Privacy Policy
Overview
Maintaining the security of your data is a priority at Kensa, and we are committed to respecting your privacy rights. We pledge to handle your data fairly and legally at all times. Kensa is also dedicated to being transparent about what data we collect about you and how we use it.
This policy provides you with information about:
– what personal data we collect;
– how we use your data;
– how we ensure your privacy is maintained; and
– your legal rights relating to your personal data.
Kensa Heat Pumps 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 24.04.2017.
This privacy policy applies to customers of Kensa Heat Pumps, Kensa Contracting and Kensa Utilities, which are part of the Kensa Group of companies (collectively referred to as "Kensa", "we" or "us" in this policy).
This site is operated by Kensa Heat Pumps, Kensa House, Mount Wellington, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8RJ registered in England and Wales under company number 03739805.
Kensa Contracting is registered in England and Wales under company number 08166502.
Kensa Utilities is registered in England and Wales under company number 10044238.
The Kensa Group Limited is registered in England and Wales under company number 05367753.
For the purposes of data protection legislation we are the data controller for your personal data. Kensa are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK with reference numbers:
- Kensa Heat Pumps: ZA163920
- Kensa Contracting: ZA163929
- Kensa Group: ZA163932
‘Personal information’ means any information relating to an individual, which can identify them – either directly or indirectly. It can refer, amongst other things, to an identification number, or to one or more specific identifying pieces of information, such as an address or date of birth.
When you do any of these:
- Request an estimate;
- Request a quote;
- Place an order;
- Sign up for our newsletter;
- Fill out any forms on the Kensa website;
- Correspond with us, whether by phone, email or chat facility;
- When you browse our website;
- Connect via Wi-Fi or phone app to upload how the heat pump is operating to our secure Kensa Server.
Then, we may collect your personal information, including:
- Name;
- Company details: Business name, job title, qualification and accreditation details;
- Contact details: postal address including billing and delivery addresses, telephone numbers (including mobile numbers) and e-mail address;
- Property details relevant to your enquiry and installation i.e. build type;
- Purchases and orders made by you and quotes and estimates requested;
- When you make a purchase or place an order with us, your payment card details for the processing of the payment (details then disposed of);
- Your heat pump serial number and how the heat pump operates;
- Your communication and marketing preferences;
- Your feedback and survey responses;
- Your correspondence and communications with Kensa; and
- Technical information about how you access and use our websites, including your IP address browser type and operating system. For further information about the use of your IP address and technical information please see our cookies policy.
This list is not exhaustive and, in specific instances, we may need to collect additional data for the purposes set out in this Policy.
General
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us, including the provision of an estimate and quote, and fulfilment of an order and after-sales support;
- To enable responses in the event of a system failure or installation query;
- To provide you with advice and information about other goods and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about which we think may interest you;
- To ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
- Internal record keeping; and
- Where we have a legal right or duty to use or disclose your information (for example in relation to applying for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) or registration with the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).
Marketing
Kensa aims to update you about news, products & services which are of interest and relevance to you as an individual or business with regards to Kensa ground source heat pumps.
If you have requested an estimate, quote or ordered with us, or if you have expressed a commercial interest or Kensa has identified a mutual interest, Kensa may send you emails and / or postal marketing on the basis of legitimate interest, which may contain relevant advice, news and case studies to assist with your installation to ensure you make the most of your ground source heat pump, or assist with your selection of a ground source heat pump in instances where Kensa has identified you would be looking for a heating system.
You have the right to opt out of receiving postal marketing communications at any time, by:
- Making use of the simple “opt-out” form here; and/or
- Contacting Kensa via the contact channels set out in this Policy.
If you have opted in to receive our newsletter, Kensa will send you monthly emails containing relevant advice, news and case studies with regards to ground source heat pumps.
You have the right to opt out of receiving marketing email communications at any time, by:
- Making use of the simple “unsubscribe” link in emails; and/or
- Contacting Kensa via the contact channels set out in this Policy.
General
Kensa collects and uses customers’ personal data because is it necessary for:
- The pursuit of our legitimate interests (as set out below);
- The purposes of complying with our duties and exercising our rights under a contract for the sale of goods and services to a customer; or
- Complying with our legal obligations.
In general, we only rely on consent as a legal basis for processing in relation to sending direct marketing communications to non-customers via email. These individuals have the right to withdraw consent at any time. Where consent is the only legal basis for processing, we will cease to process data after consent is withdrawn.
Our legitimate interests
The legitimate interests that we will rely upon to process your personal data include:
- Promotion of Kensa products, services and advice related to similar ground source heat pump applications to your own;
- Protecting customers, employees and other individuals and maintaining their safety, health and welfare;
- To improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
- Complying with our legal and regulatory obligations;
- preventing, investigating and detecting crime, fraud or anti-social behaviour and prosecuting offenders, including working with law enforcement agencies;
- handling customer contacts, queries, complaints or disputes;
- protecting Kensa, its employees and customers, by taking appropriate legal action against third parties who have committed criminal acts or are in breach of legal obligations to Kensa;
- effectively handling any legal claims or regulatory enforcement actions taken against Kensa; and
- fulfilling our duties to our customers, colleagues, shareholders and other stakeholders.
Our service providers and suppliers
Kensa has the right to share your personal information with any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.
In order to make certain services available to you and to deliver our contractual obligations to you, we may need to share your personal data with some of our trusted service partners.
These include IT, delivery, installation and surveying service providers, namely Kensa approved partner installers, heat loss consultants and ground work contractors.
These service providers may use servers located in secure data centres around the world, and personal data may be stored in any one of them.
Kensa only allows its service providers to handle your personal data when we have confirmed that they apply appropriate data protection and security controls. We also impose contractual obligations on service providers relating to data protection and security, which mean they can only use your data to provide services to Kensa and to you, and for no other purposes.
Examples of service providers and their use of data are included below:
- Data for marketing emails will be processed by MailChimp. This includes the collection (via sign-up forms) and storage of personal data within Kensa’s MailChimp account in order to allow Kensa to create and use distribution lists and send marketing email campaigns, and the transfer of personal data to certain MailChimp sub-processors for some critical services e.g. abuse prevention. Data in Kensa’s MailChimp account will be removed if no history of interaction within 12 months. You can read MailChimp’s Data Processing Agreement here.
- Data input via Kensa’s website quote form is processed by Wufoo and Jotform. This includes the collection and storage of personal data within Kensa’s Wufoo account in order to allow Kensa to collate information to produce an estimate and quote. Data in Kensa’s Wufoo account will be deleted after 12 months. You can read Wufoo’s Privacy Policy here. You can read Jotforms’s Privacy Policy here.
Other third parties
Aside from our service providers, Kensa will not disclose your personal data to any third party, except as set out below. We will never sell or rent our customer data to other organisations for marketing purposes.
We may share your data with:
- Accreditation bodies for product and installation compliance with MCS and RHI requirements;
- Credit reference agencies where necessary for card payments;
- Governmental bodies, regulators, law enforcement agencies, courts/tribunals and insurers where we are required to do so:
- to comply with our legal obligations;
- to exercise our legal rights (for example in court cases);
- for the prevention, detection, investigation of crime or prosecution of offenders; and
- for the protection of our employees and customers.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that they have their own privacy policies and that we don’t accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these websites’ privacy policies before you submit any personal information to them.
We will not retain your data for longer than necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy.
Different retention periods apply for different types of data:
- for the purposes of MCS compliance we are required to keep data pertaining to estimates, quotes and orders for 6 years;
- we will keep data pertaining to orders for 20 years (the expected lifetime of the ground source heat pump installation) to enable responses in the event of a system failure or installation query.
Kensa is committed to keeping your personal data safe and secure.
Our security measures include:
- Kensa’s website is HTTPS with encrypted connection. We also protect the security of your data during transmission using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption software;
- Kensa’s website quote form, provided by Wufoo, is SSL encrypted;
- Security controls which protect the entire Kensa IT infrastructure from external attack and unauthorised access; and
- Internal policies setting out our data security approach and training for employees.
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
- the right to ask what personal data that we hold about you at any time, subject to a fee specified by law;
- the right to ask us to update and correct any out-of-date or incorrect personal data that we hold about you free of charge; and
- (as set out above) the right to opt out of any marketing communications that we may send you.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. Further information, including contact details, is available at https://ico.org.uk.
Kensa’s website uses applications which use cookies to collect information about browsing behaviour:
- Google Analytics: A web analysis tool provided by Google Inc. (‘Google’). Google Analytics uses cookies to track your use of the website. This information (including your IP address) is sent to Google’s servers in the USA where it’s used to prepare analysis and reports for us on the use and effectiveness of our websites. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by them. Visit Google Support to learn more about Google Analytics, including browser tools to prevent this tracking.
- Wordfence: A security plugin that prevents site abuse and ensures its security. Wordfence logs IP, location and computer details to identify and block spam site activity.
Google Analytics Advertising Features:
We have implemented Google Analytics Advertising Features on this website. These features allow us to utilize additional functionalities in Google Analytics that are not available in standard implementations. The Advertising Features we have enabled include:
- Remarketing with Google Analytics
- Google Display Network Impression Reporting
- Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting
- Integrated services that require Google Analytics to collect data for advertising purposes, including the collection of data via advertising cookies and identifiers.
By enabling these Advertising Features, we authorize Google Analytics to collect data about our website traffic using Google advertising cookies and identifiers, in addition to the data collected through a standard Google Analytics implementation. This data helps us understand our users' demographics, interests, and preferences, which enables us to provide a more personalized and relevant experience.
We want to assure you that the information collected through these Advertising Features is used in compliance with applicable data protection laws. We will not identify individual users or facilitate the merging of personally identifiable information with the data collected through Google advertising products or features unless we have obtained explicit consent from the user or have robust notice and affirmative consent mechanisms in place.
You have the right to opt out of the Google Analytics Advertising Features we use. You can do so by adjusting your Ads Settings, Ad Settings for mobile apps, or using other available means, such as the NAI's consumer opt-out. We also encourage you to explore the opt-out options provided by Google Analytics for the web.
Please note that as we implement these Advertising Features, we are committed to complying with the European Union User Consent Policy and the applicable laws and regulations of the jurisdictions in which we operate. If you have any concerns or questions regarding the use of Google Analytics Advertising Features on our website, please feel free to contact us.
If you have any questions about how Kensa uses your personal data that are not answered here, or if you want to exercise your rights regarding your personal data, please contact us by any of the following means:
- Phone us on: 0345 222 4328;
- E-mail us at: info@thekensagroup.com; or
- Write to us at: Kensa Heat Pumps Limited, Kensa House, Mount Wellington, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8RJ
Employers Liability - Aviva Insurance Limited - GBP10,000,000 any one occurrence or series of occurrences arising out of the same cause.
Public Liability & Products Liability - Aviva Insurance Limited - GBP5,000,000 any one occurrence & in the aggregate for Products Liability
Public Liability & Products Liability- Increasing Limit to GBP15,000,000 - QBE UK Limited - GBP10,000,000
Contract Works - Aviva Insurance Limited - GBP3,500,000
Professional Indemnity - Tokio Marine HCC is a trading name of HCC International Insurance Company Plc - GBP10,000,000 any one claim
If at any time a dispute arises between you and us that cannot be resolved through our own customer service efforts, both you and we can refer the matter to be handled through RECC’s complaints procedure. We must agree to follow this procedure if that is your wish. RECC is certified through the Chartered Trading Standards Institute as an Alternative Dispute Resolution provider. You can find further information about this service on the RECC website www.recc.org.uk/consumers/how-to-complain
Initially the complaint will be allocated to a RECC caseworker, who will mediate between both parties in order to resolve the dispute. Mediation aims to reach a non-legal solution to the dispute in a reasonable timescale. If the mediator recommendations are not acceptable for any reason, you can refer the matter to RECC’s independent arbitration service and we must agree to arbitration if that is your wish. You will have to pay a fee directly to the arbitration company but this may be refunded to you if the arbitrator finds in your favour. You can find more information on the RECC website www.recc.org.uk/consumers/independent-arbitration
The outcome of the arbitration process will be legally-binding and enforceable. An award made under the independent arbitration service will be final and binding on you and us. You and we may only challenge the award on certain limited grounds under the Arbitration Act 1996.
Website Terms & Conditions
Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Kensa Heat Pumps’ relationship with you in relation to this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.
The term ‘Kensa Heat Pumps’ or ‘us’ or ‘we’ refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is Kensa Heat Pumps Limited, Kensa House, Mount Wellington, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8RJ.
Our company registration number is 0373980. Registered in England.
The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website.
The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:
- The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
- We do not provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
- Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
- This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
- All trade marks reproduced in this website which are not the property of, or licensed to, the operator are acknowledged on the website.
- Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
- From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
- Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by Kensa Heat Pumps and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of Kensa Heat Pumps. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, Kensa Heat Pumps takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
This website and its content is copyright of Kensa Heat Pumps – © Kensa Heat Pumps 2018. All rights reserved.
Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:
- You may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only;
- You may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge the website as the source of the material.
You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.
Promotional Terms & Conditions
Installer Training Cashback Voucher
The Installer training cashback voucher is being hosted and run by Kensa Heat Pumps Ltd. The registered office is at Mount Wellington, Chacewater, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 8RJ.
Application
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- These terms and conditions will apply to the £250 cashback voucher issued to you (the company) that
attended Kensa Heat Pumps Ground Level Training for the first time. - These are the terms that we can issue the voucher with and by receiving this voucher you agree to be
bound by these terms and conditions. - Only one voucher will be issued to a company. Subsequent vouchers will not be issued for repeat
attendance, or initial attendance by any other employees working for the same company.
- These terms and conditions will apply to the £250 cashback voucher issued to you (the company) that
Interpretation
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- Company means an individual or group that has a registered company that has completed a full
system sales order from Kensa Heat Pumps Sales team. - Sales Order means your company has ordered a full Ground Source Heat Pump system through Kensa
Heat Pumps Ltd. - Installation of a Kensa Ground Source Heat pump, and, or a full Kensa Ground Source Heat Pump
system means that the complete system must be installed to include one or more Kensa ground
source heat pumps, the corresponding ground array, and antifreeze if relevant. - MCS-accredited Installation means that only systems under Kensa Heat Pumps MCS Umbrella
scheme or your own MCS accredited Company can be eligible.
- Company means an individual or group that has a registered company that has completed a full
Goods – Voucher £250
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- The description of the voucher is set out as described on our website and on other forms of
advertisement. - The cashback voucher is valued at £250 only with no variation.
- The £250 cashback voucher is per company for the first completed installation of a Ground Source
Heat Pump that the company purchased through Kensa Heat Pumps Ltd and completed to a quality
standard.
- The description of the voucher is set out as described on our website and on other forms of
Conditions of Redemption
- The system must be purchased by the company named on the voucher.
- The company named on the voucher must bring the project to Kensa Heat Pumps Ltd as a new lead.
- The company has 6 months from the date of voucher issue to place the first order and activate the
voucher. - The voucher becomes valid when the first order is placed by the named company.
- Once the sales order is placed the voucher remains valid until the installation is completed.
- The voucher can only be redeemed after the MCS Certificate has been issued and the handover pack
sent (evidence of this will be required) - Can be redeemed against a Kensa Ground Source Heat Pump new project installation and
replacement heat pump projects. - Can’t be redeemed against a parts order.
- Cannot be redeemed against a previous order.
- Can’t be redeemed against an ongoing or existing installation.
- Can only be redeemed if Kensa Heat Pumps have carried out all standard Umbrella checks if using
Kensa’s umbrella Service for the installation. - Must be an MCS accredited installation either through our umbrella or your companies MCS
Accreditation. - May only be transferred to another new project if the project the voucher has been assigned to has
been subsequently cancelled. - Successful redemption of the voucher is not guaranteed, however, we are keen to support you to
obtain a successful redemption as much as possible.
Updates
The privacy policy and the website terms and conditions were last updated on 21/04/2023.