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(Amended 24th May 2018)

We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of personal data.

This policy tells you how we will collect and use your personal data, and what you should expect in respect of the personal information about you that we have collected.

We are Global Publishing Solutions, Ltd (Registered company number: 6379381), trading as Global Publishing Solutions, Ltd.Our registered office address is at Devonshire House, 60 Goswell Road, London, EC1M 7AD, our operating business address is Suite 41, Cherry Orchard North, Kembrey Park, Swindon, SN2 8UH.

The person with responsibility for our data protection compliance is the Lawrie Stevens, CEO (“the Data Protection Manager”), and he can be contacted via email at info@gpsl.co or by telephone on +44 1793 433191.

We are the data controller of the personal data that we keep and use, and we are therefore responsible for making sure that our systems, processes and people comply with the relevant data protection laws in respect of that personal data.

We will act in respect of personal data to comply with the six principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which are:

  • Lawfulness, fairness and transparency;
  • Purpose limitation;
  • Data minimisation;
  • Accuracy;
  • Storage limitation;
  • Integrity and confidentiality.

 

You have rights in respect of how your personal data can be processed; these include the right to request:

  • a copy of your personal data;
  • that inaccurate data is rectified; and
  • that your personal data is, in certain circumstances, erased or restricted.

 

You have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner, which you can do by contacting the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) directly. Full contact details, including a helpline number, can be found on the ICO website (www.ico.org.uk). This website also has useful information on your rights and our obligations.

However, please raise any concerns or issues with us first so that we may deal with this as quickly as possible for you.

COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA

We collect and process data for the following reasons:

  • personal data collected and created in relation to our providing our services, solutions and support; and
  • personal data relating to people who have asked to attend events run by us, receive our newsletters and other information services or marketing materials; and
  • personal data relating to our people (which means those people working for our firm, or providing services to us, or potentially working or providing services to us, including employees, consultants, temporary or casual workers and contractors).

 

All of our people are required to abide by our Privacy Policy when handling personal data. Any breach of data protection will be taken seriously and may result in disciplinary action. Our Data Protection Manager will provide the advice and guidance to our people on data protection issues, as is required.

Providing services, solutions & support

COLLECTION:

We will collect personal information which may include names, business information and required identification information and documentation for our clients and client contacts. This will be done for the management of the commercial relationship with our clients.

USE:

We will use the personal data in the provision of services, solutions and support, including for the necessary administration of the relationship with our client.

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • in the performance of a contract (the agreement to provide services, develop solutions or provide support); and/or
  • where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

 

RETENTION PERIOD:

We will keep personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting or reporting requirements. Normally, our retention period for personal data collected for this purpose is a minimum of 6 years after the end of the period that we are providing services or support.

Our events, newsletters, other information services & marketing materials (“our Information”)

COLLECTION:

We will collect information such as name, email address, IP address (or similar unique identifiers) job title and the business that you work for together with the additional information that you provide to us, for example when you let us know those areas of our business that you are interested in receiving information about.

In respect of events that we offer, this information may include details of any access or dietary requirements that you have, which may reveal information about the health or religious beliefs of a data subject.

We may collect this information from you (whether directly or via automated means such as our website)

We will collect personal data when you tell us that you wish to receive all or part of our Information, or otherwise give us your personal details. You may at any time tell us that you wish to stop receiving our Information.

USE:

Personal data will be used to provide you with our Information that you ask for, or that we think are relevant to the preferences that you may have given to us. We may analyse what areas of information are of interest to you so that we can better target the Information that we provide.

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • with your consent; and/or
  • in the performance of a contract; and/or
  • where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

 

DISCLOSURE:

Vendors, consultants and other service providers: We may share your information with third party vendors, consultants and other service providers who we employ to perform tasks on our behalf. These companies include (for example) our payment processing providers, website analytics companies (e.g.,Google Analytics), help desk software providers, CRM service providers (e.g., Salesforce), email service providers (e.g., ActiveCampaign) and others. In respect of all disclosures of personal data, we will only share the personal information which is necessary for the particular purpose for which it is provided, or where we have another legitimate interest in doing so, and we will ensure that the personal data is appropriately protected.

RETENTION PERIOD:

We will keep personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it. Any personal data that we have from you solely for the purposes of your receiving our Information will not be used once you have asked us to stop providing these to you (except to the extent that it is necessary to stop you receiving the Information).

Our people

COLLECTION:

We will collect names, addresses, contact details, education and employment history, identity and other background checks (which may include appropriate criminal and financial checks and confirmation of the right to work in the UK), marital status and information on next of kin and dependents, financial information (such as bank details and NI numbers), date of birth, gender, a copy of your passport and driving licence, performance information and compensation history, recruitment information (including references), salary, benefits, pension and annual leave information, disciplinary and grievance information, photographs, information about your use of our information and communications systems and CCTV footage or other information obtained through electronic means.

We may collect and use special categories of personal data as required in the carrying out of obligations and exercising specific rights of us or the data subject in the field of employment. This may include information relating to matters such as health, racial origin, religious belief and offences or alleged offences.

Personal data may be collected from you during the selection process (for example via your application form and CV) and during your employment (including holiday forms, expense claims, performance reviews, any disciplinary or grievance processes), or from third parties, including referees, health service providers, background check providers.

USE:

Personal data of our people will be used for HR administration and management, both in respect of the selection of people to work for us (including suitability, eligibility and/or fitness to work), and those who do work for us, to include learning and development, disciplinary and security (of people, offices and data) requirements, providing and liaising with benefits providers, business management and planning (including accounting and auditing), paying you and dealing with tax and NI deductions, assessing and deciding on salary reviews and compensation, conducting performance reviews and managing performance, dealing with legal disputes involving you or others, preventing fraud, monitoring your use of our information and communications systems, ensuring compliance with our policies, and equal opportunities monitoring.

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • In performance of a contract with you; and/or
  • compliance with a legal obligation; and/or
  • vital interests of the data subject; and/or
  • where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

 

We may also use your personal data in the following situations, which are likely to be less common:

  • where we need to protect your interests (or someone else’s interests);
  • where it is needed in the public interest or for official purposes.

 

In respect of all disclosures of personal data, we will only share the personal information which is necessary for the particular purpose for which it is provided, or where we have another legitimate interest in doing so, and we will ensure that the personal data is appropriately protected.

In respect of special categories of personal data, we may process this in the following circumstances:

  • in limited circumstances with your explicit written consent; and/or
  • where we need to carry out our legal obligations and in line with our policies; and/or
  • where it is needed in the public interest (such as for equal opportunities monitoring or in relation to our occupational pension scheme), and in line with our policies; and/or
  • where it is needed to assess your working capacity on health grounds, subject to appropriate confidentiality safeguards.

The special categories of personal data may be used in the following ways:

  • in relation to leaves of absence, to comply with employment and other laws;
  • in relation to your physical or mental health, or disability status, to ensure your health and safety in the workplace and to assess your fitness to work, to monitor, manage and administer benefits and absences;
  • in relation to your race, national or ethnic origin, religious, philosophical or moral beliefs, or your sexual life or sexual orientation, to ensure meaningful equal opportunity monitoring and reporting.

 

DISCLOSURE:

Personal data may be transferred to service providers who support the operation of our business (such as payroll service providers), to other third parties reasonably necessary in the conduct of our business (including insurers, professional advisors, regulators). These third parties may be acting as processor, or controller of personal data in their own right. In respect of all disclosures of personal data, we will only share the personal information which is necessary for the particular purpose for which it is provided, or where we have another legitimate interest in doing so, and we will ensure that the personal data is appropriately protected.

RETENTION PERIOD:

We will keep personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting or reporting requirements. We will normally keep personal data of applicants who we do not employ for six months after we receive it.

We will keep personal data of employees throughout your employment and normally for a minimum of six years after your employment ends.

Changes to your personal data

It is very important that the personal information that we hold about you is accurate and current. Please tell us if your personal information changes during your relationship with us.

Data Security

We have put in place 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 of our people and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and where they have agreed to treat the information confidentially and to keep it secure. We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected data security breach and will notify you and the ICO of a suspected breach where we are legally required to do so.

Where we store your personal data

We principally store data, both electronically and on file, at our offices, with archive storage for files locally.

Personal data may be transferred outside of the EEA by processors acting on our behalf. For transfers to countries not considered adequate by the EC, we will ensure that personal data is adequately protected, as required by the GDPR. This would include by use of the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the EC to protect personal data.

Your rights

Under certain circumstances, you have the right by law to request:

  • access to your personal data. This enables you to ask to receive a copy of the personal data that we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.
  • correction of the personal data that we hold about you.
  • erasure of your personal data.
  • Object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on our legitimate interest and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes.
  • restriction of processing of your personal data.
  • transfer of your personal data to another party.

 

Links from our website

Our website may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of third parties that we permit to make such links. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. We recommend that you check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on our website, so please ensure that you are viewing the correct version.

Please contact us if you have any questions, comments or requests regarding this Privacy Policy.

Cookies Policy

Our website uses cookies, as almost all websites do, to help provide you with the best experience we can. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device when you browse websites. Our cookies also provide us with aggregated information about how visitors interact with our website.

Our cookies help us:

  • Make our website work as you would expect
  • Improve the speed and security of our site
  • Continuously improve the website for you
  • Improve the quality of the information we provide you

 

We do not use cookies to collect any personally identifiable information about you (without your express permission), nor to pass any personally identifiable data to third parties. We do not pass personal data collected via cookies to advertising networks.

The expiry of persistent cookies set by our website is 2 years. Session cookies expire when you stop browsing our website.

Permission to use cookies:

If the settings on your browser are adjusted to accept cookies we take this, and your continued use of our website, to mean that you are fine with this. Should you wish to remove or not use cookies from our site, you can learn how to do this below, however doing so will likely mean that our site will not work as you would expect.

Anonymous visitor statistics cookies:

We use cookies to compile visitor statistics such as how many people have visited our website, what type of technology they are using (eg Mac or Windows) which helps to identify when our site isn’t working as it should for particular technologies, how long visitors spend on the site, what page they look at etc. This helps us continuously to improve our website. These so call “analytics” programs also tell us, on an anonymous basis, how people reached this site (eg from a search engine) and whether they have been here before. We use Google Analytics.

You can find out more about their privacy policy and security here:  www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit here: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Turning cookies off:

You can usually switch most cookies off by adjusting your browser settings to stop it from accepting cookies. Doing so however will likely limit the functionality of our and a large proportion of other websites, as cookies are a standard part of most modern websites. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been stored and how to manage and delete them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/