Privacy Policy
Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”) applies to individuals who use our website at transalis.com (the “Site”) and any of the products and services that we offer, including from the Site.
We respect the privacy of every person who visits or registers with or submits personal information through our Site and who uses the products and services that we offer, including from the Site, and we are committed to ensuring a safe online experience.
1. Purpose Of This Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice explains our approach to any personal information that we might collect from you or which we have obtained about you from a third-party and the purposes for which we process your personal information. This Privacy Notice also sets out your rights in respect of our processing of your personal information.
This Privacy Notice informs you of the nature of the personal information about you that is processed by us and how you can request that we delete it, update it, transfer it and/or provide you with access to it.
This Privacy Notice is intended to assist you in making informed decisions when using the Site and our products and services. Please take a moment to read and understand it. It should be read in conjunction with our Terms and Conditions.
This Privacy Notice only applies to the use of your personal information obtained by us; it does not apply to personal information collected during your communications with third parties or your use of their products or services.
2. About Us
The Site and our products and services are made available by Transalis Limited (“Transalis”, “we”, “us”, “our”). Transalis is the data controller responsible for your personal information. For more information.
Transalis is a private limited company registered in England under registration number 04581648 with its registered office located at C/O Browne Jacobson LLP, 6 Bevis Marks, London EC3A 7BA.
Transalis is registered as a data controller with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office under registration number ZA20480.
3. How To Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or want to exercise your rights set out in this Privacy Notice, please:
- Send us an email at: dpo@transalis.com
- Call us on: 0845 123 3476
- Write to us at: DPO, Transalis Ltd, Portsmouth Technopole, Portsmouth, PO2 8FA, United Kingdom
4. Personal Information We Collect And How We Use It
We may collect and process personal information from you in the following circumstances:
Site visitors: If you browse our Site, contact us with an enquiry through our Site, apply for an account on our Site or use any services available on our Site, we may collect and process your personal information in connection with your interaction with us and our Site.
Customers: If you purchase our products or services on your own behalf, we may collect and process your personal information in connection with your purchase and our wider relationship with you.
Suppliers (including subcontractors): If you supply products or services to us on your own behalf, we may collect and process your personal information in connection with our receipt of products and services from you and, where relevant, our provision of products and services to our customers.
Individuals who work for our customers and suppliers: Corporate organisations are not data subjects, although any individuals who work for them are. If you work for or otherwise represent one of our corporate customers or suppliers and you are engaging with us on behalf of that organisation, whether through our Site or otherwise, we may collect and process your personal information in connection with our receipt or provision of products and services and our wider relationship with your organisation.
Job applicants: If you apply for a job with us, we may collect and process your personal information in connection with your application.
Our primary reasons for collecting personal information from you is to: (i) provide our products and services to you and/or any organisation you represent; (ii) verify your identity (where applicable); (iii) help us improve our Site and our products and services and develop and market new products and services; (iv) carry out requests made by you on our Site; (v) investigate or settle enquiries or disputes; (vi) comply with applicable law, court order, other judicial process and the requirements of regulators; (vii) enforce our agreements with you; (viii) protect the rights, property and safety of us or third parties, including our other customers and users of the Site; (ix) provide support for the provision of our products and services; (x) carry out recruitment activities; and (xi) use as otherwise required or permitted by law.
In particular, we use your personal information for the following purposes:
5. How We Obtain Your Consent
Where our use of your personal information requires your consent, you can provide such consent:
- at the time we collect your personal information following the instructions provided; or
- by informing us by email, post or telephone using the contact details set out in the “How to Contact Us” section above.
7. Third-Party Links And Services
Our Site contains links to third-party websites and services. When you use a link to go from our Site to another website or you request a service from a third-party, this Privacy Notice no longer applies.
Your browsing and interaction on any other websites, or your dealings with any other third-party service provider, is subject to that website’s or third-party service provider’s own rules and policies.
We do not monitor, control or endorse the privacy practices of any third parties.
We encourage you to become familiar with the privacy practices of every website you visit or third-party service provider that you deal with and to contact them if you have any questions about their respective privacy notices and practices.
This Privacy Notice applies solely to personal information collected by us through our Site, the supply of our products and services and/or in connection with our business operations and does not apply to these third-party websites and third-party service providers.
8. Sharing Data
We will only share personal information with others when we are legally permitted to do so. When we share personal information with others, we put contractual arrangements and security mechanisms in place to protect the personal information and to comply with our data protection, confidentiality and security standards. When processing your personal information we may need to share it with the third parties described in the “Personal Information We Collect and How We Use It” section above).
9. Transfers Outside The EEA
Where necessary in order to deliver our services, we will transfer personal information to countries outside the European Economic Area. When doing so, we will comply with our legal and regulatory obligations in relation to the personal information including having a lawful basis for transferring personal information and putting appropriate safeguards in place to ensure an adequate level of protection for the personal information.
Some of our third-party providers are located in the USA and their use of your personal information is governed by the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.
10. How Long We Keep Your Personal Information
Regarding personal information we have processed in connection with the supply of our products and services to any customer, we will retain personal information relevant to that supply of products or services for six years from the date of supply and in compliance with our obligations under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (or similar legislation around the world). We may then destroy such files without further notice or liability.
Regarding any other personal information we have processed, we will retain relevant personal information for [e.g. three] years from the date of our last interaction with the relevant individual and in compliance with our obligations under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (or similar legislation around the world). We may then destroy such files without further notice or liability.
If any personal information is only useful for a short period (e.g. for a specific marketing campaign), we may delete it at the end of that period.
If you have opted out of receiving marketing communications from us, we will need to retain certain personal information indefinitely so we know not to send you further marketing communications in the future.
11. Confidentiality And Security Of Your Personal Information
We are committed to keeping the personal information you provide to us secure and we will take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information from loss, misuse or alteration.
We have implemented information security policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal information that we have under our control from:
- unauthorised access;
- improper use or disclosure;
- unauthorised modification; and
- unlawful destruction or accidental loss.
All our employees and data processors (i.e. those who process your personal information on our behalf, for the purposes listed above) who have access to and are associated with the processing of personal information are obliged to respect the confidentiality of the personal information of all users of our Site and our products and services.
12. How To Access Your Information And Your Other Rights
You have the following rights in relation to the personal information we hold about you:
- Your right of access. If you ask us, we will confirm whether we are processing your personal information and, if so, provide you with a copy of that personal information (along with certain other details). If you require additional copies, we may charge a reasonable fee for producing those additional copies.
- Your right to rectification. If the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you are entitled to have it rectified. If we have shared your personal information with others, we’ll let them know about the rectification where possible. If you ask us, where possible and lawful to do so, we will also tell you who we’ve shared your personal information with so that you can contact them directly.
- Your right to erasure. You can ask us to delete or remove your personal information in some circumstances, such as where we no longer need it or where you withdraw your consent (where applicable). If we have shared your personal information with others, we will let them know about the erasure where possible. If you ask us, where it is possible and lawful for us to do so, we will also tell you who we have shared your personal information with so that you can contact them directly.
- Your right to restrict processing. You can ask us to block or suppress the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances, such as where you contest the accuracy of that personal information or you object to us processing it. It won’t stop us from storing your personal information, though. We will tell you before we lift any restriction. If we have shared your personal information with others, we will let them know about the restriction where it is possible for us to do so. If you ask us, where it is possible and lawful for us to do so, we will also tell you who we have shared your personal information with so that you can contact them directly.
- Your right to data portability. You have the right, in certain circumstances, to obtain personal information you have provided to us (in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format) and to reuse it elsewhere or to ask us to transfer it to a third-party of your choice.
- Your right to object. You can ask us to stop processing your personal information, and we will do so, if we are:
- relying on our own or someone else’s legitimate interest to process your personal information, except if we can demonstrate compelling legal grounds for the processing;
- processing your personal information for the purposes of personalised direct marketing; or
- processing your personal information for the purposes of non-personalised direct marketing.
- Your rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling. You have the right not to be subject to a decision when it is based on automatic processing, including profiling, if it produces a legal effect or similarly significantly affects you, unless such profiling is necessary for the entering into, or the performance of, a contract between you and us.
- Your right to withdraw consent. If we rely on your consent (or explicit consent) as our legal basis for processing your personal information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. You can exercise your right of withdrawal by contacting us using our contact details in the “How to Contact Us” section above or by using any other opt-out mechanism we may provide, such as an unsubscribe link in an email.
- Your right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority. If you have a concern about any aspect of our privacy practices, including the way we have handled your personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided in the “How to Contact Us” section above. You can also report any issues or concerns to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). You can find details about how to report a concern on the ICO website at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ or by calling their helpline on 0303 123 1113.
13. Changes To This Privacy Notice
We may make changes to this Privacy Notice from time to time.
To ensure that you are always aware of how we use your personal information we will update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect any changes to our use of your personal information. We may also make changes as required to comply with changes in applicable law or regulatory requirements. We will notify you by email of any significant changes. However, we encourage you to review this Privacy Notice periodically to be informed of how we use your personal information.