Privacy Policy
Premier Car Supermarket Limited is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and personal data. This Privacy Policy describes how we will use your personal information and how you can exercise your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Data Controller and Contact Information
The data controller is Premier Car Supermarket Limited. If you have any questions, comments, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Data Protection Officer
Premier Car Supermarket Limited
Cariers Road, Egginton, Derby, DE65 6PE
📞 01283 247 171
✉️ privacy@pcsderby.co.uk
Purposes and Lawful Basis for Processing Personal Data
We may collect, process, and use your personal data in the course of supplying vehicles, goods, and services to you and managing our relationship with you, in the following ways:
Processed under the lawful basis of Contract:
- When you enquire about or purchase a vehicle, goods, or services from us, we collect personal information to respond to your enquiry and complete your purchase.
- When you enquire about purchasing a vehicle on finance, we collect information to enable third parties to provide finance quotes and agreements.
- We collect personal information when you apply for a job with us to enable us to contact you and process your application.
Processed under the lawful basis of Legal Obligation:
- We collect and process your personal information for producing invoices and accounting purposes, as required by HMRC legislation.
- We collect personal information from employees to meet employment law obligations.
Processed under the lawful basis of Consent:
- If you have given consent to receive marketing communications from us, we will collect information concerning your marketing preferences and send communications based on those preferences.
Who We Share Your Personal Data With
We do not share your data with any third parties except:
- If you have given your consent.
- If it is necessary to enable third-party services you have requested (e.g., warranty, insurance, or finance quotes/agreements).
- If we are legally obliged to do so.
Third-Party Recipients of Your Data
Data processors are third parties who provide elements of our business management services and process or store personal data on our behalf. The categories of these recipients include:
- Accounting
- Marketing
- Software providers
- Website providers
We have contracts in place with our data processors to ensure they handle your data according to GDPR standards. This means they cannot use, share, or process your data unless instructed by us.
Vehicle Documents
Any documents that arrive with a vehicle when it is taken into stock may be:
- Shown to potential buyers.
- Handed to the new owner to ensure the provenance of the vehicle.
Retention Periods
Unless otherwise stated, your personal data will be retained for 7 years to comply with HMRC requirements.
Personal data processed under consent will be kept for as long as you consent to its processing. We will seek to refresh your consent at appropriate intervals.
Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Data
You have several rights concerning your personal data, including the right to:
- Request access to your data.
- Rectify or erase personal data we hold.
- Restrict processing concerning your data.
- Object to processing.
- Exercise data portability.
If you wish to make any such requests, please contact us in writing using the contact details at the top of this page.
Right to Withdraw Consent
If we have processed your personal data based on consent, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before withdrawal.
Right to Complain
If you have concerns about how we have handled your personal data, please contact us so we can address them.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) regarding how we manage your data.
Provision of Data
In most cases, the provision of your personal data is necessary to enter into a contract with us.
Changes to This Policy
We regularly review this Privacy Policy and update it where necessary.
Last updated: February 2025