COOKIES

We may from time to time use cookies on our website.

Cookies are very small files which a website uses to identify you when you come back to the site and to store details about your use of the site. Cookies are not malicious programs that access or damage your computer. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but you can choose to reject cookies by changing your browser settings. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of our website.

Our website may from time to time use cookies to analyses website traffic and help us provide a better website visitor experience.

In addition, cookies may be used to serve relevant ads to website visitors through third party services such as Google AdWords and Facebook Advertising. These ads may appear on this website or other websites you visit.

Michael Blank respects your right to privacy and is committed to safeguarding the privacy of our customers and website visitors.

We adhere to the principles contained in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

PERSONAL INFORMATION

“Personal information” is information we hold which is identifiable as being about you. This includes information such as your name, email address, identification number, or any other type of information that can reasonably identify an individual, either directly or indirectly.

By providing us with personal information, you consent to the supply of that information subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Michael Blank will use personal information only for the purposes that you consent to.

This may include to:

• provide you with products and services during the usual course of our business activities;
• administer our business activities;
• manage, research and develop our products and services;
• provide you with information about our products and services;
• communicate with you by a variety of measures including, but not limited to, by telephone, email, sms or mail;
• and investigate any complaints.

If you withhold your personal information, it may not be possible for us to provide you with our products and services or for you to fully access our website.

GDPR

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the European Union (EU)

Michael Blank will comply with the principles of data protection set out in the GDPR for the purpose of fairness, transparency and lawful data collection and use.

We process your personal information as a Processor and/or to the extent that we are a Controller as defined in the GDPR.

We must establish a lawful basis for processing your personal information. The legal basis for which we collect your personal information depends on the data that we collect and how we use it.

We will only collect your personal information with your express consent for a specific purpose and any data collected will be to the extent necessary and not excessive for its purpose. We will keep your data safe and secure.

We will also process your personal information if it is necessary for our legitimate interests, or to fulfil a contractual or legal obligation.

We process your personal information if it is necessary to protect your life or in a medical situation, it is necessary to carry out a public function, a task of public interest or if the function has a clear basis in law.

We do not collect or process any personal information from you that is considered “Sensitive Personal Information” under the GDPR, such as personal information relating to your sexual orientation or ethnic origin unless we have obtained your explicit consent, or if it is being collected subject to and in accordance with the GDPR.

You must not provide us with your personal information if you are under the age of 16 without the consent of your parent or someone who has parental authority for you. We do not knowingly collect or process the personal information of children.

Your rights under the GDPR

If you are an individual residing in the EU, you have certain rights as to how your personal information is obtained and used. Michael Blank complies with your rights under the GDPR as to how your personal information is used and controlled if you are an individual residing in the EU.

Except as otherwise provided in the GDPR, you have the following rights:

• to be informed how your personal information is being used;
• access your personal information (we will provide you with a free copy of it);
• to correct your personal information if it is inaccurate or incomplete;
• to delete your personal information (also known as “the right to be forgotten”);
• to restrict processing of your personal information;
• to retain and reuse your personal information for your own purposes;
• to object to your personal information being used; and
• to object against automated decision making and profiling.

Please contact us at any time to exercise your rights under the GDPR at the contact details in this Privacy Policy.

We may ask you to verify your identity before acting on any of your requests.