Processing of data : The Law.

We are required to set out the legal basis for our ‘processing’ of personal data.

General

RAW VAPES (GRIMSBY) LIMITED collects and uses customers’ personal data because is it necessary for:

  • The pursuit of our legitimate interests (as set out below);
  • The purposes of complying with our duties and exercising our rights under a contract for the sale of goods to a customer;
  • Complying with our legal obligations.

In general, we only rely on consent as a legal basis for processing personal data in relation to sending direct marketing communications to customers via email or text message.

Customers have the right to withdraw consent at any time.  Where consent is the only legal basis for processing, we will cease to process data after consent is withdrawn.

Our legitimate interests

The normal legal basis for processing customer data, is that it is necessary for the legitimate interests of RAW VAPES (GRIMSBY) LIMITED, including:-

  • Selling and supplying goods and services to our customers;
  • Protecting customers, employees and other individuals and maintaining their safety, health and welfare;
  • Promoting, marketing and advertising our products and services;
  • Sending promotional communications which are relevant and tailored to individual customers;
  • Understanding our customers’ behaviour, activities, preferences, and needs;
  • Improving existing products and services and developing new products and services;
  • Complying with our legal and regulatory obligations;
  • Preventing, investigating and detecting crime, fraud or anti-social behaviour and prosecuting offenders, including working with law enforcement agencies;
  • Handling customer contacts, queries, complaints or disputes;
  • Managing insurance claims by customers;
  • Protecting RAW VAPES (GRIMSBY) LIMITED, its employees and customers, by taking appropriate legal action against third parties who have committed criminal acts or are in breach of legal obligations to RAW VAPES (GRIMSBY) LIMITED;
  • Effectively handling any legal claims or regulatory enforcement actions taken against RAW VAPES (GRIMSBY) LIMITED; and
  • Fulfilling our duties to our customers, colleagues.