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Southern Cross Solar LTD customer privacy policy 

This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information. 

  • Contact details 
  • What information we collect, use, and why 
  • Lawful bases and data protection rights 
  • Where we get personal information from 
  • How long we keep information 
  • Who we share information with 
  • How to complain 

Contact details 

Telephone 

07970907299 

Email 

tim@scsolarltd.co.uk

What information we collect, use, and why 

We collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery

  • Names and contact details 
  • Addresses 
  • Photographs or video recordings 
  • Records of meetings and decisions 
  • Information relating to compliments or complaints 

We collect or use the following information for the operation of customer accounts and guarantees

  • Names and contact details 
  • Addresses 

We collect or use the following information to comply with legal requirements

  • Names and contact details 
  • Addresses 

Lawful bases and data protection rights 

Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website. 

Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website: 

  • Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. You can read more about this right here
  • Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you. You can read more about this right here

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month. 

To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice. 

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data 

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide services and goods are: 

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. 
  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object. 
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability. 
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are: 
  • Personal data will be used to register an installation with bodies such as the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), NAPIT, S.S.E.N. and any other relevant body in order to secure permissions and carry out the installation, testing and certification of contracted works and ensure the full completion of all compliance documentation.  

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of customer accounts and guarantees are: 

  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object. 
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability. 
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are: 
  • Personal data will be need to be passed to insurance company to enable an insurance backed guarantee. 

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for legal requirements are: 

  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability. 

Where we get personal information from 

  • Directly from you 

How long we keep information 

Personal data on relevant documents will be retained for a minimum period of 10 years or as long as legitimately necessary for warranty and compliance purposes. 

Who we share information with 

Others we share personal information with 

  • Relevant regulatory authorities 
  • External auditors or inspectors 
  • Warranty and guarantee providers 

How to complain 

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice. 

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO. 

The ICO’s address:            

Information Commissioner’s Office 
Wycliffe House 
Water Lane 
Wilmslow 
Cheshire 
SK9 5AF 

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113 

Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint 

Last updated 

7th January 2025 

Insurance and Guarantee

All work is fully insured and compliant with MCS standards a 2-year workmanship guarantee comes as a standard.