Introduction and what’s in this policy?

 

Armstrong Webb Ltd values the personal information it processes. This Privacy Policy details what you can expect us to do with your personal information when you either provide it directly to us or use one of our services. 

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Who we are and how we look after your privacy?

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Armstrong Webb Ltd is a consultancy which provides a wide range of consultancy services. In this privacy policy, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Armstrong Webb Ltd.

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Armstrong Webb Ltd is registered in the United Kingdom, Company number 06263088.

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You can get more information about how we use your personal data or make a complaint by emailing  or by contacting privacy@armstrongwebb.com

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Data Protection Officer

Armstrong Webb Ltd

1 Church Path

CB11 4JZ

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Why do we process your personal information and what is our lawful basis to do so?

 

Depending on your relationship with the company, Armstrong Webb Ltd may rely on different reasons to process your personal information.

 

Consent: We rely on you giving consent for Armstrong Webb Ltd to process your data if you subscribe to any newsletters or marketing material.

 

Contractual obligation: If you are a client, partner, supplier or contractor of Armstrong Webb Ltd, we may need to process your personal data to fulfil contractual requirements.

Legal compliance: There might be instances where we are required by law to collect and process your data.

 

Legitimate interest: In specific circumstances, we might need to process your personal data to conduct legitimate business activities. These activities are limited to areas that can be reasonably expected for us to continue running our operations. These do not impact your rights, freedoms or interests as a data subject. For example, we process your personal data if you apply for to be an Associate Partner at Armstrong Webb Ltd.

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When do we collect your personal information?

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For the majority of cases, the personal information we process has been provided to us directly by you. This may be by one of the following methods:

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• You have applied to become an Associate at Armstrong Webb Ltd

• You wish to attend (on-line or by being physically present), or have attended an event hosted by us

• You have booked a meeting with us

• You have signed up to receive marketing material or newsletters

• You are representing your organisation, as a client, partner, supplier or contractor

• You have contacted us by any means regarding an enquiry or complaint, this includes via social media

 

In some circumstances, we receive your personal information indirectly:
 

• From cookies in use on our website 

 

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What type of personal information do we collect?

 

• Details of interactions you have with us through any form of correspondence

• Contact details including your name, email address and telephone number

• Details of your visits to our websites through cookies in your web browser. For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org 

• Copies of documents you provide to prove your identity or right to work in the UK or any other country and CVs as required by our employment, Associate or contractor terms

• Financial and governmental information required to perform a contract. This includes information such as bank accounts details, P45, National Insurance number

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When and with whom do we share your personal details?

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Individuals signed up to receive marketing material:

Armstrong Webb Ltd will always keep your personal data within the European Economic Area (EEA).

 

For clients:

Armstrong Webb Ltd stores all of its information within the European Economic Area (EEA). To deliver engagement objectives for some projects, it is occasionally necessary to share your personal information with trusted partners. Should any partner store data outside of the EEA, Armstrong Webb Ltd will inform the client prior to the transfer.

 

For employment applications:

Data received by Armstrong Webb Ltd is stored exclusively within the EEA. Please note if you apply for a role at Armstrong Webb Ltd through a third party such as LinkedIn or a recruiter, your data will be subject to the terms of the third party’s Privacy Policy before it is received by Armstrong Webb Ltd.

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When sharing your personal data, we follow the below set of rules:

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• We only share the information required by the partner or third party to perform their specific service

• We work closely with our partners and third parties to ensure your data is always properly protected

• If we cease to conduct business with our partners or their parties, all your personal data held by them will be returned to Armstrong Webb Ltd, permanently erased or made anonymous

 

Examples of who we share your personal details with:

 

General

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• IT providers who support our website and other key business systems

• Marketing companies who help us to manage our electronic communication with you

• As required by law or other government body, these are special cases which will be reviewed on an individual basis

 

As an employee, partner or contractor:

• All the examples listed under “General” as well as:

• Operational support companies such as accountancy providers, pension providers
   

 

Your data protection rights:

 

You have a number of rights which you can exercise freely at any time during your relationship with Armstrong Webb Ltd. Some of these rights are dependent on the reason for processing your personal information. To discuss or exercise your rights, contact our Data Protection Officer.

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Your rights when sharing personal data with us include:

• Have access to and receive a copy of your personal information stored by Armstrong Webb Ltd

• Asking us to amend or delete your personal information

• Asking us to restrict or object to the use of your personal information

• Withdrawing our permission to use your personal information (removal of consent)

• In this instance, your previous consent will stay valid for our previous use of your information and for communications sent prior to your request

• Complaining to the Information Commissioner’s Office

 

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How long do we keep your data?

 

For recipients of marketing material:

 

• If you have opted to receive marketing material or any newsletters, we will keep sending you information until you send us a communication that requests that you no longer require the information.

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For clients:

 

• Personal details of individuals representing a company are classified as corporate contacts and retained for 10 years unless otherwise required in the engagement terms.

 

For employment applicants:

 

• If you have applied to be an Associate at Armstrong Webb Ltd your data will be retained until you advise us in writing that you no longer which to be an Armstrong Webb Ltd Associate. 

• There may be instances where we are required by law to retain information for longer than our default retention period, any legal requirement will always supersede our retention time.

 

 

Updating this privacy policy

 

If we change the way that we use your personal information, we’ll let you know in writing. If you do not agree to a change, you must let us know as soon as possible by contacting the Data Protection Officer. We may add, modify, or remove portions of this privacy policy when we believe it is appropriate to do so and will ensure that the date that the privacy policy was last updated is set out below. Please check this privacy policy from time to time to make sure you are happy with the way we are using your personal information.

 

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Last privacy policy update: 12th February 2021