BACKGROUND:
Technovista Ltd understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, Technovista.co.uk “Our Site” and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. By visiting Our Site you accept this Privacy Policy.
- Definitions and Interpretation
In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:
| “Account” | means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of Our Site; |
| “Cookie” | means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site. Details of the Cookies used by Our Site are set out in Part 14, below; and |
| “Cookie Law” | means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 |
- Information About Us
Our Site is owned and operated by Technovista Ltd a limited company registered in
England under company number 11709909.
Registered address: 45 Maidenway Road, Paignton, Devon TQ3 2QB. United
Kingdom.
VAT number: 320 1801 62
Data Protection Officer: Bjorn Barton-Pye
Email address: enquiries@technovista.co.uk
Telephone number: 07968 072637
Postal address: 45 Maidenway Road, Paignton, Devon TQ3 2QB. UK - What Does This Policy Cover?
This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to
other websites. Please note that we have no control over how your data is collected,
stored, or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of
any such websites before providing any data to them. - What Is Personal Data?
Personal data is defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation
2016/679) (the “GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (collectively, “the Data
Protection Legislation”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can
be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’.
Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be
identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact
details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers,
electronic location data, and other online identifiers. - What Are My Rights?
Under the Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights, which we will
always work to uphold:
a) The right to be informed about our or my collection and use of your personal
data. This Privacy Policy should tell you everything you need to know, but you
can always contact us to find out more or to ask any questions using the
details in Part 15.
b) The right to access the personal data we hold about you. Part 13 will tell you
how to do this.
c) The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held
by us is inaccurate or incomplete. Please contact us using the details in Part
15 to find out more.
d) The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask us to delete or otherwise dispose
of any of your personal data that we hold. Please contact us using the details
in Part 15 to find out more.
e) The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.
f) The right to object to us using your personal data for a particular purpose or
purposes.
g) The right to withdraw consent. This means that, if we are relying on your
consent as the legal basis for using your personal data, you are free to
withdraw that consent at any time.
h) The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal
data to us directly, we are using it with your consent or for the performance of
a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask
us for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business
in many cases.
i) Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. We do not use
your personal data in this way.
For more information about our use of your personal data or exercising your rights as
outlined above, please contact us using the details provided in Part 15.
It is important that your personal data is kept accurate and up-to-date. If any of the
personal data we hold about you changes, please keep us informed as long as we
have that data.
Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information
Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
If you have any cause for complaint about our use of your personal data, you have
the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. We would
welcome the opportunity to resolve your concerns ourselves, however, so please
contact us first, using the details in Part 15. - What Data Do You Collect and How?
Depending upon your use of Our Site, We may collect and hold some or all of the
personal and non-personal data set out in the table below, using the methods also set
out in the table. Please also see Part 14 for more information about our use of
Cookies and similar technologies and our Cookie Policy:-
www.technovista.co.uk/legal/cookie-policy.
We do not collect any ‘special category’ or ‘sensitive’ personal data or personal data relating to children or data relating to criminal convictions and/or offences.
- How Do You Use My Personal Data?
Under the Data Protection Legislation, we must always have a lawful basis for using
personal data. The following table describes how we may use your personal data,
and our lawful bases for doing so:
With your permission and/or where permitted by law, we may also use your personal
data for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by email or telephone
or text message or post with information, news, and offers on our services.
You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam. We will always work to fully protect your rights and comply with our obligations under the Data Protection Legislation and the
Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, and you will
always have the opportunity to opt-out.
We will always obtain your express opt-in consent before sharing your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes and you will be able to opt-out at any time.
Third Parties (including Google Ad-Words) whose content appears on Our Site may
use third-party Cookies, as detailed below in Part 14. Please refer to Part 14 for more
information on controlling cookies. Please note that we do not control the activities of
such third parties, nor the data that they collect and use themselves, and we advise
you to check the privacy policies of any such third parties.
We do not use the automated systems for carrying out decision-making or profiling.
We will only use your personal data for the purpose(s) for which it was originally
collected unless we reasonably believe that another purpose is compatible with that
or those original purpose(s) and need to use your personal data for that purpose. If
we do use your personal data in this way and you wish us to explain how the new
purpose is compatible with the original, please contact us using the details in Part 15.
If we need to use your personal data for a purpose that is unrelated to, or
incompatible with, the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, we will inform
you and explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
In some circumstances, where permitted or required by law, we may process your
personal data without your knowledge or consent. This will only be done within the
bounds of the Data Protection Legislation and your legal rights.
- How Long Will You Keep My Personal Data?
We will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the
reason(s) for which it was first collected. Your personal data will therefore be kept for
the following periods (or, where there is no fixed period, the following factors will be
used to determine how long it is kept):
- How and Where Do You Store or Transfer My Personal Data?
We will only store or transfer your personal data within the UK. This means that it will
be fully protected under the Data Protection Legislation.
The security of your personal data is essential to us, and to protect your data, we take
a number of important measures, including the following:
limiting access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors,
and other third parties with a legitimate need to know and ensuring that they
are subject to duties of confidentiality;
procedures for dealing with data breaches (the accidental or unlawful
destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, your
personal data) including notifying you and/or the Information Commissioner’s
Office where we are legally required to do so;
- Do You Share My Personal Data?
We will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes,
subject to the following exception[s].
If we sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or assets, your personal data may
be transferred to a third party. Any new owner of our business may continue to use
your personal data in the same way(s) that we have used it, as specified in this
Privacy Policy.
In some limited circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain personal
data, which might include yours, if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying
with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.
If any of your personal data is shared with a third party, as described above, we will
take steps to ensure that your personal data is handled safely, securely, and in
accordance with your rights, Our obligations, and the third party’s obligations under
the law, as described above in Part 9.
If any personal data is transferred outside of the EEA, [we] OR [I] will take suitable
steps in order to ensure that your personal data is treated just as safely and securely
as it would be within the UK and under the Data Protection Legislation, as explained
above in Part 9.
If we sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or assets, your personal data may
be transferred to a third party. Any new owner of our business may continue to use
your personal data in the same way(s) that we have used it, as specified in this
Privacy Policy.
In some limited circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain personal
data, which might include yours, if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying
with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority. - How Can I Control My Personal Data?
In addition to your rights under the Data Protection Legislation, set out in Part
5, when you submit personal data via Our Site, you may be given options to
restrict our use of your personal data. In particular, we aim to give you strong
controls on our use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the
ability to opt-out of receiving emails from us which you may do by
unsubscribing using the links provided in our emails and by managing your
Account.
You may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services
operating in the UK: The Telephone Preference Service (“the TPS”), the
Corporate Telephone Preference Service (“the CTPS”), and the Mailing
Preference Service (“the MPS”). These may help to prevent you receiving
unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not
prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have
consented to receiving. - Can I Withhold Information?
You may access most of Our Site without providing any personal data at all.
However, to use all features and functions available on Our Site you may be required
to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
You may restrict our use of Cookies. For more information, see Part 14 and our
Cookie Policy at www.technovista.co.uk/legal/cookie-policy. - How Can I Access My Personal Data?
If you want to know what personal data we have about you, you can ask us for details
of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This
is known as a “subject access request”.
All subject access requests should be made in writing and sent to the email or postal
addresses shown in Part 15.
There is not normally any charge for a subject access request. If your request is
‘manifestly unfounded or excessive’ (for example, if you make repetitive requests) a
fee may be charged to cover our administrative costs in responding.
We will respond to your subject access request within 14 days and, in any case, not
more than one month of receiving it. Normally, we aim to provide a complete
response, including a copy of your personal data within that time. In some cases,
however, particularly if your request is more complex, more time may be required up
to a maximum of three months from the date we receive your request. You will be
kept fully informed of our progress. - How Do You Use Cookies?
Please see our cookie policy at Cookie Policy www.technovista.co.u/legal/cookie-
policy. - How Do I Contact You?
To contact us about anything to do with your personal data and data protection,
including to make a subject access request, please use the following details (for the
attention of Bjorn Barton-Pye.
Email address: enquiries@technovista.co.uk
Telephone number: 07968 072637
Postal Address: 45 Maidenway Road, Paignton, Devon. TQ3 2QB - Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. This may be necessary, for
example, if the law changes, or if we change our business in a way that affects
personal data protection.
Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have
accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our My Site following the
alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 30th August 2020.