Additionally, you can change your marketing preferences at any time by contacting us as described above. Even if you unsubscribe, we will still contact you to deliver transactional and administrative information related to you.
If you unsubscribe, we will change the way we use your data but any accounts you have with us, any of our affiliates and/or group companies or our (and/or our affiliates’ and/or group companies’) third party providers will remain active.
If you choose to opt back in at any time, your most recent action will prevail.
The following rights are available to you:
You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. We have 60 days to respond to you.
If you request that your data is erased note that we keep a record of how you have used the services, but this information cannot be linked back to you and we retain any information required by law.
Please contact us at enquiry@meahco.com if you wish to make a request.
If you remain dissatisfied, you can make a complaint about the way we process your personal information to us at enquiry@meahco.com.
Please note that if or when you contact us we may require additional information from you in order or deal with your request.
Information you provide to us via our Website is stored on secure servers.
We have implemented various steps to safeguard the integrity of our information technology infrastructure, including by implementing authentication, monitoring, auditing, and encryption technology. Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day operations of the Website as part of our continuing commitment to the security of electronic content and the electronic transmission of information. Despite such efforts, generally the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and its security can never be guaranteed. Any transmission of data via our Website is therefore carried out at your own risk.
Your data may be transferred to, and stored in or outside, the United Kingdom. In submitting your data to us and using our Website, you acknowledge that your data may be sent to countries with differing levels of laws in the field of personal data protection. Our internal policy is to use reasonable endeavours to seek to have arrangements in place with third parties to whom any personal data is disclosed to keep it secure, treat it as confidential and use it only for the purposes agreed with us.
We will keep your data for as long as required in order to:
In determining how long to retain your data we will take into account our legal obligations and regulatory requirements.
The Website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer to help the Website analyse how visitors use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website, compiling reports on Website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to Website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this Website. By using this Website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
This Privacy and Cookie Policy does not apply to third party websites to which the Website may link and we are not responsible for the privacy and cookie practices of those websites or for any information you submit to those websites via the Website. Please be sure to read their privacy and cookie policies separately to ensure you are comfortable. If you are a Twitter and/or Facebook and/or LinkedIn member or a member of another MEAHCo Ltd website, the data collected via such websites will be subject to the Terms and Conditions of the relevant website (as applicable) save that we may combine your data collected through the Website with that other data.