Welcome to the website www.stopchoc.co.uk (hereinafter the “Website”). By connecting to or browsing the website, you agree that you have read, understood and accepted, without limitation or reservation, the present Personal data protection and cookies Charter (hereinafter the “Charter”) and our terms and conditions of use. Please note that other terms and conditions and Personal data protection and cookies Charter apply to other Hutchinson Group websites, and we recommend that you read them carefully.

The Charter aims to inform you about your rights that you can exercise regarding the processing of your data and describes the measures that we take to protect these data.

STOP-CHOC LIMITED, private limited company, registered capital of 70,000 pounds sterling, having its registered office in Unit 21 Suttons Business Park, Suttons Park Avenue, Reading RG6 1AZ (UK), registered in the UK Trade and Company register under the number 3440589, is the “data controller” with responsibility for processing the personal data used to manage the website. These processing operations are carried out in accordance with the applicable law.

1. Purpose of processing, legal basis, the period of storage and types of data collected
When you visit the website, you may need to provide us with a number of items of personal data, such as your first name, surname and email address in order to respond to your request for information on our products and / or services, provide you with the requested information and / or services and to send you commercial prospecting emails.

The processing of your personal data is based on your consent via the contact form through which you contact us to our website or when you write to us at the following email addresses enquiries@stop-choc.co.uk, careers@stop-choc.co.uk. This information is necessary to process your request, failing which it cannot be processed. You can withdraw your consent at any time without jeopardizing the treatment (s) carried out previously, by writing to the following email address: data.protection@hutchinson.com.

In our online form, the mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk. If you do not provide answers to the mandatory questions, we will not be able to provide you with the service (s) requested.
Your personal data will not be processed subsequently in a way that is incompatible with the purposes described below or below the collection form. Your data are kept for the time necessary for the purpose of each processing as indicated below:

2. Data recipients
In order to satisfy the purposes specified above, your personal data is transmitted to the subsidiaries of the HUTCHINSON Group as well as to the English company 1&1 IONOS, host of your personal data. Your personal data is stored on servers located in UK.

3. Data Transfers
Any transfer of data to a country outside the European Economic Area shall be carried out in accordance with the applicable regulations and in such a way as to protect your data appropriately.
For the purposes of the services provided on this website, your data first name, surname and email address may be transferred to the Hutchinson Group companies located outside the European Union.
For this reason, the Hutchinson Group has adopted “Binding Corporate Rules” (BCR) governing intra-Group transfers of personal data originating in the European Economic Area.

If you wish to obtain more information on our BCRs please click here. For information on other measures in place to provide adequate protection, please write to the contact address listed below.

4. Data security and confidentiality
The data controller takes appropriate steps to preserve the security and confidentiality of your personal data, including to prevent them from being distorted, damaged or disclosed to unauthorized third parties.

5. Cookie management
A cookie is a file that records information about your browsing and makes it easier on www.stopchoc.co.uk

Cookies are text files that are placed on your device. They provide access to various information about you. Some of them belong to the website publisher, others to third party operators.
The table below gives a detailed view of each cookie / tracker.

We activate cookies and other trackers once you have given your consent with the exception of cookies and technical trackers which are essential for the provision of the service you request on www.stopchoc.co.uk.

How to withdraw your consent?

When you log on to www.stopchoc.co.uk for the first time, you may or may not give your consent to the use of cookies and / or to make settings. If you later want to change your choices, you can display the “Cookies and other trackers” dialog box by clicking here.

To delete cookies already installed, please refer to the operating mode provided by your operating system (Windows, OS, etc.).

6. Your rights /Contact
In accordance with current regulations, you have the right to access, rectify, delete and object to the use of your personal data. You also have a right to object to the use of your personal data for marketing purposes under the applicable regulations.
You can ask for your personal data to be sent to you and you have the right to give instructions for the use of your personal data after your death. You can also ask for restriction of the data processing or of data portability.

You can exercise your rights and ask us about the processing of your personal data by contacting the service in charge of protecting personal data at the following email address : data.protection@hutchinson.com; the data controller is STOP-CHOC LIMITED, private limited company, registered capital of 70,000 pounds sterling, having its registered office in Unit 21 Suttons Business Park, Suttons Park Avenue, Reading RG6 1AZ (UK), registered in the UK Trade and Company register under the number 3440589. Finally, you can lodge a complaint with the authority responsible for compliance with personal data protection obligations (the ICO in UK or for other countries your local authority).

7. External links
If our website gives you access to websites, the said websites are not bound by this Charter. We recommend that you consult the personal data protection Charters / confidentiality declarations of these websites to find out about their practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data.

8. Personal data of minors
Please note that the use of our website is reserved for persons aged 18 years or older and that we have no intention of collecting or processing the personal data of minors aged less than 18 years. Therefore, if you are less than 18 years of age, please obtain the approval of your parents or your guardian before providing us with information through the contact form on our website. Without this prior approval, users aged less than 18 years are not authorised to send us information and, if they do so, we shall cease processing their information as soon as we become aware of their age. We cannot be held liable if information belonging to minors was recorded during a login in violation of these clauses.

9. Modification of the Charter
This Charter was updated on December 1st, 2021. The latest version is available in the Personal Data section of our website. We reserve the right to revise and modify this Charter at any time, especially to ensure that we comply with regulatory and legal requirements.