Overview

As the publisher of this site, Summit (GB) Ltd knows how important it is to you that your personal data is handled confidentially. We would, therefore, like to assure you that we comply with all the statutory requirements for data privacy and data security. In the following, we will provide you with detailed information on the nature, scope and purpose for which personal data is used within our online offering and the websites associated therewith.

It is possible to visit our site without providing any information about yourself. When you access the website, various pieces of information are exchanged between your end device and our server. More information on this is given in the following section on this page concerning purposes of data processing.

In accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have various rights that you can assert against us. These include the right to file an objection against selected types of data processing, particularly data processing for advertising purposes. More information on this is given in the 'Your rights' section .

Embedding of services and third-party content

For the purpose of making our company more well-known, we use social plugins on our website for the following social networks Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter. The commercial interest behind this is deemed a legitimate interest within the sense of the GDPR. Responsibility for operation compliant with data privacy must be ensured by the relevant provider.

We also use content and service offerings from third parties within our online offering in order to embed their content and services, e.g. videos or fonts, on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in analysis, optimisation and economical running of our online offering as defined in art. 6 para. 1 (f) of the GDPR) / on the basis of your consent as defined in art. 6 para. 1 (a) of the GDPR.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Cookies

This site uses cookies. Cookies are small files of letters and numbers that are placed on a user’s device which allow us to distinguish you from other users of the site. This helps us to provide you with a better online experience and record your preferences when you browse our site for future visits.

You can change your browser settings at any time to disable cookies if you have privacy concerns. Browsers have tools to help you delete or block cookies from being set. It is important to remember that many sites need cookies to work properly, so by deleting or blocking them, some parts of the sites may not function correctly. Cookies set prior to you changing your settings will still be on your device and you can remove them by changing your browser settings.

Your rights

As well as the right to withdraw consent, you also – if so provided by statutory requirements – have the following additional rights:

to be informed of the personal data we have stored about you in accordance with art. 15 of the GDPR

to correction of incorrect or incomplete data in accordance with art. 16 of the GDPR

to have the data about you stored by us deleted in accordance with art. 17 of the GDPR, unless legal or contractual retention periods or other statutory obligations/rights to further storage need to be met

to restrict the processing of your data in accordance with art. 18 of the GDPR

to data transferability in accordance with article 20 of the GDPR

to complain to the Information Commissioners Office. You can apply to the supervisory body for your usual place of residence or place of work or for our company headquarters.

Right of withdrawal

If the user does not wish Summit (GB) Ltd to pursue active data usage for internal purposes, the user is entitled to withdraw the right to such usage and processing at any time. Simply send an email to admin@summitgb.co.uk

Security

All data personally transmitted by you, including your payment details, is transferred using the generally accepted and secure standard SSL (Secure Socket Layer). SSL is a secure and tested standard that is also used for online banking, for example. Ways of identifying a secure SSL connection include the s following http (i.e.: https://...) in the address bar of your browser and the padlock symbol in the bottom section of your browser.