General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance
What is GDPR?
The GDPR is a comprehensive data protection regulation designed to enhance the privacy rights of individuals within the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA).
Our Commitment to GDPR: We understand the importance of GDPR compliance and have taken the necessary steps to ensure that your data is handled with the utmost care and respect for your privacy. While many GDPR principles align with those of the previous Data Protection Act (DPA), we are fully aware of the distinctions and have incorporated any new elements and enhancements into our current data protection procedures.
Our Ongoing Efforts: To maintain GDPR compliance, we regularly conduct internal audits and risk assessments as part of our commitment to ISO accreditation. This ensures that your personal data is handled in a secure and lawful manner.
What You Need to Know: To help you understand your rights under GDPR, we want to provide you with clear information:
Awareness
1. Why We Collect Your Data: We will explain why we need your data and the legal basis for processing it.
2. Data Retention: We will specify how long your data will be stored, and under what circumstances it will be deleted.
3. Data Processing: We will outline how your data will be processed and for what purposes.
4. Data Sharing: We will inform you about any third parties or organizations with whom we may share your data.
5. Your Data: We will disclose the specific types of data we collect and process.
Your privacy is important to us, and we are dedicated to upholding the highest standards of data protection. If you have any questions or concerns regarding our GDPR compliance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
What data we hold?
The information that we store includes:
- Name(s)
- Address(es)
- Telephone Number(s)
- Email Address(es)
This information is vital to ensuring a smooth collection process. Customers provide us with this information, via email or telephone – consent is given from the customer.
No further information is required from the customer.