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GDPR: Data Privacy Notice for Clients and Suppliers

Introduction

Method & Class Limited ("We") are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This policy (together with our terms of use.

and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.

Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

1. Definitions

Data controller - A controller determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Data processor - A processor is responsible for processing personal data on behalf of a controller.

Data subject – Natural person

Categories of data: Personal data and special categories of personal data

Personal data - The GDPR applies to ‘personal data’ meaning any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier (as explained in Article 6 of GDPR). For example name, passport number, home address or private email address. Online identifiers include IP addresses and cookies.

Special categories personal data - The GDPR refers to sensitive personal data as ‘special categories of personal data’ (as explained in Article 9 of GDPR). The special categories specifically include genetic data, and biometric data where processed to uniquely identify an individual. Other examples include racial and ethnic origin, sexual orientation, health data, trade union membership, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs.

Processing - means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

Third party - means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.

2. Who are we?

LEWIS NORTH is the data controller. This means we decide how your personal data is processed and for what purposes. Our contact details are: [email protected]. For all data matters contact Lewis North on [email protected].

3. The purpose(s) of processing your personal data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

Communicating with you via email and telephone to keep you up-to-date with projects, discuss future projects or update you with latest news, events, articles or enquiries.

4. The categories of personal data concerned

With reference to the categories of personal data described in the definitions section, we process the following categories of your data: 

  • Personal data (name, email address, telephone number)

We have obtained your personal data from our website or from email correspondence that we have had.

5. What is our legal basis for processing your personal data? 

a). Personal data (article 6 of GDPR)

Our lawful basis for processing your general personal data:

  • Consent of the data subject;

You consented to us contacting you via email when you downloaded our template website brief - available on this URL:

https://methodandclass.com/articles/2018/how-to-write-a-brief-for-a-website

You agreed to this consent: “Please note: by entering your details above you consent to us contacting you through email”

• Processing necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject or to take steps to enter into a contract. 

By entering into a contract with Method & Class Limited you will grant permission for us to process your data.

More information on lawful processing can be found on the ICO website.

6. Sharing your personal data

Your personal data will be treated as strictly confidential, and will be shared only with employees of Method & Class Limited.

7. How long do we keep your personal date?

We keep your personal data for no longer than reasonably necessary and we only retain your data for the following purposes and use the following criteria to determine how long to retain your personal data: To contact you about news, sales enquiries, opportunities and new industry articles. We will provide you the ability to unsubscribe at any time and respect that decision.

8. Providing us with your personal data

You are under no statutory or contractual requirement or obligation to provide us with your personal data. But failure to do so will have the following consequences; we would not be able to contact you about any projects, contracts, sales leads or communications.

9. Your rights and your personal data

Unless subject to an exemption under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • The right to request a copy of the personal data which we hold about you;
  • The right to request that we correct any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date;
  • The right to request your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary to retain such data;
  • The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time, where consent was your lawful basis for processing the data.
  • The right to request that we provide you with your personal data and where possible, to transmit that data directly to another data controller, (known as the right to data portability), (where applicable i.e. where the processing is based on consent or is necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject and where the data controller processes the data by automated means);
  • The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, to request a restriction is placed on further processing;
  • The right to object to the processing of personal data, (where applicable i.e. where processing is based on legitimate interests (or the performance of a task in the public interest/exercise of official authority); direct marketing and processing for the purposes of scientific/historical research and statistics).

10. Transfer of Data Abroad

We do not transfer personal data outside the EEA.

11. Further processing

If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Data Privacy Notice, then we will provide you with a new notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions.

12. Changes to our privacy policy

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

13. How to make a complaint

To exercise all relevant rights, queries or complaints please in the first instance contact our Lewis North on [email protected].

If this does not resolve your complaint to your satisfaction, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office on 03031231113 or via email https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/email/ or at the Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, England.