We are Parkshield Collection Limited, a car park management company, who’s registered address is at Spring Court, Spring Road, Hale, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 2UQ.
When collecting the data specified in this privacy policy, we are the Data Controller. Our ICO Registration Number is Z2984587.
This policy has been produced in line with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Any changes to this policy will be posted on this webpage. This policy was last updated on 13/06/24.
This policy also explains your rights as a data subject, including information about the right to access the information we hold about you. In certain circumstances, you also have the right to object to the processing of your data, to request that processing be restricted, or to request that we rectify or erase the data we hold about you. Further information is provided below.
Under data protection law, if you request that we action any of these rights, we must verify your identity before providing information to you.
We must also provide you with an explanation if we do not agree with your request.
We look after your personal data by having security that is appropriate for its nature and the harm that might result from a breach of security. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site, any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access. Those with who we share data are also required to process your data in-line with contractual safeguards and data protection law requirements.
With regard to each of your visits to our site, we may automatically collect technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform; information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) click-stream to, through and from our site (including date and time); products you viewed or searched for; page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page and any phone number used to call our customer service number. The information which we collect and store during normal use of the site is used to monitor and analyse how parts of the site are used.
When you use a car park we operate on, we collect and process data comprising of images of vehicles using the car park and/or the Vehicle Registration Mark (VRM).
If the contractual parking terms and conditions are breached, a Parking Charge Notice will be issued. The data we process when issuing a Parking Charge Notice includes the recipient’s name and address, images of the vehicle, its details and movement whilst using the car park and the Vehicle Registration Mark (VRM).
If you submit an appeal in relation to a Parking Charge, or otherwise correspond with us, including on the phone, you may provide us with additional personal data, the data we process may include: the VRM; your name, address, email and phone number, a Parking Charge or other reference number, IP address, the capacity in which you are appealing (e.g. keeper, driver, hirer, other), and any other information you provide within any correspondence, phone call or appeal, including any documentation you share with us. If you correspond with us by post, we may use a third party to scan and categorise the mail and place it onto our systems, to return your documents and to bank payments.
Images of vehicles and VRMs are collected via ANPR cameras and/or attendants on-site. Where in operation VRM data may also be collected and processed via the payment and/or terminals systems.
If you have received a Parking Charge Notice and you are the registered keeper of the vehicle, as held by the relevant vehicle licensing agency, then your data has been provided by the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) or international equivalent.
If you are not the registered keeper of the vehicle, then your data has been provided by:
If you no longer live at the address held by the DVLA, then your data has been provided by:
If you submit an appeal or otherwise correspond with us, the data processed by us will be as provided by you within that appeal or correspondence. Where someone appeals or corresponds with us on your behalf with your authority, then the data processed will be as provided within the documentation we receive from them.
Depending upon the nature and content of your appeal or correspondence, the information or documentation provided may be classed as “special category” personal data and will therefore be considered to be more sensitive.
Examples include: personal identity numbers, financial account information, information about an individual’s racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, political opinions, religious, philosophical or other similar beliefs, or information about an individual’s physical or mental health.
The information on the reverse of the correspondence issued by us explains that we and our processors will process any special category data provided based upon your explicit disclosure of that information.
When submitting an appeal via the website, you will also be specifically asked to provide your consent to the processing of any “special category” personal data you explicitly disclose as part of an appeal.
We will continue to process any “special category” personal data provided by you, as specified above, unless we are notified that your consent to processing has been withdrawn.
You are free to change your mind at any time and withdraw your consent. The consequence might be that we will no longer be able to consider your circumstances in full when reviewing an appeal and when considering whether further action is appropriate should a Parking Charge remain open.
If you wish to withdraw your consent, please contact us using the details provided below.
When using car parks or areas of land where we operate, personal data is collected and processed for the purposes of:
Our lawful bases for processing data are Performance of a Contract and Legitimate Interests.
If you are the driver of a vehicle using a car park or area of land where we operate, your data is collected and processed as necessary for the performance of the parking contract.
This includes ensuring you comply with the parking terms and conditions, as displayed on signage throughout each car park, and to enforce those terms and conditions where necessary.
We and our third party processors will also process data in pursuit of our, the landowners, and the public’s legitimate interests including:
Data may be processed at a destination outside the European Economic Area but we have implemented and ensured the safeguards required by data protection law.
In order to enforce the parking contract where a breach has been identified and to support the legitimate interests explained above, we may share data with the following organisations:
This privacy statement applies to all personal data which is submitted:
When you submit a commercial enquiry, we will collect and process all the data you provide.
The data we process may include:
Personal data is collected and processed for the purposes of:
We will process your data for the purposes specified above on the basis of your consent, which will be confirmed by your completion of the online form and where you tick the relevant box before submission.
You are free to change your mind at any time and withdraw your consent. The consequence might be that we will no longer be able to assist with your enquiry.
If you wish to withdraw your consent for us to process your data, including from future marketing correspondence, please email our Data Protection Officer at info@parkshield.com with the subject line: ‘Withdraw consent’.
We may share data to support the purposes outlined above. Data may be shared with relevant personnel within Parkshield Collection Ltd
This privacy statement applies to all personal data which is submitted within the online form:
When you select your preferred payment channel, one of the following provider routes will apply:
Your data is provided to Key IVR & Secure Trading which is the Merchant Services Provider (MSP) used to securely transfer your payment information to Evalon & Worldpay Limited and Worldpay are the Merchant Services Acquirer (MSA) who process the payment. Secure Trading is a PCI DSS accredited provider and Worldpay limited are an FCA regulated processor.
The data processed whilst you make payment of a Parking Charge may include a VRM, a parking charge reference, email address, card number, expiry date and security code. The parking charge reference will be used for the purpose of locating the relevant parking charge to enable the MSP / Acquirer or PSP to populate the payment screen with the outstanding amount payable;
Personal data may be processed on the grounds of legitimate interests to allow payments to be made and may also be processed due to it being necessary for us to process the same under a contract between you and Parkshield Collection Ltd
Secure Trading is responsible for the collection, security and integrity of such of any data captured from the Payment web page or portal collected transferred to the payment processor in an encrypted file. They assume responsibility for security and integrity of such transaction data that they may retain in transaction data history files. Where delivery of the transaction data occurs, they assume responsibility for security, integrity and delivery of such transaction data until such delivery occurs.
Secure Trading operates and maintains responsibility for keeping in good working order host authorisation and submission of internet transactions including any encrypted data collected and transferred to Worldpay as part of an authorisation or settlement request originating from the web site or Portal, including (but not limited to) confidential cardholder data such as credit / debit card numbers, CSC codes, card holder name, address details (where AVS is used) and authorisation codes approved by WorldPay as the agreed Acquirer and facilitates upgrades to such systems as agreed between the Key IVR, Secure Trading, Evalon and Worldpay from time to time.
Although we endeavour to ensure service providers will do the best to protect your personal data, by having agreed commitments in our contract with the provider, we cannot guarantee the security of your data entered via payment web pages, apps, or portals. Any transmission is at your own risk and you should take the appropriate steps in respect of this risk.
There are certain reasons why we keep hold of some of your data. How long we keep your data for depends upon the type of data we hold and the purpose(s) for which it was collected and processed. We may hold some of your data with third parties, but where we do we ensure these third parties are also only keep the data only for as long as necessary and adhere to our retention and deletion policies.
We will store your personal data for no longer than necessary to support the purposes explained above.
We retain the personal data we hold about you for up to 6 years from collection in order to respond to any concerns or claims that may arise in that time. This may be extended if related correspondence or claims are on-going, or where a county court judgment has been issued in Parkshield Collections Ltd favour and remains outstanding.
If you ask us to restrict the way we process your data, or no longer want to receive marketing information from us, we will retain relevant data on suppression lists. This means that we will keep just enough data about you available to ensure that we continue to comply with your reasonable request.
Data protection law gives you the following rights. For further information, including to make a request or ask a question about your rights, please contact our Privacy Team using the details provided below.
We will review each request we receive. Under data protection law we do not have to agree with your request but if we refuse your request, we will still contact you within one month to explain why.
In certain circumstances, individuals have the right to object to the processing of personal data. Any such objection must be based on your particular situation. We will review each request we receive and if we refuse your request, We will inform you of the reason why We have not taken action.
Individuals have the right to request a copy of the data held about them. We are required to verify your identity before passing you information and We may contact you upon receipt of your request to clarify your request. We will be unable to process your request until we have all required information.
Individuals have the right to be informed about the collection and use of personal data. This information is contained within this privacy policy, and within the signage located on all sites managed by us.
Individuals may have the right to request the restriction or suppression of personal data. This right will only apply in certain circumstances.
Individuals may request that inaccurate personal data is rectified, or completed if it is incomplete.
The right to erasure is also known as ‘the right to be forgotten’ and individuals can request that their personal data is erased. This right will only apply in certain circumstances.
The right to data portability allows individuals to move, copy or transfer personal data easily from one IT environment to another. This right will only apply in certain circumstances.
Individuals have the right to be given information about such processing, request human intervention or challenge a decision. This right will only apply in certain circumstances.
If you are concerned about our processing of your data or if you have a privacy related query not answered by this policy, please contact our Privacy Team using the contact details below. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). For further information, please refer to the ICO website, www.ico.org.uk.