This document was created using a template from SEQ Legal 

1. Introduction

1.1    We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; in this policy we explain how we will treat your personal information.

1.2    By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

2. Collecting personal information

2.1    We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal information:

(a)    Information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this website;

(b)    Information that you provide to us when registering with our website (including your email address);

(c)    Information that you provide when completing your profile on our website;

(d)    Information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our email notifications and/or newsletters;

(e)    Information that you provide to us when using the services on our website, or that is generated in the course of the use of those services;

(f)    Information that you post to our website for publication on the internet;

(g)    Information contained in or relating to any communication that you send to us or send through our website; and

(h)     Any other personal information that you choose to send to us.

2.2    Before you disclose to us the personal information of another person, you must obtain that person's consent to both the disclosure and the processing of that personal information in accordance with this policy.

3. Using personal information

3.1    Personal information submitted to us through our website will be used for the purposes specified in this policy.

3.2    We may use your personal information to:

(a)    administer our website;

(b)    enable your use of the services available on our website;

(c)     send you our email newsletter, if you have requested it (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require the newsletter);

(d)     deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to our website;

(e)   keep our website secure and prevent fraud; and

(f)    verify compliance with the terms and conditions governing the use of our website.

3.3    If you submit personal information for publication on our website, we will publish and otherwise use that information in accordance with the licence you grant to us.

3.4    We will not supply your personal information to any third party for the purpose of their or any other third party's direct marketing.

4. Disclosing personal information

4.1    We may disclose your personal information:

(a)    to the extent that we are required to do so by law;

(b)    in connection with any ongoing or prospective legal proceedings;

(c)    in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk);

(d)    to any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.

4.2    Except as provided in this policy, we will not provide your personal information to third parties.

5. International data transfers

5.1    Personal information that you publish on our website or submit for publication on our website may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such information by others.

6. Retaining personal information

6.1    This Section 7 sets out our data retention policies and procedure, which are designed to help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in relation to the retention and deletion of personal information.

6.2    Personal information that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.

6.3    Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 7, we will retain documents (including electronic documents) containing personal data:

(a)    to the extent that we are required to do so by law;

(b)    if we believe that the documents may be relevant to any ongoing or prospective legal proceedings; and

(c)    in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk).

7. Security of personal information

7.1    We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.

7.2    We will store all the personal information you provide on reputable third party secure (password- and firewall-protected) servers.

7.3    You acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.

7.4    You are responsible for keeping the password you use for accessing our website confidential; we will not ask you for your password (except when you log in to our website).

8. Amendments

8.1    We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.

8.2    You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy.

8.3    We may notify you of changes to this policy by email.

9. Your rights

9.1  You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you; provision of such information will be subject to the supply of appropriate evidence of your identity (for this purpose, we will usually accept a photocopy of your passport certified by a solicitor or bank plus an original copy of a utility bill showing your current address).

9.2  We may withhold personal information that you request to the extent permitted by law.

9.3  You may instruct us at any time not to process your personal information for marketing purposes.

9.4  In practice, you will usually either expressly agree in advance to our use of your personal information for marketing purposes, or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt out of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes.

10. Third party websites

10.1  Our website includes hyperlinks to, and details of, third party websites.

10.2  We have no control over, and are not responsible for, the privacy policies and practices of third parties.

11. Updating information

11.1  Please let us know if the personal information that we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated. You can contact us by emailing glecommunications@gmail.com or leaving a letter addressed to GLE Comms Team in the Estate Office.

Last updated May 2018