Privacy Policy
This website is owned & operated by Johnston Logistics UK. We are committed to protecting your privacy. We will only use the information that we collect about you lawfully in accordance with the UK Data Protection Act 1998.
Information we collect
The following data may be collected and processed when you visit our website:
- Name
- Address
- Contact number
- Email address
- Usage information
- Details of your visits including (but not limited to) pages viewed and the resources that you access on this site
We use the information that we collect from you to respond to enquiries in the most appropriate manner. The personal information which we hold will be held securely in accordance with our internal security policy and the law. We will not pass your details onto any other person or organisation other than in the event that we sell any or all of our business, where we are legally required to disclose your personal information by law.
In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 you have the right to write to us and request access any information that we hold relating to you. We reserve the right to charge a fee to cover costs incurred in providing you with this information.
Use of cookies
This site uses cookies – small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics. As a rule, cookies will make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the Help section of your browser or taking a look at the About Cookies website which offers guidance for all modern browsers
Third-party links
Our website may contain links or references to other websites outside of our control. Please be aware that we have no control over these websites and our Privacy Policy does not apply to these sites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements, terms & conditions of linked or referenced websites you enter.
Cookie Policy
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the sites functionality.
For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
The Cookies We Set
- Forms related cookies
When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence. - Site preferences cookies
In order to provide you with a great experience on this site we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page is affected by your preferences.
Third Party Cookies
In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.
- This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
- From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.
- The Google AdWords service we use to serve advertising uses cookies to serve more relevant ads across the web and limit the number of times that a given ad is shown to you. For more information on Google AdWords see the official Google AdWords privacy FAQ.
More Information
Hopefully, that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren’t sure whether you need or not it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site.
However, if you are still looking for more information then you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods:
Email: info@johnstonlogistics.co.uk
Phone: 01953 888381