1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND CONTACT DETAILS

PURPOSE OF THIS PRIVACY NOTICE

This privacy policy sets out how Peter Wilson Fine Art Auctioneers Limited (trading as Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers) uses and protects any information that you give to Wilson55 when you use this website.

At Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers, we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you use our services, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations.  We act as the data controller for the personal information you provide to us.

Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from March 2014.

CONTACT DETAILS

Full details:  Peter Wilson Fine Art Auctioneers (trading as Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers
Postal address:  Victoria Gallery, Market Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5DG
Telephone number:  01270 623878
Email address:  auctions@wilson55.com
Website:  www.wilson55.com

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY NOTICE

This version was last updated on 25th April 2025

2. THE DATA WE MAY COLLECT ABOUT YOU

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have listed below:

• Identity Data includes first name, maiden name, last name, username or similar identifier, marital status, title, date of birth and gender.
• Contact Data includes billing address, delivery address where applicable, email address and telephone numbers.
• Financial Data includes bank account details.
• Transaction Data includes details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have bid for and/or purchased via us.
• Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access this website
• Profile Data includes your username and password, purchases or bids made by you, your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses.
• Usage Data includes information about how you use our website, products and services.
• Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.

3. HOW IS YOUR PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED
We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through: 

• Direct interactions. You may give us your Identity, Contact and Financial Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you:

• create an account on our website;

• submit bids;

• submit a valuation request;

• request a condition report;

• sign up to our Lot Alert service;

• contact us through the website or otherwise (by post, email or phone);

• subscribe to our auction catalogues;

• request marketing to be sent to you;

• enter a competition, promotion or survey; or

• give us some feedback.

• Automated technologies or interactions. As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies, server logs and other similar technologies. We may also receive Technical Data about you if you visit other websites employing our cookies. Please see our cookie policy for further details.

• Third parties or publicly available sources. We may receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources as set out below:    

  (a)  analytics providers (such as Google based outside the EU); 

  (b)  search information providers (based inside OR outside the EU). 

  • Contact, Financial and Transaction Data from providers of technical, payment and delivery services (based inside OR outside the EU).
  • Identity and Contact Data from publicly availably sources (such as Companies House and the Electoral Register based inside the EU).

  (c)  Online bidding platforms (to include, but not limited to, the-saleroom.com).  

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

What is a cookie?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device.

You can find more information about cookies at:

allaboutcookies.org

Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improve the user experience. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests. The cookies used on this website have been categorised based on the categories found in the ICC UK Cookie guide.

Category 1: strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.

Category 2: performance cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.

By using our website, you agree that we can place these type of cookies on your device.

Category 4: targeting cookies or advertising cookies

These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organizations.

A list of all the cookies used on this website by category is set out below.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

Whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes, if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at Email: auctions@wilson55.com

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998.

A fee of £10 will be payable.

If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to:

Wilson55
Victoria Gallery
Market Street
Nantwich, Cheshire
CW5 5DG

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.