At Elevator, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy notice will inform you as to how we look after your personal data and how the law protects you.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND WHO WE ARE
PURPOSE OF THIS PRIVACY NOTICE
This privacy notice aims to give you information on how we collect and process your personal data. It is important that you read this privacy notice together with any other privacy notice or fair processing notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. This privacy notice supplements the other notices and is not intended to override them.
This privacy notice only applies to the use of your personal information obtained by us and does not apply to personal information collected during your communications with third parties.
CONTROLLER
We, Enterprise North East Trust Ltd, are the controller and responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as “Elevator”, “we”, “us” or “our” in this privacy notice). We are registered with the Information Commissioners Office registration number ZA144892.
We have appointed a data privacy manager who is responsible for overseeing questions in relation to this privacy notice. If you have any questions about this privacy notice, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact the data privacy manager using the details set out below.
CONTACT DETAILS
If you have any questions about our privacy notice or the information we collect or use about you, please contact:
Our full details are:
FAO Data Privacy Manager
Enterprise North East Trust Ltd
5-9 Bon Accord Crescent
Aberdeen
AB11 6DN
Email: dataprotection@elevatoruk.com
You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO so please contact us in the first instance.
We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you as follows:
We also collect, use and share Aggregated Data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated Data could be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data in law as this data will not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this privacy policy.
When you visit our website (https://www.elevatoruk.com/) we may also collect Technical Data which includes protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access the website.
IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE PERSONAL DATA
Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract or arrangement we have with you and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract or provide the services we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with access to our accelerator programmes). In this case, we may have to cancel a service you have with us but we will notify you if this is the case at the time.
We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us. Often, this happens when you engage with our business gateway advisers, meet one of your employees and exchange business cards, apply for any of our accelerator programmes or awards, or when you contact one of our offices.
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
Please see clause 10 to find out more about the types of lawful basis that we will rely on to process your personal data.
We may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent in compliance with the above rules.
PURPOSES FOR WHICH WE WILL USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
We will only use your personal data for the purpose for which we collect it including without limitation:
Note that we may process your personal data for more than one lawful ground depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data. Please contact us if you need details about the specific legal ground we are relying on to process your personal data.
MARKETING
We strive to provide you with choices regarding certain personal data uses, particularly around marketing and advertising. If you tell us we can, we may also use your personal information to provide you with information about services, events, promotions and offers that may be of interest to you.
OPTING OUT
You can ask us to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by contacting us.
Where you opt out of receiving these marketing messages, this will not apply to personal data provided to us as a result of the services or arrangements we have entered into with you.
COOKIES
You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly. For more information about the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy.
CHANGE OF PURPOSE
We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to get an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.
If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
Please note that we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.
From time to time, we may have to share your personal data with selected third parties. For example, your information may be shared with funding partners and with third parties if working in joint partnerships.
We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.
There are certain exceptional circumstances in which we may disclose your information to additional third parties. This would be where we believe that the disclosure is:
We do not transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area.
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, 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 a duty of confidentiality.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
HOW LONG WILL YOU USE MY PERSONAL DATA FOR?
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting 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 unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
In some circumstances you can ask us to delete your data: see your legal rights below for further information.
Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. Please click on the links below to find out more about these rights:
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us.
NO FEE USUALLY REQUIRED
You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.
WHAT WE MAY NEED FROM YOU
We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). 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 for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response.
TIME LIMIT TO RESPOND
We try to respond to all legitimate 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. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.
LAWFUL BASIS
Legitimate Interest means the interest of our business in conducting and managing our business to enable us to give you the best service/product and the best and most secure experience. We make sure we consider and balance any potential impact on you (both positive and negative) and your rights before we process your personal data for our legitimate interests. We do not use your personal data for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you (unless we have your consent or are otherwise required or permitted to by law). You can obtain further information about how we assess our legitimate interests against any potential impact on you in respect of specific activities by contacting us.
Performance of Contract means processing your data where it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into such a contract.
Comply with a legal or regulatory obligation means processing your personal data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation that we are subject to.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS
You have the right to:
Request access to your personal data (commonly known as a “data subject access request”). This enables you to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.
Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you corrected, though we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to us.
Request erasure of your personal data. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal data where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal data where you have successfully exercised your right to object to processing (see below), where we may have processed your information unlawfully or where we are required to erase your personal data to comply with local law. Note, however, that we may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons which will be notified to you, if applicable, at the time of your request.
Object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes. In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have compelling legitimate grounds to process your information which override your rights and freedoms.
Request restriction of processing of your personal data. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of your personal data in the following scenarios: (a) if you want us to establish the data’s accuracy; (b) where our use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it; (c) where you need us to hold the data even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or (d) you have objected to our use of your data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it.
Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party. We will provide to you, or a third party you have chosen, your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Note that this right only applies to automated information which you initially provided consent for us to use or where we used the information to perform a contract with you.
Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data. However, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide certain products or services to you. We will advise you if this is the case at the time you withdraw your consent.
At Elevator, we take your privacy seriously and only use your personal information to provide you with information on the services you have requested from us.
We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as your name, phone number and email address. Often, this happens when you engage with our Business Gateway advisers, meet one of our employees and exchange business cards, apply for any of our accelerator programmes or awards, or when you contact one of our offices.
Elevator can assure you that we will not sell your data to any third parties, although - from time to time - your information will be shared with funding partners and with third parties if working in joint partnerships. The lawful basis for sharing your data is legitimate interest.
We use the information we collect to communicate with you. For example, we may contact you by email or other electronic communications including social media platforms to update you with Elevator news or to invite you to events hosted by Elevator.
We store all information on computer systems and hard copies files held by Elevator. We will keep your information for as long as reasonably necessary. Where your information is no longer required or no longer relevant, we will ensure it is disposed of in a secure manner.
If for any reason you do not want your data shared, please contact Elevator at dataprotection@elevatoruk.com.
At Elevator, we take your privacy seriously and only use your personal information to provide you with information on the services you have requested from us.
We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as your name, phone number and email address. Often, this happens when you engage with our Business Gateway advisers, meet one of our employees and exchange business cards, apply for any of our accelerator programmes or awards, or when you contact one of our offices.
Elevator can assure you that we will not sell your data to any third parties, although - from time to time - your information will be shared with funding partners and with third parties if working in joint partnerships. The lawful basis for sharing your data is legitimate interest.
We use the information we collect to communicate with you. For example, we may contact you by email or other electronic communications including social media platforms to update you with Elevator news or to invite you to events hosted by Elevator.
We store all information on computer systems and hard copies files held by Elevator. We will keep your information for as long as reasonably necessary. Where your information is no longer required or no longer relevant, we will ensure it is disposed of in a secure manner.
If for any reason you do not want your data shared, please contact Elevator at dataprotection@elevatoruk.com.