http://www.matthewbannister-cpss.com (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Matthew Bannister. Matthew Bannister is the data controller and can be contacted at:
matt3ban@hotmail.com
The purpose of this privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) is to inform users of our Site of the following:
This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of our Site.
For users in the European Union, we adhere to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). For users in the United Kingdom, we adhere to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018.
We have not appointed a Data Protection Officer as we do not fall within the categories of controllers and processors required to appoint a Data Protection Officer under Article 37 of the GDPR.
By using our Site users agree that they consent to:
1. The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy.
When the legal basis for us processing your personal data is that you have provided your consent to that processing, you may withdraw your consent at any time. If you withdraw your consent, it will not make processing which we completed before you withdrew your consent unlawful.
You can withdraw your consent by: Contacting Matthew Bannister.
We collect and process personal data about users in the EU only when we have a legal basis for doing so under Article 6 of the GDPR.
We rely on the following legal basis to collect and process the personal data of users in the EU:
1. Users have provided their consent to the processing of their data for one or more specific purposes.
It is information relating to an identifiable person. This includes things such as name, age, address, date of birth, gender and contact details. Personal data may also contain information which is known as special categories of personal data. Examples are (but not limited too) an individuals health, racial or ethnic origin or data relating to sexual orientation.
We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.
Data Collected Automatically
When you visit and use our Site, we may automatically collect and store the following information:
Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:
This data may be collected using the following methods:
1. Payment transaction Information through PayPal.
Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.
The data we collect automatically is used for the following purposes:
1. Statistics.
2. Records.
The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following purposes:
1. Records of payment transaction information will be collected for tax legal purposes.
We share your personal Information with service providers to help us provide our services and fulfil our services with you.
Third Parties
We may share user data with the following third parties:
Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:
If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.
User data will be stored until the purpose the data was collected for has been achieved or until you ask us to erase this information.
In order to protect your security, we use the strongest available browser encryption and encrypted external Hard drives to store personal data. All data is only accessible to Matthew Bannister. Matthew Bannister is bound by strict confidentiality agreements.
While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
The minimum age to use our website is 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 16 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 16 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact us at matt3ban@hotmail.com to request deletion.
Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that you can set in certain web browsers. We do not track the users of our Site over time and across third party websites and therefore do not respond to browser-initiated DNT signals. We are not responsible for and cannot guarantee how any third parties who interact with our Site and your data will respond to DNT signals.
A cookie is a small file, stored on a user’s hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user’s browsing habits. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also choose to disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience.
We use the following types of cookies on our Site:
a. Analytical purposes.
b. Web tracking.
Modifications
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
Your right of access – You have the right to ask Matthew for copies of your personal data.
Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask Matthew to rectify personal data you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask Matthew to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask Matthew to erase your personal data in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask Matthew to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Your right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that Matthew transfer the personal data you gave Matthew to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent.
You don’t usually need to pay a fee to exercise your rights. If you make a request, we have one calendar month to respond to you.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact me using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
How to complain
If you have any concerns about my use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to me using the contact details at the top or at the bottom of this privacy notice.
If you remain unhappy with how I’ve used your data after raising a complaint with me, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints, you can contact Matthew Bannister at matt3ban@hotmail.com
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