Privacy Policy

The Automotive Transformation Group (“ATG”) is committed to ensuring that when we collect and use information about people who visit our website or contact us in other ways (as described below), we do so in accordance with applicable data privacy laws. This Privacy Policy explains how we may use information that we obtain about you and how you can exercise your rights with respect to your personal information. Changes to the content or services found on our website may be changed without notice, and consequently our Privacy Policy may change at any time in the future. You should visit this page regularly to check for changes.

Under EU data protection laws, personal information may only be used where one of the following applies:

  • You have consented to the use
  • We need to use it for the purposes of a legitimate interest, and our reasons for using it outweigh any prejudice to your data protection rights
  • It is necessary to enter into or perform a contract with you
  • We need to use it to comply with our legal obligations
  • The use is necessary for us to protect your vital interests (or another person’s)
  • We need to use it to perform a task in the public interest.

Generally, we will process data on one of the first two grounds listed above. If we are processing on the basis of consent, you will be presented with an opportunity to consent at the point where we collect your data. You may withdraw your consent at any time through the data preference centre (see further details below). If we are processing on the basis of our need to achieve a legitimate interest, the nature of that interest is set out below.

ATG uses Amazon Web Services, Inc. as its cloud platform provider. All data processed by ATG is stored on Amazon’s web servers in Ireland.

This Privacy Policy does not deal with the use of personal information of members of the public who visit the websites we provide for our customers (or whose data is processed via other services we provide) If you require more information on this please contact us.


WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

If you visit our website:

When someone visits www.atg.auto we use a third party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information (your IP address, browser, and type of device) and details of visitor behaviour patterns (where you joined our site from, the path you take through our site and where you leave). We only do this where consent is given to the use of analytical cookies (see our cookie policy). We do this for the purpose of monitoring the number of visitors to the various parts of the site and engagement levels, which in turn enables us to make improvements. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make, and do not allow Google to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website.

ATG uses cookies on its website. You can read more about how we use cookies in our Cookie Policy. This Privacy Policy does not cover any links within this site linking to other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit.

If you contact us via social media:

If you send us a private or direct message via social media, this will be processed and stored according to the terms of the relevant social media provider. Your message will be used by ATG for the legitimate business purposes of monitoring our reputation levels and social media engagement (and taking steps to improve this) and responding to any queries raised in the message. It will not be shared with any other organisations (except companies within our group where necessary for the purposes described).

If you email us:

Any email sent to us, including any attachments, may be monitored by us for cybersecurity reasons. Email blocking software may also be used. ATG has a legitimate business interest in using your email address, and any personal data included in your message, to resolve and respond to any issues raised. Your email will be handled in line with our policies, depending on the nature of your enquiry. The data may be shared with our group companies where necessary to resolve the enquiry.

Emails sent to named individuals within ATG (e.g joe.bloggs@atg.auto) will be stored on our systems indefinitely for the legitimate business purpose of resolving your enquiry and then checking how enquiries have been dealt with, but will not be processed for any other purposes. Please be aware that you have a responsibility to ensure that any email you send to us is within the bounds of the law.

If you use our enquiry form:

When you submit information via our enquiry form, we collect your name, email address and telephone number. We need to collect this for the legitimate business purpose of processing your enquiry (we collect both email and telephone contact details in case we cannot reach you using one of these).

The form sends your data to the new business team and automatically creates a digital file for you in our Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) software, which is provided and hosted by a third party, Enable Technologies. Enable Technologies may access this data from time to time with ATG’s permission for fault investigation and resolution purposes. The digital file is stored indefinitely. The data may be shared with our group companies where necessary to resolve your enquiry. We may use the data to contact you in the future where we have a legitimate interest in doing so (but you may ask for it to be deleted in accordance with the section below on your rights to manage your personal information).

If you work for a customer:

Our customers provide us (and our group companies) with names and contact details (email addresses and phone numbers) of people within their business who are involved in managing ATG products.

The details are stored indefinitely on our CRM system (see above) and used for the following legitimate business purposes:

  • To contact you regarding the running and management of the customer account;
  • To send you emails about updates to our products;
  • To send you marketing emails about new products (these emails will contain details of how you can opt out of future marketing communications, or you can opt out using our data preference centre);
  • To contact you periodically after the end of a contract to see if you are interested in working with us again.

If we contact you as part of an email campaign going to all our contacts, we may use a third party e-mail campaign provider. If the provider is based in the US, we will ensure that there are adequate safeguards in place for the transfer of data.

If you raise a support request on behalf of a customer via our platform, email or phone, your contact details will be stored on our support ticketing system, which is provided and hosted by a third party, Zendesk, Inc. The details are retained in the support ticketing system for 6 years for the legitimate business purpose of retaining information in case of any disputes, The data is hosted by Zendesk Inc. in any of the following regions: US, EEA, Japan, Sydney. Where data is transferred outside the EEA, we will ensure that there are adequate safeguards in place.

If you work for a customer and you are logging in to the SaaS platforms we provide, we process your username and password for the purposes of managing and logging access to the platform. In these circumstances, the data controller is the group company that provides the SaaS services to the customer you work for ( see “Who is the Data Controller”below). For details of retention policies for usernames and passwords for a particular platform, please contact dpo@atg.auto.

If you apply for a role at ATG:

If you apply for a role listed on our Careers page you will be asked to provide your name, email address, postal address and telephone number. You will also be asked to upload a CV (we cannot be sure what information you will provide to us, but it is likely to contain personal information). All information the you provide to us will processed by ourselves and Bamboo HR (HR Management System) for the legitimate business purposes of processing your application and fulfilling roles advertised. The ATG group company that is the employer for the role will hold this data for a period of 1 year if your application was unsuccessful and use it to contact you in its legitimate interest if any other suitable roles come up, however for successful applicants this data will form part of your HR record which will be held for a period of 6 Years after your employment ends (for legitimate business purposes connected with your employment).

If you make a complaint to us:

When we receive a complaint from a person we make up a digital file containing the details of the complaint and store it on our system. The file normally contains the identity of the complainant (together with any contact details provided) and any other individuals involved in the complaint.

We will only use the personal information we collect for legitimate business purposes, i.e. processing the complaint and checking on the level of service we provide.

We usually have to disclose the complainant’s identity to whoever the complaint is about. This is inevitable where, for example, the accuracy of a person’s record is in dispute. If a complainant doesn’t want information identifying him or her to be disclosed, we will try to respect that. However, it may not be possible to handle a complaint on an anonymous basis.

We will keep personal information contained in complaint files in line with our retention policy. This means that information relating to a complaint will be retained for three years from closure. It will be retained in a secure environment and access to it will be restricted according to the ‘need to know’ principle.


HOW CAN YOU MANAGE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Under data privacy laws, you have the rights to:

  • Request access to your personal data;
  • Request deletion or correction of your personal data; and
  • Request that your personal data be transferred to another person.

You can exercise the rights that data privacy laws give you and control your personal information by submitting a request to support@atg.auto, or alternatively you may make a request in writing, addressing it to our Data Protection Officer at the address provided below.

Any data collected through making a request is stored indefinitely so that we are able to demonstrate our compliance with data privacy laws.


DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Other than as outlined above (for example where we use third party service provider or wherewe share data with our group companies), we will not usually disclose personal data. However we may disclose your information to third parties in the following circumstances:

  • If we are under a legal or regulatory obligation to do so;
  • If we believe your use of our websites has or may violate any law, regulation or our Website Terms,
  • If we believe you are or may be a threat to safety, security, property, our rights or the rights of others; or
  • In a merger, acquisition, change of control, joint venture or other business combination involving ATG.


HOW CAN YOU MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT OUR USE OF DATA?

ATG tries to meet the highest standards when collecting and using personal information. For this reason, we take any complaints we receive about this very seriously. We encourage people to bring it to our attention if they think that our collection or use of information is unfair, misleading or inappropriate. We would also welcome any suggestions for improving our procedures.

Any complaints should be addressed to the Data Protection Officer using the contact details below. If we fail to resolve your complaint to your satisfaction, you have the right to contact the UK Information Commissioner. For further information on how to do that, please go to the following webpage: https://ico.org.uk/concerns.


WHO IS THE DATA CONTROLLER?

Except as stated below, ATG Global Limited (trading as the ATG) is the data controller and responsible for your personal data.

If you work for a customer (as described in the section above), the data controller is the group company that provides services to the customer you work for.

If you apply for a role at ATG via our website (as described in the section above), the data controller is the group company that is the employer for that role.

The group companies that may be data controllers are:

Automotive Transformation Group Limited (Formally G Forces Web Managemenet Ltd)

Autofutura Limited

Salesmaster UK Limited

Chrysalis Solmotive Limited


If you require any further information please contact dpo@atg.auto.



HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US?

This privacy notice was drafted with brevity and clarity in mind. It does not provide exhaustive detail of all aspects of ATG’s collection and use of personal information. However, we are happy to provide any additional information or explanation needed. Any requests for this should be sent to the address below.

If you want to request information about our privacy policy, make requests concerning your data or make a complaint, you can email us at dpo@atg.auto or write to:

FAO Data Protection Officer

Automotive Transformation Group

Corbin Business Park

Caring Lane

Maidstone

Kent

ME14 4NJ

ATG Global Limited trading as Automotive Transformation Group

Registered company no: 13296443

Registered address: Corbin Business Park, Caring Lane, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 4NJ



Last Update: November 2023