Privacy policy


This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website and DIGITALSUPERMARKET.COM GROUP LTD Trading As DigitalSuperMarket.com , the owner and provider of this Website. DIGITALSUPERMARKET.COM GROUP LTD Trading As DigitalSuperMarket.com  takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website.

Please read this privacy policy carefully.

Definitions and interpretation

  1. In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:
DataCollectively all information that you submit to DIGITALSUPERMARKET.COM GROUP LTD Trading As DigitalSuperMarket.com  via the Website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the Data Protection Laws;
Cookiesa small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in the clause below ( Cookies);
Data Protection Lawsany applicable law relating to the processing of personal Data, including but not limited to the Directive 96/46/EC (Data Protection Directive) or the GDPR, and any national implementing laws, regulations and secondary legislation, for as long as the GDPR is effective in the UK;
GDPRthe General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
DIGITALSUPERMARKET.COM GROUP LTD Trading As DigitalSupermarket.com ,  
 we 
 or us
DIGITALSUPERMARKET.COM GROUP LTD Trading As DigitalSuperMarket.com , a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 13021752 whose registered office is at Kemp House, 160 City Road, London.
UK and EU Cookie Lawthe Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011;
User or youany third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by DIGITALSUPERMARKET.COM GROUP LTD Trading As DigitalSuperMarket.com  and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to DIGITALSUPERMARKET.COM GROUP LTD As DigitalSuperMarket.com  and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services; and
Websitethe website that you are currently using, www.digitalsupermarket.com, and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.

Scope of this privacy policy

Data collected

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

How we collect Data

Data that is given to us by you

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

Data that is received from third parties

Data that is collected automatically

Our use of Data

  1. Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons:
    1. tracking visits to our affiliates for the affiliate to pay DigitalSuperMarket.com a commission ;

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

  1. We may use your Data for the above purposes if we deem it necessary to do so for our legitimate interests. If you are not satisfied with this, you have the right to object in certain circumstances (see the section headed “Your rights” below).
  2. We may use your Data to show you DIGITALSUPERMARKET.COM GROUP LTD Trading As DigitalSuperMarket.com  adverts and other content on other websites. If you do not want us to use your data to show you DIGITALSUPERMARKET.COM GROUP LTD Trading As DigitalSuperMarket.com  adverts and other content on other websites, please turn off the relevant cookies (please refer to the section headed “Cookies” below).

Who we share Data with

  1. We may share your Data with the following groups of people for the following reasons:
    1. any of our group companies or affiliates – We may receive a commission from our affiliates for directing traffic to their website and marketing their services. When you click on a link to the affiliate’s website, these cookies are tracked by the affiliate to understand what website visitors have come from DigitalSuperMarket.com in order to pay our commission. ;

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

Keeping Data secure

  1. We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your Data, for example:
    1. access to your account is controlled by a password and a user name that is unique to you.
    1. we store your Data on secure servers.
  2. Technical and organisational measures include measures to deal with any suspected data breach. If you suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to your Data, please let us know immediately by contacting us via this e-mail address: [email protected].
  3. If you want detailed information from Get Safe Online on how to protect your information and your computers and devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other online problems, please visit www.getsafeonline.org. Get Safe Online is supported by HM Government and leading businesses.

Data retention

  1. Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your Data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy or until you request that the Data be deleted.
  2. Even if we delete your Data, it may persist on backup or archival media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.

Your rights

  1. You have the following rights in relation to your Data:
    1. Right to access – the right to request (i) copies of the information we hold about you at any time, or (ii) that we modify, update or delete such information. If we provide you with access to the information we hold about you, we will not charge you for this, unless your request is “manifestly unfounded or excessive.” Where we are legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request. If we refuse your request, we will tell you the reasons why.
    1. Right to correct – the right to have your Data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
    1. Right to erase – the right to request that we delete or remove your Data from our systems.
    1. Right to restrict our use of your Data – the right to “block” us from using your Data or limit the way in which we can use it.
    1. Right to data portability – the right to request that we move, copy or transfer your Data.
    1. Right to object – the right to object to our use of your Data including where we use it for our legitimate interests.
  2. To make enquiries, exercise any of your rights set out above, or withdraw your consent to the processing of your Data (where consent is our legal basis for processing your Data), please contact us via this e-mail address: [email protected].
  3. If you are not satisfied with the way a complaint you make in relation to your Data is handled by us, you may be able to refer your complaint to the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO’s contact details can be found on their website at https://ico.org.uk/.
  4. It is important that the Data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your Data changes during the period for which we hold it.

Links to other websites

Changes of business ownership and control

Cookies

Type of CookiePurpose
Strictly necessary cookiesThese are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
Analytical/performance cookiesThey allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Functionality cookiesThese are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
Targeting cookiesThese cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

General

Changes to this privacy policy

Attribution

15 September 2020 

Cookies

Below is a list of the cookies that we use. We have tried to ensure this is complete and up to date, but if you think that we have missed a cookie or there is any discrepancy, please let us know.

Strictly necessary

We use the following strictly necessary cookies:

Description of CookiePurpose
Affiliate MarketingTo track visits to third party affiliate websites.

Analytical/performance

We use the following analytical/performance cookies:

Description of CookiePurpose
Affiliate marketingTo track visits to our affiliates

Functionality

We use the following functionality cookies:

Description of CookiePurpose
Affiliate marketingTo track visits to our affiliates

Targeting

We use the following targeting cookies:

Description of CookiePurpose
Social media remarketing, affiliate marketingTo remarket using Google and social media. To track affiliate links