Privacy Policy
Introduction
Please be assured that Sparks HR Consultancy Ltd takes the privacy of your information very seriously. ‘Your information’ applies to the data which is collected by us or provided by you to Sparks HR Consultancy Ltd.
Definitions
- Data – any information which you submit to Sparks HR Consultancy Ltd through the website
- Cookies – a small text file placed on your computer by this website when you visit certain parts or use certain features of the website
- Data Protection Laws – any applicable law relating to the processing of personal data for as long as the law is effective in the UK
- GDPR – The General Data Protection Regulations (EU)
- We/Us – Sparks HR Consultancy Ltd Ø User or You – any third party who accesses the website (www.sparkshr.co.uk)
Scope
This policy applies only to the actions of Sparks HR Consultancy Ltd and users of this website. It does not cover or extend to any websites which may be accessed through this website, including but not limited to any links provided to social media websites.
How will your data be used?
Any information which we collect, hold and/or process will only be used for purposes of management and administration. We will keep it and use it to enable us to run our consultancy business and manage our relationship with you effectively, lawfully and appropriately. This includes using information to enable us to comply with the terms and conditions, to comply with legal requirements, to pursue the legitimate interests of Sparks HR Consultancy Ltd and to protect our legal position in the event of legal proceedings.
We may need to process your data sometimes, to pursue our legitimate business interests. The nature of our legitimate business interests are to provide you with information about, and access to programme and promotional information that you have requested and to provide you with access to services that you have purchased.
The information we hold will have been provided by you, we do not collect personal data or information from any external sources. Where we use third party providers to enable us to provide our services and information, the information will always be provided by you and will never be passed on to any other third party by us or used for any other purpose beyond the period of time in which it is required, other than for the fulfilment of any legal requirements.
The data we hold could include your name, address, telephone number, email address, the name of your business. We also hold records of when you contact us and this could be through storing emails or social media messages.
We do not hold or process special categories of information relating to your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious and philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, biometric data or sexual orientation.
We will only ever disclose information about you to a third party if we are legally obliged to do so or where we need to comply with our contractual duties to you.
- Your rights
- Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA), you have the following rights regarding your personal data.
- You have the right to request from us access to and rectification or erasure of your personal data
- The right to restrict processing/object to processing
- The right to data portability (in certain circumstances)
- If you have provided consent for the processing of your data, you have the right (in certain circumstances) to withdraw consent at any time and this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before your consent was withdrawn
- You have the right to lodge a complaint to the Information Commissioners’ Office if you believe that we have not complied with the requirements of the UK GDPR or Data Protection Act 2018 with regards to your personal data.
Identity and contact details of controller and data compliance advisor
Alison Allen is the controller of the data. If you have any concerns as to how your data is processed, please contact alison@sparkshr.co.uk.