We understand that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this Website, Our Site and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a manner that is consistent with Our obligations and your rights under the law.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of Our Site. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our Site immediately.
- 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 section 12, below;
“Cookie Law” means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations (“PECR” -2003);
“Personal data” means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to Us via Our Site. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the EU Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR” – 2016);
“We/Us/Our” means Chadwell Consulting a limited company registered in England & Wales under company number 11327430 whose registered address is Chadwell Manor, Chadwell, Newport, United Kingdom, TF10 9BH
“Legitimate Interest” means where this is used as the legal basis to communicate using the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) three-part test of the communication having been 1) Identified as a Legitimate Interest 2) Shows that the processing is necessary to achieve it; and 3) Balance it against the individual’s interests, rights and freedoms
“Our Site” means www.chadwelltelecom.co.uk
“Contact Details” means via email on info@chadwelltelecom.co.uk, or at our registered address above.
- 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.
- Your Rights
As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which this Policy and Our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:
- The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data;
- The right of access to the personal data We hold about you (see section 12);
- The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Us using the details in section 14);
- The right of erasure – i.e., the right to ask Us to delete any personal data We hold about you (We only hold your personal data for a limited time, as explained in section 6 but if you would like Us to delete it sooner, please contact Us using the details in section 14);
- The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data;
- The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organisation);
- The right to object to Us using your personal data for particular purposes; and
- Rights with respect to automated decision making and profiling.
If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, please contact Us using the details provided in section 14 and We will do Our best to solve the problem for you. If We are unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office.
For further information about your rights, please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office on 0303 123 1113 or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
- What Data Do We Collect?
Depending upon your use of Our Site, We may collect some or all of the following personal, and non-personal data (please also see section 13 on Our use of Cookies and similar technologies):
- name
- date of birth
- gender
- business/company name
- job title
- profession
- contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers
- demographic information such as post code, preferences, and interests
- financial information such as credit / debit card numbers
- IP address
- Web browser type and version
- operating system
- a list of URLs starting with a referring site, your activity on Our Site, and the site you exit to.
- How Do We Use Your Data?
All personal data is processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. We will comply with Our obligations and safeguard your rights under the GDPR at all times. For more details on security see section 7, below.
Our use of your personal data will always have a lawful basis, either because it is necessary for Our performance of a contract with you, because you have consented to Our use of your personal data (e.g. by subscribing to emails), or because it is in Our legitimate interests. Specifically, We may use your data for the following purposes:
- Providing and managing your Account
- Providing and managing your access to Our Site
- Personalising and tailoring your experience on Our Site
- Supplying Our products/services to you (please note that We require your personal data in order to enter into a contract with you)
- Personalising and tailoring Our products/services for you
- Replying to emails from you
- Supplying you with emails that you have opted into (you may unsubscribe or opt-out at any time by clicking the link in our emails)
- Where there is a Legitimate Interest to supply you with relevant information
- Market research
- Analysing your use of Our Site and gathering feedback to enable Us to continually improve Our Site and your user experience.
With your permission and/or where permitted by law, We may also use your data for marketing purposes which may include contacting you by email/telephone/text message/post with information, news and offers on Our products/services. We will not, however, send you any unsolicited marketing or spam and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that We fully protect your rights and comply with Our obligations under the GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
Third parties (such as Google, YouTube, Facebook) whose content appears on Our Site may use third party Cookies, as detailed below in section 13. Please refer to section 13 for more information on controlling Cookies. Please note that We do not control the activities of such third parties, nor the data they collect and use and advise you to check the privacy policies of any such third parties.
You have the right to withdraw your consent to Us using your personal data at any time, and to request that We delete it.
We do not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected.
- How and Where Do We Store Your Data?
We only keep your personal data for as long as We need to in order to use it as described above in section 6, and/or for as long as We have your permission to keep it.
Some or all of your data may be stored outside of the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). You are deemed to accept and agree to this by using Our Site and submitting information to Us. If We do store data outside the EEA, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under GDPR by checking suppliers are Privacy Shield and/or ISO27001 compliant.
Data security is very important to Us, and to protect your data We have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through Our Site by using checking suppliers are Privacy Shield and/or ISO27001 compliant and by using Secure SSL connections.
- Do We Share Your Data?
We do not sell your personal data. We will only share it with third parties in the circumstances described in this Policy.
We may share personal data with customers or business partners, third-party service providers (including credit reference agencies), regulators, or law enforcement bodies where required, and professional advisers. Where data is shared outside the UK, appropriate safeguards will apply.
In certain circumstances, We may be legally required to share certain data held by us, which may include your personal data, for example, where We are involved in legal proceedings, where We are complying with legal obligations, a court order, or a governmental authority.
We may sometimes contract with third parties to supply products and services to you on Our behalf. These may include payment processing, delivery of goods, search engine facilities, advertising, and marketing. In some cases, the third parties may require access to some or all of your data. Where any of your data is required for such a purpose, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, Our obligations, and the obligations of the third party under the law.
We may compile statistics about the use of Our Site including data on traffic, usage patterns, user numbers, sales, and other information. All such data will be anonymised and will not include any personally identifying data, or any anonymised data that can be combined with other data and used to identify you. We may from time to time share such data with third parties such as prospective investors, affiliates, partners, and advertisers. Data will only be shared and used within the bounds of the law.
We may sometimes use third party data processors that are located outside of the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). Where We transfer any personal data outside the EEA, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the GDPR by checking suppliers are Privacy Shield and/or ISO27001 compliant.
In certain circumstances, We may be legally required to share certain data held by Us, which may include your personal data, for example, where We are involved in legal proceedings, where We are complying with legal requirements, a court order, or a governmental authority.
- What Happens If Our Business Changes Hands?
We may, from time to time, expand or reduce Our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Our business. Any personal data that you have provided will, where it is relevant to any part of Our business that is being transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Privacy Notice, be permitted to use that data only for the same purposes for which it was originally collected by Us.
In the event that any of your data is to be transferred in such a manner, you will not be contacted in advance and informed of the changes.
- How Can You Control Your Data?
In addition to your rights under the GDPR, set out in section 4, you submit personal data via Our Site, you may be given options to restrict Our use of your 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 at the point of providing your details 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.
- Your Right to Withhold Information
You may access certain areas of Our Site without providing any 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 section 12.
- How Can You Access Your Data?
You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal data held by Us (where such data is held). Under the GDPR, no fee is payable and We will provide any and all information in response to your request free of charge. Please contact Us for more details using the Contact Details above.
- Our Use of Cookies
Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our products/services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
By using Our Site, you may also receive certain third-party Cookies on your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by Websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. Third party Cookies are used on Our Site for advertising purposes and providing marketing analytical information.
All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law.
Before third party Cookies that use your personal data are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a popup requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended. You will be given the opportunity to allow only first party Cookies and block third party Cookies which use your personal data.
Certain features of Our Site depend on Cookies to function. Cookie Law deems these Cookies to be “strictly necessary”. Your consent will not be sought to place these Cookies, but it is still important that you are aware of them. You may still block these Cookies by changing your internet browser’s settings as detailed below but please be aware that Our Site may not work properly if you do so. We have taken great care to ensure that your privacy is not at risk by allowing them.
The following first party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:
- Cookies to assist with the functionality of the Website, such as remembering the contents of your basket, whether you’ve logged into the Website, and your preferences; and the following third-party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:
- Google Analytics – Anonymous Data Collection;
- Facebook Pixel;
- Google Conversion/Remarketing.
Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google Analytics. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling Us to better understand how Our Site is used. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Site and the products/services offered through it. You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, however whilst Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.
In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time, however you may lose any information that enables you to access Our Site more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalisation settings.
It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
- Data Controller Contact Details
If you have any questions about Our Site or this Privacy Notice or any other data protection queries, please contact info@chadwelltelecom.co.uk for more details. Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data We hold about you (as under section 12, above).
- Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time (for example, if the law changes). Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Notice on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.
- GDPR Roles
Under GDPR, We act as a data controller (make decisions) for your personal data that We collect and a data processor (process your data) or data controller for any of your data shared with us by a third-party.
- Children Under Thirteen Years of Age
Our products and services are not intended to be used by children under 13 years old. We will never knowingly collect data from or on children below 13 years old. If you become aware of such a child (or another person) supplying data on that child to us, please contact using the details shown in the ‘Contact us’ section at the end of this Privacy Notice.
- Crime Prevention
We will share personal information with the relevant agencies and without notice, where We are requested to or suspect fraudulent activities, money laundering, terrorist related activities or where there is another legal requirement to do so.
- Complaints
We would always Welcome the opportunity to rectify any complaints that you have about your data and privacy held with us and can be contacted as shown in the ‘Data Controller Contact Details’ section above. If you would like to make a complaint to the ICO, their contact details are:
- By phone – 0303 123 1113
- Online – https://ico.org.uk/concerns
- Credit Reference and Affordability Checks
To help us assess applications, prevent fraud, and meet our legal and regulatory obligations, we may obtain information about you from credit reference agencies (CRAs).
We obtain this information via Creditsafe, which uses its data partner TransUnion to supply consumer credit and identity data.
- Creditsafe Business Solutions Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. FCA Firm Reference Number: 742313
- TransUnion International UK Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. FCA Firm Reference Number: 737740
The information we receive may include data relating to your identity, credit commitments, payment history, and public record information. This data is used solely for legitimate business purposes, including creditworthiness assessment, identity verification, and fraud prevention, in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Further information about how Creditsafe and TransUnion process your personal data can be found in their respective privacy notices:
- Creditsafe Privacy / Transparency Notice: Transparency Notice | Customers & Suppliers
- TransUnion Bureau Privacy Notice: https://www.transunion.co.uk/legal/privacy-centre/pc-bureau
- Where We Obtain Your Personal Data
We may collect personal data about you from:
- you directly;
- employers/clients when you apply for a role or are considered for an opportunity;
- referees (where relevant and permitted);
- publicly available sources (for example professional networking sites, business websites, and public records);
- credit reference agencies (CRAs) where required for consumer credit, identity, or affordability checks; and
- third party service providers used to support recruitment, screening, and compliance processes.
- How Long We Keep Your Personal Data
We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for its purpose and to meet legal or regulatory obligations. Data used for credit reference or affordability checks is retained only for as long as required and then securely deleted.
- Provision of Personal Data
Is the provision of personal data statutory or contractual?
The provision of certain personal data is primarily contractual and, in some circumstances, required to meet legal and regulatory obligations. Personal data is required to:
- enter into and perform contracts with customers, suppliers, or business partners;
- process orders, manage accounts, and deliver goods and services;
- verify identity and prevent fraud; and
- comply with applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, and tax obligations.
What are the consequences of not providing personal data?
If you choose not to provide the personal data we ask for:
- we may be unable to enter into a contract with you;
- we may be unable to fulfil orders, supply goods, or provide services;
- we may be unable to conduct necessary verification, compliance, or fraud prevention checks; and
- as a result, our services may be delayed, restricted, or declined.
Where personal data is requested for optional purposes, such as marketing communications, providing this data is not mandatory, and you may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting your ability to receive goods or services from us.
- Automated Decision Making and Profiling
We may use automated systems and tools to support certain business processes, such as risk assessment, fraud prevention, affordability checks, identity verification, or record management.
These tools may analyse personal data using predefined criteria or rules to generate indicators, scores, or recommendations. However, we do not make decisions that have a legal or similarly significant effect on individuals based solely on automated processing. Any such decisions are subject to meaningful human review.
The use of these tools may influence the speed or level of review applied to an application or request, but individuals will not be subject to automatic rejection or adverse decisions without human involvement.
- Contact Us
We are registered in the UK and our registered address is:
Chadwell Manor, Chadwell, Newport, United Kingdom, TF10 9BH
Please contact us if you have any questions about our privacy policy or personal data We hold about you:
Write to us at our address:
- Shifnal Manor Barns, Shifnal, United Kingdom, TF11 9PB
- and our company registration number is 11327430
By e-mail: info@chadwelltelecom.co.uk