Information we collect:

(a) Information you voluntarily provide to us: When you sign up to our mailing list using the forms on our home page and contact pages. The information collected from you is your email address, which we use to send you updates, information about services, events and guides based around our IT and Risk management services.

Information we collect automatically:

(b) Cookies and tracking: We use Cookies and Google analytics to collect and store information about how you use our website. We also use pixels and web beacons, to analyse trends, administer the website, track users’ movements around the website, and gather demographic information about our users.

Use and disclosure of Personal Information:

We may use and disclose your personal information only for the following purposes:

(a) To provide, support, and improve the Services we offer: We may have to share your information with third parties to deliver and support our services or make sure certain features are available to you. When we do have to share Personal Information with third parties, we take steps to protect your information by requiring these third parties enter into a contract with us that requires them to use the Personal Information we transfer to them in a manner that is consistent with this policy.

(b) To meet legal requirements, including complying with court orders, valid discovery requests, valid subpoenas, and other appropriate legal mechanisms.

(c) To provide information to representatives and advisors, including solicitors and accountants, to help us comply with legal, accounting, or security requirements.

(d) To prosecute and defend a court, arbitration, or similar legal proceeding.

(e) To respond to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.

Public information and Third-Party Websites:

(a) Blog. We have a blog on our Website. In these blog posts, third party websites are linked. Their privacy policies may be different to ours and therefore any personal information you submit to those sites is their responsibility.

(b) Social media platforms and widgets. Our Websites include social media features, such as the Facebook share button. These features may collect information about your IP address and which page you are visiting on our Website, and they may set a cookie to make sure the feature functions properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Website. We also maintain presences on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. Any information, communications, or materials you submit to us via a social media platform is done at your own risk without any expectation of privacy. We cannot be held responsible for the actions of other users or the actions of the platforms themselves. Your interactions with those features and platforms are governed by the privacy policies of the companies that provide them.

Third Parties:

We may disclose personal information to the following types of third parties for the purpose described in this policy:

(a)Service Providers: Sometimes, we share your information with our third-party Service Providers, who help us provide and support our Services. Just like with the other third parties we work with; these third-party Service Providers enter into a contract that requires them to use your Personal Information only for the provision of services to us and in a manner, that is consistent with this policy. Examples of Service Providers include traffic analytics and hosting service.

Surveys:

We may, from time to time, offer surveys for you to complete on our website or through social media that will collect your email address, full name, Company and work phone number. We will use this information to provide you with a tailored email either with the results from the survey, services we think will suit your needs or an email thanking you for completing our survey.

Security

Notice of Breach of Security:

If a security breach causes an unauthorised intrusion into our system that materially affects you we will notify you as soon as possible and later report the action we took in response.

Safeguarding Your Information

We take reasonable and appropriate measures to protect Personal Information from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction, taking into account the risks involved in the processing and the nature of the Personal Information.

Accuracy and Retention of Data

We do our best to keep your data accurate and up to date, to the extent that you provide us with the information we need to do so. If your data changes (for example, if you have a new email address), then you are responsible for notifying us of those changes. Upon request, we will provide you with information about whether we hold, or process on behalf of a third party, any of your Personal Information.

Access

We will give an individual, either you or a Subscriber, access to any Personal Information we hold about them within 30 days of any request for that information. Individuals may request to access, correct, amend or delete information we hold about them by contacting us here. Unless it is prohibited by law, we will remove any Personal Information about an individual, from our servers at your or their request.

If you have any questions about the security of your Personal Information, you may contact us at hello@thedeveloper.co.uk