Privacy Policy
My Privacy Policy sets out how I use and protect any information that you give me when you contact me to enquire about my services or enter into a business relationship and use my services.
From time to time I may change this policy by updating this page. You should regularly check this page to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
Commitment to privacy
In line with data protection law I will:
What data is collected
Data collected and held includes, but may not be limited to:
What I do with the data collected
I require this information for the following reasons:
Security
I am committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, I have suitable physical and electronic procedures to safeguard and secure the information collected.
Your rights
This is a summary of your rights under data protection law. Some of the rights are complex, and not all of the details are included here. For a full explanation of these rights, please read the relevant laws and guidance from the regulatory authorities.
Your principal rights under data protection law are:
Personal data will not be retained longer than necessary, unless there is a legal reason for extended retention. I will periodically review all of the data held and erase it from my systems when it no longer becomes necessary.
If you believe that I hold data about you and would like to discuss how it is used in further detail, you can contact me via my website or email address.
In line with data protection law I will:
- only collect personal data that is adequate, relevant and necessary
- be open with customers and consumers about processing their data and allow them to monitor that processing as necessary
- never pass your details on to a third party without explicit consent and only if the sharing of the data is directly related to a particular assignment.
- never sell your details on to a third party.
- improve data security features
- identify and limit any detrimental effects of data processing on individual privacy
What data is collected
Data collected and held includes, but may not be limited to:
- Name and address of service users - both end users and contracting parties
- Email addresses and phone numbers of services users as above
- Records of our working relationship for tax purposes only - as required by HMRC for up to seven years
What I do with the data collected
I require this information for the following reasons:
- To provide my services to you
- To communicate with you
- Internal record keeping
- To comply with legal and regulatory obligations
Security
I am committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, I have suitable physical and electronic procedures to safeguard and secure the information collected.
Your rights
This is a summary of your rights under data protection law. Some of the rights are complex, and not all of the details are included here. For a full explanation of these rights, please read the relevant laws and guidance from the regulatory authorities.
Your principal rights under data protection law are:
- The right to access your information
- The right to rectify your information
- The right to erase your information
- The right to restrict processing of your information
- The right to object to processing of your information
- The right to data portability – allowing you to obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purposes across different services
- The right to complain to a supervisory authority
- The right to withdraw any consent previously given
Personal data will not be retained longer than necessary, unless there is a legal reason for extended retention. I will periodically review all of the data held and erase it from my systems when it no longer becomes necessary.
If you believe that I hold data about you and would like to discuss how it is used in further detail, you can contact me via my website or email address.