Keechdesign Privacy Policy

At Keechdesign we respect your personal data and privacy rights, it’s your data – and you are in control of it.

 

This privacy policy explains how and why we use personal data, and what we do to ensure that your information is kept safe and secure in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, the Data Protection Act 2018 and any other applicable data protection and privacy laws (Data Protection Laws).

 

This policy explains:

1. Who we are and how to contact us

2. How we collect and process personal data:

A. Clients (and other persons)

B. Business and professional contacts

C. Recruitment

3. Communications

4. Cookies and website visitors

5. Recipients of personal data

6. How long we store personal data for

7. How we keep personal data safe

8. International transfers

9. Your rights as a data subject

10. Updates to this policy

 

 

 

 

1. Who are Keechdesign, and how can I contact you?

 

We are Keechdesign UK Ltd (KD, we, us or our), a limited liability company with registered number 06465738, having our registered office and main place of business at 112-114 Great Portland Street, London, United Kingdom, W1W 6PH. You can contact us by writing to us at our office address, calling us on +44 (0)20 3417 4893 or emailing info@keechdesign.co.uk

 

For the purposes of applicable data protection law, we are a controller in relation to much of the personal data we collect and process. This means that we are responsible for deciding how and why we use personal data, and for keeping it safe. We are registered as a data controller with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) with registration number ZA431659.

 

 

 

 

2. How we collect and process personal data

 

A. Clients (and others persons)

 

How we collect personal data

 

We collect and process personal data (meaning information which relates to an identifiable individual) relating to our clients and the work we do for them. This includes other people, such as the employees of our corporate clients, and usually this information is:

• provided by clients;
• collected in the process of providing design related services (such as through correspondence);
• provided to us by third parties (such as other businesses we work with); and
• obtained from external sources.

 

The types of personal data we collect

 

The types of personal data we collect will vary but usually include some or all of the following:

• contact information (such as name, address, telephone and email address); and
• bank details (provided by a client or supplier and processed when we receive or make a payment).

We may process other types of personal information and, if we do, then it will be protected to the same high standard.

 

Why we need to use personal data

 

We use personal data because we need to for one or more of the following reasons:

• to provide design related services to an individual (namely, to perform a contractual obligation we owe to that individual);
• to perform our contractual obligations (such as paying our suppliers);
• in order to comply with our legal obligations; and
• to pursue our legitimate interests in operating and promoting the success of our business, or to pursue the interests of our clients in providing our services.

 

If you do not provide the personal data which we need in order to enter into or to perform a contract with you, then we may not be able to contract with you or to provide the services which you have requested.

 

In limited circumstances, we may use personal data on the basis of your consent. If so, we will always clearly ask for your agreement to this. You are, of course, free to refuse this and we will inform you as to what (if any) consequences this might have.

 

B. Business and Professional contacts

 

We process personal data about individual business and professional contacts. These people include individual (or representatives from corporate) intermediaries, service providers, and organisations that have attended our events, and potential clients.

 

The types of personal data we hold about these individuals typically consists of basic personal details and contact information such as position title, name, email, address, telephone and the person’s employer. Depending on the circumstances, and the nature of our relationship with the people involved, we may use this information to:

• fulfil our contractual obligations or exercise contractual rights;
• communicate with other organisations, advisers or intermediaries; or
• send business related communications (usually by email).

We use this personal data because it is in our legitimate interests to promote our services and build business relationships.

 

C. Recruitment

 

We collect, store and use personal data about individuals who apply to join us. This may include information:

• you provide to us (such as in CVs, application forms, and through correspondence);
• you provide during an interview;
• obtained from previous employers and referees;
• provided to us by recruitment agencies; and
• received as a result of our carrying out background checks (such as checks for criminal convictions with the Disclosure and Barring Service).

 

The information we collect might include sensitive personal data, such as information about your health and sickness records. If we need to process sensitive personal data then we will ask for your explicit consent before doing so.

 

If you apply for a position with us, we may carry out a check for criminal convictions in order to satisfy ourselves that there is nothing in your history which makes you unsuitable for the role. We do this because working with us involves a high degree of trust (as you will have access to confidential information).

 

We only carry out criminal records checks and ask for references at the last stage of the application process, when making an offer of employment, and always act in accordance with the specific requirements of national laws.

 

How we use applicant information

 

We use the personal data we collect about you to:

• assess your skills, qualifications, and suitability for a role;
• carry out background and reference checks;
• communicate with you about your application;
• keep records related to our hiring process; and
• comply with legal or regulatory requirements.

 

We do all of this because either it is a necessary part of entering into a contract of employment with you or because we have a legitimate interest in ensuring that you are suitable for a particular role.

 

If you fail to provide personal data when requested, which is necessary for us to consider your application (such as evidence of qualifications or work history), we will not be able to process your application successfully.

 

Retention of applicant information

 

We normally retain personal data about unsuccessful candidates for no longer than 6 months from the time we inform them of our hiring decision. We retain personal data for this period so that we can demonstrate, in the event of a legal claim, we have not discriminated against an applicant and that the recruitment process was fair and transparent. After this period, we will securely destroy this applicant’s personal data. If we wish to retain personal data on file, in case future opportunities arise, we will contact the applicant and ask for his or her consent to do so.

 

If you are successful, the personal data you provided in the application process will be stored as part of your personnel file.

 

 

 

 

3. Communications

 

We use personal data to contact people as part of the services we provide. We also sometimes send out news and marketing communications, to existing clients or to people who have asked to hear from us.

 

We will only contact you personally with email marketing communications if you have specifically asked to receive marketing.

 

We sometimes send emails to other companies and organisations without their prior consent. We do this in order to promote our services and build relationships. If we have contacted you like this, it is because we think these communications may be of interest or relevance to you (usually on the basis of our previous dealings with you or a recommendation from a third party).

 

You can change how you hear from us or unsubscribe from marketing at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link on any of our emails, or by emailing info@keechdesign.co.uk with the subject line “unsubscribe.”

 

 

 

 

4. Cookies and website visitors

 

We do not normally collect personal data about visitors to our website unless they choose to provide such information when they contact us.

 

We collect anonymous information about visitors to our website in order to optimise and improve the website. This might include IP addresses, browser or device details and the connection type (for example, the Internet service provider used). However, none of this information will by itself directly identify any particular user.

 

Cookies

 

Web browsers place cookies on hard drives for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information (such as repeat visits). Our website uses Google Analytics cookies to enable us to measure how users interact with our website. Further information on the cookies and how they work can be found here:

 

https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage

 

You can prevent these cookies by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser extension by visiting https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881?hl=en or by adjusting your browser settings.

 

Hyperlinks to other sites

 

Our website contains hyperlinks to third-party websites (such as Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook). We are not responsible for the content or functionality of any of those external websites.  If an external website requests personal information from you, the information you provide will not be covered by this policy. We suggest you read the privacy policy of any website before providing any personal information.

 

 

 

 

5. Recipients of your personal data

 

Personal data you provide to us will be kept private and confidential, and we will not disclose or share it with other data controllers without your permission. The only exception to this is where we are legally required to disclose personal data. For example, to comply with a court order. We may also be required to share personal information with regulatory authorities (including the Information Commissioner’s Office) in the event of an audit or investigation.

 

We share personal data with some of the third parties who provide services to our firm. This includes software and cloud service providers and IT support services. However, these third parties will only process personal data (which may include your information) on our behalf for specified purposes and in accordance with our strict instructions.

 

We only use third party service providers who have provided sufficient guarantees, as required by Data Protection Laws, that your personal data will be kept safe. We always ensure there is a written contract in place which protects your personal data and prevents it from being used for any purpose other than providing services to our business, in accordance with Data Protection Laws.

 

 

 

 

6. How long we store your personal data for

 

We only retain personal data for as long as is necessary for the specific purpose(s) it was collected for (or for related compatible purposes such as complying with applicable legal, accounting, or record-keeping requirements).

 

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from its unauthorised use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

 

 

 

 

7. How we keep personal data safe

 

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, damaged or destroyed, altered or disclosed. This includes both physical security measures (such as keeping paper files in secure, access-controlled premises) and electronic security technology (such as digital back-ups and sophisticated anti-virus protection).

 

We limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to legal and contractual confidentiality obligations.

 

We have put in place reporting procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable supervisory authority of a breach when we are legally required to do so.

 

 

 

 

8. International Transfers

 

We normally only store personal data within the European Economic Area (EEA). However, some of the technology and support services we use are provided by international organisations and/or companies which are based outside the EEA. Before using such service providers, we take steps to make sure that any personal data they process is adequately protected and transferred in accordance with Data Protection Laws, usually by one or more of the following methods:

• ensuring the recipient is in a country which the European Commission has deemed provides adequate protection for personal data;
• implementing appropriate safeguards such as requiring the recipient to enter into Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission; or
• (if the recipient is based in the USA) transferring personal data to recipients who are certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield scheme.

 

If you would like more detailed information on the measures and safeguards which we implement for such data transfers, then please contact us using the details set out in section 1 above.

 

 

 

 

9. Your rights as a data subject

 

Data Protection Laws provide you with certain rights in relation to your personal data. These are as follows:

• The right to access your personal data. This enables you to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• The right to request correction or completion of personal data. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate information we hold about you corrected.
• The right to request erasure of your personal data. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal data (though this may not apply where we have a good, lawful reason to continue using the information in question). You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal data where you have exercised your right to object to processing (see below).
• The right to object to processing of your personal data. You can object to us processing personal data for legitimate interests purposes or for direct marketing.
• The right to restrict how your personal data is used. You can limit how we use your information (primarily to storage or for use in legal claims).
• The right to have a portable copy or transfer your personal data. We will provide  you, or (where technically feasible) a third party, with a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Note this only applies to automated information we process on the basis of your consent or in order to perform a contract.
• The right to withdraw consent. If we are relying on consent to process your personal data you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

 

Responding

 

We try to respond to all personal data requests within one month. Occasionally it may take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. Please also bear in mind that there are exceptions to the rights above and some situations where they do not apply.

 

We may need to request additional information from you to help us confirm your identity. This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you to clarify your request.

 

Fees for making a request

 

You will not normally have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.

 

How to make a request

 

If you want to exercise any of the rights described above, please email info@keechdesign.co.uk  or write to Data Protection Requests, Keechdesign UK Ltd, 45 Mitchell Street, London, United Kingdom, ECV1 3QZ.

 

Your right to complain to a supervisory authority

 

You have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority (which, in the UK, is the ICO) if you are not satisfied with our response to a data protection request or if you think your personal data has been mishandled. For further information on how to make a complaint, please visit https://ico.org.uk

 

 

 

 

10. Updates to this policy

 

We will update this policy from time to time. The current version will always be posted on our website.

 

This policy was last updated on 17th June 2019.