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Data Protection Policy
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This
policy applies to Company Personnel (defined below) and
(to the extent applicable) to
any third party which is Processing Personal Data (defined
below).
4 Company name: Language Connect International Ltd
8 Criminal Convictions Data : means personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences.
12 EEA: the 28 countries in the EU, and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
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Personal
Data
: any information identifying a Data Subject
or information relating to a Data Subject that we can identify (directly or
indirectly) from that data alone or in combination with other identifiers we
possess or can reasonably access. Personal Data includes Special Categories of
Personal Data and Pseudonymised Personal Data but excludes anonymous data or
data that has had the identity of an individual permanently removed. Personal
data can be factual (for example, a name, email
address,
location or date of birth) or an opinion about that person's actions or
behaviour. Personal Data specifically includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Personal contact details such as name, nicknames, address and contact details, date of birth and gender;
(b) Copies of passports (including details of citizenship), identity cards, visas, birth certificates, Disclosure and Barring certificates, CVs or driving licences;
(c) Audio and videos recordings and photos;
(d) Educational and certification records;
(e) Internal account or identification numbers;
(f) Banking or financial information;
(g) Digital signatures and certificates;
(h) Physical descriptions or characteristics;
(i) Physiological information regarding medical records or diagnoses;
(j) Cultural Identity;
(k) Social Identity;
(l) Details of criminal convictions and offences;
(m) Special categories of data, such as data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership or health data.
18 Privacy Guidelines : any guidelines provided by the Company to assist in interpreting and implementing this Data Protection Policy.
19 Privacy Notices (also referred to as Fair Processing Notices) or Privacy Policies : separate notices setting out information that may be provided to Data Subjects when the Company collects information about them. These notices may take the form of general privacy statements applicable to a specific group of individuals (for example, employee privacy notices or the website privacy policy) or they may be stand-alone, one-time privacy statements covering Processing related to a specific purpose.
Special Categories of Personal Data : information revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or similar beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health conditions, sexual life, sexual orientation, biometric or genetic data.
2. Introduction
You must also comply with all such Related Policies and Privacy Guidelines. Any breach of this Data Protection Policy may result in disciplinary action.
The DPO is
responsible for overseeing this Data Protection Policy and, as applicable,
developing Related Policies and Privacy Guidelines. That post is held by Cecil
Looney, who is contactable at
gdpr@languageconnect.net.
(b) if you need to rely on Consent and/or need to capture Explicit Consent (see 5.2 below);
(c) if you need to draft Privacy Notices (see 5.3 below);
(f) if there has been a Personal Data Breach (10.2 below);
(g) if you are unsure on what basis to transfer Personal Data outside the EEA (see 11 below);
(h) if you need any assistance dealing with any rights invoked by a Data Subject (see 12);
4. Personal data protection principles
(a) Processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner (Lawfulness, Fairness and Transparency).
(b) Collected only for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes (Purpose Limitation).
(d) Accurate and where necessary kept up to date (Accuracy).
5. Lawfulness, fairness, transparency
The GDPR allows Processing for specific purposes, some of which are set out below:
(a) the Data Subject has given his or her Consent;
(b) the Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the Data Subject;
(c) to meet our legal compliance obligations;
(d) to protect the Data Subject's vital interests;
You must identify and document the legal ground being relied on for each Processing activity .
5.3 Transparency (notifying data subjects)
You must comply with any applicable Company's guidelines on drafting Privacy Notices.
10. Security integrity and confidentiality
10.2 Reporting a Personal Data Breach
You may only transfer Personal Data outside the EEA if one of the following conditions applies:
You must comply with the Company's guidelines on cross border data transfers.
12. Data Subject's rights and requests
(a) withdraw Consent to Processing at any time;
(b) receive certain information about the Data Controller's Processing activities;
(c) request access to their Personal Data that we hold;
(d) prevent our use of their Personal Data for direct marketing purposes;
(f) restrict Processing in specific circumstances;
(h) request a copy of an agreement under which Personal Data is transferred outside of the EEA;
(i) object to decisions based solely on Automated Processing, including profiling (ADM);
(l) make a complaint to the supervisory authority; and
The GDPR requires us to keep full and accurate records of all our data Processing activities.
13.4 Privacy By Design and Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
(b) the cost of implementation;
(c) the nature, scope, context and purposes of Processing; and
(e) Data controllers must also conduct DPIAs in respect to high risk Processing.
(h) Automated Processing including profiling and ADM;
(i) large scale Processing of Special Categories of Personal Data or Criminal Convictions Data; and
(j) large scale, systematic monitoring of a publicly accessible area.
(iii) an assessment of the risk to individuals; and
(iv) the risk mitigation measures in place and demonstration of compliance.
You must comply with the Company's guidelines on DPIA and Privacy by Design.
13.5 Automated Processing (including profiling) and Automated Decision-Making
(a) a Data Subject has Explicitly Consented;
(b) the Processing is authorised by law; or
(c) the Processing is necessary for the performance of or entering into a contract.
We are subject to certain rules and privacy laws when marketing to our customers.
You must comply with the Company’s guidelines on direct marketing to customers.
You may only share the Personal Data we hold with third parties, such as our service providers if:
(a) they have a need to know the information for the purposes of providing the contracted services;
(d) the transfer complies with any applicable cross border transfer restrictions; and
You must comply with the Company's guidelines on sharing data with third parties.
14. Changes to this Data Protection Policy
We reserve the right to change this Data Protection Policy at any time .
Date of
publication: 24 May 2018