Information on data protection
For AUDI UK, the protection of personal data is of the utmost importance. We would therefore like to inform you how we protect your privacy when you give your personal data to us.
It goes without saying that we shall comply with data protection regulations, but in addition, in giving you the following information, we would like to commit ourselves to using your data in a responsible way, making sure that your privacy is protected at any time. We want you to feel good and safe when visiting our web pages.
Why we use data
We want to constantly improve our service and make our online service more attractive for you. Only if we know which subareas of our internet pages are visited most and for the longest time, can we optimise the contents of the AUDI web pages. Personal information is used by AUDI UK for marketing, for attracting prospective customers, for conducting surveys and providing information and the purpose will be clearly stated where you provide us with your details.
The better we understand what you want, the faster you will find the desired information on our internet pages.
General information
If you visit the web pages of AUDI UK, information of a general nature is collected automatically. This information includes, for example, such things as the kind of web browser and operating system that you use, or the domain names of your internet service providers. Data are also generated when visiting any other web page on the internet. This kind of information is collected anonymously and interpreted by us for statistical purposes.
Personal information
If you are asked to give personal information on our pages, such as for example your name, address or phone number, you will be given an opportunity to consent to how your data is used.
We will with your consent use your data for marketing purposes, conduct surveys and provide you with information on our products or services. We may pass your information to companies that provide us with services or our group companies. Where you supply us your personal information, we will tell you what we plan to do with your information.
The use of browser cookies
Cookies are text files containing information which makes it possible to identify repeated visitors exclusively for the duration of their visit to our web pages. Cookies are stored on the hard disk of your computer and do not cause any damage there. The cookies of our internet pages do not contain any personal data on you. Cookies will save you having to enter data several times, facilitate the transmission of specific contents and will help us to identify those parts of our online service that are particularly popular. This will enable us, among other things, to adapt our web pages exactly to your requirements.
If you want, you can deactivate the use of cookies any time by changing the preferences of your browser. Please use the help functions of your internet browser to see how you can make these changes.
Local Shared objects (Flash Cookies)
We use the Adobe flash player throughout the site to deliver services such as the Audi channel to you. Local Shared Objects, or Flash Cookies as they are commonly known, are used to store user preferences and settings. They work in a similar way to browser cookies above, but are managed differently. If you wish to disable or remove these cookies, please follow the instructions contained in this link (http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/526/52697ee8.html). Please be aware that removing or disabling cookies may affect the features and behaviour of the website.
Security
AUDI UK employs technical and organizational security measures to protect the personal data you give to us from any deliberate or undeliberate manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons. Our security measures are improved and adapted on a regular basis according to the state of the art.
Contact
If you have any queries, requests or complaints on the subject of data protection, please do not hesitate to contact our data protection officer at the address below:
Data Protection Officer
Volkswagen Group United Kingdom
Yeomans Drive
Blakelands
Milton Keynes
MK14 5AN