(f) Where the personal data is to be transferred to a third party that is located outside of the European Economic Area (the “EEA”), details of that transfer, including but not limited to the safeguards in place (see Part 24 of this Policy for further details concerning such third country data transfers);
(g) Details of the length of time the personal data will be held by the Company (or, where there is no predetermined period, details of how that length of time will be determined);
(h) Details of the data subject’s rights under the Regulation
(i) Details of the data subject’s right to withdraw their consent to the Company’s processing of their personal data at any time;
(j) Details of the data subject’s right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (the ‘supervisory authority’ under the Regulation);
(k) Where applicable, details of any legal or contractual requirement or obligation necessitating the collection and processing of the personal data and details of any consequences of failing to provide it;
(l) Details of any automated decision-making that will take place using the personal data (including but not limited to profiling), including information on how decisions will be made, the significance of those decisions and any consequences.
(12.2) The information set out above in Part 12.1 shall be provided to the data subject at the following applicable time:
(12.2.1) Where the personal data is obtained from the data subject directly, at the time of collection;
(12.2.2) Where the personal data is not obtained from the data subject directly (i.e. from another party):
(a) If the personal data is used to communicate with the data subject, at the time of the first communication; or
(b) If the personal data is to be disclosed to another party, before the personal data is disclosed; or
(c) In any event, not more than one month after the time at which the Company obtains the personal data.
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(13) Data Subject Access Informed
(13.1) A data subject may make a subject access request (“SAR”) at any time to find out more about the personal data which the Company holds about them. The Company is normally required to respond to SARs within one month of receipt (this can be extended by up to two months in the case of complex and/or numerous requests, and in such cases the data subject shall be informed of the need for the extension).
(13.2) All subject access requests received must be forwarded to privacy@ipegs.co.uk.
(13.3) The Company does not charge a fee for the handling of normal SARs. The Company reserves the right to charge reasonable fees for additional copies of information that has already been supplied to a data subject, and for requests that are manifestly unfounded or excessive, particularly where such requests are repetitive.
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(14) Rectification of Personal Data
(14.1) If a data subject informs the Company that personal data held by the Company is inaccurate or incomplete, requesting that it be rectified, the personal data in question shall be rectified, and the data subject informed of that rectification, within one month of receipt the data subject’s notice (this can be extended by up to two months in the case of complex requests, and in such cases the data subject shall be informed of the need for the extension).
(14.1) In the event that any affected personal data has been disclosed to third parties, those parties shall be informed of any rectification of that personal data.
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(15) Erasure of Personal Data
(15.1) Data subjects may request that the Company erases the personal data it holds about them by emailing privacy@ipegs.co.uk in the following circumstances:
(a) It is no longer necessary for the Company to hold that personal data with respect to the purpose for which it was originally collected or processed;
(b) The data subject wishes to withdraw their consent to the Company holding and processing their personal data;
(c) The data subject objects to the Company holding and processing their personal data (and there is no overriding legitimate interest to allow the Company to continue doing so) (see Part 18 of this Policy for further details concerning data subjects’ rights to object);
(d) The personal data has been processed unlawfully;
(e) The personal data needs to be erased in order for the Company to comply with a particular legal obligation;
(15.2) Unless the Company has reasonable grounds to refuse to erase personal data, all requests for erasure shall be complied with, and the data subject informed of the erasure, within one month of receipt of the data subject’s request (this can be extended by up to two months in the case of complex requests, and in such cases the data subject shall be informed of the need for the extension).
(15.3) In the event that any personal data that is to be erased in response to a data subject request has been disclosed to third parties, those parties shall be informed of the erasure (unless it is impossible or would require disproportionate effort to do so).
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(16) Restriction of Personal Data Processing
(16.1) Data subjects may request that the Company ceases processing the personal data it holds about them. If a data subject makes such a request, the Company shall retain only the amount of personal data pertaining to that data subject that is necessary to ensure that no further processing of their personal data takes place.
(16.1) In the event that any affected personal data has been disclosed to third parties, those parties shall be informed of the applicable restrictions on processing it (unless it is impossible or would require disproportionate effort to do so).
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(17) Objections to Personal Data Processing
(17.1) Data subjects have the right to object to the Company processing their personal data based on legitimate interests (including profiling), direct marketing (including profiling) and processing for scientific and/or historical research and statistics purposes.
(17.2) Where a data subject objects to the Company processing their personal data based on its legitimate interests, the Company shall cease such processing forthwith, unless it can be demonstrated that the Company’s legitimate grounds for such processing override the data subject’s interests, rights and freedoms; or the processing is necessary for the conduct of legal claims.
(17.3) Where a data subject objects to the Company processing their personal data for direct marketing purposes, the Company shall cease such processing forthwith.
(17.4) Where a data subject objects to the Company processing their personal data for scientific and/or historical research and statistics purposes, the data subject must, under the Regulation, ‘demonstrate grounds relating to his or her particular situation’. The Company is not required to comply if the research is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.
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(18) Automated Decision-Making
(18.1) In the event that the Company uses personal data for the purposes of automated decision-making and those decisions have a legal (or similarly significant effect) on data subjects, data subjects have the right to challenge to such decisions under the Regulation, requesting human intervention, expressing their own point of view, and obtaining an explanation of the decision from the Company.
(18.2) The right described in Part 18.1 does not apply in the following circumstances:
(a) The decision is necessary for the entry into, or performance of, a contract between the Company and the data subject;
(b) The decision is authorised by law; or
(c) The data subject has given their explicit consent.
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(19) Profiling
Where the Company uses personal data for profiling purposes, the following shall apply:
(a) Clear information explaining the profiling will be provided, including its significance and the likely consequences;
(b) Appropriate mathematical or statistical procedures will be used;
(c) Technical and organisational measures necessary to minimise the risk of errors and to enable such errors to be easily corrected shall be implemented; and
(d) All personal data processed for profiling purposes shall be secured in order to prevent discriminatory effects arising out of profiling (see Part 22 of this Policy for more details on data security).
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(20) Personal Data
The following personal data may be collected, held, and processed by the Company:
(a) First Name & Last Name, are collected so we are able to identify our customers, suppliers and partners. This data will be held while our customer, supplier or partner accounts are open and active. Once an account become inactive the data will be held for a period of 12 months after which time it will be permanently deleted from all systems unless requested to be removed beforehand by the user.;
(b) Email address is collected to enable us to communicates with our customers, suppliers and partners and is also used as the username to login to our software. This data will be held while our customer, supplier or partner accounts are open and active. Once an account become inactive the data will be held for a period of 12 months after which time it will be permanently deleted from all systems unless requested to be removed beforehand by the user. Any email addresses that have opted into our newsletter emails will remain the newsletter list until the individual unsubscribes or requests to be removed;
(c) Company Name, Address and Telephone is collected so we are able to identify our customers, suppliers and partners. This data is used for invoicing and financial purposes. This data will be held while our customer, supplier or partner accounts are open and active. Once an account become inactive the data will be held for a period of 12 months after which time it will be permanently deleted from all systems unless requested to be removed beforehand by the user;
(d) Industry is collected to enable us to monitor and identify the industries that are using the iPEGS system to that we can continue to innovate and improve the system with these industries in mind.
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(21) Data Protection Measures
The Company shall ensure that all its employees, agents, contractors, or other parties working on its behalf comply with the following when working with personal data:
(a) All emails containing personal data must be encrypted using AES-256 encryption.
(b) Where any personal data is to be erased or otherwise disposed of for any reason (including where copies have been made and are no longer needed), it should be securely deleted and disposed of. Hard Copies should be shredded, and electronic copies should be deleted.
(c) Personal data may be transmitted over secure networks only; transmission over unsecured networks is not permitted in any circumstances;
(d) Personal data may not be transmitted over a wireless network if there is a wired alternative that is reasonably practicable;
(e) Personal data contained in the body of an email, whether sent or received, should be copied from the body of that email and stored securely. The email itself should be deleted. All temporary files associated therewith should also be deleted;
(f) Where Personal data is to be sent by facsimile transmission the recipient should be informed in advance of the transmission and should be waiting by the fax machine to receive the data;
(g) Where Personal data is to be transferred in hard copy form it should be passed directly to the recipient or sent using Royal Mail Recorded Delivery.
(h) No personal data may be shared informally and if an employee, agent, subcontractor, or other party working on behalf of the Company requires access to any personal data that they do not already have access to, such access should be formally requested from the data protection contact.
(i) All hard copies of personal data, along with any electronic copies stored on physical, removable media should be stored securely in a locked box, drawer, cabinet or similar;
(j) No personal data may be transferred to any employees, agents, contractors, or other parties, whether such parties are working on behalf of the Company or not, without the authorisation of the data protection contact;
(k) Personal data must be handled with care at all times and should not be left unattended or on view to unauthorised employees, agents, subcontractors or other parties at any time;
(l) If personal data is being viewed on a computer screen and the computer in question is to be left unattended for any period of time, the user must lock the computer and screen before leaving it;
(m) No personal data should be stored on any mobile device (including, but not limited to, laptops, tablets and smartphones), whether such device belongs to the Company or otherwise without the formal written approval of the data protection contact and, in the event of such approval, strictly in accordance with all instructions and limitations described at the time the approval is given, and for no longer than is absolutely necessary.
(n) No personal data should be transferred to any device personally belonging to an employee and personal data may only be transferred to devices belonging to agents, contractors, or other parties working on behalf of the Company where the party in question has agreed to comply fully with the letter and spirit of this Policy and of the Regulation (which may include demonstrating to the Company that all suitable technical and organisational measures have been taken);
(o) All personal data stored electronically should be backed up every 5 minutes with backups stored on AWS servers. All backups are encrypted using AES-256 encryption.
(p) All electronic copies of personal data should be stored securely using passwords and AES-256 encryption data encryption;
(q) All passwords used to protect personal data should be changed regularly and should not use words or phrases that can be easily guessed or otherwise compromised. All passwords must contain a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols;
(r) Under no circumstances should any passwords be written down or shared between any employees, agents, contractors, or other parties working on behalf of the Company, irrespective of seniority or department. If a password is forgotten, it must be reset using the applicable method. IT staff do not have access to passwords;
(s) Where personal data held by the Company is used for marketing purposes, it shall be the responsibility of the data protection contact to ensure that no data subjects have added their details to any marketing preference databases including, but not limited to, the Telephone Preference Service, the Mail Preference Service, the Email Preference Service, and the Fax Preference Service. Such details should be checked at least annually.
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(22) Organisational Measures
The Company shall ensure that the following measures are taken with respect to the collection, holding, and processing of personal data:
(a) All employees, agents, contractors, or other parties working on behalf of the Company shall be made fully aware of both their individual responsibilities and the Company’s responsibilities under the Regulation and under this Policy, and shall be provided with a copy of this Policy;
(b) Only employees, agents, subcontractors, or other parties working on behalf of the Company that need access to, and use of, personal data in order to carry out their assigned duties correctly shall have access to personal data held by the Company;
(c) All employees, agents, contractors, or other parties working on behalf of the Company handling personal data will be appropriately trained to do so;
(d) All employees, agents, contractors, or other parties working on behalf of the Company handling personal data will be appropriately supervised;
(e) Methods of collecting, holding and processing personal data shall be regularly evaluated and reviewed;
(f) The performance of those employees, agents, contractors, or other parties working on behalf of the Company handling personal data shall be regularly evaluated and reviewed;
(g) All employees, agents, contractors, or other parties working on behalf of the Company handling personal data will be bound to do so in accordance with the principles of the Regulation and this Policy by contract;
(h) All agents, contractors, or other parties working on behalf of the Company handling personal data must ensure that any and all of their employees who are involved in the processing of personal data are held to the same conditions as those relevant employees of the Company arising out of this Policy and the Regulation;
(i) Where any agent, contractor or other party working on behalf of the Company handling personal data fails in their obligations under this Policy that party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any costs, liability, damages, loss, claims or proceedings which may arise out of that failure.
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(23) Data Breach Notification
(23.1) All personal data breaches must be reported immediately to the Company’s data protection contact.
(23.2) If a personal data breach occurs and that breach is likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of data subjects (e.g. financial loss, breach of confidentiality, discrimination, reputational damage, or other significant social or economic damage), the data protection contact must ensure that the Information Commissioner’s Office is informed of the breach without delay, and in any event, within 72 hours after having become aware of it.
(23.3) In the event that a personal data breach is likely to result in a high risk (that is, a higher risk than that described under Part 23.2) to the rights and freedoms of data subjects, the data protection contact must ensure that all affected data subjects are informed of the breach directly and without undue delay.
(23.4) Data breach notifications shall include the following information:
(a) The categories and approximate number of data subjects concerned;
(b) The categories and approximate number of personal data records concerned;
(c) The name and contact details of the Company’s data protection contact (or other contact point where more information can be obtained);
(d) The likely consequences of the breach;
(e) Details of the measures taken, or proposed to be taken, by the Company to address the breach including, where appropriate, measures to mitigate its possible adverse effects.
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(24) 3rd Party Apps
(24.1) To help us deliver iPEGS we sometimes share information and data with some external processors and 3rd party apps. We list those processors here and outline the agreements in place.
(24.2) We asses all processors to ensure our continued compliance with our obligations to Users, Clients, and data processing regulations such as GDPR.
(24.3) We update this list prior to the commencement of any new sub processor.
(24.4) List of 3rd party processors:
(a) Google Inc. – We use Google Analytics to help us understand the way people use iPEGS so we can make it better and communicate relevant information to users. To provide this Google collects anonymised statistical data about the use of our website and applications. Read Google Analytics’ Privacy Policy (http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/)
(b) Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd. – Our CRM and Customer Support System are provided by Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd. Customers email addresses will appear in Zoho Desk along with all discussion between the customer and ourselves. Name, Address, Email, Phone and products provided by iPEGS will be recorded in Zoho CRM. This information will have been provided by you the customer during the sales process. – To review Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd. Privacy Policy click here. (https://www.zoho.com/privacy.html) – To review Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd. GDPR statement please click here. (https://www.zoho.com/gdpr.html)
(c) Sendgrid Inc. – All the transactional emails from iPEGS are sent out through Sendgrid Inc. That means sharing email addresses and email content. Our relationship is governed by their standard Terms of Service and a Data Processing Addendum in line with GDPR requirements.
(d) Slack Inc. – We primarily use Slack for internal electronic communications. It’s entirely possible that at times these discussions will be about clients and particular situations they need assistance with, and in that regard data will be shared. – Slack store their Data in USA Data Centres and have certified with EU-US Privacy Shield https://slack.com/privacy-shield-notice.Our relationship is governed by their Terms of Service and a GDPR compliant Data Processing Addendum.
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(25) Implementation of Policy
This Policy shall be deemed effective as of 2nd January 2020. No part of this Policy shall have retroactive effect and shall thus apply only to matters occurring on or after this date.