Scotmas are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this part of our statement also sets out how we will treat the use of cookies.
Cookies are in use on this website.
This website uses a small number of cookies to function as intended. These cookies store various settings during and between visits, allowing users to share pages via social networks and communicate with our sales team live through a chat function.
We do not use cookies to collect personal information without the user’s express permission, and we do not provide any data we have managed to third-party companies.
Permission
Should you wish not to use cookies on this website, please select the cookie toolbar option when you first visit the website.
You can also manage the use of cookies by adjusting your internet browser settings/preferences. To find out how to change your cookie preferences, please see below for links to the help needed to access your browser’s cookie menu:
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/protect-your-privacy/cookies
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11
- Microsoft Edge: Adjust privacy settings in Microsoft Edge – Microsoft Support
- Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Third-party/external cookies
Our site includes functions provided by third parties, such as the social networks listed in the share function shown at the bottom of each post. Therefore, disabling these cookies will affect the parts offered by the third parties. We do not use cookies to collect any personal information through these additional functions. However, the associated services may collect such data.
To find out what is collected by these companies, please visit their respective websites for more information.
Visitor Statistics
We use cookies to compile visitor statistics for our internal use. We do not identify individual visitors through their use. Instead, cookies are used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses our website.
- Google Ads – https://policies.google.com/?hl=en
- Google Analytics – https://policies.google.com/?hl=en
Communication
We use external services to enable live communication through our website. For example, cookies allow our website to recognise the visitor to optimise the chat-box functionality.
- Tawk.to – https://www.tawk.to/data-protection/
- WhatsApp – https://www.whatsapp.com/privacy
Security
To ensure that our website remains secure for our visitors, we use the Wordfence service, which uses the following cookies to function effectively.
- wfwaf-authcookie-(hash)
- wf_loginalerted_(hash)
- wfCBLBypass
- wfls-remembered-(hash)
More information on the cookies used by Wordfence is available by visiting – https://www.wordfence.com/help/general-data-protection-regulation/
Other Services
Cookies are also in use to provide additional non-essential website functions.
- Google Maps – https://policies.google.com/?hl=en
- Youtube – https://policies.google.com/?hl=en
Concerns
If you are concerned or have questions about how Scotmas handles your personal data please contact us and we will do our best to assist you.
Please note that you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (or any other appropriate supervisory authority), which may be accessed through the following link https://ico.org.uk/concerns/.
Contact Us
Questions, comments and requests regarding this policy should be addressed to
Data Protection Officer, Scotmas Group, Pinnaclehill Industrial Estate, Kelso, Scottish Borders, TD5 8AU, United Kingdom.
You can read our full privacy policy by visiting the following link Privacy Policy