Aim and scope of policy
This policy applies to the processing of personal data in manual and electronic records kept by the Company in connection with its sales and marketing functions as described below. It also covers the Company’s response to any data breach and other rights under the General Data Protection Regulation and the Current Data protection Act.
This policy applies to the personal data of customers, potential customers and commercial enquirers. These are referred to in this policy as “relevant individuals”.
“Personal data” is information that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that information, for example, a person’s name, identification number, location, online identifier. It can also include pseudonymised data.
“Special categories of personal data” is data which relates to an individual’s health, sex life, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, political opinion, religion, and trade union membership. It also includes genetic and biometric data (where used for ID purposes).
“Criminal offence data” is data which relates to an individual’s criminal convictions and offences.
“Data processing” is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
The Company makes a commitment to ensuring that personal data, including special categories of personal data and criminal offence data (where appropriate) is processed in line with GDPR and domestic laws and all its employees conduct themselves in line with this, and other related, policies. Where third parties process data on behalf of the Company, the Company will ensure that the third party takes such measures in order to maintain the Company’s commitment to protecting data. In line with GDPR, the Company understands that it will be accountable for the processing, management and regulation, and storage and retention of all personal data held in the form of manual records and on computers.
Types of data held
Personal data is kept in our IT systems and a paper filing system. The following types of data may be held by the Company, as appropriate, on relevant individuals:
Relevant individuals should refer to the Company’s privacy notice displayed when we collect your personal data for more information on the reasons for its processing activities, the lawful bases it relies on for the processing and data retention periods.
Data protection principles
All personal data obtained and held by the Company will:
In addition, personal data will be processed in recognition of an individuals’ data protection rights, as follows:
Procedures
The Company has taken the following steps to protect the personal data of relevant individuals, which it holds or to which it has access:
There are clear lines of responsibility and accountability for these different roles.
Access to data
Relevant individuals have a right to be informed whether the Company processes personal data relating to them and to access the data that the Company holds about them. Requests for access to this data will be dealt with under the following summary guidelines:
Relevant individuals must inform the Company immediately if they believe that the data is inaccurate, either as a result of a subject access request or otherwise. The Company will take immediate steps to rectify the information.
Data disclosures
The Company may be required to disclose certain data/information to any person. The circumstances leading to such disclosures include:
These kinds of disclosures will only be made when strictly necessary for the purpose.
Data security
The Company adopts procedures designed to maintain the security of data when it is stored and transported.
In addition, employees must:
Personal data relating to relevant individuals should not be kept or transported on laptops, USB sticks, or similar devices, unless authorised by senior management. Where personal data is recorded on any such device it should be protected by:
Failure to follow the Company’s rules on data security may be dealt with via the Company’s disciplinary procedure. Appropriate sanctions include dismissal with or without notice dependent on the severity of the failure.
International data transfers
The company does not transfer relevant individual’s data outside of the European Economic Area.
Breach notification
Where a data breach is likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of relevant individuals, it will be reported to the Information Commissioner within 72 hours of the Company becoming aware of it and may be reported in more than one instalment.
Relevant individuals will be informed directly in the event that the breach is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of that individual.
If the breach is sufficient to warrant notification to the public, the Company will do so without undue delay.
Training
New employees must read and understand the policies on data protection as part of their induction.
All employees receive training covering basic information about confidentiality, data protection and the actions to take upon identifying a potential data breach.
The nominated data controller/auditors/protection officers for the Company are trained appropriately in their roles under the GDPR.
All employees who need to use the computer system are trained to protect relevant individuals’ private data, to ensure data security, and to understand the consequences to them as individuals and the Company of any potential lapses and breaches of the Company’s policies and procedures.
Records
The Company keeps records of its processing activities including the purpose for the processing and retention periods. These records will be kept up to date so that they reflect current processing activities.
Data protection compliance
The General Manager is the Company’s appointed compliance officer in respect of its data protection activities and can be contacted at: info@thehospitalitycompany.co.uk
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