We are a branding, design and marketing agency.
It would come as no surprise that we take a collaborative approach to our work.
www.thecollaborators.com is owned and operated by We Are The Collaborators Ltd.
We are a branding and design consultancy.
This privacy policy explains how we use any personal information we collect about you when you use this website.
We Are The Collaborators Ltd. is a company registered in England & Wales with company number 06537704.
Our registered office is at Units 4&5, Greenway Farm, Bath Road, Wick, Bristol, BS30 5RL.
This privacy also applies to any other website we might operate in the future, and to any other companies owned by We Are The Collaborators Ltd.
Introduction:
This document refers to personal data, which is defined as information concerning any living person (a natural person who hereafter will be called the Data Subject) that is not already in the public domain.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) seeks to protect and enhance the rights of data subjects. These rights cover the safeguarding of personal data, protection against the unlawful processing of personal data and the unrestricted movement of personal data within the EU. It should be noted that GDPR does not apply to information already in the public domain.
We Are The Collaborators Ltd. is pleased to provide the following Privacy Notice:
Personal Data:
We Are The Collaborators Ltd uses the information collected from you to provide quotations, make telephone contact and to email you marketing information which We Are The Collaborators Ltd believes may be of interest to you and your business. In you making initial contact you consent to We Are The Collaborators Ltd maintaining a marketing dialogue with you until you either opt out (which you can do at any stage) or we decide to desist in promoting our services.
Some personal data may be collected about you from the forms and surveys you complete, from records of our correspondence and phone calls and details of your visits to our website, including but not limited to personally identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. We Are The Collaborators Ltd may from time to time use such information to identify its visitors. We Are The Collaborators Ltd may also collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its website.
We Are The Collaborators Ltd’ website uses cookies, which is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. WordPress.org uses cookies to help We Are The Collaborators Ltd identify and track visitors and their website access preferences. We Are The Collaborators Ltd website visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using We Are The Collaborators Ltd’ website.
We Are The Collaborators Ltd will only collect the information needed so that it can provide you with marketing and consulting services, this agency does not sell or broker your data, although coincidentally there may be times when your information could be contained in data that We Are The Collaborators Ltd has purchased from a third-party list broker, on behalf of a client.
Legal basis for processing any personal data:
To meet We Are The Collaborators Ltd’ contractual obligations to clients and to also respond to marketing enquiries.
Legitimate interests pursued by We Are The Collaborators Ltd and/or its clients:
To promote the marketing and consulting services offered by We Are The Collaborators Ltd and/or to market the services and/or products offered by We Are The Collaborators Ltd’ existing clients.
Consent
Through agreeing to this privacy notice you are consenting to We Are The Collaborators Ltd processing your personal data for the purposes outlined. You can withdraw consent at any time by emailing david@thecollaborators.com or writing to us, see last section for full contact details.
Disclosure
We Are The Collaborators Ltd may on occasions pass your Personal Information to third parties exclusively to process work on its behalf. We Are The Collaborators Ltd requires these parties to agree to process this information based on our instructions and requirements consistent with this Privacy Notice and GDPR.
We Are The Collaborators Ltd do not broker or pass on information gained from your engagement with the agency without your consent. However, We Are The Collaborators Ltd. may disclose your Personal Information to meet legal obligations, regulations or valid governmental request. The agency may also enforce its Terms and Conditions, including investigating potential violations of its Terms and Conditions to detect, prevent or mitigate fraud or security or technical issues; or to protect against imminent harm to the rights, property or safety of We Are The Collaborators Ltd, its clients and/or the wider community.
Retention Policy
We Are The Collaborators Ltd will process personal data during the duration of any contract and will continue to store only the personal data needed for five years after the contract has expired to meet any legal obligations. After five years any personal data not needed will be deleted.
Data storage
Our data processor is Mailchimp. Data is held on their servers in The USA. Because Mailchimp verifies to the privacy shield framework, they can lawfully receive EU data. We Are The Collaborators Ltd. does not store personal data outside the EEA.
Your rights as a data subject
At any point whilst We Are The Collaborators Ltd is in possession of or processing your personal data, all data subjects have the following rights:
In the event that We Are The Collaborators Ltd refuses your request under rights of access, we will provide you with a reason as to why, which you have the right to legally challenge.
We Are The Collaborators Ltd at your request can confirm what information it holds about you and how it is processed
You can request the following information:
To access what personal data is held, identification will be required
We Are The Collaborators Ltd. will accept the following forms of ID when information on your personal data is requested: a copy of your national ID card, driving license, passport, birth certificate and a utility bill not older than three months. A minimum of one piece of photographic ID listed above and a supporting document is required. If We Are The Collaborators Ltd is dissatisfied with the quality, further information may be sought before personal data can be released.
All requests should be made to david@thecollaborators.com or by phoning 01179 374583 or writing to us at the address further below.
Complaints
In the event that you wish to make a compliant about how your personal data is being processed by We Are The Collaborators Ltd. or its partners, you have the right to complain to We Are The Collaborators Ltd.’ CEO. If you do not get a response within 30 days you can complain to the Data Protection Regulator.
The details for each of these contacts are:
We Are The Collaborators Ltd., attention of the CEO.
Units 4&5 Greenway Farm,
Bath Road,
Wick,
Bristol, BS30 5RL
Telephone 01179 374583 or email info@thecollaborators.com