Privacy Policy

Last updated 24th November 2020

IMPORTANT: BY USING OUR WEBSITE AND/OR BY PROVIDING US WITH ANY PERSONAL DATA, YOU GIVE YOUR EXPLICIT CONSENT THAT ALL PERSONAL DATA THAT YOU SUBMIT MAY BE PROCESSED BY US IN THE MANNER AND FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING PRIVACY POLICY AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EFFECTIVE LAWS AND REGULATIONS ON PERSONAL DATA.

 

RESPECTING YOUR DATA

GDPR is an essential working practice for businesses that collect, process and store personal data. This document outlines the steps taken around safe and secure processing of your data. We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Policy sets out the basis on which any personal data that we collect from you or that you provide to us will be processed on our website. We keep certain basic information when you visit our website and recognize the importance of keeping that information secure and letting you know what we will do with it. You may choose to provide us with information that is considered personal data. The term “personal data” as used in this Policy refers to information such as your name, e-mail address, mailing address, telephone number, or any other data that can be used to identify you. You are not required to provide any personal information to browse the public areas of this website. The term “website” refers to this site alone. 

 

DATA COLLECTOR INFORMATION

This website is owned by HandiChap Disability Consultancy, a British based sole trading business that supports the activity of teaching, training and promoting disability equality in line with The Equality Act 2010. Those who make direct engagement with HandiChap Disability Consultancy may be required to provide Personal Data such as their name, email address, age, gender and other such pieces of information that are associated with being able to identify them from. Browsing public areas of our website will result in the collection of basic data such as site activity. 

 

DATA SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY

We take the security and confidentiality of your personal data very seriously. We use up-to-date data storage and security techniques to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorized modification, unlawful destruction, or accidental loss. All processors of personal data and any third parties we engage to process your personal information are obligated to respect the confidentiality of your information. We keep your personal data for only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with any applicable legal reporting or document retention requirements.We protect your personal data by using password-protected computer systems, housed in facilities using physical, electronic, and procedural security measures to protect the confidentiality and security of information transmitted to us. We keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorized access.

 

MINORS

If you are a minor in the country in which you are accessing our website, you may submit your personal data on this website only with the involvement of your parent(s) or guardian. If you are a parent(s) or guardian and you provide consent for a minor to submit personal data on this website, you agree to this Policy in respect to the minor’s use. A child is legally defined as someone under 18 years of age. 

 

THIRD-PARTY VENDORS

At times this website will contain links to the website of a third-party vendor we have retained to perform services on our behalf. You will know that you are on a third-party vendor’s website because it will have a different appearance and the address bar on your browser will change. At the time we select third-party vendors, and periodically thereafter, we inspect their privacy and data protection policies to ensure that they meet the same standards we use for our own policies. If you have questions about a third-party vendor’s policies, please see the policy listed on their website.

 

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We are continually improving and adding new functionality and features to this website, and improving and adding to our existing services. Because of these ongoing changes, as well as changes in the law and the nature of technology, our data practices will change when required. When it proves necessary to change our Policy, we will post any changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect and how we use it.