When does this Notice apply?
United Trimmings respects your right to privacy. This Notice explains who we are, how we collect, share and use personal information about you, and how you can exercise your privacy rights. This Notice applies in general to all instances where we collect and process personal information. In particular this Notice applies to personal information that we collect through our website (“Website”) and personal information that we collect of our customers, suppliers, and other individuals through any other form of interaction whether online or offline. Whenever we collect your personal information, we will either provide you with a separate notice that will comply with relevant privacy and data protection laws or we will refer you to this Notice.
Who we are
United Trimmings manufactures and distributes display graphics, labelling and packaging materials and RFID tags that companies around the world use to engage customers and efficiently manage their inventories. Our products are virtually everywhere you look, providing a crucial thread in the fabric of global commerce. For more information about United Trimmings, please see the “About Us” section of our Website.
Who do we collect personal information from?
While we are a business-to-business company we collect and process personal information of various categories of persons in order to function and to maintain a relationship with the people that we hold personal information about.
We collect and process personal information about
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Website visitors
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Customers, Suppliers, Business Partners (and their employees)
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Employees, Contractors and Staff (and applicants / candidates)
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Other visitors and people we connect with for professional or social reasons
What personal information does United Trimmings collect and why?
1. Website visitors
Information that you provide voluntarily
Certain parts of our Website may ask you to provide personal information voluntarily: for example, we may ask you to provide your contact details (including your name, title, company, address, telephone number and email address). We will use this information for the purposes set out below:
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to improve our products and services;
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to respond to online queries, supply requested information on United Trimmings products, process and ship orders, fulfill online marketing offers, establish approved links and for internal market analysis;
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to periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided;
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to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customize this Website according to your interests; and
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for the specific purpose stated on forms on this Website.
Information that we collect automatically
When you visit our Website, we may collect certain information automatically from your device. In some countries, including countries in the European Economic Area, this information may be considered personal information under applicable data protection laws.
Specifically, the information we collect automatically may include information like your IP address, device type, unique device identification numbers, browser-type, broad geographic location (e.g. country or city-level location) and other technical information. We may also collect information about how your device has interacted with our Website, including the pages accessed and links clicked.
Collecting this information enables us to better understand the visitors who come to our Website, where they come from, and what content on our Website is of interest to them. We use this information for our internal analytics purposes and to improve the quality and relevance of our Website to our visitors.
Some of this information may be collected using cookies and similar tracking technology, as explained further under the heading “Cookies and similar tracking technology” below.
2. Customers. Suppliers, Business Partners, and Visitors
If you are a current or prospective customer or supplier of ours (or if you are an employee, contractor, agent or other representative of a current or prospective customer or supplier of ours), we may collect and use the following personal information about you:
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Identification data – such as your name, date of birth, photograph.
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Contact details – such as business or delivery address, telephone/business email address, fax number, etc.
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Professional details – such as your job title/position, employer, company registration number, etc.
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Financial characteristics – such as account number and bank details, invoice address.
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National identifiers – such as tax ID and VAT number.
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Information relating to your (or your employer's) sales history with us.
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Other information you choose to provide to us, for example the purpose of your visit if you visit one of our site locations.
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IP addresses or other information that we may collect from you if you visit our Website
We may collect and use this personal information about you for the following purposes:
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For the purpose of general business relationship management within United Trimmings, including contract management; for example, to enable us to deliver our services to you (or your employer), or to audit the provision of services by you (or your employer) to United Trimmings.
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To manage our daily business activities, such as executing payments [or to set up a credit arrangement with you or your employer];
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To manage any queries, complaints or claims relating to the services you (or your employer) provide to United Trimmings or that United Trimmings provides to you (or your employer);
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For direct marketing, advertising and public relations purposes, in connection with United Trimmings's business activities, products and services (including to make recommendations about our services and products), and to inform you (or your employer) about important developments within United Trimmings;
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For product development purposes, to allow us to improve our products and services or develop new products and services;
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Where necessary to comply with laws and regulations, under judicial authorisation, or to exercise or defend the legal rights of United Trimmings group companies;
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To help us conduct our business more effectively and efficiently or check and improve the quality of our products and/or services;
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To carry out research and development with various United Trimmings partners;
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To investigate violations of law or breaches of other United Trimmings policies.
3. Employees, Contractors and other staff
When we source candidates we minimize the personal information that we collect and process to only that which is necessary for recruitment. We have prepared a Recruitment Privacy Notice which deals specifically with the recruitment of employees, interns and other staff.
When we employ successful candidates, we have a need to collect and process additional information needed for the purposes of carrying out the obligations and exercising specific rights in the field of employment law. Our Data Privacy Notice clarifies to our employees who we use their personal information.
4. Other visitors and people we connect with
There might be occasions where we interact with people who are not regular contacts of ours. For example, we may hold events and have functions that may be attended by visitors and friends of friends.
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Identification data – such as your name, date of birth, photograph.
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Contact details (including emergency contact details) – such as next of kin details, email address, contact phone number.
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Professional details – such as your job title/position, employer, company registration number, etc.
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Other information you choose to provide to us, for example the purpose of your visit if you visit one of our site locations.
We may collect and use this personal information about you for the following purposes:
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For the management of our guest list
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For safety regulations and reasons related to emergency evacuations and roll call
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Photos and video footage may be taken to document and promote our events, business and activities
Further use of personal information
In general, we will use the personal information we collect from you only for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice or for purposes that we explain to you at the time we collect your personal information. However, we may also use your personal information for other purposes that are not incompatible with the purposes we have disclosed to you (such as archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes, or statistical purposes) if and where this is permitted by applicable data protection laws.
Who do we share your personal information with?
We may disclose your personal information to the following categories of recipients:
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to our group companies, third party services providers and partners who provide data processing services to us (for example, to support the delivery of, provide functionality on, or help to enhance the security of our Website), or who otherwise process personal information for purposes that are described in this Privacy Notice or notified to you when we collect your personal information.
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to any competent law enforcement body, regulatory, government agency, court or other third party where we believe disclosure is necessary (i) as a matter of applicable law or regulation, (ii) to exercise, establish or defend our legal rights, or (iii) to protect your vital interests or those of any other person;
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to an actual or potential buyer (and its agents and advisers) in connection with any actual or proposed purchase, merger or acquisition of any part of our business, provided that we inform the buyer it must use your personal information only for the purposes disclosed in this Privacy Notice;
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to any other person with your consent to the disclosure.
Legal basis for processing personal information (EEA visitors only)
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Why United Trimmings
At United Trimmings, environmental awareness
and the development of new sustainable
alternatives for our processes and products
is one of our priorities.
We offer a global service, with factories
with more than 45 years of experience spread
all over the world, to guarantee the best
service, quality, delivery and adaptability.
Products
-Recyclable labels
-Woven labels
-High Frequency patch
-Heat transfer labels
-Self-Adhesive labels
-Recyclable labels
-Printed fabric labels
-Embroidery labels
Pakistan (Karachi)
Print factory
Quality control
Logistics
China
Print factory
Quality control
Logistics
Hong Kong
Office
Spain (A Coruña)
Customer Service
Design Studio
Showroom
Turkey (Istambul)
Shipping Center
Print factory
Quality control
Logistic
Morocco (Casablanca)
Print factory
Quality Control
Logistics