At Dutch Quarter Consultants we take privacy and the protection of personal and sensitive information seriously. We are committed to protecting your data and complying with the data regulations to their full extent. Our Privacy Policy explains how we use and protect your personal information, to show that we are adhering to the UK GDPR.
This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect about individuals who interact with our organisation. It explains what personal information we collect and how we use it. The UK GDPR requires every organisation that processes personal information to be registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Our registration number is ZB430606 and you can find us on the Information Commissioner’s register and searching for us by using our registration number.
The following sections explain the types of data we collect and the legal basis, under current data protection legislation, on which this data is processed.
Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:
Service enquiry – If you enquire about our services we will collect your name, email address, telephone number, and your message.
This will be collected either via email or telephone depending on your preferred contact method. As it is necessary for us to collect that data to enable us to respond to your enquiry in the way you would expect we have a legitimate interest to process that data. You can request for your information to be deleted at any time; however, we might not be able to provide you with our services or a reply if you request deletion.
Contracting our services – If you contract one of our services, we will be entering into a contractual relationship with you and our legal basis for processing will be a contract. We will collect your organisations details, your contact details, and any details of contacts you provide us with to enable us fulfilling our contractual obligations towards you. In addition, we will process commercial, confidential, and sensitive information that you provide us. We also will process financial details for the purpose of invoicing and financial transactions.
We will only use your data in a manner that is appropriate considering the basis on which that data was collected, as set out above. For example, we may use your personal information to:
The types of information that we may collect or hold on you for marketing purposes include name, address, contact details including email, business address, and telephone number. We also hold a log of the communications that we have had or sent to you.
Your information may be sourced directly from you or your representative when you come into to contact with Dutch Quarter Consultants. This information will be captured from enquiries and requests for details.
If you prefer that your information is not used in this way, please do let us know by emailing us and we will exclude your details from this process.
We will only pass your data to third parties in the following circumstances:
In addition, we will only pass data to third parties outside of the EU where appropriate safeguards are in place as defined by Article 46 of the General Data Protection Regulation.
We take the principles of data minimisation and removal seriously ensure that we only ever ask for the minimum amount of data for the associated purpose and delete that data promptly once it is no longer required.
You have a range of rights over your data, which include the following:
A full summary of your legal rights over your data can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website: https://ico.org.uk/
Please note that relying on some of these rights, such as the right to delete your data, will make it impossible for us to continue to deliver some services to you. However, where possible we will always try to allow the maximum access to your rights while continuing to deliver as many services to you as possible.
Dutch Quarter Consultants will only transfer personal data outside of the EEA in compliance with Chapter V of the General Data Protection Regulation. Transfers may be made where the Commission has decided that a third country (a country outside the EEA), a territory or one or more specific sectors in the third country, or an international organisation ensures and can demonstrate that individual’s rights are protected by adequate safeguards.
Dutch Quarter Consultants secure both the personal data you provide and our equipment in a safe environment protected from unauthorised access, use, or disclosure.
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