Privacy Policy
This privacy policy sets out how we at Smart Privacy™ use and protect any information that you give us or that we obtain about you from other sources. Smart Privacy is the trading name of Beyond Privacy Limited - the organization responsible for collecting and using your information through this site.
What personal information we collect
We collect contact detail, including name, email address and phone number directly from you to contact you in response to any requests you make for more information about our services or products.
How we use your personal information and why we believe that use is justified
Your personal information will be collected by us when you use the website. The personal information we collect will only be used in the ways described below to meet our legitimate business interest in servicing and marketing to our Clients and prospective clients. We only market to you if you have asked us to.
We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and only used in line with this Privacy Policy, which may be amended from time to time.
The information we collect and hold on you, will be used by us and our subcontractors to:
provide you with any product or service you request;
better understand your needs and improve our service to you;
administrate any products or service we provide to you;
to profile and keep statistical records about you;
conduct market research;
to communicate with you about our products & services, or other products and services we believe may be of interest to you.
Retention
We only retain your data for as long as we have a business need to do. Your contact details are held while you have asked us for information or we are providing you with services and for a period of no longer than 7 years after we last did business with, or had contact with you. we need to hold your information for this long to meet taxation obligations and to manage legal claims.
Marketing
We may, where you have consented, periodically send promotional emails, letters or calls about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the contact information which you have provided.
You may opt out of receiving such information at any time by contacting us at admin@smartprivacy.co.uk
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and organizational procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.
Who your information is shared with
We share your data with our associated companies Privacy Crowd Ltd and Gazey & Partners LLP (trading as Privacy Partnership). We may also be required to share your data with third parties in order to comply with relevant laws and government requests. We may also share your information with our associate consultants who provide services under contract to us.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Exercising your rights
You have the following rights in respect of our processing of your personal data:
Rights to Access Personal Data and Right to Data Portability
Right to Rectification of Personal Data
Rights to Objection, Restriction and Erasure of Personal Data – this includes the right to opt out of receiving direct marketing communications
Right to Withdraw Consent
Right to be Informed
Rights Against Automated Decision-Making and Profiling
If you would like to exercise any of the above rights please write to us at the address or email address on our ‘contact us’ page. If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible and we will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
If you have a complaint regarding how your information is collected or handled or want to make a request for a copy of your information, you may contact us at admin@smartprivacy.co.uk.
Data Transfers
We may transfer your personal data anywhere in the world where we do business but if we transfer your personal data outside we will make sure we either choose vendors with appropriate controls such as binding corporate rules, US Privacy Shield certifications or who we have signed EU approved model data transfer agreements with.
How we use cookies
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Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website. We use cookies for statistical purposes such as tracking the pages you have visited, the frequency of your visits and your location. This in turn enables us to improve the way our website works. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
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