How your data is used
The data controller is Data Protection Advice Ltd, who can be contacted via alan@dataprotectionadvice.co.uk
Data Protection Advice Ltd helps businesses comply with Data Protection law via a service contract or ad-hoc support, such as training.
Categories of personal data
The personal data processed is the contact details of clients/potential clients along with correspondence regarding the service.
As part of the Data Protection Officer service, information about data subjects may also be processed. This is primarily related to records held by the organisation or issues raised by the data subject.
Purpose of processing and legal basis
To provide details about the service and to administrate ad-hoc work and service contracts. The legal basis for this is performance of contract.
To comply with the statutory functions of a Data Protection Officer.
To facilitate collaboration between clients using the service under the legal basis of legitimate interests.
To market the service to named business contacts. Potential client details are obtained directly from themselves or indirectly through such sources as organisation websites, LinkedIn and Companies House. The legal basis for this marketing activity is legitimate interests.
Opting out of receiving marketing at your business
Individuals can opt-out of receiving marketing correspondence to their business by contacting the data controller at the above email address.
Retention
Personal information will be destroyed 6 years after the end of the financial year of the client’s or subject’s last activity.
Rights
The GDPR provides the following rights for individuals:
- The right to be informed
- The right of access
- The right to rectification
- The right to erasure
- The right to restrict processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to object
- Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling
For more information on these, or if you wish to lodge a complaint, please visit the Information Commissioner’s Office website (ico.org.uk)
Document information
Author: Alan Martin
Date: 19 March 2020
Version 2.0
Document description: Privacy notice