Privacy Policy

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 Privacy Policy

This document sets out what information Partingtons Transport Consultants Ltd collects from clients, how it uses the information, how it protects the information and your rights.

Partingtons Transport Consultants Ltd is committed to ensuring your privacy is protected in accordance with Data Protection Standards.

Partingtons Transport Consultants Ltd is using the following definition for Personal Data:-

Personal data we gather may include; individuals contact details, details of certificates, diplomas and skills.

Partingtons Transport Consultants Ltd may change this policy from time to time. Any updates or change to the use of your personal data will be advised to you prior to that change of use.

Who We Are

Partingtons Transport Consultants Ltd, 9 Heathfield Drive, Swinton, Manchester, M27 5LH.

Contact us:

Online: www.partingtonstc.co.uk

Email: info@partingtonstc.co.uk

Phone: +44(0)7540 345475

Post: Partingtons Transport Consultants Ltd, 9 Heathfield Drive, Swinton, Manchester, M27 5LH.

What We Provide

·         Legal advice and legal services across the Transport sector.

·         Training and seminar services.

·         We employ our own staff.

What We Collect

The specific information that we collect will vary depending on what service we provide and may include:-

·         Identification and contact data – email address, name, phone number, postal address.

·         Enhanced identification data – ID documents (driving license, passport)

·         Financial data – bank details.

Collecting Personal Data

When we collect personal data you will be provided with a Privacy Notice that will contain:-

·         Who we are

·         What personal information we are collecting

·         Why we need it

·         Legal basis under which we are processing (typically Consent. Contractual obligations and/or  legitimate interest).

·         What we are going to use it for and any decisions

·         Who that information will be shared with

·         The safeguards in place to protect your information.

·         Our standard retention period or legal need to retain that information.

Some of the information we collect is provided here:-

·         Personal identification data – name, address, banking information.

·         Legal status – your legal status in respect of the services we are undertaking for you, and/or the status of these that can act on your behalf.

How We Collect Personal Data

Depending on the nature of our engagement we may collect personal data in the following ways.

·         Directly from you.

·         From your relatives.

What We Use That Personal Data For

The specific use of personal data will be detailed in the relevant policy for the specific service(s) we are providing you.

Where We May Share Your Information Without Your Explicit Consent.

We may be required or chose to share your information in certain circumstances without obtaining your explicit consent, some examples of this would be:-

·         To comply with any legal process, applicable law or governmental request.

·         To enforce/administer our agreements.

·         To protect our company or the public from harm or illegal activities.

·         For fraud prevention, investigation, risk assessment.

·         To protect the rights and property of our company.

·         To defend ourselves against third party claims or allegations.

·         To protect the rights or freedoms of other data subjects.

In any event we will consider your rights and privileges before sharing this information.

How You Can Help Protecting Your Data

In all cases the information we require to obtain for you is necessary in the provision or assessment of the provision of services to you. We rely on this information being accurate and up to date, which is in part our responsibility as well as yours.

We only record information relevant to the provision of the service we are delivering to you.

Changes to Your Personal Data

In the event your personal data, that we use to provide you goods or services, changes e.g. your surname, company name, address, email address – it is critical that you inform us of these changes to ensure we have the correct information on ours system.

You can inform us in writing by email, by telephone or in person.

Security

Partingtons Transport Consultants Ltd operates a Privacy by Design and Default policy. This means that before we use your data we have already considered the potential impact on you were your data to be lost, stolen, shared or compromised.

We undertake routine reviews of our processes and security policies to ensure that we can take all reasonable precautions in protecting your data.

Whilst we undertake all reasonable precautions, software updates and patches we cannot guarantee the safety of data submitted over the internet.

Data Breach

In the event of a data breach of your personal data which means:-

The unintended loss, destruction, amendment or disclosure of personal data, we will do all that is necessary to minimize the impact on you. We will identify any potential malicious third party, identify any third-parties that may also be impacted and take all reasonable efforts to ensure that you are notified.

In the event we are notified by a third party of a breach, in their systems, we will undertake the same level of effort.

We will undertake this communication either directly with you as an individual or by sending out a public notification.

At the same time we will comply with the current law in respect of informing the appropriate Supervisory Authority which is currently the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).