Our Privacy Policy
Shipping Containers Europe
Website: www.shippingcontainerseu.com
Effective date: 11 March 2026
1. Introduction
At Shipping Containers Europe, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect and share personal data when you visit our website, contact our team, request a quotation or purchase our shipping containers and related products.
We aim to handle your information responsibly and transparently, in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal information when you interact with our website or business.
Personal and Contact Information
Full name.
Email address.
Telephone or mobile number.
Business or company name.
Billing and delivery addresses.
Enquiry and Quotation Information
When you request information or a quotation for a shipping container, refrigerated container or other product, we may collect:
The type and size of container you are interested in.
Your preferred condition, specifications and quantity.
Delivery location and requirements.
Your budget or purchasing requirements, if provided.
Details of your communications with our team.
Technical Information
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
IP address.
Browser type and version.
Device and operating system information.
Pages visited and time spent on the website.
Referring website addresses.
Cookie and website usage information.
We only collect information that is relevant to operating our website, responding to enquiries and providing our services.
3. How We Use Your Information
Shipping Containers Europe may use your personal information for the following purposes:
To respond to enquiries and quotation requests.
To provide information about our shipping containers and refrigerated containers.
To process and manage orders where applicable.
To arrange deliveries and communicate relevant delivery information.
To provide customer support and after-sales assistance.
To manage our business relationship with customers and suppliers.
To improve our website, products and customer experience.
To monitor website performance and prevent fraudulent or unauthorised activity.
To send relevant marketing communications where we have the appropriate permission or another lawful basis.
We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the reasons for which it was collected without providing appropriate information and, where required, obtaining your consent.
4. Legal Basis for Processing Your Information
Where UK GDPR or EU GDPR applies, we process personal information under one or more of the following lawful bases:
Contractual necessity: Where processing is necessary to respond to a request before entering into a contract or to fulfil an agreement with you.
Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for legitimate business purposes, such as responding to business enquiries, improving our services, maintaining website security and managing customer relationships, provided your rights do not override those interests.
Legal obligations: Where we are required to process or retain information to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Consent: Where you have given permission for specific activities, such as certain marketing communications or non-essential cookies.
You may withdraw consent at any time where consent is the basis for processing.
5. Sharing Your Personal Information
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
However, we may share relevant information with trusted third parties when necessary to operate our business and provide our services. These may include:
Website hosting and technical service providers.
Email and business communication providers.
Delivery companies, transport operators and logistics partners.
Payment processors, where applicable.
Professional advisers, accountants and legal representatives.
Analytics and website security providers.
Government authorities or regulatory bodies where legally required.
We only share information that is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose. Where required, we take appropriate steps to ensure that third parties protect personal information and process it in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
6. International Data Transfers
Shipping Containers Europe may use service providers that store or process information outside the United Kingdom or European Economic Area.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer complies with applicable data protection legislation. This may include relying on adequacy decisions or appropriate safeguards such as approved contractual clauses.
7. Cookies and Website Tracking
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, understand visitor behaviour and enhance your browsing experience.
Cookies may be used for:
Essential cookies: These support the basic operation, security and functionality of the website.
Analytics cookies: These help us understand how visitors use our website so that we can improve its content and performance.
Marketing cookies: Where enabled, these may help measure advertising performance or provide more relevant marketing.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings and, where provided, our website cookie preference tool.
Non-essential cookies will only be used where the required consent has been obtained. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.
8. How We Protect Your Information
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, accidental loss, alteration, disclosure or misuse.
These measures may include:
Secure website connections where supported.
Restricted access to personal information.
Password protection and access controls.
Appropriate security measures from our service providers.
Procedures for identifying and responding to potential data breaches.
Although we take data security seriously, no online system or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
9. How Long We Keep Your Information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, accounting and business requirements.
For example:
Enquiry information may be retained for as long as necessary to respond to and manage your enquiry.
Customer and transaction records may be retained for applicable legal and accounting periods.
Marketing information may be retained until you withdraw consent or object to further marketing, as applicable.
Technical and cookie information may be retained according to the relevant cookie or service-provider retention settings.
When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete or anonymise it.
10. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location and the applicable data protection legislation, you may have the right to:
Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Rectification: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
Erasure: Request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Restriction: Ask us to restrict how we process your information in certain situations.
Objection: Object to certain types of processing, including direct marketing.
Data portability: Request your information in a commonly used, machine-readable format where applicable.
Withdraw consent: Withdraw consent where we rely on it to process your information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in this Privacy Policy.
We may need to verify your identity before responding. Some rights are subject to legal exceptions and limitations.
11. Marketing Communications
We may occasionally send information about our products, services, special offers and company updates where permitted by applicable law.
You can stop receiving marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us directly.
Even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still contact you about an existing enquiry, quotation, order or other essential business matter.
12. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to external websites and services operated by third parties.
These websites have their own privacy policies and data handling practices. Shipping Containers Europe is not responsible for the privacy, security or content of external websites.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
13. Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are intended for businesses and adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through our website.
If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child without an appropriate legal basis, we will take reasonable steps to address the situation.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our business practices, website functionality, technology or legal requirements.
Any updates will be published on this page, together with a revised effective date.
We encourage visitors and customers to review this page occasionally to remain informed about how their personal information is handled.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data protection rights or have concerns about how your personal information is used, please contact Shipping Containers Europe.
Business: Shipping Containers Europe
Website: www.shippingcontainerseu.com
Email: info@shippingcontainerseu.com
Business address: 111 Charterhouse street London EC1M 6AW
Telephone: +44 7882744039
We will review and respond to privacy-related requests in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
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