Who we are
We are L. G. Harris & Co. Ltd. Our website address is: https://international.harrisbrushes.com. Our head office address is: L G Harris & Co Ltd, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 4AE
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
If you fill in a contact from you will be asked to agree to this Privacy Policy. The form information will then be sent to a secure inbox controlled by L. G. Harris & Co. Ltd. The information you provide will not be shared with 3rd parties and will be used to resolve your inquiry. Your information may also be used internally to improve different aspect of our business, for example in the case of feedback.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We use third-party cookies from partners such as Goolge and Facebook for marketing purposes. We use these cookies to collect data about your visit so that we may improve our websites functionality and provide the best possible experience for site visitors. Your data could be shared with 3rd parties so that customised promotional material can be displayed on other websites you visit across the internet. L. G. Harris & Co.Ltd. may also share information about your behavior on our site with third parties, such as social media sites, in order to show you targeted advertisements and other customised content. You are can opt in, allowing us to store these cookies when you visit our site. You can also opt out at any time by reviewing the cookies setting in your web browser.
Who we share your data with
Your data will be used in a responsible way and will only be shared when necessary with authorised data processors to resolve your enquiry.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
Additional information
How we protect your data
What data breach procedures we have in place
What third parties we receive data from
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
Volunteered & Requested Data
1. While interacting with our social media channels a user may send Harris personal information to enter a competition, enquire about a product or service or seek help from us. In these situations, Harris will use personal data responsibly to resolve the user’s enquiry and then remove that data after the matter is resolved and in line with our GDPR commitments. All data will be stored on a secure server controlled by Harris, our parent company Orkla, or by our data processor.
a. Example A. Harris have run a competition on a Harris owned social channel and the winner has been contacted. Harris will request the personal data necessary to send the prize to the winner.
b. Example B. A user has contacted Harris with a product enquiry. Additional information is needed by the Care team to resolve the enquiry. All data is held securely by Harris until the enquiry is resolved and our GDPR obligations have been fulfilled, at which point it will be permanently deleted.
2. In some situations, Harris may ask for permission to use personal information in our marketing activities. In these situations, an informal discussion may take place between Harris and the individual or group where upon Harris will ask the individual or group to review our privacy policy prior to sending written consent for the data to be held. Data could include names, company names, emails, contact numbers and image data. If consent is given this data is held on a secure server controlled by Harris, our parent company Orkla, or by our data processor.
a. Example A. Harris have contacted an influencer via a social media direct message and have asked permission to use some of the influencers copywritten content under certain conditions, a link to the influencers social channel may be provided when the content is used. Harris provide a link to this document and when the influencer is satisfied the data will be handled appropriately, they agree via the direct message conversation. Harris then log their agreement and the content to which they have agreed to share in a secure location on the Harris server. The content and any other user details agreed to are then shared through Harris marketing channels.
b. Example B. An end user shares a written story with a Harris social channel or in a Facebook group to which Harris have access. Harris approach the user privately and ask for permission to use their comments and name as a testimonial. The user is provided a link to this document and after reading agree to let Harris use their statement. The statement, a name and other personal details may be taken depending on the situation, the user would volunteer this information to Harris. All the data gathered would then be stored in a secure location on the Harris server and the statement used in Harris activity as per the agreement.
