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Privacy Policy
Sharks Swim Backwards LTD customer privacy notice
This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.
· Contact details
· What information we collect, use, and why
· Lawful bases and data protection rights
· Where we get personal information from
· How long we keep information
· Who we share information with
· How to complain
Contact details
What information we collect, use, and why
We collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery:
· Names and contact details
We collect or use the following information for recruitment purposes:
· Contact details (eg name, address, telephone number or personal email address)
· Employment history (eg job application, employment references or secondary employment)
· Education history (eg qualifications)
Lawful bases and data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.
Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are set out in brief below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:
· Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. Read more about the right of access.
· Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete. Read more about the right to rectification.
· Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information. Read more about the right to erasure.
· Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information. Read more about the right to restriction of processing.
· Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. Read more about the right to object to processing.
· Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you. Read more about the right to data portability.
· Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Read more about the right to withdraw consent.
If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide services and goods are:
· Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
· Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:
· We process personal information submitted through our contact form on the basis of our legitimate interests. It is in our legitimate interest to respond to enquiries, provide information about our products and services, and communicate with prospective customers. We only use the information provided to respond to the enquiry and do not use it for unrelated marketing purposes without consent.
For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for recruitment purposes are:
· Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
· Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:
· We process personal information submitted in relation to employment enquiries on the basis of our legitimate interests. It is in our legitimate interest to assess potential candidates, manage recruitment processes, and respond to employment enquiries. We only use the information provided to evaluate suitability for current or future roles and to communicate with applicants.
For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.
Where we get personal information from
· Our website and services are not directed at children and are intended for use by individuals aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. The only personal data we collect is information voluntarily submitted through our contact form, including name, email address, and message content. As the contact form allows free-text submission and does not require age verification, it is possible that a child could provide personal data. However, we do not actively seek to collect data from children, nor do we use personal data in a manner that targets or profiles children. If we become aware that personal data has been submitted by a child without appropriate parental consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information promptly. Parents or guardians who believe that a child has provided us with personal data may contact us to request its deletion. This website is not intended for use by individuals under 18 years of age.
How long we keep information
Any personal information submitted to this site will be retained by Sharks swim backwards for a period of 5 years.
For more information on how long we store your personal information or the criteria we use to determine this please contact us using the details provided above.
Who we share information with
Others we share personal information with
· Professional or legal advisors
· Professional consultants
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, 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