Control Group is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses personal data and to meeting its data protection obligations. This privacy notice outlines the type of information that is collected by us and how we use it. The information also outlines individuals’ rights regarding data protection, and how to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
What information does the organisation collect?
The organisation collects a range of information about you, including your name, address and contact details, including email address and telephone number, but may also include other information such as nature of business and interest in products/services. However please be assured that we will not collect any personal data from your visits to our website unless you provide this information voluntarily. When you supply personal data to us through the website, it will be clear what we plan to use the data for and we will seek your consent to do so. Use of these forms is optional but collecting this data helps us to understand what you are looking for from the company and improves our products and services.
Direct Marketing
Where you elect to receive marketing material, we will send you information about our products and/or services which we believe may be of interest to you. We will not share your data with any third-party organisations in this regard, and you have the choice to unsubscribe (opt-out) from any future contact of you wish.
If you are an existing client with an ongoing contract with us we will send you updates and information on new products, services, news and events because we have a legitimate interest in marketing our goods and services to existing customers to increase sales. You can unsubscribe (opt out) from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe button in our marketing emails.
Our service partners
We may use the following third-party service providers named below to process and store your data:
- Mailchimp (The Rocket Science Group, LLC), which we use to manage email marketing subscriber lists and send emails to our subscribers. Read their privacy policy.
- Fluid Ideas Ltd., which hosts this website.
We will not share your personal information with any other third-party unless we have your permission or the law requires us to.
General enquiry
Where you send us your personal data in the context of asking us a question, whether this is about the company or one of its products or service, we will use the data provided in order only to respond to your question.
Why does the organisation process personal data?
The organisation needs to process data to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract with you. It may also need to process your data to enter into a contract with you.
In some cases, the organisation needs to process data to ensure that it is complying with its legal obligations.
Who has access to data?
Your information may be shared internally with members of the sales and marketing teams, and IT staff if access to the data is necessary for the performance of their roles.
The organisation will not share your data with third parties, unless you enter into a contract with us. At this point our client privacy policy will be provided to you.
How does the organisation protect data?
The organisation takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.
For how long does the organisation keep data?
The organisation will hold your data on file for the period during which you consent to be contacted for marketing purposes. In the case of you entering into a contract with Control Group the periods for which your data will be held will be provided to you in a new privacy policy.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy notice. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy notice applicable to the website in question.
Your rights
As a data subject, you have a number of rights. You can:
- withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data to which you have previously consented;
- obtain a copy of your data on request;
- object to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of direct marketing;
- require the organisation to change incorrect or incomplete data;
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact our DPO at dpo@controlgroup.tech.
If you believe that the organisation has not complied with your data protection rights, you can complain to the Information Commissioner www.ico.org.uk.