Maintaining the security of your data is a priority of Steiner Property Ltd, and we are committed to respect your privacy rights. We undertake to handle your data fairly and legally at all times and we are also dedicated to being transparent about what data we collect from you and we may use such data.
This privacy notice aims to explain the types of personal data Steiner Property Ltd may collect about you when you interact with us whether you visit development use your mobile device or go on line. It also aims to explain how we will process, share and keep your data.
We hope this will answer any questions you have, but if you still have any questions, please get in touch with us.
Steiner Property Ltd Limited is registered in Scotland.
Why do we collect your personal data?
We may collect and process your personal data for a number of reasons. These reasons include:
• so that we may comply with any legal obligation we have;
• in order to comply with our duties and exercising our rights under a contract with you;
• the pursuit of our legitimate interests (as set out below); or
• where you have consented to the processing.
This includes, but is not limited to, information you (or a joint purchaser and/or owner) provides:
• when you/they contact us in person, on our website, over the telephone or by e-mail
• at the time of reserving a property to purchase from us;
• at the time of purchasing options and extras from us;
• during the course of purchasing a property from us and/or selling a property to us in part exchange; or
Our legitimate interests
The normal legal basis for processing customer data, is that it is necessary for the legitimate interests of Steiner Property Ltd, including:
• selling and supplying our homes and services;
• 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;
• handling customer contacts, queries or disputes;
• fulfilling our duties to our customers, employees, shareholders and other stakeholders.
The purposes and reasons for processing your personal data
We take your privacy very seriously and will never disclose or share your personal data without your knowledge, unless we are required to do so by law. We only retain your data for as long as is necessary and for the purposes specified in this notice.
Detailed below are examples of when we would collect, process and in some cases share, your personal data:
• to ensure that content from our website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer/device;
• to verify your identity;
• to process and manage your purchase of a property from us and provide after sales services where applicable;
• to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for example your purchase of a property and/or options and extras from us and (if applicable) our purchase of your existing property in part exchange;
• to facilitate the provision of warranties with a property purchased from us;
• to notify utility suppliers and local authorities about your new property and about any property we have purchased from you in part exchange;
• to provide you with information, products or services that you request from us;
• to notify you about changes to our services; and/or
• to contact you about new developments and house types which may meet your needs. If you have not yet reserved a property with us we will contact you in this way only if you have consented to us using your personal data in this way and that you want to receive this information from us.
Where you have consented to us providing you with promotional offers and marketing, you are free to withdraw consent at any time
How long will we keep your data?
We only ever retain personal information for as long as is necessary and we have retention policies in place to meet these obligations. Where there is no legal obligation, for example around direct marketing information, we will hold your data for 2 years, unless you opt out within this time.
How we will share your data?
We do not share or disclosure any of your personal information without your consent, other than for the purposes specified in this notice or where there is a legal requirement.
We use trusted third-parties to provide the below services and business functions, however all processors acting on our behalf only process your data in accordance with instructions from us and comply fully with this privacy notice, the data protection laws and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
We may also disclose your information to our suppliers and contractors to provide information to you on our behalf and/or in order to fulfil our contracts with you.
We will share your personal information with suppliers of services in respect of,
• any property you reserve from us;
• the sale of the property and/or the purchase of your existing property in part exchange.
These third parties may include:
• Estate and managing agents,
• Our appointed marketing agency
• financial and legal advisors, and any relevant mortgage provider;
• the National House Building Council and similar organisations,
• utility and service providers, and
• local authorities.
We will share your information with relevant government agencies to assist you to participate in any government schemes in which you have indicated you wish to take part.
What are your rights over your personal data?
You have the right to access any personal information that we process about you and to request information about:
• What personal data we hold about you.
• The purposes of the processing.
• The categories of personal data concerned.
• The recipients to whom the personal data has/will be disclosed to.
• How long we intend to store your personal data for.
• If we did not collect the data directly from you, information about the source.
If you believe that we hold any incomplete or inaccurate data about you, you have the right to ask us to correct and/or complete the information and we will strive to update/correct it as quickly as possible; unless there is a valid reason for not doing so, at which point you will be notified.
If you would like your personal data to be removed or the use to be amended, you have the right to request:
• your personal data to be erased (deleted) from our records;
• the use / processing of your personal data to be restricted in accordance with data protection laws;
• to opt out of any direct marketing from us.
• to be informed about any automated decision-making that we use.
If we receive a request from you to exercise any of the above rights, we may ask you to verify your identity before acting on the relevant request; this is to ensure that your data is protected and kept secure.
We will inform you if your request is possible under current regulations and inform you to what extent your request has been processed. Where we are under legal obligation to retain your information, we will clarify the requirements around the extent of data as well as the duration we will continue to hold your personal data.
If you wish to buy a house from us, or work with us. You are not obligated to provide your personal information to us however, as this information is required for us to provide you with our services, we will not be able to offer our products or services without it.
As a customer or potential customer, your personal data is required as part of the reservation process and to complete the contract for sale.