Privacy Policy

www.Drillbuddy.org (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Edwin Ritchie. Edwin Ritchie is the data controller and can be contacted at: info@drillbuddy-org

Purpose

The purpose of this privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) is to inform users of our Site (Users) of the following:

Which personal data we will collect
Use of collected data
Who has access to the data collected
The rights of Site Users
This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the Terms and Conditions of our Site.

GDPR

For Users in the European Union, we adhere to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). For Users in the United Kingdom, we adhere to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018.

We have not appointed a Data Protection Officer as we do not fall within the categories of controllers and processors required to appoint a Data Protection Officer under Article 3 7 of the GDPR.

Consent

By using our Site Users agree that they consent to:

The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy.

When the legal basis for us processing User personal data is that Users have provided their consent to that processing, Users may withdraw their consent at any time. If Users withdraw their consent, it will not make processing which we completed before the Users withdrew their consent unlawful. Users can withdraw their consent by:

Deleting their membership to DrillBuddy social media and
Unsubscribing from our email newsletters and
Informing our Site by email at: info@drillbuddy.org
Not further using our website services and

Legal Basis for Processing

We collect and process personal data about Users in the EU only when we have a legal basis for doing so under Article 6 of the GDPR.

We rely on the following legal bases to collect and process the personal data of Users in the EU:

Users have provided their consent to the processing of their data for one or more specific purposes. Processing of Users personal data is necessary for us or a third party to pursue a legitimate interest. Our legitimate interest is not overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of Users. Our legitimate interest(s) are:
- Processing online credit card payments, offering deals based upon purchasing history, and shipping details. We do not collect any credit card or banking details.
- Processing of Users personal data is necessary for us to take, at the request of Users, steps before entering a contract or for the performance of a contract to which Users are a party. If Users do not provide their personal data necessary to perform a contract the consequences are as follows: we may be unable or unwilling to complete our contracted obligations.
- Communicating with the Users.
- Customizing the Site’s services to the Users’ interests.

Personal Data We Collect

We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below or voluntary given by the Users on the registration form without notifying them first.

Data Collected in an Automatic Way

We do not collect data that has not been supplied by the Users.

Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way

We may collect the following data when the Users perform certain functions on our Site:

First and last name
Email address
Street address
Payment type
Billing Address
Company Name and address
Job description
Interests/skills

This data may be collected using the following methods: information filled out by the Users when registering at our Site, contacting us by email, or when completing a purchase. In most cases, purchases are processed through our sister ecommerce site, learn-well-control.com, where Users should inspect their privacy policy before making a purchase.

How We Use Personal Data

Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use Users data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy or on the pages of our Site. The data we collect when the Users performs certain functions may be used for the following purposes:

To communicate with our clients/Users. This may include advising the Users of site activity, new product information, inviting the Users to participate in Site activities or to relay newsworthy industry-related information.

With Whom We Share Personal Data

Employees of our website and sister site, learn-well-control.com. We may disclose Users’ data with any member of our organization and learn-well-control.com who reasonably needs access to Users’ data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
A Users’ comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Other Disclosures

We will not sell or share Users’ data with other third parties, except our sister site, learn-well-control.com, and in the following cases:

If required by law.
If it is required for any legal proceeding.
To prove or protect our legal rights.
To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event we seek to sell the company.
If the Users follow hyperlinks from our Site to another site, we will not be responsible for, and have no control over the other website’s privacy policies and practices.
If it is required for any legal proceeding;
1. To prove or protect our legal rights; and
2. To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.

How Long We Store Personal Data

Users’ data will be stored until the purpose that data was collected has been achieved. Users will be notified if their data is being kept for longer than this period.

How We Protect Users’ Personal Data

We take every precaution to protect Users’ personal data, including using a reputable hosting service with https certificates. We neither collect nor store any credit card or banking information on our Site. While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that Users’ data is secure and that Users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and for this reason we are unable to guarantee the security of Users’ data beyond what is reasonably practical.

Your Rights as a User

Under the GDPR, Users have the following rights:

Right to be informed.
Right of access.
Right to rectification.
Right to erasure.
Right to restrict processing.
Right to data portability.
Right to object.

Children

We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 16 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 16 years of age has provided us with personal data, their parent or guardian may contact our privacy officer at info@drillbuddy-org.

How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected

If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to whom we disclosed your personal data, if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, or if you would like to exercise any of your other rights under the GDPR, please contact our privacy officer here:

Edwin Ritchie

edwin@drillbuddy-org

Do Not Track Notice

Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that you can set in certain web browsers. We do not track the Users of our Site over time and across third party websites and therefore do not respond to browser-initiated DNT signals.

Modifications

This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the “Effective Date” at the bottom of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.

Complaints

If you have any complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us through the contact method in the Contact Us page so we can, where possible, resolve the issue. If you feel we have not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner you may contact a supervisory authority. You also have the right to directly make a complaint to a supervisory authority. You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority by contacting the regulatory authority in your area. If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, you can contact our privacy officer, Edwin Ritchie, at: