Data Protection Law

 

The Data Protection Act 1998 and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) describes how organisations, including Derek Watkins Art, must collect, handle and store personal information.

 

These rules apply regardless of whether data is stored electronically, on paper or on other materials.

To comply with the law, personal information must be collected and used fairly, stored safely and not disclosed unlawfully.

 

Why Do We Have a Privacy Policy

 

This data protection policy ensures that Derek Watkins Art:

• Complies with data protection law and follow good practice.

• Protects the rights of customers and staff.

• Is open about how it stores and processes individuals’ data.

• Protects itself from the risks of a data breach.

 

This privacy policy sets out how Derek Watkins Art collects, uses, stores and protects any personal information you give when visiting and using our website and when communicating with our office by personal visit, telephone and/or email.

 

Derek Watkins Art are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected, and we will not use personal information collected for any purpose other than individual customer care, mailing and emailing of information and services or for telephone contact. You can be assured that any information requested or provided, by which you can be identified, will be used in accordance with this privacy policy.

 

Collecting Personal Information - What We Collect And How We Collect Your Data

 

We collect personal data from you when you complete a form or register on our website, or by corresponding with us by telephone, email or otherwise. We may collect:

• Name and job title

• Contact information – email address, home, office and mobile telephone numbers

• Residential and business address with postcodes

• Requirements

 

 

What We Do With The Personal Information We Hold

 

We request and hold your personal information to ensure that we fully understand your needs and preferences to allow us to provide you, with your prior consent, with the required service including the following reasons:

• We may use the information to periodically send emails providing promotional information that may be of interest to the email address provided

• We may use the information to contact you be mail, telephone or email to introduce our services, establish property requirements and introduce properties that may be of interest and for the purposes of managing our business and communicating with our customers, clients, users and estate agents

• When we have your permission to do so, we may pass your personal information to business partners, service providers and other third parties that require this data to be able to offer appropriate information and adverts to you

• We may use the information to improve our services

 

Disclosing Your Personal Information

 

• We may share your personal information, when you have asked us to do so. For example, when you enquire about a property that may be of interest to you, we will pass your personal information to the estate agent/property developer handling that particular property sale. By receiving your personal information, the third party estate agent/property developer now becomes a data controller and their use of your personal information will then the governed by their own privacy policy and terms and conditions

• We may disclose your personal information to any of our employees and also professional advisers, suppliers or subcontractors insofar as when necessary for the purposes set out in this policy should we have your permission to do so

• In the event that we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal information in order to comply with any legal obligation, we will do so, including the exchange of information with other companies and organisations to ensure fraud protection

 

Retaining Your Personal Information

 

To comply with our obligations in relation to data retention policies and deletion procedures, personal information that we collect, store and process will not be retained for longer than is necessary for that purpose, up to a maximum of 2 years.

 

Security

 

• We are committed to ensuring that your personal information is secure and will take all reasonable physical, technical and managerial precautions to safeguard against the loss or misuse of your personal information

• We will store all personal information you provide on secure password protected computers and server and/or within secure locked offices

 

Your Rights - Controlling Your Personal Information

 

You may choose to restrict the collection, storage and use of your personal information. If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information, you may change your mind at any time, amend any information held or withdraw consent for us to hold your personal information, in which case all data will destroyed. You should contact us in writing or by email.

 

Third Parties

 

Our website may include details of and hyperlinks to third party companies and their websites. We have no control over, and are therefore not responsible for, the privacy policies, practices and protection of any information you provide to third party companies who are not governed by this privacy policy.

 

Website & Email Disclaimer

 

 Derek Watkins Art is committed to ensuring that the content of the website and email communication and any attachments is current and accurate, however cannot be held responsible for any mistakes or omissions. You cannot reproduce any part of the website or email without first obtaining written permission.

 

Property Misdescriptions

 

The accuracy of any property description is for general guidance only and therefore cannot be guaranteed. The reference to any mechanical or electrical equipment or other facilities at the property cannot constitute a representation (unless otherwise stated) as to its state or condition. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves as to the fitness of such equipment and information provided in property descriptions should not be relied upon and does not constitute any part of an offer or contract.

 

The accuracy of any property description is for general guidance only and therefore cannot be guaranteed. The reference to any mechanical or electrical equipment or other facilities at the property cannot constitute a representation (unless otherwise stated) as to its state or condition. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves as to the fitness of such equipment and information provided in property descriptions should not be relied upon and does not constitute any part of an offer or contract.

 

The accuracy of any property description is for general guidance only and therefore cannot be guaranteed. The reference to any mechanical or electrical equipment or other facilities at the property cannot constitute a representation (unless otherwise stated) as to its state or condition. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves as to the fitness of such equipment and information provided in property descriptions should not be relied upon and does not constitute any part of an offer or contract.

 

Policy Updates

 

Derek Watkins Art may change this policy from time to time by updating this page and you are encouraged to check to ensure that you are comfortable with any changes made.