Privacy Policy

Introduction

This privacy notice is valid from 20 March 2024. The aim of this notice is to give you information on who we are and how we collect and process your personal data (through your use of this website, by email, in person, by phone or via any other communications means).

If you have any questions about this privacy notice, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact us using the information set out below.

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection issues (https://ico.org.uk/). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns above so please contact us in the first instance.

Who We Are

Paradigmz Ltd is the controller and is responsible for your personal data. Our contact details are as above.

What Personal Data Do We Collect?

Personal data means information about an individual from which that person can be identified. We may collect, use, store and transfer the following categories of personal data:

• Identity Data (e.g name, title)
• Contact Data (e.g your business name, address, email and phone number)
• Website Usage and other Technical Data (e.g IP Address, information gathered through tracking cookies and similar)
• Marketing and Communications Data (e.g your preferences as to receiving marketing from us)
• Other information relevant to your general enquiries
• Other information relevant to job applications submitted such as your CV and cover letter
• Other information contained in ongoing communications (emails, call records and team chats) and any other information you may provide us

What Do We Use Your Personal Data For?

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:

• Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter in with you or have entered in with you
• Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests
• Where you have consented to us doing so
• For legal claims; to defend or bring a case against you or a third party
• Where we need to comply with a legal obligation

Marketing Communications

We may send you marketing and other communications from time to you but you can opt out at any time by clicking unsubscribe on any email communications or emailing us at info@paradigmz.co.uk

How Is Your Personal Data Collected?

We collect data from and about you through the following methods:

• Direct interactions. You may provide us with your identity and contact details by filling in the 'Contact Us' form.
• Automated technologies or interactions. As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this data by using cookies and other similar technologies. You can find further information on our Cookies Policy.
• Publicly available sources. For example LinkedIn.

How Long Do We Store Data For?

Your data will only be kept for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for. All data is stored in line with our retention policy. Our retention periods are based on business needs and good practice.

When Do We Share Your Personal Data?

We may share your data with a variety of the following categories of third parties:

• Our professional advisors, bankers and auditors
• Our insurers and insurance brokers
• Third party service providers
• Third parties to whom we may choose to sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or assets

Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to seek 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 and contractors who have a business need to know.

We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator if legally required to do so.

Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. You have the right to:

• Request access to your personal data (commonly known as a "data subject access request")
• Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you
• Request erasure of your personal data
• Object to processing of your personal data
• Request restriction of processing of your personal data
• Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party
• Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data

Please contact us at info@paradigmz.co.uk if you wish to exercise any of these rights.