Grandad Digital Privacy Notice.
Grandad Digital respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy notice will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website (regardless of where you visit it from) and when you instruct us. It will tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
Please also use the Glossary to understand the meaning of some of the terms used in this privacy notice.
Purpose of this privacy notice
This privacy notice aims to give you information on how Grandad Digital collects and processes your personal data when you become our client or through your use of this website, including any data you may provide through this website when you sign up to our newsletter or purchase a product or service.
This website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.
It is important that you read this privacy notice together with any other privacy notice or fair processing notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. This privacy notice supplements the other notices and is not intended to override them.
Controller
Grandad Digital is the controller and responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as “the firm”, "we", "us" or "our" in this privacy notice).
We have appointed a Data Manager (DM) who is responsible for overseeing questions in relation to this privacy notice. If you have any questions about this privacy notice, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact the DM using the details set out below.
Contact details
Our full details are:
Full name of legal entity: Grandad Digital Ltd
Name or title of Data Manager: Paul Sheffield
Email address: [javascript protected email address]
Postal address: 8 Vine Street, Brighton, BN1 4AG
Telephone number:01273 944400
You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which is the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO so please contact us in the first instance.
Changes to the privacy notice and your duty to inform us of changes to your personal data
This version was last updated in October 2022.
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us by emailing [javascript protected email address] or call 01273 944400.
Third-party links
This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit.
Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).
We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:
We also collect, use, and share Aggregated Data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated Data may be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data in law as this data does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your Usage Data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature or an e-shot that has been emailed to you. However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this privacy notice.
We do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.
If you fail to provide personal data
Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with goods or services).. If you choose not to give us your consent for our mailing list, there will be no effect on your legal contract with us.
We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:
Direct interactions. You may give us your identity and contact details by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email, or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you:
Automated technologies or interactions. As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies, and other similar technologies. We may also receive Technical Data about you if you visit other websites employing our cookies. Please see our cookie policy for further details.
Third parties or publicly available sources. We may receive personal data e.g. computer IP address, about you from various third parties and public sources as set out below:
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. The lawful bases for processing data are:
Generally, we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal data other than in relation to sending direct marketing communications to you via email or by post. You have the right to withdraw consent to marketing at any time by contacting us at [javascript protected email address]
Purposes for which we will use your personal data
We have set out below, a description of all the ways we plan to use your personal data, and which of the legal bases we rely on to do so. We have also identified what our legitimate interests are where appropriate.
Note that we may process your personal data for more than one lawful ground depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data. Please contact our DM if you need details about the specific legal ground we are relying on to process your personal data where more than one ground has been set out below.
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| To register you as a new client/supplier/contractor |
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To process and deliver legal services including:
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To manage our relationship with you which will include:
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| To enable you to partake in a prize draw, competition or complete a survey |
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| To deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you and measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you |
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| To use data analytics to improve our website, products/services, marketing, customer relationships and experiences |
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| To make suggestions and recommendations to you about goods or services that may be of interest to you |
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| To maintain security of IT systems & premises (call recordings and CCTV) |
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Marketing
We may use your identity, contact, technical, usage, and profile data to form a view of what we think you may want or need, or what may be of interest to you. This is how we decide which products, services, and offers may be relevant to you (we call this marketing).
You will receive marketing communications from us if you have requested information from us or purchased goods or services from us or if you provided us with your details when you entered a competition and, in each case, you have not opted out of receiving that marketing.
Third-party marketing
We will get your express opt-in consent before we share your personal data with any company outside the Grandad Digital group of companies for marketing purposes.
Your data will be secured in the UK on the back end of our website. This information is then securely transferred to our mailing operator ‘SharpSpring’ who are protected by the United State privacy shield. You can unsubscribe from our database at any time by contacting [javascript protected email address] or clicking “unsubscribe” which can be found at the bottom of our marketing communication emails.
Third-party payment portal
You can pay your fees online by credit or debit card using the link provided in your invoice. Please ensure that you pay the correct amount.
We use the services of Freeagent and Stripe to process your payment securely. Your payments are processed by these providers using the highest security standards to encrypt your details and keep your personal data safe. When you click ‘Pay Online’ you will be redirected to Freeagents payments portal where your payment will be taken by Stripe. You will receive an immediate email confirmation following a successful payment.
Please note that your personal details and financial information provided in the course of this transaction will be provided to Stripe and not to Grandad Digital. Grandad Digital will not have access to this data at any time and all data will be processed by Stripe.
You can find Stripe’s Privacy and Terms here: https://stripe.com/gb/privacy.
If you have any questions, please contact the DM
Opting out
You can ask us to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link found in our marketing material. Alternatively, you can email [javascript protected email address] to unsubscribe at any time.
Where you opt-out from receiving these marketing messages, this will not apply to personal data provided to us as a result of a product/service purchase, product/service experience, or other transactions.
Cookies
You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly. For more information about the cookies we use, please see our cookies policy below.
Grandad Digital uses technology to collect information about the use of the website and to distinguish you from other users in order to improve your experience when you browse the Grandad website.
In order to collect the information this website uses cookies. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is sent to your browser and stored on the hard drive of your computer (or internet-enabled device) when you visit a website.
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These cookies are used throughout the grandad.digital website. These cookies are used for reporting purposes helping us to collect information about how many people use our site, what parts are accessed, and where visitors come from.
Our website may link through to third-party websites (for example when making a payment for fees using our third-party payment platform) which may also use cookies over which we have no control. We recommend that you check the relevant third party’s privacy notice for information about any cookies that may be used.
You can configure your web browser to refuse cookies, delete cookies, or be informed if a cookie is set. You can find out how to do this by clicking “help” on your browser menu.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
You should note that by deleting or blocking cookies, the website may not function correctly and you may not be able to access certain areas.
If you have any questions or comments about our use of your personal information, please contact us on 01272 944400 or email [javascript protected email address]
Change of purpose
We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to get an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.
If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
Please note that we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.
We may have to share your personal data with the parties identified below for the purposes set out in the table in paragraph 4 above
We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.
Your data will only routinely be transferred if you have opted-in to receive our marketing material, which involves sharing your data with SharpSpring, a mailing operator hosted in the United States but protected by the privacy shield as detailed under Third Party Marketing.
Aside from the above, data will only be transferred outside of the UK for client-related matters where the transfer of your personal data is necessary to progress your instructions.
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
How long will you use my personal data?
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
In some circumstances you can ask us to delete your data: see Request erasure below for further information.
In some circumstances, we may anonymise your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
In certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws regarding your personal data.
Your rights include:
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us: [javascript protected email address]
No fee is usually required
You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive, or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.
What we may need from you
We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response.
Time limit to respond
We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally it may take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.
Legitimate Interest means the interest of our business in conducting and managing our business to enable us to give you the best service/product and the best and most secure experience. We make sure we consider and balance any potential impact on you (both positive and negative) and your rights before we process your personal data for our legitimate interests. We do not use your personal data for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you (unless we have your consent or are otherwise required or permitted to by law). You can obtain further information about how we assess our legitimate interests against any potential impact on you in respect of specific activities by contacting us.
Performance of Contract means processing your data where it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into such a contract.
Comply with a Legal or Regulatory Obligation means processing your personal data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation that we are subject to.
You have the right to:
Receive information about how we collect and process your personal data. This information should all be contained within this Privacy Notice, but if you require any further information please contact the Data Manager. Request access to your personal data (commonly known as a "data subject access request"). This enables you to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.
Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you corrected, though we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to us.
Request the erasure of your personal data. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal data where there is no good reason for us to continue to process it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal data where you have successfully exercised your right to object to processing (see below), where we may have processed your information unlawfully or where we are required to erase your personal data to comply with local law. Note, however, that we may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons which will be notified to you, if applicable, at the time of your request.
Object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes. In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have compelling legitimate grounds to process your information which override your rights and freedoms.
Request restriction of processing of your personal data. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of your personal data in the following scenarios: (a) if you want us to establish the data's accuracy; (b) where our use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it; (c) where you need us to hold the data even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or (d) you have objected to our use of your data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it.
Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party. We will provide to you, or a third party you have chosen, your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Note that this right only applies to automated information which you initially provided consent for us to use or where we used the information to perform a contract with you.
Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data. However, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide certain products or services to you. We will advise you if this is the case at the time you withdraw your consent.
